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Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1

Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1. http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030/. Jacky Leung Reference Librarian lbjacky@ust.hk. An individual written proposal report A group presentation – an oral technical report. Course Assignments.

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Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1

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  1. Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1 http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030/ Jacky Leung Reference Librarian lbjacky@ust.hk

  2. An individual written proposal report • A group presentation – an oral technical report Course Assignments

  3. Write proposal report on (individual): • Your innovation and the design features. • How your idea fills a niche which other inventions do not occupy, to compare & contrastyour innovation with similar products on the market. • Explain how your innovation works, any benefits or limitations. • Helps with designs drawings. • Oral presentation of your ideaand state the purpose of your innovation (group). In your project, you should …

  4. Identify information sources for science & engineering innovation • Develop keywords for effective searching • Use appropriate search tools and search them wisely Learning Outcomes

  5. In your view, who is the most innovative person/entrepreneur or company/organization, … And why? • What is your definition of innovation/innovative? • New product, device, method or material? • New knowledge to solve practical problems? • Creative? • Special and interesting and not the same as anything else? Look for Innovative Engineering Idea

  6. 1 2 • Internet Resources • Openrice.com • Magazines/Trade Magazines • 飲食男女 • Restaurant (a British magazine aims at chefs, catering professionals) 3 4 • Books / Articles-Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau • Others • Friends • Librarians Information Sources for Restaurant

  7. Internet Resources- Google Patent, Ted.com • Trade Magazines - Popular Science, Popular Mechanics • Scholarly journal/articles • Discuss with your friends (professor, team) Similarly, Information Sources for Innovation

  8. In-Class Exercise • Team up with your neighbor • Think of different things you have learned (or will learn) in your studying • Come up a topic and brainstorm of different keywords How to generate innovative ideas

  9. Think of the different things you have learned (or will learn) in your program, how will these impact our daily lives and choose one aspect to focus on, e.g. • iBeacon – location based information using Bluetooth • AI & robotics to develop an autopilot vehicle system • Face recognition technology for digital images • Machine learning processor to a AI robot How to Get Started for Your Project

  10. Patents • An exclusive intellectual property right granted for an invention • Owner of the invention (often referred to as assignee) can exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling/importing the invention • Assignee must disclose sufficient technical details of the invention • Dragons Den : • TV series in which entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ideas to five multi-millionaires (magic wand remote) • Patent: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US8058975.pdf Information sources on science invention

  11. Google Patent Search • Entire collection of granted patents and published patent applications from the • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) • European Patent Office (EPO) • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). • US patent documents date back to 1790, EPO and WIPO to 1978. Patent databases

  12. In-Class Exercise • Inventor: Steve Jobs; Kwok Hoi Sing • Assignee: Apple, Google, Samsung • Find the patent of iPhone • No single patent for the iPhone, various related designs and technologies • Capacitive multi-touch interface that incorporates the finger movements • Ornamental design • Icons for display screen • Missed telephone call management • Find the patent of iBeacon • Name of the product/technology usually not mentioned, think of the function: what it does • Beacon-based geofencing Google patent search Tips: Google Search Tips & Tricks

  13. Idea: 3D video game • Keywords: touch screen, gesture recognition, wireless, interactive, virtual reality, 3d, three dimensional, stereo vision, entertainment,, …… iPlay Translate an Idea to Relevant Keywords

  14. Power saving • Energy efficient • Motion recognition • Motion detection Keywords Exercise

  15. About Inventors: http://inventors.about.com/ • Famous Inventions A to Z: http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm • Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame: http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp • Invention Dimension: http://web.mit.edu/invent/ • Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year: http://techland.time.com/category/best-inventions/ • TED: http://www.ted.com, is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. • SciTech News: http://scitechdaily.com/ • Other interesting website: • Dragons Den: TV series in which entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ideas to five multi-millionaires (magic wand remote) • Solve for X: discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems Quality Internet Resources

  16. Trade (Professional) Magazines • Cover industry trends, product news, new techniques and other information of interest to a specific industry or profession • Databases: Business Source Premier,ProQuest Information sources on science invention

  17. ProQuestLibrary Home > Databases > P > ProQuest > “Touch Screen” • Look at Suggested subjects for more keywords and ideas • Narrow your results by Source Type (trade journals) ProQuest

  18. Scholarly Journal Articles • Written by subject experts (professors, researchers, etc.) • Peer-reviewed – reviewed by other subject experts • Lots of references • Pioneer research – may not be ready for commercial implementation yet Information sources on science invention

  19. Scopus • 3d entertainment = 3d and entertainment • Any alternative terms for 3d? • "3 d", "3 dimensional", "three dimensional" • Search as a phrase? • "electric bulb": miss out on documents which use electric light bulb • How to get the full-text • View at Publisher • Click • Interlibrary Loan : • obtain article from other libraries Example: Scopus

  20. In-Class Exercise • Search for the following articles in Scopus and try to get the full-text: “Cinematic wound synthesis optimized for real-time gameplay” How to generate innovative ideas

  21. Patent • Esp@cenet • Patsnap • USPTO Web Patent Databases Journal Databases • Business Source Premier • IEEE Xplore • ScienceDirect • ASTM Standards on Disc (located in IC Learning Space, Library G/F) Other Patent / Journal Databases

  22. Course guide: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030 • Evaluate Information Sources • Making Proper Citations Additional Help

  23. Go to http://library.ust.hk/ce • Find our workshop in today’s list • Click “Feedback” • Submit your evaluation form Workshop Evaluation

  24. Ask a Librarian @ Information Desk, Library G/F WhatsApp: 5918 5097 Tel: 2358 6760 Email: lbref@ust.hk

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