Library Workshop for LANG 2030 Technical Communication I 24 March Monday

1. Library Workshop for LANG 2030 Technical Communication I 24 March Monday Lewis Li Reference Librarian lblewis@ust.hk

2. Your Project Topic • Devise an innovative engineering idea in your field • In Your Proposal Report & Presentation: • Research and evaluate existing technologies • Describe your technical innovation and compare it with similar technologies • How your idea fills a niche which other inventions do not occupy

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

4. Look for Innovative Engineering Ideas • In your view, who is the most innovative person/entrepreneur or company/organization, …Why? 達聞西 攞你命3000

5. An Innovative Product • Sesame Ring

6. Your definition of innovation/innovative • New product, device, method or material? • Creative? => innovative (applicable) • implementation of something new or new applications of existing technologies in order to solve practical problems => create value. • Special and interesting and not the same as anything else? Worksheet Activity 1

7. Examples from students • build-in chip to store memory => tailor-made, portable • public cleaner => environmental friendly, cost-efficient • Laser whiteboard => • highly efficient engine => energy saving, small • water-fueled vehicle => water-consuming vehicle, watered car • Shaped Mouse and Keyboard care for hands and increase efficiency => Shaped and design for human hands • multifunctional vehicles => energy saving, usage outside the ground • glasses projection => 3D, glasses • Robot cook => Micro-oven, artificial intelligence • Security iPad => security and coding system, voice control • Book flipper => with scanner to identify the word and flip the book automatically • Invisible nuclear demilitarization => invisible, Nano • Nuclear energy core => Nuclear , clean energy , Ironman • energy driver => energy, clean energy • flying shoes => fly, light • Health Management Bed => Physical health condition evaluation, data collection and analysis • moving machine => power saving, moveable, long lasting, • A alarm to detect where your wallet is. => To find your lost wallet. Or alarm you if you forget to bring it. • Solar energy powered waste and material incinerator => solar, melting, waste, extreme high temperature, organic matter, inorganic material • handy water bottle => very convenient, environmental friendly • Smart keyboard - convert things from users' mind into phase or paragraphs to the computer document without the need to type manually. => mind-reading, mechanism of keyboard... • 3-d game television => 3-d, touch screen, energy saving, gesture recognition • A foldable monitor and keyboard => Foldable monitor, foldable keyboard, paper keyboard, thin monitor, portable keyboard

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

9. Information Sources for Innovation Devise an innovative engineering idea in your field • Research and evaluate existingtechnologies • Describe a technical innovation and compare it with similartechnologies • Patents • Trade Magazines - Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, etc. • Scholarly journal/articles • Web Resources – Ted.com, etc. • Team-mates or instructors

10. Patents (專利) • An exclusive intellectual property right granted for an invention • Owner of the invention (= assignee or applicant) can exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling/importing the invention • Assignee/applicant must disclose sufficient technical details of the invention • Dragons Den : • TV series in which entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ideas to 5multi-millionaires • Magic wand remote (patent)

11. Google Patent Search • Granted patents &published patent applications from: • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 1790 - present • European Patent Office (EPO), 1978 - present • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 1978 – present • Canada, China & Germany Patent Office (unknown coverage) • All patents are available in both their original languages and in English

12. Google Patent Search Exercise • Inventor: Steve Jobs; Kwok Hoi Sing • Assignee:Apple, Google, Samsung • Gesture recognition • "eye tracking" – will miss out on documents which use motion detection, motion tracking … • "phrase search" – useful if the distinct phrase is made up of common words, e.g., "system on chip“, “motion detection” • Google Search Tips: (http://libguides.ust.hk/googletips)

13. Translate an Idea to Relevant Keywords • Idea: online game • Keywords (its functions/features): touch screen, gesture recognition, wireless, interactive, virtual reality, 3d, three dimensional, stereo vision, entertainment,, …… Worksheet Activity 2

14. Google Patent Search Find the patent of iphone • No single patent for the iphone, various related designs & technologies • Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for translating displayed content • Ornamental design • Icons for display screen • Missed telephone call management Find the patent of siri • Name of the product/technology usually not mentioned, think of the function: what it does • Intelligent Automated Assistant

15. Trade (Professional) Magazines • Cover industry trends, product news, new techniques and other information of interest to a specific industry or profession • Databases:ProQuest, Ebscohost, etc

16. Trade (Professional) Magazines • ProQuestLibrary Home > Databases > P > ProQuest • Look at Suggested subjects for more keywords and ideas • Narrow your results by Source Type (trade journals)

17. Scholarly Journal Articles • Scholarly Research Articles • Written by subject experts (professors, researchers, etc.) • Peer-reviewed • Lots of references • Pioneer research – may not be ready for commercial implementation yet

18. Scholarly Research Articles Database: Scopus • 3d entertainment = 3d and entertainment • Variants of 3d: "three dimensional", "3 dimensional", "3 d“ • Get full-text • View at Publisher • Interlibrary Loan : obtain article from other libraries

19. Scholarly Research Articles • In-class exercise: Search for the following articles in Scopus and try to get the full-text: Mobile photo sharing through collaborative space in stereoscopic 3D • View at Publisher • Find@HKUST • Interlibrary Loan : obtain article from other libraries

20. Other Sources for Inspiration • 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 in Technology, Entertainment, Design. • SciTech News: http://scitechdaily.com/ • Disney ImagiNations Design Competition • Created and sponsored by Walt Disney that challenges students &recent graduates to design a unique and creative experience that maximizes enjoyment for Disney parks and resorts guests. • http://disneyimaginations.com/flash/cmu.html • Carnegie Mellon University Team (2010 ImagiNations Design Competition)

21. Engineering Innovation & Keywords • Think of what you have learned (or will learn) in your program and choose one aspect to focus on, e.g., • Speech recognition technology for mobile device • New buildings that produce significantly lower CO2 emissions • AI& robotics to develop an autopilot aviation system • Computer Visions and Graphics to develop medical imaging authoring tools • Materials Development and Testing to create new coating materials for protecting consumer electronics • Use two to three keyword to describe your innovation

22. Additional Help • Information desk, Library G/F • lbref@ust.hk • Whatsapp - 5918-5097 • Course guide: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030 • Evaluate Information Sources • Making Proper Citations Thank You