智慧手錶關鍵領域之發展趨勢—以專利分析法探討

Abstract

本研究以專利分析作為主軸，並以過往文獻作為基準，以此設定出與智慧手錶相關之五大領域，分別為螢幕顯示方面的有機發光二極體 (OLED) 、微發光二極體 (Micro LED) ，以及電池、MEMS感測器和低功耗藍芽 (BLE) ，以此作為基準，並以歷年專利數量、國家別、公司別、國際專利分類號 (IPC) 以及技術生命週期作為分析指標，透過經濟部智慧財產局 (Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, TIPO) 中的全球專利檢索系統蒐集相關數據，並將數據按照所設立之分析指標進行分析，以此預測智慧手錶相關技術之未來趨勢及發展方向。各領域結合分析指標後得出本研究之研究結果，於歷年專利數量中可以發現，螢幕顯示技術方面，自2021年開始發展重心逐漸從OLED轉往Micro LED，其餘領域成長速度在近幾年雖有趨緩的趨勢，但仍持續發展中。於國家別以及公司別分析中，得出目前引領智慧手錶關鍵領域發展的主要國家為韓國、美國、中國以及日本四個國家，其中中國佔有智慧手錶整體領域中最多的專利，韓國則是在螢幕顯示方面有著絕對的統治力。公司別分析方面，表現最為突出的是三星 (Samsung) ，在各領域中皆取得優異的成績。國際專利分類號分析中則可看出各領域發展的重點方向。最後的技術生命週期分析中，研究結果顯示目前智慧手錶整體領域、OLED、Micro LED三個領域目前處於技術成熟期中期，電池及BLE這兩個領域處於技術成熟期初期，而MEMS感測器這項領域則已進入技術成熟期後期。This study use patent analysis as the main research method and sets five major fields related to smartwatches based on past literature. The five fields are OLED and Micro LED, that related to field of screen display. Battery, MEMS sensor and BLE are the three remaining fields. These fields serve as the basis. Historical patent quantity, country distribution, company distribution, International Patent Classification (IPC) , and technology life cycle are analyzed as indicators. Relevant data is collected through the Global Patent Search System of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) , and the data is analyzed according to the established indicators to predict the future trends and development directions of smartwatch-related technologies.The results of this study are obtained from the analysis indicators in various fields. It can be found from the number of patents over the years that in terms of screen display technology, the development focus has gradually shifted from OLED to Micro LED since 2021. The growth rate of other fields has slowed down in recent years, but it is still developing. In the analysis of countries and companies, it is concluded that the main countries leading the development of key fields in smart watch are South Korea, the United States, China and Japan, among which China has the most patents in the overall field of smart watches, and South Korea has absolute dominance in screen display. In terms of company analysis, the most outstanding performer is Samsung, which has achieved excellent results in all fields. The key directions of development in various fields can be founded in IPC analysis. In the technology life cycle analysis, the research results show that the overall field of smart watches, OLED, and Micro LED is currently in the middle of the technology maturity period. The two fields of battery and BLE are in the early stage of the technology maturity period. The field of MEMS sensors has entered the late stage of technology maturity.