Artificial Sensing: Technologies and Emerging Markets

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Artificial Sensing: Technologies and Emerging Markets

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Publication date : August 2007

Artificial sensing includes many disparate technologies used to mimic, recreate, enhance, or digitalize the five human senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Some artificial sensing technologies, such as hearing aids, have evolved over a long period of time and several generations of technology innovation and invention. Other artificial sensing industries, such as chemical and explosive sniffers, have gained immediate prominence in recent years due to dramatically increased global and travel-related security concerns because of a significant increase in terrorist activities around the world.

While artificial senses are generally considered separately, it is a primary purpose of this report to consider all different measured artificial senses collectively and in comparison to one another with regard to market size, technology and innovation, and industry sectors served. Additionally, more holistic computer-based applications, such as ongoing research and development in artificial intelligence, create and combine technologies from a variety of artificial sensing technologies for the purpose of creating so-called ``sensing technology`` designed to mimic human or animal sensing behavior for the purposes of gathering information, enhancing security, automating some previously manual jobs or functions, or providing interactive and seemingly ``intelligent`` or logical entertainment.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report contains:

Descriptions of the different categories of artificial sensing technologies, brief histories of each sensing category, research and medical efforts, trials and commercial ventures within each category
The current market status of artificial sensing applications and forecasts for growth to over the next five years
Discussion of cross-category applications including multisensor data fusion, pattern recognition and some artificial intelligence (AI) research initiatives and AI-enhanced applications
An examination of factors affecting industries directly related to artificial sensing.
A comprehensive patent analysis, and profiles of leading players.

METHODOLOGY

BCC presents an analysis across the entire artificial sensing industry based on reported revenue dollars and units shipped as reported to the SEC and/or other governmental agencies. Data gathered from various research sources via the Internet including large databases such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) databases of U.S. Patents and Patent Applications, Micropatent's searchable databases for U.S. and international patents and other IP issues, and the searchable database available on the Internet from the European Patent Office for World and U.S. patents and patent applications are also analyzed. For artificial sensing technologies there are also a number of publicly available research findings related to various artificial sensing technologies, and while these cannot be measured for pure market value, they can give perspective to technology development life cycles for artificial sensing and other issues related to successful and unsuccessful commercial ventures springing out of research initiatives.

INTRODUCTION STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY INTENDED AUDIENCE SCOPE OF REPORT METHODOLOGY INFORMATION SOURCES RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR BCC ONLINE SERVICES DISCLAIMER

SUMMARY SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET OVERVIEW, 2003-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY (CONTINUED)

ARTIFICIAL SENSING OVERVIEW HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL SENSING

TABLE 1 HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL SENSING

TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)

HISTORICAL TIMELINE

Historical Timeline (Continued)

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ARTIFICIAL SENSING

CATEGORIES?

ARTIFICIAL SIGHT

ARTIFICIAL HEARING

ARTIFICIAL SMELL

ARTIFICIAL TASTE

ARTIFICIAL TOUCH

ARTIFICIAL SENSING APPLICATIONS

Artificial Sight Applications

Artificial Smell

Artificial Hearing Applications

Artificial Hearing Applications (Continued)

Artificial Taste Applications

Artificial Touch Applications

MULTISENSORY APPLICATIONS

The Quest for Artificial Intelligence

The Quest for …(Continued)

GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET

TABLE 2 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2003-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 3 GLOBAL CONSUMER/COMMERCIAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET BY FIELD, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 4 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING AI/ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS MARKET BY FIELD, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING …(CONTINUED)

TABLE 5 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY FIELD, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 6 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY FIELD, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL SIGHT APPLICATION MARKET

TABLE 7 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SIGHT MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 8 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SIGHT AI APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 9 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SIGHT SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SIGHT SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, 2003-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 10 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SIGHT MEDICAL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL HEARING APPLICATION MARKET

TABLE 11 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL HEARING MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 12 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL HEARING AI APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 13 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL HEARING SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 14 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL HEARING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL SMELL APPLICATION MARKET

TABLE 15 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SMELL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 16 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SMELL ROBOTICS/AI MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 17 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SMELL SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 18 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SMELL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL TASTE APPLICATION MARKET

TABLE 19 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TASTE APPLICATIONS MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 20 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TASTE AI/ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 21 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TASTE SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 22 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TASTE CONSUMER/COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL TOUCH APPLICATION MARKET

TABLE 23 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH APPLICATIONS MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH APPLICATIONS MARKET BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2003-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 24 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH AI AND MULTISENSORY APPLICATIONS MARKET, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 25 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH APPLICATIONS MARKET BY CONSUMER END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 26 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH SECURITY APPLICATIONS MARKET BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 27 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL TOUCH MEDICAL/INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY END-USE SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

ARTIFICIAL TOUCH APPLICATION MARKET

(CONTINUED)

TECHNOLOGY HOW ARTIFICIAL SIGHT WORKS SILICON RETINA TECHNOLOGY Sensory Replacement Technologies Auditory Visual Substitution Cortical Implants Machine Vision Technology Pattern Visualization Crossover Applications HOW ARTIFICIAL HEARING WORKS COCHLEAR IMPLANTS Cochlear Implants (Continued) Hearing Aids with AI HOW ARTIFICIAL SMELL WORKS

FIGURE 4 ARTIFICIAL NOSE PROCESSING

How Artificial Smell Works (Continued)

HOW ARTIFICIAL TASTE WORKS

How Artificial Taste Works (Continued)

HOW ARTIFICIAL TOUCH WORKS

How Artificial Touch Works (Continued)

HOW ROBOTICS WORKS

Surgical Robots

Military Robotics

Consumer Robotics

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Turing Test

The Turing Test (Continued)

ETHICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Ethics and Computer Technology (Continued)

Ethical Considerations Discussed in AI

Ethical Considerations Discussed in AI (Continued)

NEURAL NETWORKS

How Neural Networks Model Human Cognitive Function

How Neural Networks Model … (Continued)

Neural Networks in Context

FIGURE 5 CONVENTIONAL COMPUTER LOGIC—SORTING ALGORITHM

Neural Networks … (Continued)

FIGURE 6 NEURAL NET-LIKE LOGIC—SORTING ALGORITHM

Neural Networks … (Continued)

Remote Listening/Artificial Hearing Applications for

National and International Security

MULTISENSORY APPLICATIONS

Multisensory Applications (Continued)

Multisensory Vehicle Safety

Multisensory Vehicle Safety (Continued)

Food Quality

Food Quality (Continued)

REGULATORY FACTORS FOR ARTIFICIAL SENSING

PROCESS ECONOMICS

FROM DEVELOPMENT TO IP TO COMMERCIALIZATION

TABLE 28 PROCESS ECONOMICS IN ARTIFICIAL SENSING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ($)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS—ARTIFICIAL

SIGHT

IP Costs—Average for Technology Patents

IP Costs—Average for … (Continued)

Product and Process Development Costs

Product Placement Costs

Profit Killers

Poor or No Market Research

Poor or No Product Testing

Market Walk-away

TABLE 29 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TABLE

TABLE 29 (CONTINUED)

Market Walk-away (Continued)

PATENT ANALYSIS IP OWNERSHIP ISSUES WEAK IP PATENT INFRINGEMENT STRATEGICALLY MISALIGNED IP COMPETITORS’ IP STRATEGIES PATENT COMMERCIALIZATION PATENT COMMERCIALIZATION (CONTINUED) SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTED INVENTIONS Neural Network Inventions Neural Network Inventions (Continued) Neural Network Inventions (Continued) Neural Network Inventions (Continued) Neural Network Inventions (Continued) Neural Network Inventions (Continued)

FIGURE 7 ARTIFICIAL SENSING PATENTS BY TOP 20 ASSIGNEES

TABLE 30 NO. OF ARTIFICIAL SENSING PATENTS BY YEAR

TABLE 31 ARTIFICIAL SENSING PATENTS BY COUNTRY

TABLE 32 TOP 20 PATENTS BY INVENTION TYPE

TABLE 33 PATENTS BY LIFE CYCLE STATUS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

TABLE 34 COMPANIES IN ARTIFICIAL SENSING BY MARKET SHARE (%)

TABLE 34 (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES, IP, AND MARKET SHARE

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, PLC’S BT

LABORATORIES

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

ADVANCED BIONICS CORP.—SUBSIDIARY OF BOSTON

SCIENTIFIC

TABLE 35 ADVANCED BIONICS IP BY YEAR

TABLE 36 ADVANCED BIONICS IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 37 ADVANCED BIONICS IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 38 ADVANCED BIONICS IP BY INVENTION TYPE

LEGO HOLDING A/S

ADVANCED COCHLEAR SYSTEMS

TABLE 39 ADVANCED COCHLEAR SYSTEMS IP BY YEAR

TABLE 40 ADVANCED COCHLEAR SYSTEMS IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 41 ADVANCED COCHLEAR SYSTEMS IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 42 ADVANCED COCHLEAR SYSTEMS IP BY INVENTION

TYPE

ALPHA M.O.S.

TABLE 43 ALPHA M.O.S. IP BY YEAR

TABLE 44 ALPHA M.O.S. IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 45 ALPHA M.O.S. IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 46 ALPHA MOS IP BY INVENTION TYPE

COCHLEAR, LTD.

TABLE 47 COCHLEAR, LTD. IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 48 COCHLEAR, LTD. IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 49 COCHLEAR, LTD. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

CRYOVAC

TABLE 50 CRYOVAC IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 51 CRYOVAC IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 52 CRYOVAC IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 53 CRYOVAC IP BY INVENTION TYPE

LOGITECH, INC

ICX TECHNOLOGIES

IMMERSION CORP

TABLE 54 IMMERSION IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 55 IMMERSION IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 56 IMMERSION IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 57 IMMERSION IP BY INVENTION TYPE

IMPLANT SCIENCES CORP

ISONICS HOMELAND SECURITY & DEFENSE CORP.

OWLSTONE

COCHLEAR AMERICAS

TABLE 58 COCHLEAR AMERICAS IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 59 COCHLEAR AMERICAS IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 60 COCHLEAR AMERICAS IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 61 COCHLEAR AMERICAS IP BY INVENTION TYPE

NIDEK, INC.

TABLE 62 NIDEK, INC. IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 63 NIDEK, INC. IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 64 NIDEK, INC. IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 65 NIDEK, INC. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

ATLANTIS CYBERSPACE

ANTHROTRONIX

CYCORP

OPTOBIONICS CORP

TABLE 66 NIDEK, INC. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

TABLE 67 OPTOBIONICS CORP. IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 68 OPTOBIONICS CORP. IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 69 OPTOBIONICS CORP. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES

SENOMYX

TABLE 70 SENOMYX, INC. IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 71 SENOMYX, INC. IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 72 SENOMYX, INC. IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 73 SENOMYX, INC. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

CANESTA

TABLE 74 CANESTA IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 75 CANESTA IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 76 CANESTA IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 77 CANESTA IP BY INVENTION TYPE

HEARWORKS PTY, LTD.

TABLE 78 HEARWORKS PTY LTD IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 79 HEARWORKS PTY, LTD IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 80 HEARWORKS PTY, LTD. IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 81 HEARWORKS PTY, LTD. IP BY INVENTION TYPE

HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK

TABLE 82 HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK IP BY PUBLICATION YEAR

TABLE 83 HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK IP BY COUNTRY

TABLE 84 HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK IP BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 85 HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK IP BY INVENTION TYPE

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS

TABLE 86 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET BY SHARE, 2004 (%)

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET BY SHARE, 2004 (%)

TABLE 87 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET FORECAST FOR 2012 BY SHARE (%)

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET FORECAST FOR 2012 BY SHARE (%)

SUPPLEMENTARY PATENT TABLES AND FIGURES

TABLE 88 PATENTS BY INVENTION TYPE

TABLE 88 (CONTINUED)

TABLE 89 PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE

TABLE 89 (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 10 INVENTION YEAR BY LIFE CYCLE

FIGURE 11 COUNTRY BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 90 INVENTION TYPE BY LIFE CYCLE

TABLE 90 (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 12 INVENTION TYPE BY LIFE CYCLE

LIST OF TABLES SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL SENSING MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)