HP Bayesian Network

Opportunity to Purchase HP Corporation Patents in Bayesian Network Technology

Our client Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP Corp) has asked us to find a buyer for patents and technology pertaining to Bayesian Network Technology. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain 9 US issued patents in Bayesian Network Technology. These can be used for ANY diagnostics, not just printers.  A breakdown of the Patent lot is as follows:


Patent Lot (PSL57): Bayesian Network (9 US Patents):
This lot contains patents relating to automated troubleshooting and diagnostic systems using Bayesian network modeling. The inventions in this lot generally relate to self-learning systems, authoring tools for building systems, system validation tools, automated computational resource allocation, and targeted application use in financial investments.

The applicability of these patents include:

*Networks, printers, printer systems,
*Bayesian belief networks,
*Diagnostic systems,
*Decision support (ie. business intelligence),
*education authoring tool,
*financial services investment analysis and decisions.

Some exemplary patents include:
US6456622 (a method for implementing the acquired probabilities within a diagnostic Bayesian network by having the domain experts answer easier questions, allowing shorter answer-times and with higher accuracies of elicited probabilities)
US6957202 (addresses the problem of model selection by generating a probability of one or more problems; generating a next question or test; and generating a probability of each possible answer of that next question or test, given the information known to the system)

Some sample companies that have cited these patents in their patent applications include: AT&T, Fuji Xerox, Sharp, Intel and others.


The Market:
Bayesian Network technology is applicable to a myriad of markets with numerous uses in each:

Enterprise: Compelling uses in fields such as healthcare, finance, education, telecom and logistics.
Consumer: Significant use cases for mass consumer technology such as desktop computers and printers and technology such as learning management systems(LMS).
Marketing/Promotional: Inexpensive channel for use in marketing research.


The Opportunity:
The successful buyer of these patents and technology will garner the following benefits:

*Provide a greater barrier to entry into your business sector
*Generate incremental revenue and profits through licensing 3rd parties participating in this market
*Enhancing their current patent portfolio for cross-licensing purposes
*Kick-start product development in this market with knowledge that you have patent protection.

Non-binding proposals from interested parties to acquire these patents are expected upon review.


Disclaimer: The information contained in this listing has been developed for the sole purpose to assist the potential buyer in their independent evaluation of the patents for sale. This and any information exchanged during the sales process is not, and should not be construed as being, a notice of infringement or any accusation of infringement.