Technologies in the School Daily Life: Patent Survey in Brazil and the United States from 2000 to 2017

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present a survey on existing patents in Education, with an emphasis on Educational Management and School Frequency. The survey was conducted based on a research protocol performed on two patent bases (INPI-Brazilian and USPTO-American) as a way to highlight the state of the art from intellectual property records. The choice of searching patent information is justified by the fact of containing advances in the state of practice and application, not always published in scientific vehicles. The results found were organized in: i) quantitative analysis and ii) description of the patents included by the patent mapping. The survey identified 25 patents deposited from 2000 till 2017, meanwhile 108 patents authorized for use were found in USA (average time of 5 years between deposit and authorization). The patents found comprise 4 innovation areas: learning support technologies, including virtual or distance learning environments; learning objects (games); sensors of presence; and educational processes management.