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Table 3 Design around patent path

From: Design Around Bundle Patent Portfolio Based on Technological Evolution

Design around object

Design around ways

Illustration

Type B

Delete

At different levels to delete elements and contacts, the function of self-realization by the system

Substitute

Replace elements and links at different levels, the function of which is replaced by elements within or outside the system

Change the relationship among parameters

Changes in different levels of contact among elements (including the relationship between the connection and location)

Add or combine

At different levels to replace some of the elements of the deletion and contact, add some elements in the overall system and contact