It can be written in product or method form.
However, no matter which form it is written in, highlighting the creativity of the plan is a relatively difficult aspect, which requires detailed analysis of specific cases.
Software that can obtain patent protection mainly includes (but is not limited to):
(1) Industrial control software, such as controlling the movement of mechanical equipment;
(2) Software that improves the internal performance of the computer, such as a certain software that can increase the computer's virtual memory;
(3) Software that processes external technical data, such as digital camera image processing software.
It can be said that a considerable part of the software belongs to category (3).
In my country, software patents started relatively late. Because before 2006, software patents were basically not approved, and software and hardware must be combined to apply for a patent. With the development of network technology and software technology, my country's patent review system has been continuously updated. Recently, the design idea of ??software itself has been allowed to apply for a patent independently, and it is no longer required to be combined with hardware. However, the requirements for writing software patents are relatively high.