Software patent refers to a way to protect the design idea of software by applying for a patent, rather than protecting the software itself. The protection of software itself is realized through the combination of patent law and copyright law. However, the writing requirements of software patents are relatively high. According to the requirements of censorship standards, software patents can be written as products or methods. However, no matter what form it is written, highlighting the creativity of the scheme is a difficult link and requires specific case analysis. Patented software mainly includes (but is not limited to):
(1) industrial control software, such as controlling the action of mechanical equipment;
(2) Software that can improve the internal performance of the computer, such as software that can improve the virtual memory of the computer;
(3) External technical data processing software, such as digital camera image processing software.
It can be said that a considerable part of software belongs to the third category. For patent protection measures, please refer to the Patent Law and the Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software.