Chapter 39: The Shocking Revelation

Luo Hai felt a bit embarrassed as he spoke, "I have reviewed all the information, and while I don't fully understand the circuit diagram of the motherboard, the text descriptions are almost identical."

One of the professors in the expert group speculated, "Could it be that two people in the same group independently developed this patented product simultaneously, and due to contradictions or poor communication, they both applied for the patent separately?"

Professor Tang dismissed that idea, saying, "That's absolutely impossible! Two students in the same class would definitely communicate with each other."

At the time when Su Qiao was admitted to Shuimu University, Professor Tang supported Su Qiao. After all, it was inconceivable for him to admit that they made a mistake in the special recruitment.

Professor Tang added, "In my opinion, it might be plagiarism. Su Qiao's academic performance is excellent, and he has a wide range of extracurricular involvements. The patent application was filled out by our relevant instructor under Su Qiao's guidance."

At this point, another professor expressed a different perspective and questioned, "Professor Tang, how can you be sure that someone copied Su Qiao and not the other way around?"

Professor Tang remained confident and said, "Our Shuimu University recruits students in advance and has very high requirements for students. If it were an ordinary student, they would be asked to take the regular college entrance exam."

"Su Qiao is a talented student, not only excelling academically but also holding a national Olympiad award. The integrated circuit patent he invented was first applied at Jiangcheng Machinery Factory. The factory confirmed it, and we found media reports from Jiangcheng TV and Jiangzhou Daily. We can be sure that Su Qiao is the first inventor."

The group of experts nodded in agreement with Professor Tang's explanation.

One professor inquired, "Professor Tang, have you personally inspected this student? I mean, how is his professional knowledge?"

Professor Tang affirmed, "Although I didn't visit the recruitment site myself, our college teachers did. Su Qiao has a solid understanding of integrated circuits and has made significant achievements."

Once again, the experts nodded in approval. Professor Tang's assessment seemed to remove any doubts.

Zhang Bo chimed in, saying, "With Professor Tang's assessment, it appears there should be no problem. Luo Hai, what do you think?"

Luo Hai felt unsure about how to respond, "Based on the information provided by both parties, it is evident that Su Qiao's motherboard invention application was submitted earlier, followed by Chen Xiao's application a week later."

The timeline was clear.

Even if the Patent Office didn't pursue plagiarism charges, based on the timeline, the patent should be granted to Su Qiao.

But Luo Hai felt a bit hesitant. He held back his thoughts and said, "Let the experts review the data first. There are many technical aspects in the data, and only the experts are qualified to evaluate them."

The experts proceeded to review the data.

The text part didn't raise any issues, but the technical aspects presented several challenges.

Professor Yang from Yenjing University's Institute of Integrated Circuits was the first to spot something peculiar, "Wait a minute, everyone. The patents they applied for are not exactly the same."

Professor Yang continued, "Chen Xiao didn't just apply for the equipment motherboard of the CNC machine tool; he also applied for the CNC machine tool visual operating system, which can be adapted to various types of machine tools in the future."

"What! The operating system of the CNC machine!"

Many experts were stunned.

As specialists in integrated circuits and mechanical equipment, they understood the significance of a visual operating system for CNC machines.

As they carefully reviewed the invention manual for the visual operating system of the CNC machine tool, their astonishment grew!

This operating system not only displayed some data and functions of CNC machine tools on the screen but also featured functions such as command collections. These functions worked in tandem with the corresponding motherboard and chips, making CNC machine tools smarter.

Moreover, the machine tool could now complete continuous overall machining tasks, rather than being limited to a single machining task.

In the invention's description, it mentioned that, in order to adapt the visual operating system to relatively low-end devices, external plug-in patches could be applied to the motherboard to upgrade them.

At this point, the experts were in a state of complete shock.

This invention had the potential to completely revolutionize the Xiaguo CNC machine tool industry.

In the future, while domestic CNC machine tools would still require imported chips and blades, after domestic assembly, they could fully compete with overseas products.

Just like after the birth of Lenovo, although they also imported foreign components to assemble computers, they managed to outperform BIM and Toshiba.

Chen Xiao, sitting in class, yawned.

[Influence +12, cumulative influence 68. ]

[Can light up the technology tree. ]

A sudden increase of twelve points in influence.

Chen Xiao only thought of one thing—the patent that ADLINK applied for should have been handed over to the relevant departments.

He shook his head and continued to review.

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At the Yanjing Intellectual Property Office, after reviewing Chen Xiao's invention, the experts knew they could never claim it was plagiarism.

The visual operating system of CNC machine tools had been studied by many colleges and universities but was very challenging in the academic and technological circles of Xia Guo, where the internet was just emerging.

It wasn't an easy task for ordinary companies or research institutions to achieve this without proper funding and resources.

Chen Xiao's ability to develop a visual operating system showed his strength, timing, and luck.

Perhaps after one year, someone else might have done the same thing.

One of the experts exclaimed, "Look at the motherboards designed by the two students. They may look similar, but there are some differences in the details!"

"What! Let me see!" Professor Tang grew anxious.

He took out two design drawings and carefully compared them.