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Hidden : 5/19/2012
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座標は日本の特許庁(Japan Patent Office: JPO)を指しています。この役所は私の仕事と深い関わりがあります。特許庁では、毎年たくさんの発明について膨大な数の特許出願がされています(例えば、2010年は34万件以上!)

さて、発明と言えば、発明王エジソンが有名ですが、彼にまつわる以下のクイズを解いて最終座標を得てください。

Q1.エジソンが最初に取得した特許の番号は?
A1. PQ,RST

Q2. その特許公報は何ページであり、うち図面はいくつ?
A2. 公報はXページ、図面はYつ

Q3. 請求項数は?
A3. Z個

最終座標:
N 35° [X+Q][R+Z].[X+Z][S ][P-T+1]
E 139° 4[S+Y].[Q*X][R-S][Z]

The coords indicate Japan Patent Office (JPO), to which my work deeply relates. JPO receives a lot of patent applications for inventions.

Speaking of "invention," Thomas A. Edison is famous for the number of patents he obtained. Please derive the final coords by solving the quiz about him below:

Q1: What is the Patent Number he first obtained?
A1: PQ,RST

Q2: How many pages and figures did the patent specification comprise?
A2: X pages, Y figures.

Q3. How many claims did the patent comprise?
A3. Z claims.

Final coords:
N 35° [X+Q][R+Z].[X+Z][S ][P-T+1]
E 139° 4[S+Y].[Q*X][R-S][Z]

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