Communication is a dynamic process. It goes way beyond the words we say. Many people interchange the words communication, language, and speech; but these terms are not synonymous. Speech refers to the actual words or sounds that are coming from your mouth. Language is the grammar, meaning and ability to use the words you have. When people talk about language, they are referring to both verbal and non-verbal language. Communication encompasses both language and speech, but it is more than that. It is the ability to share thoughts and experiences in a meaningful way while taking in, processing, and responding to the person you are talking with.
When you stop to think about all the elements of communication, it is a wonder that we don't have more miscommunication. It is such a multi-level skill! The ability to hear the words someone else is saying is only one small part of dynamic communication that involves the ability to read facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice, and body posture at the same time as listening to what the person has to say. Once you've taken in all of this information, then you need to process it and decide how to respond.
Communication is a broadband process made up of many single band processes. Speech, language, and each different type of non-verbal language are the single bands that make up the broadband process of communication. If a person has difficulty processing any one of these bands, pieces of communication will be lost and will be difficult to interpret correctly and respond appropriately to the message being sent. The ability to take in and simultaneously process these multiple modes of communication is an automatic process for most of us. It happens rapidly and without thought. Often times we do not even need to hear all of what is being said before we have begun to formulate our response! When we lose focus or are unable to process a particular band of communication, this can lead to breakdowns and misinterpretations. Think about how easy it is to misinterpret what is being communicated when you are talking on the telephone or reading an e-mail. It becomes increasingly difficult to process accurately the message being sent as you take away pieces of the broadband experience that is known as dynamic communication.
In Part 2, I will explain how the loss of any one of these processes affects children with autism spectrum disorders and how we can help them.
I will cover licensing in general in this article. The types of licenses, and manufacturing, selling, and the best course of action for you will be covered in subsequent articles.
Licensing typically is only available when the inventor has an issued patent or a patent that will issue in a few months. That is because you need to have patent rights to enforce and thus license (in essence, grant an exception to) to another person or company (legal entities).
The patent rights are the right to exclude (stop) other legal entities from making (manufacturing), using (typically end users or customers, selling (typically the distribution system of wholesalers, retailers, and sales persons), and importing any product that is covered by your patent.
Note that contrary to the belief of many inventors, the scope of protection of a patent is delineated in the claims at the end of the patent, and NOT by what is discussed in the remainder of the patent, which only supports the claims.
The licensor (the inventor) receives periodic payments (royalties) from the licensee (the legal entity that is granted the license) based on an agreed to formula. This formula typically includes the number of the products (units) sold and either: 1) the wholesale or retail selling price of each unit; or 2) the gross or net profit per unit.
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