Patent Statistics for Technology Analysis
Technology analysis is to analyze technology by qualitative and quantitative
approaches. This is important issue in management of technology (MOT) because the
result of technology analysis is used for efficient R&D planning. In this paper, we
propose novel approach to technology analysis by patent statistics. We retrieve patent
documents related to target technology, and analyze the retrieved patent data by
statistical methods such as visualization and modeling. To verify the performance of our
research, we perform a case study using patent data for target domain. Our study
contributes to R&D planning, new product development, and technological innovation