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Microscopic Approach to Evaluating Technological Convergence Using Patent Citation Analysis

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U- and E-Service, Science and Technology (UNESST 2010)

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Abstract

Technological convergence has been an important source of technological innovation in industries. We take a microscopic approach to the question for measuring and evaluating the level of technological convergence using patent citation analysis. We develop a convergence indicator that shows the relative convergence degree of a patent. This indicator is based on the backward and forward patent citations that could assess the extent of the level of convergence or originality. In this paper, we test the method that could evaluate the relative level of convergence in individual patents.

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  1. Department of Information and Communications Technology Management, University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Kihoon Sung

  2. Technology Strategy Research Division, Eletronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, 138 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Taehan Kim & Hee-kyung Kong

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  2. Hosei University, 3-7-2, Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, 184-8584, Tokyo, Japan

    Jianhua Ma

  3. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Wai-chi Fang

  4. Hannam University, 133 Ojeong-dong, 306-791, Daeduk-gu, Daejeon, Korea

    Byungjoo Park

  5. University of Tasmania, 7001, Hobart, Australia

    Byeong-Ho Kang

  6. University of Warsaw & Infobright Inc., Poland

    Dominik Ślęzak

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Sung, K., Kim, T., Kong, Hk. (2010). Microscopic Approach to Evaluating Technological Convergence Using Patent Citation Analysis. In: Kim, Th., Ma, J., Fang, Wc., Park, B., Kang, BH., Ślęzak, D. (eds) U- and E-Service, Science and Technology. UNESST 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17644-9_21

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