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An Exploratory research on patent trends and technological value of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes display technology

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes 디스플레이 기술의 특허 동향과 기술적 가치에 관한 탐색적 연구

  • Kim, Mingu (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Yongwoo (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jung, Taehyun (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Youngmin (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University)
  • 김민구 (한양대학교 기술경영전문대학원) ;
  • 김용우 (한양대학교 기술경영전문대학원) ;
  • 정태현 (한양대학교 기술경영전문대학원) ;
  • 김영민 (한양대학교 기술경영전문대학원)
  • Received : 2022.08.21
  • Accepted : 2022.11.06
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

This study analyzes patent trends by deriving sub-technical fields of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) industry, and analyzing technology value, originality, and diversity for each sub-technical field. To collect patent data, a set of international patent classification(IPC) codes related to OLED technology was defined, and OLED-related patents applied from 2005 to 2017 were collected using a set of IPC codes. Then, a large number of collected patent documents were classified into 12 major technologies using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA) topic model and trends for each technology were investigated. Patents related to touch sensor, module, image processing, and circuit driving showed an increasing trend, but virtual reality and user interface recently decreased, and thin film transistor, fingerprint recognition, and optical film showed a continuous trend. To compare the technological value, the number of forward citations, originality, and diversity of patents included in each technology group were investigated. From the results, image processing, user interface(UI) and user experience(UX), module, and adhesive technology with high number of forward citations, originality and diversity showed relatively high technological value. The results provide useful information in the process of establishing a company's technology strategy.

본 연구는 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes(OLEDs) 산업의 하위기술 분야를 도출하여 특허 동향을 분석하고 각 하위기술 분야별 기술 가치, 독창성, 다양성을 분석한다. 특허 자료 수집을 위해 OLED 기술과 관련된 국제 특허 분류(International Patent Classification) 집합을 정의하고, 이를 활용해 2005년부터 2017년까지 출원된 OLED 연관 특허를 수집하였다. 이어서 토픽모델을 이용하여 대량의 특허 문서를 12가지 주요 기술로 구분하고 각 기술에 대한 동향을 조사하였다. 그중 터치 센서, 모듈, 이미지 처리, 회로 구동 관련 특허는 증가 추세를 보였으나 가상 현실, 사용자 인터페이스 관련 특허는 최근 감소하였고, 박막 트랜지스터, 지문 인식, 광학필름 관련 특허는 지속적인 추세를 보였다. 이후 각 기술 그룹에 포함된 특허의 전방 인용 수, 독창성, 다양성을 조사하여 기술적 가치를 비교하였다. 결과로부터 전방 인용 수, 독창성, 다양성이 높은 이미지 처리기술, UI/UX, 모듈 기술, 점착 기술 분야가 상대적으로 높은 기술적 가치를 보여주었다. 본 연구를 통해 기업의 기술 전략 수립과정에서 활용 가치가 높은 정보를 제공한다.

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