• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.81-90
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• 2018

Objectives : The aim of this study is to analyze the patent trend in Traditional Korean Tea. In this paper, we investigate the diversity of Korean Tea registered as patents focusing on the kinds of medicinal herbs used, processing methods, and types of tea. Methods : We collected patents data using KIPRIS, and WIPS database. We conducted Quantitative Analysis by year and main patentee, and Qualitative Analysis by patent's contents. Results : 313 patents are selected from 2001 to May 2017. The number of patents have been on the rise and reached 44 in 2014. Individuals have registered the most patents, followed by companies, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, and local autonomous entities. Ginger, Omija and Cactus were used at high frequency among 109 tea containing one medicinal herb. Licorice and Jujube were frequently used among 204 tea containing more than two kinds of medicinal herbs. In classification of patent by efficacy, 'health promotion and function recovery' and 'treatment and prevention of diseases' are most frequently specified. 128 patents are presenting processing methods for medicinal herbs in the order of roasting, fermentation, and fumigation. Among 164 patents presenting tea types, liquid type accounts for more than half and there are 67 leached tea, and 32 powder tea. Conclusion : The analyses results showed that lots of new recipes, efficacy, processing methods and tea types are being studied and registered as patents. In order to help Traditional Korean Tea industry to develop, active patent registration and further study about up-to-date patent trend would be required.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.169-197
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• 2012

Patents are an up-to-date and reliable source of technological knowledge, and thus patent analysis has been considered to be a necessary step for identifying evolving technological trends and planning technology strategies. Although there exist many research papers and technical reports concerning patent analysis, few empirical studies on planning technology strategies for uncertain futures from a national or company perspective have been rarely conducted. Therefore, this paper aims presenting a procedure and its practical case of planning future technology strategies by incorporating patent analysis and scenario planning. Using patents related to polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, this paper developed technology strategies corresponding to future scenarios. We expect that the proposed method and case study can assist knowledge services of experts in the long-term technology strategy planning process.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.209-213
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• 2021

For the human body shape information, body measurement techniques using a tape measure or image analysis are used. However, there is a demand for a method with high measurement accuracy and reproducibility while being simple. In this paper, domestic and foreign patent research related to body size measurement technology was conducted to identify the development trend of the related technology. WISDOMAIN DB was used to search for patents published in Korea, the United States, Japan, and Europe, and valid patents were derived by defining the technical scope of major and medium classifications and sub-categories. For the derived patents, patent trends by year, major applicants by country, and the status of technological fields were analyzed. In the field of body size measurement technology, the proportion of patent applications filed in Korea is high, indicating that Korea is leading the patent application in this field. Although the number of patent applications in the field of sensor-type measurement technology was not large, it has an advantage in measurement simplicity, so the development of related technology is expected to contribute to the improvement of measurement accuracy related to body composition analysis.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.137-149
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• 2022

The purpose of this paper was to analyze domestic patents for food using edible insects. From January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2021, patents filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office were searched, and a total of 242 valid patents were selected. The trend of Korean patent applications for edible insect food has increased since 2015, with 57 cases (the highest number) in 2017. As for the edible insects used in food, Bombyx mori L. were the most common with 127 cases, followed by Tenebrio molitor L. with 118 cases. By type of applicant, individuals accounted for the most, with 132 cases. As a result of grouping patents by food classification, 67 cases of edible insects were used in snacks, breads, and rice cakes. As a result of patent analysis, an effort was made to supplement insufficient nutrients by adding nutritionally excellent edible insects to existing foods, and efforts were made to improve the sensory properties of insect foods. It is expected that this study will contribute to establishing future R&D directions and patent application strategies related to edible insect food.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.273-276
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• 2004

Home networking is the collection of elements that process, manage, transport, and store information, enabling the connection and integration of multiple computing, control, monitoring, and communication devices in the home. In this paper, we review the state of the home networking technologies and analyse the trends of the patent information.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.9
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• pp.117-126
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• 2007

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the trends of technological development in the field of portable multimedia player (PMP) through patent information of major countries, and evaluate the technological Position of PMP. In the first place, we will carry out a quantitative analysis in terms of the annual trend of patent applications in the field of PMP, the technological position of PMP through portfolio analysis, the share of patents by applicant, the worldwide innovation leader of major countries, and the patent trend by IPC. Secondly, we will measure the technological level of PMP using indicators including cites per patent (CPP), science linkage (SL), and patent family size (PFS). Finally, we will evaluate the directions of research or technology development and the technological competitiveness of major countries. This evaluation could give us some useful policy implications on the strategy of R&D in PMP.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.638-644
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• 2004

Variable-gauge systems can be used for the fast and safe transportation in the railways with different gauges instead of transshipment or bogie-changing. The system will be necessary to connect the trans-Korean railway with the transcontinental railway effectively. In this paper, searches of patent information about variable-gauge system are conducted and the patent maps are analyzed to seize the overall image and trend of the technology field. The results can be a reference for determining the development direction of the variable-gauge system suitable in the north-east asian railway networks.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.109-115
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• 2020

In this paper, we propose an artificial intelligence(AI) technology analysis using partial least square(PLS) regression model. AI technology is now affecting most areas of our society. So, it is necessary to understand this technology. To analyze the AI technology, we collect the patent documents related to AI from the patent databases in the world. We extract AI technology keywords from the patent documents by text mining techniques. In addition, we analyze the AI keyword data by PLS regression model. This regression model is based on the technique of partial least squares used in the advanced analyses such as bioinformatics, social science, and engineering. To show the performance of our proposed method, we make experiments using AI patent documents, and we illustrate how our research can be applied to real problems. This paper is applicable not only to AI technology but also to other technological fields. This also contributes to understanding other various technologies by PLS regression analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.406-411
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• 2013

Big data issue has been considered in diverse fields. Also, big data learning has been required in all areas such as engineering and social science. Statistics and machine learning algorithms are representative tools for big data learning. In this paper, we study learning tools for big data and propose an efficient methodology for big data learning via legacy data to practical application. We apply our big data learning to patent analysis, because patent is one of big data. Also, we use patent analysis result for technology forecasting. To illustrate how the proposed methodology could be applied in real domain, we will retrieve patents related to big data from patent databases in the world. Using searched patent data, we perform a case study by text mining preprocessing and multiple linear regression of statistics.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.100-105
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• 2011

Needs of intelligent system has risen continuously to solve given problem optimally using learning and reasoning. This system has performed important roles in diverse fields for improving the human-life quality in past, present, and future. So, it is important to analyze the trend of technology forecasting for the intelligent system. In this paper, we propose a patent analysis method for technology forecasting of the intelligent system using objective patent data. To verify our study, we use the patent data applied and registered until now.