KR101040734B1 - Intellectual property guidance system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, when a new patent information occurs, mining the information related to it, extracting and clustering terms, matching with related products, deriving element technology or standard technology, based on company information, news information and product information An intellectual property guidance system and method for deriving similar patents associated with a business to alert candidate users and candidate applicants according to similarity.

An intellectual property guidance system according to the present invention comprises: an information management system for collecting related information from article information or patent information; A product matching system extracting terms from the collected related information, matching and clustering with related products; An element technology matching system for extracting and matching element technology related to the product; An applicant management system for extracting company history information from company information of the related product or extracting applicant information from information of the related product; An information pool operating system analyzing the similarity based on the extracted company history information or the applicant information and extracting and packaging a related patent according to the similarity; And an alert system for extracting candidate patents and candidate applicants holding candidate patents according to the similarity, and alerting the user or candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patents.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent duplicate studies and prevent litigation by a patent monster on the basis of information related to newly generated patent information.

Intellectual Property, Guidance, Information Management, Clustering, Terminology, Extraction, Papers, Patents, Packaging, Grouping, Products, Vendors, Applicants, Similarity, Information Pools, Candidates

Description

Intellectual property guidance system and method

The present invention relates to an intellectual property guidance system and method, and more particularly, when a new patent information arises, a mining tool is used based on the information to extract and cluster related terms, and to match related products. To derive element technology or standard technology, derive similar patents related to related companies based on company information, news information and product information, and alert related users who have candidate patents and candidate applicants according to similarity It relates to an intellectual property guidance system and method that enables later management.

In recent years, under the borderless technology competition of knowledge-based society, securing core technologies and improving productivity through technological innovation have been directly linked to the survival of companies or research institutes. Therefore, in order to foster and develop technologically innovative companies, it is important to understand the knowledge flow for creating and utilizing knowledge information.

In addition, as interest in R & D efficiency has emerged, awareness of early detection of new technologies and prevention of duplicated studies by raising prior art information is increasing.

Therefore, it is necessary to prevent duplicate investments at the national level and to thoroughly plan ahead. For example, mandatory research on prior art trends when applying for national R & D projects and technology certifications, or setting research directions based on the results of research on related technologies in research and development is becoming common.

However, the information infrastructure environment in which companies or research institutes can obtain technical information, such as a lack of technical information research personnel, lack of professional research techniques, and disadvantages of access to the global technical information network, is poor.

On the other hand, a strategic approach is required from the R & D planning stage for technology development in the enterprise to the completion of development and the entire marketing process. In particular, efforts are being made to compete internationally for preemption.

To this end, it is necessary to configure the system to manage the entire process from development through R & D, securing patents, and standardization, and whether existing patents are not infringed. A company's patent strategy is an important factor in establishing a direction for the future. Therefore, in recent years, patent disputes based on patents and litigation of patent monsters have increased. Here, Patent Troll is a paper-type enterprise that maintains patent rights, or may be classified into a form that mainly purchases patents of other companies such as patent licensing or performs comprehensive intellectual property service consulting.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop new technology and notify early through continuous monitoring activities using patent information and literature information related to new patent information, and to prevent duplicate research and to prevent litigation by patent monsters. There is. In addition, for this purpose, it is possible to operate a patent pool that integrates and manages similar patents or element technologies of each product, and a technology that can actively replace a patent monster by operating such a system-based patent pool is required.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention, when new patent information occurs, mining the information associated with it to extract and cluster terms, matching the relevant products to derive element technology or standard technology, company information and news Intellectual property guidance systems and methods, information management systems and methods, and product matching, which derive similar patents related to related companies based on information and product information, and warn candidate users and candidate applicants according to similarity. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method thereof, an applicant management system and method thereof, an information pool operating system and method thereof, and an alarm system and method thereof.

An intellectual property guidance system according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes an information management system for collecting related information from article information or patent information; A product matching system extracting terms from the collected related information, matching and clustering with related products; An element technology matching system for extracting and matching element technology related to the product; An applicant management system for extracting company history information from company information of the related product or extracting applicant information from information of the related product; An information pool operating system analyzing the similarity based on the extracted company history information or the applicant information and extracting and grouping related patents according to the similarity; And an alert system for extracting candidate patents and candidate applicants holding candidate patents according to the similarity, and alerting the user or candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patents.

Here, the product matching system extracts terms using data mining and text mining based on the collected related information.

On the other hand, the information management system according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the article information database for storing the article information, including university thesis, academic thesis, institutional thesis; An intellectual property database that stores intellectual property information, including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks; And an information collection module for collecting article information or collecting intellectual property information for extracting and matching terms, element descriptions, and products from the article information database and the intellectual property database.

On the other hand, the product matching system according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the classification information database for storing information about the classification of the product; A product information database storing information about the product; A standards information database that stores information about the standards of the product or technology; A term extraction module that extracts terms from related information collected by the information management system; A product derivation module for deriving a product related to the extracted term based on the classification information and the information about the product; A standard information derivation module for deriving information about a standard related to the extracted term; An element description derivation module for deriving an element description related to the extracted term; And a clustering module for matching and clustering the extracted terms with the derived related products, the derived standard information, and the derived element description.

On the other hand, Applicant management system according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the product information database for storing information about the product; An applicant information database that stores applicant information about intellectual property; An applicant extraction module for extracting applicant information related to the product; A company information database storing information about a company of the product; A financial information database storing financial information of the company; A news information database storing information about news of the company; And a company history management module for extracting and managing history information of companies related to products matched by the product matching system.

Here, the company history management module manages company history information including news information, product information, employees, and patents in addition to applicant information related to intellectual property.

On the other hand, the information pool operating system according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the similarity is analyzed based on the terms extracted by the product matching system and the company history information or applicant information extracted by the related product, the applicant management system A similarity analysis module; A similar patent derivation module for deriving a related similar patent according to the similarity analyzed by the similarity analysis module; And a grouping module for grouping the derived similar patents.

On the other hand, the alarm system according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the candidate patent derivation module for deriving a candidate patent according to the similarity analyzed by the information pool operating system; A candidate applicant derivation module for deriving candidate applicants having the derived candidate patents; And an alert module to alert a user or candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patent.

On the other hand, the intellectual property guidance method according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the intellectual property guidance method of the system including an information management system, product matching system, applicant management system, information pool operating system and alert system, (a) collecting relevant information from the article information or patent information; (b) extracting terms from the collected related information to match and cluster the related products; (c) extracting company history information from company information of the related product or extracting applicant information from information of the related product; (d) analyzing the similarity based on the extracted company history information or the applicant information and extracting and grouping related patents according to the similarity; And (e) extracting candidate patents and candidate applicants holding candidate patents according to the similarity, and alerting a user or candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patents.

In this case, step (b) extracts terms using data mining and text mining based on the collected related information.

On the other hand, the intellectual property guidance method of the product matching system according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a classification information database that stores information about the classification of the product, a product information database that stores information about the product, A method of intellectual property guidance of a product matching system that has a standard information database that stores information about a standard of a technology and a technology, the method comprising: (a) a term in related information collected by the information management system; Extracting; (b) deriving a product related to the extracted term based on the information about the classification and the information about the product; (c) deriving information about a standard related to the extracted term; (d) deriving an element description related to the extracted term; And (e) matching and clustering the extracted terms with the derived related product, the derived standard information, and the derived element description.

On the other hand, the intellectual property guidance method of the applicant management system according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a product information database that stores information about the product, the applicant information database that stores the applicant information about the intellectual property, A company information database storing information about a company of a product, a financial information database storing financial information of the company, and a news information database storing information about the news of the company are provided and linked with a product matching system. An intellectual property guidance method of an applicant management system, comprising: (a) extracting applicant information associated with the product; And (b) extracting history information of companies related to products matched by the product matching system.

On the other hand, the intellectual property guidance method of the information pool operating system according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, the intellectual property guidance method of the information pool operating system in conjunction with the product matching system and the applicant management system, (a) the product Analyzing the similarity based on the product related to the term extracted by the matching system or the company history information and the applicant information extracted by the applicant management system; (b) deriving relevant similar patents according to the analyzed similarities; And (c) grouping the derived similar patents.

On the other hand, the intellectual property guidance method of the alarm system according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems, the intellectual property guidance method of the alarm system in conjunction with the information pool operating system, (a) analyzed by the information pool operating system Deriving a candidate patent according to the similarity degree; (b) deriving a candidate applicant holding the derived candidate patent; And (c) alerting the user holding or using the candidate patent or the candidate applicant derived.

The intellectual property guidance method according to the present invention can be recorded in a computer readable medium as a program.

According to the present invention, it is possible for a researcher or a developer to easily grasp the trend of the relevant technology related to newly generated patent information, the current state of competition technology, the contents of key technologies, etc. It can help to protect.

In addition, since information related to newly generated patent information is easily provided, it can contribute to the growth and development of an innovative company having core competencies by technological advancement and differentiation of a company or a research institute.

In addition, by providing relevant technical information to researchers or developers, it is possible to secure research and development and the right to avoid newly generated patent information, thereby improving research efficiency.

In addition, it is possible to prevent duplication of research based on information related to newly generated patent information and to prevent litigation by a patent monster.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the intellectual property guidance system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the intellectual property guidance system 100 according to the present invention includes an information management system 110, a product matching system 120, an element technology matching system 122, an applicant management system 130, and an information pool. (Information Pool) It includes an operating system 140 and the alerting system (150).

When new patent information is generated, the information management system 110 collects related information from the thesis information or patent information. That is, the information management system 110 collects information related to newly generated patent information through a communication network, for example, from an organization or institution that holds article information or patent information such as an academic institution or a patent office of each country. In this case, the information management system 110 may collect information related to newly generated patent information from a server of each organization or organization using a wired communication network such as the Internet or a wireless communication network such as a mobile communication network.

The product matching system 120 extracts terms from related information collected by the information management system 110 to match and cluster the related products. In this case, the product matching system 120 extracts terms using data mining and text mining based on the collected related information.

The element description matching system 122 extracts the element descriptions associated with the product and matches the clustered terms.

The applicant management system 130 extracts company history information from company information of a related product or extracts applicant information from information of a related product.

The information pool operating system 140 analyzes the similarity based on the extracted company history information or the applicant information, and extracts and packages the related patent according to the similarity.

In addition, the information pool operating system 140 may be implemented as, for example, a patent pool operating system, grouping the patent for each product-based element technology (Packing) or package the product-based element technology.

In addition, the information pool operating system 140 may be packaged to integrate the information into the patent technology currently generated, and management of the change in the rights to such a patent is also possible.

The alert system 150 extracts the candidate patents and candidate applicants holding the candidate patents according to the similarity, alerts the user or candidate applicants who possess or use the candidate patents, and provides a list of information and similarity information thereof. Show or display statistics or information. Here, the alarm system 150 may alert in one of alarms, e-mails, and texts.

2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the information management system 110 according to the present invention includes a paper information database 210, an intellectual property database 220, and an information collection module 230.

The thesis information database 210 stores the thesis information including university thesis, academic thesis, and institutional thesis. In addition, the thesis information database 210 is linked to the database of each university, academic foundation, institution, etc. that holds university papers, academic papers, and institutional papers. You can update and save the information.

The intellectual property database 220 stores intellectual property information including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. In addition, the intellectual property database 220 may be linked to the database of the patent office of each country to bring the relevant intellectual property information in real time or to take a certain period of time to update and store the previously stored information.

The information collection module 230 collects article information or collects intellectual property information from the article information database 210 and the intellectual property database 220.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the product matching system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the product matching system 120 according to the present invention includes a classification information database 310, a product information database 320, a standard information database 330, a term extraction module 340, and a product derivation module ( 350, a standard information derivation module 360, an element description derivation module 370, and a clustering module 380.

The classification information database 310 stores information on classification of products.

The product information database 320 stores information about a product.

The standard information database 330 stores information about a standard of a product or technology.

The term extraction module 340 extracts a term from related information collected by the information management system 110.

The product derivation module 350 derives a product related to the extracted term based on the classification information and the product information.

The standard information derivation module 360 derives information about a standard related to the extracted term.

The element description derivation module 370 derives the element description related to the extracted term.

The clustering module 380 matches and clusters extracted terms with derived related products, derived standard information, derived element descriptions.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the applicant management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the applicant management system 130 according to the present invention includes a product information database 410, an applicant information database 420, an applicant extraction module 430, a company information database 440, and a financial information database ( 450, a news information database 460, and a company history management module 470.

The product information database 410 stores information about a product.

The applicant information database 420 stores applicant information about intellectual property.

Applicant extraction module 430 extracts the applicant information associated with the product.

The company information database 440 stores information about a company of a product.

Financial information database 450 stores the financial information of the company.

The news information database 460 stores information about news of a company.

The company history management module 470 extracts and manages company history information related to products matched by the product matching system 120.

Here, the company history management module 470 manages company history information including news information, product information, number of employees, and patent number in addition to applicant information related to intellectual property.

5 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the information pool operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the information pool operating system 140 according to the present invention includes a similarity analysis module 510, a similar patent derivation module 520, and a grouping module 530.

The similarity analysis module 510 analyzes the similarity based on terms extracted by the product matching system 120 and related products and company history information or applicant information extracted by the applicant management system 130.

The similar patent derivation module 520 derives related similar patents according to the similarity analyzed by the similarity analysis module 510.

The grouping module 530 groups similar patents derived by the similar patent derivation module 520.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the information pool operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the alert system 150 according to the present invention includes a candidate patent derivation module 610, a candidate applicant derivation module 620, and an alert module 630.

The candidate patent derivation module 610 derives the candidate patents according to the similarity analyzed by the information pool operating system 140.

The candidate applicant derivation module 620 derives candidate applicants having candidate patents derived by the candidate patent derivation module 610.

The alarm module 630 alerts a user or a candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patent with an alarm through a communication network, an e-mail using the Internet, or a text message through a mobile communication network.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an intellectual property guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, when new patent information is generated (S702), the information collection module 230 collects related information from the article information database 210 or the intellectual property database 220 in the information management system 110. (S704).

Then, the term extraction module 340 in the product matching system 120 extracts a term from the relevant information collected by the information collection module 230 (S706).

In this case, the term extraction module 340 extracts a corresponding term from related information by using data mining and text mining for information analysis.

Subsequently, in the product matching system 120, the product derivation module 350 extracts the extracted terms based on the classification corresponding to the extracted terms from the classification information database 310 and the product information corresponding to the extracted terms from the product information database 320. Deriving a product corresponding to (S708).

In addition, the standard information derivation module 360 derives standard information corresponding to the extracted term based on the product information stored in the product information database 320 and the standard information stored in the standard information database 330 (S708). ).

In addition, the element description derivation module 370 derives the related element description based on the product derived by the product derivation module 350 and the standard information derived by the standard information derivation module 360 (S708).

Accordingly, the product matching system 120 derives related products, standard information, and element descriptions corresponding to the terms extracted by the term extraction module 340 (S708).

Next, in the product matching system 120, the clustering module 380 clusters related products corresponding to the terms extracted by the term extraction module 340, and standard information and element descriptions (S710).

Meanwhile, in the applicant management system 130, the company history management module 470 derives the company information of the products clustered by the clustering module 380 from the company information database 440, and the applicant extraction module 430 is the applicant information. Applicant information related to the product information clustered by the clustering module 380 is extracted from the database 420 (S712).

At this time, the company history management module 470 manages the news information of the relevant company through the news information database 460, and manages the financial information through the financial information database 450.

In the information pool operating system 140, the similarity analysis module 510 analyzes the similarity of how similar the product information clustered by the clustering module 380, terminology, standard information, and element technology with newly generated patent information. A similar patent is derived by the similar patent derivation module 520, and the grouping module 530 groups related information according to the similarity (S714).

In the alert system 150, the candidate patent derivation module 610 derives the candidate patent based on the information clustered by the product matching system 120 and the information grouped by the information pool operating system 140, and the candidate applicant. The derivation module 620 derives the candidate applicant (S716).

Thus, the alert module 630 alerts the user or candidate applicant using the candidate patent (S718).

In this case, the alert module 630 may perform an alert in the form of sending an alert message or an alert email to a user or candidate applicant of the candidate patent through a communication network. Here, the communication network may be a wired communication network such as the Internet, or may be a wireless communication network such as a mobile communication network.

The intellectual property guidance method according to the present invention can be recorded in a computer readable medium as a program.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a new patent information is generated, terms related to the extracted information are clustered, the element technology or the standard technology is derived by matching with related products, and based on company information, news information, and product information. Intellectual Property Guidance System and Method, Information Management System and Method, Product Matching System and Method, which derives similar patents related to related companies and alerts relevant users with candidate patents and candidate applicants according to similarity. Applicant management system and method, information pool operating system and method, alarm system and method can be realized.

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the intellectual property guidance system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the product matching system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the applicant management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the information pool operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the information pool operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an intellectual property guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: intellectual property guidance system 110: information management system

120: product matching system 122: element technology matching system

130: Applicant Management System 140: Information Pool Operating System

150: alarm system 210: thesis information database

220: intellectual property database 230: information collection module

310: Classification Information Database 320: Product Information Database

330: standard information database 340: term extraction module

350: product derivation module 360: standard information derivation module

370: module for deriving element technology 380: clustering module

410: Product Information Database 420: Applicant Information Database

430: Applicant Extraction Module 440: Company Information Database

450: financial information database 460: news information database

470: company history management module 510: similarity analysis module

520: similar patent derivation module 530: grouping module

610: candidate patent derivation module 620: candidate applicant derivation module

630: Alarm Module

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Thesis information database that stores thesis information, including university papers, academic papers, and institutional papers. Intellectual property databases, which contain intellectual property information including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. A classification information database stored therein, a product information database storing information about a product, a standard information database storing information about a standard of the product or technology, a product information database storing information about the product, and Applicant information database that stores applicant information about intellectual property, company information database that stores information about the company of the product, financial information database that stores financial information of the company, and information about the news of the company. Saved news information An intellectual property guidance system that includes a database, An information management unit for collecting article information or collecting intellectual property information for extracting and matching terms, element descriptions, and products from the article information database and the intellectual property database; Extract terms from the article information or the intellectual property information collected by the information management unit, derive products related to the extracted terms based on the classification information and the product information, and extract the terms A product for deriving information about a standard related to the and deriving an element description related to the extracted term, matching and clustering the extracted term and the derived related product, the derived standard information, and the derived element description. Matching unit; An element technology matching unit configured to extract and match an element technology related to the product; Companies that include news information, product information, number of employees, and patents, in addition to applicant information related to the intellectual property, for applicant information related to the product extracted or related to the product matched by the product matching unit. Applicant management unit for extracting and managing the history information; Analyzing the similarity based on the product related to the term extracted by the product matching unit or the company history information and the applicant information extracted by the applicant management unit, and derive related similar patents according to the analyzed similarity, An information pool operating unit for grouping the derived similar patents; And An alarm unit deriving a candidate patent according to the similarity analyzed by the information pool operating unit, deriving a candidate applicant having the derived candidate patent, and alerting a user or a candidate applicant to hold or use the candidate patent; Intellectual property guidance system that includes. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete Thesis information database that stores thesis information, including university papers, academic papers, and institutional papers. Intellectual property databases, which contain intellectual property information including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. A classification information database stored therein, a product information database storing information about a product, a standard information database storing information about a standard of the product or technology, a product information database storing information about the product, and Applicant information database that stores applicant information about intellectual property, company information database that stores information about the company of the product, financial information database that stores financial information of the company, and information about the news of the company. Saved news information In the intellectual property guidance method of the system interworking with the database, including the information management unit, product matching unit, applicant management unit, information pool management unit and alarm unit, (a) collecting, by the information manager, article information for extracting and matching terms, element descriptions and products from the article information database and the intellectual property database or collecting intellectual property information; (b) the product matching unit extracts a term from the article information or the intellectual property information collected by the information management unit, and selects a product related to the extracted term based on the information about the classification and the information about the product. Deriving information about a standard related to the extracted term, deriving an element description related to the extracted term, and extracting the extracted term and the related related product, the derived standard information, and the derived element. Matching and clustering techniques; (c) the applicant management unit extracts applicant information related to the product, or news information, product information, and number of employees in addition to the applicant information related to the intellectual property with respect to the history information of the company related to the product matched by the product matching unit. Extracting company history information including the number of patents; (d) the information pool operator analyzes the similarity based on the product related to the term extracted by the product matching unit or the company history information and the applicant information extracted by the applicant management unit, and according to the analyzed similarity Deriving a similar patent and grouping the derived similar patents; And (e) the alerting unit derives the candidate patents according to the similarity analyzed by the information pool operating unit, derives the candidate applicants holding the derived candidate patents, and alerts the user or candidate applicants holding or using the candidate patents; Doing step; Intellectual property guidance method, including. delete delete delete delete delete A computer readable medium recording the intellectual property guidance method of claim 9 in a program.

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