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IPC Code Based Analysis of Technology Convergence of the IoT Patents in South Korea, China, and Japan : Focusing on PCT International Applications

한중일 사물인터넷(IoT) 관련 특허의 IPC 코드 기반 기술융복합 분석 : PCT 국제출원을 중심으로

  • Shim, Jaeruen (Division of Embedded IT, Busan University of Foreign Studies)
  • Received : 2020.04.23
  • Accepted : 2020.05.17
  • Published : 2020.07.31
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Abstract

In this Study, Social Network Analysis of IoT related patents in South Korea, China, and Japan was conducted from the viewpoint of patent informatics. To this end, 2,526 patents filed by PCT until December 2019 were investigated up to the subclass level of the IPC code. As a result, in the case of South Korea, representative IPC codes are in the order of G06Q, H04L, G06F, H04W, and the highest frequency of interconnection is H04L→H04W, H04W→H04L, H04W→H04B. In China, the representative IPC codes are in the order of H04L, H04W, G05B, G06Q. South Korea has strong technological convergence centered on the G06Q, while China has strong convergence centered around H04L and H04W. Moreover, in China, H04L and H04W have more diverse combinations than in South Korea in Section A, B, G, and H. In the future, it is necessary to study the diversity of technology convergence of H04L and H04W in China.

본 연구에서는 특허 정보학의 관점에서 한국, 중국, 일본의 사물인터넷 관련 특허의 사회연결망분석(Social Network Analysis)을 실시하고, 그 결과를 시각화하였다. 이를 위해 2019년 12월까지 PCT 국제출원된 특허 2,526건을 대상으로 IPC 코드의 서브클래스 수준까지 조사하였다. 주요 분석 결과로는 한국의 대표 IPC 코드는 G06Q(데이터 처리 시스템 또는 방법), H04L(디지털 정보의 전송), G06F(플랫폼), H04W(무선통신 네트워크) 순이고, IPC 코드간 상호 연결 빈도수가 가장 많은 것은 H04L→H04W(80회), H04W→H04L(40회), H04W→H04B(22회) 순이다. 중국의 대표 IPC 코드는 H04L, H04W, G05B, G06Q 순이다. 한국은 G06Q 중심의 기술융복합이 강한 반면, 중국은 H04L과 H04W 중심의 기술융복합이 강하다. 특히 중국의 경우 H04L과 H04W은 섹션 A, 섹션 B, 섹션 G, 섹션 H에서 한국보다 더 다양한 기술 결합이 존재하고 있다. 향후 중국을 중심으로 H04L과 H04W의 기술융복합의 다양성에 대해 집중 연구할 필요가 있다.

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