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http://dx.doi.org/10.17661/jkiiect.2022.15.5.308

Technology Convergence Analysis by IPC Code-Based Social Network Analysis of Healthcare Patents  

Shim, Jaeruen (Division of Software, Busan University of Foreign Studies(BUFS))
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The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology / v.15, no.5, 2022 , pp. 308-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study deals with the technology Convergence Analysis by IPC Code-Based Social Network Analysis of Healthcare Patents filed in Korea. The relationship between core technologies is visualized using Social Network Analysis. At the subclass level of healthcare patents, 1,155 cases (49.4%) of patents with complex IPC codes were investigated, and as a result of Social Network Analysis on them, the IPC codes with the highest Degree Centrality were A61B, G16H, and G06Q, in that order. The IPC codes with the highest Betweenness Centrality are in the order of A61B, G16H, and G06Q. In addition, it was confirmed that healthcare patents consist of two large technology clusters. Cluster-1 corresponds to related business models centered on A61B, G16H and G06Q, and Cluster-2 is consisting of H04L, H04W and H04B. The technology convergence core pairs of the healthcare patent is [G16H-A61B] and [G16H-G06Q] in Cluster-1, and [H04L-H04W] in Cluster-2. The results of this study can contribute to the development of core technologies for healthcare patents.
Keywords
Healthcare; IPC Code; IoT; Social Network Analysis; Technology Convergence;
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