Keyword contents organization
The biggest feature and strength of PatentPia GoldenCompass is the organized and rich contents scheme related to keywords.
Keywords are the fastest and most intuitive way to characterize not only individual patents, but also patentsets. However, given a patentset, extracting and organizing keywords from that patentset is a daunting task. GoldenCompass provides a service scheme to extract, analyze, classify, cleanse (filter, etc.), visualize, download or report on keywords contained in patentsets corresponding to i) companies, ii) fields, iii) researchers, or iv) any combination thereof.
Using Apple as an example of a keyword extraction company, Myers Scott A. as an example of a keyword extraction researchers, and augmented reality as an example of a keyword of interest, we provide keyword contents utilizing PatentPia GoldenCompass. If you click on the chain (link) marks that are attached to each item in the above utilization map, the example page will open in a new window.
Keyword extraction coverage
The content scope for extracting keywords from patents is the i) title, ii) abstract, and iii) claims of the patent. In special cases, we also extract from the description of the invention and patent drawings. Keywords are extracted from individual patents, and a keyword set corresponding to a patent set (SET), which is a collection of patents, is generated by combining the keywords extracted from individual patents.
Source of keyword occurrence
In GoldenCompass, the source from which a keyword occurs is the patentset corresponding to a single item, such as i) company, ii) field, iii) researchers, or iv) a composite item, which is a combination of these. For item vs. patentset assignment/mapping, see the page "Item vs. Patentset Mapping".
A company is based on the entity that has rights to a patent, i.e., the right holder. A particular patent applied for by an applicant may be assigned to the current right holder. In this case, the keywords contained in that patent are assigned/mapped to the current right holder, not the applicant.
The fields include i) technology, ii) products-parts, iii) products-materials, iv) patent classification (CPC/IPC, etc.), v) concepts (coming soon), and vi) keywords.
For each field, such as a technical field or patent classification (e.g., a specific CPC classification code), there is a corresponding patent set. When there is a specific keyword (e.g., "augmented reality"), there is a patent set containing this keyword, and there are many other keywords that co-occur with "augmented reality" in this patent set. Therefore, the keyword (e.g., "augmented reality") itself is also a source of other keywords (e.g., (e.g., keywords that co-occur with "augmented reality").
(Note) Patent sets that are assigned to/respond to/mapped to a patent classification are processed using the main patent classification contained in the patent, i.e., only patents with a particular patent classification as the main patent classification are used as patent sets that are assigned to/respond to/mapped to that patent classification. On the other hand, for patent classifications that cannot be the main patent classification (e.g., CPC 2000 series or Y section), we use the patentset that is assigned/responds/mapped to the patents with that patent classification used as the sub patent classification. For more information about patent classifications, please refer to the "Patent Classification" page.
The inventor is the entity that made the invention for a patent. The inventor does not change even if the patent is assigned. If a particular patent was invented by multiple inventors, the keywords extracted from the patent are assigned/mapped to all of them.
Keyword list contents by original keyword source
GoldenCompass provides keyword list contents for its own (entered/selected) items. Keyword lists are provided grouped by special attributes such as i) rapidly growing keywords, ii) new appearing keywords, iii) highly specialized keywords, iv) keywords in special patents, etc.
Rapidly growing keywords
Rapidly growing keywords are extracted from the keywords included in the patent set that are assigned/respond/mapped to their own (input/selected) items, which are rapidly growing in frequency in recent years.
Below is an example of the rapidly growing keywords contents by US patents for the company item "Apple" provided by GoldenCompass. For the list of rapidly growing keywords, you can also apply descending sorting to the "first day of appearance" field, filter by "goods and parts" for the classification, etc. to get a confined or refined list of rapidly growing keywords.
New Appearing Keywords
New appearing keywords are extracted from the keywords in the patent set that are assigned/respond/mapped to their own (input/selected) items, and are only recently appearing for the first time.
Below is an example of new appearing keyword contents based on US patents for the keyword item "augmented reality" provided by GoldenCompass. For a list of new appearing keywords, you can also get a confined or refined list of rapidly growing keywords by filtering the classification to "goods and parts," for example.
Highly specialized keywords
Highly specialized keywords are extracted from the keywords in the patent set that are assigned/respond/mapped to their own (input/selected) item, which occur in large numbers in this item, but relatively less in other items. In other words, highly specialized keywords are those that have a relatively stronger/closer relationship with a particular item.
Below is an example of specialized keyword contents based on US patents for the company "Apple" for the keyword item "augmented reality" provided by GoldenCompass. The keywords featured here are those that i) appear frequently in the keyword item for the company "Apple" for "augmented reality", but ii) have a relatively low density in the company item "Apple" or the keyword item "augmented reality", and iii) have a very low density in all non-Apple company items or all non-augmented reality keyword items.
For the specialized keyword list, you can also filter the classification by "materials and substances" to get a confined or refined list of specialized keywords.
Keywords included in special patents
GoldenCompass provides a list contents of keywords in special patents, from the set of patents that are shipped/respond/mapped to your own (entered/selected) items.
Special patents include i) patents related to special events, and ii) patents with special attribute spikes. Special events include i) patent transfers through M&A, ii) patent litigation, iii) patent judgments, iv) standard patents, v) patents used for FDA approvals, and vi) patents related to government-funded R&Ds. Special attribute spikes include i) patents with rapidly growing citations, ii) patents with rapidly growing foreign citations, iii) self-forward citations, iv) patent family spikes, and v) patents with high technology convergence.
Series/Context of keyword analysis contents
The keyword analysis contents provided by PatentPia GoldenCompass have the following families. The keyword analysis contents are the richest and most diverse in the GoldenCompass scheme, and we recommend using them appropriately according to the context (application location/use environment/utilization environment).
There are three families/contexts of keyword analysis contents: i) analysis of keywords themselves, ii) analysis of keywords in patentsets that are assigned/respond to/mapped to their own (entered/selected) items, and iii) comparison analysis between multiple entered keywords.
We provide keyword analysis contents utilizing PatentPia GoldenCompass using Apple as an example of keyword extraction target items and augmented reality as an example of keywords of interest. If you click on the chain(link) marks that are combined to each item in the above utilization map, the example page will open in a new window.
Analysis of the keyword itself
The analysis of the keyword itself is the analysis of one keyword entered/selected. The keyword has a set of patents per nation assigned/responding/mapped to it. The analysis of the keyword itself is the analysis of that patentset, which contains i) time information, ii) patent holder/right holder information, iii) field (patent classification (CPC/IPC, etc.) information, iv) researchers information, etc., and v) events in which patents in that patentset were used. These i) to v) can be analyzed, and the contents that are analyzed are the keyword's own analysis contents.
Below is an example of company analysis contents for the keyword item "augmented reality". The companies in the analysis are right holders of patents for "augmented reality." You can analyze comparisons between right holders of patents. The types of comparative analysis are: i) index comparison, ii) trend comparison, iii) forward citations comparison, iv) patent families comparison, v) quality comparison, vi) comparison by kind of events, vii) share comparison, and viii) concentration comparison.
Analysis of keywords in patentsets assigned/responded/mapped to own(input/selected) items
Analyze keywords in patent sets assigned/responding/mapped to own (input/selected) items is an analysis that extracts keywords in patent sets related to the input/selected items and outputs a list of extracted keywords.
The own (input/selected) items that are subject to this analysis include i) single items such as company, field, researchers, etc. and ii) compound items, which are a combination of two single items. The fields include i) technology, ii) products-parts, iii) products-materials, iv) patent classification (CPC/IPC, etc.), v) concepts (coming soon), and vi) keywords. Keywords can be treated as a field just like any other field, as a patentset can be assigned/respond/mapped to it, and other keywords contained in that patentset can be extracted.
An item has nation-specific patentsets assigned/responding/mapped to it. The patentset from which the keywords are extracted provides i) time information, ii) frequency information, and iii) event information in which the patents in the patentset were used. Special events include i) patent purchases/trades/M&A, ii) patent transfers through M&A, iii) patent litigation, iv) patent trials, iv) standard patents, v) patents used in FDA approvals, and vi) patents related to national R&D. Utilizing time and frequency information, keyword contents such as i) rapidly growing keywords, ii) new appearing keywords, etc. can be generated. By utilizing events information, keyword contents included in special patents can be generated.
Comparison analysis between multiple entered keywords
Given multiple keywords, GoldenCompass provides comparison analysis contents for these keywords.
Example of multiple keyword families
Typical examples of multiple keyword families include: i) keyword families by interest/theme/classification ii) random keyword families generated/entered by the user.
How to upload & utilize multiple keyword groups : through My portfolio
To upload multiple keywords from My portfolio and utilize them for comparison analysis, please refer to the "Systematic registration & management of interests" page in the manual related to My portfolio.
Analysis contents for comparison of multiple keyword groups
The analysis contents for comparison analysis between keywords belonging to multiple keyword families include i) index, ii) patent portfolio, iii) impact, iv) fidelity, v) quality of patent, and vi) events.
For reference, the analysis contents of comparison between keywords of a specific company/researcher have vii) share and viii) concentration of company on field.
Keyword Utilization Map
Situation vs. method of analysis
If the name of the item is known
Use the "Search to GoldenCompass" track if you know the name of the organization (company, etc.), the name of the field (technology, product-part, material-substance, patent classification (CPC/IPC), concept (coming soon), keywords), or the name of the researchers.
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Enter the name from Step 1 into GoldenCompass's search bar,
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Click on a specific item in the search results,
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On the item's analysis page, select the "Keyword Dashboard",
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Browse, utilize (generate reports, download excel, etc.), and share keyword analysis contents according to your purpose.
If you have a patent list
For a list of patents in possession, there are three tracks on how to achieve the purpose of keyword analysis.
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Utilize PatentPia Analytics
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Access analytics.patentpia.com
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Upload an excel file containing your patent numbers from the "Upload Excel" menu or enter your patent numbers in the "Enter numbers" window
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Click "Upload Excel"
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Download the Excel upload form
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Enter the patent number (copy), aligning it with the fields in the downloaded form
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Upload the form excel file with patent number entered
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When entering the number in the "Enter number" window, it must be 1 kind of number. Each patent has an application number, so you can enter the application number or Patent ID from PatentPia. You also need to select a nation.
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Note: If the list of patents has a classification system (e.g., technology classification), you must select "Upload Excel".
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Click on the menu related to keyword analysis under the lower "Technology and convergence" menu
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Utilize My portfolio
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(Note) For more information on patent set analysis using My portfolio, please refer to the "Registered patent sets → real-time analysis" page
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Patent list is already uploaded
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Access My portfolio → Access the individual My portfolio where the patent list is uploaded → Select the "Patent Folder" where the patent list is uploaded → Select the "Patent Analysis" main menu → Select the "Keyword & Convergence" main menu → Select the submenu and lower menu (with nation) → Open the PatentPia Analytics page with real-time analysis results for keywords
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How to access My portfolio: After logging in, click "Click My portfolio" on the top right corner or other methods (click URL) to access My portfolio
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Patent list is not already uploaded
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What to do: You need to upload your patent list to My portfolio first. For details, please refer to the "Registered patent sets → real-time analysis" page
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Once the patent risk is uploaded, select "Patent Folder" where the patent list is uploaded → Select "Patent Analysis" main menu → Select "Keyword & Convergence" main menu → Select submenu and lower menu (with nation) → Open PatentPia Analytics page with real-time analysis results for keywords
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Utilize My GoldenCompass (coming soon)
Keyword utilization tracks
There are many possible utilizations of keywords in patents. The most representative of these are: i) technology sensing, ii) technology/R&D planning, iii) new product/new service feature/concept planning, iv) utilization/convergence/application field exploration, etc.
Technology Sensing.
Technology sensing is a competitive intelligence practice that involves periodically exploring, analyzing, and utilizing technology elements contained in the patents of a targeted entity that are worth monitoring, such as i) a specific company, ii) a specific field, or iv) a specific field of a specific company. For more information, please refer to the the "Technology Sensing/Market-Issue Sensing" page.
Planning new product/new service features/concepts, etc.
Planning/ideation of new and innovative features or concepts for new products/new services is a key concern for many organizations, including technology/product planning organizations, R&D organizations, marketing organizations, etc. For this purpose, buzz, complaint/evaluation data is collected from social sources, and the demand of clients or market is constantly investigated and analyzed.
Global patent data is the culmination of collective technology intelligence; and, global patent documents are also an encyclopedia of methods of solutions to technical problems (SOLUTION); hence, patent data is the crown jewel of the technology field in comparison with anything else, as it contains the technical achievements of researchers/technologists/engineers from all over the world for more than 100 years.
As Isaac Newton once said, "If you stand on the shoulders of giants, you can see farther than they can," and we need to utilize the giant that is global patent data wisely.
On the other hand, patent data has not only the advantages of papers such as citation information/government-funded R&D history, etc. but also abundant capitalistic elements that are not present in papers such as transactions/litigations/M&A/investments/standards/FDA approvals, etc. Therefore, if these elements are effectively utilized, differential performance can be achieved in i) technology sensing, ii) technology/R&D planning, iii) new product/new service feature/concept planning, iv) utilization/convergence/application exploration, etc.
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