Technology opportunity discovery based on patent analysis: a hybrid approach of subject-action-object and generative topographic mapping

• Published in: Technology analysis & strategic management Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 2070 - 2083
• Main Authors: Wang, Jinfeng, Ding, Zhaoye, Liu, Zhenfeng, Feng, Lijie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.09.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Automation; Coal; Discovery; Extraction; generative topographic mapping; Information technology; Mapping; patent analysis; R&D; Research & development; semantic analysis; Semantics; subject-action-object; Technology assessment; Technology opportunity discovery; Topographic mapping; Topography
• ISSN: 0953-7325; 1465-3990
• DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2022.2126306

An incomplete understanding of the technical details in a firm's technology selection can lead to a failure in the process of the technology opportunity discovery (TOD) and cause a series of R&D problems. This study proposes an approach for the automated TOD by combining the subject-section...