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Future technology projection supporting apparatus, method, program and method for providing a future technology projection supporting service

US8645184B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2008
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0202
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technology projection supporting apparatus includes a describing section extracting unit and steps for extracting a problem describing section and an effect describing section from each technical document, a technical phrase extraction unit and steps to extract a technical phrase, which indicates a matter to be achieved by a technology, from each of the problem describing section and the effect describing section, an impact determination unit and steps for determining a business impact to be made by the matter indicated by the extracted technical phrase, a naming unit and steps for naming the extracted technical phrase; and a technology map generation unit for generating a technology map. The generated technology map has axes indicating time length to be required to implement technology and business impact.

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