Convergence R&D Strategy Research based the Patent Analysis

ABSTRACT A wide range of analyses is possible, ranging from technological value forecasts to technological innovation assessments, using patent information such as the number of applications, year, country, applicant, citation relation and the number of citations of the patent, since the patent information is standardized data provided in the form of a time series, showing the history of a technical field from the past to the present. Furthermore, this data can also be used as a tool to examine the direction of R&D projects. This study suggested a systematic method by which a company can converge its technologies and other fields of outside expertise, using patent information on core technologies, and the proposed methodology was verified in an objective manner through empirical analysis. Keywords: Convergence; Patent Analysis; Convergence R&D; Business Support