Convergence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Using Patent Analysis

Authors

  • Eunhee Kim Chonnam National University in Korea
  • Jaejon Kim Chonnam National University
  • Joon Koh Chonnam National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752014000100004

Keywords:

technological convergence, information and communication technology (ICT), patent, international patent classification (IPC), co-classification, association rule mining

Abstract

Since the 1990s, information and communication technology (ICT) has been perceived as the critical technology for economic development, and the ICT industry itself has been growing exceptionally fast. Moreover, technology convergence in ICT has received particular attention. ICT innovations diffuse into existing products and thus come to form a new integral part of the goods. This is an exploratory research to examine technology convergence of the supply side as a firm level in the ICT sector using International Patent Classification (IPC) of 43,636 sample patents from 1995 to 2008. This study finds a degree of merger and relationships between different technology domains through the association rule mining of patent co-classification. This type of analysis helps companies to take strategies under the environment of technological trajectory change.

Author Biographies

Eunhee Kim, Chonnam National University in Korea

Eunhee Kim, is an assistant professor in the Department of Business Administration, Chonnam National University in Korea. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Seoul National University, a MS in Technology Management from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a BS in Computer Science from Ewha Womans University. She worked at LG-EDS and EDS Korea as a system engineer and at Industrial Bank of Korea’s Economic Research Institute as a research fellow.

Jaejon Kim, Chonnam National University

Jaejon Kim, is a professor in the Department of Business Administration, Chonnam National University. He received his Ph. D. at the Arizona State University. His research interests are in the DSS, GDSS, and e-business areas.

Joon Koh, Chonnam National University

Joon Koh, is an associate professor in the Department of Business Administration, Chonnam National University. He received his Ph.D. in MIS from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). His research interests are in the areas of virtual community, communities-of-practice, and knowledge management. Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea. E-mail: kjoon@chonnam.ac.kr

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2014-04-23

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Kim, E., Kim, J., & Koh, J. (2014). Convergence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Using Patent Analysis. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 11(1), 53–64. https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752014000100004

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2014)

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