Patent Map Display with Dynamic Zoom for Trend Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing patent map display technologies face difficulties in easily ascertaining attribute information related to individual pieces of patent information, making it hard to visualize and understand technology trends without specialized knowledge.
Innovation Solution
A patent map display device and method that includes a bibliographic database, an information acquisition unit, an analysis unit for comparing user input with prior patent information, and a patent map generation unit that creates a visual map with characters representing attribute information, allowing for easy identification of technology trends and patent evaluations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If patent information is automatically processed to generate patent maps, then productivity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because attribute information of individual patents becomes hard to ascertain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the patent map into multiple zoom levels. At the first zoom level, patent maps are displayed for broad technology classifications to show overall trends. When users click on a specific patent or technology classification, the system segments the view to display detailed attribute information (second zoom level) for individual patents. This segmentation allows users to navigate between macro overview and micro detail without losing context, resolving the contradiction between efficient map generation and ease of accessing individual patent attributes.
2Measurement precision
If patent maps display comprehensive attribute information, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic patent map display system with multiple zoom levels that automatically adjusts the amount of information displayed based on user interaction. At the first zoom level, the system displays summarized patent map information for broad technology classifications. When users zoom in or click on specific patents, the system dynamically transitions to displaying detailed attribute information. This dynamic adaptation allows comprehensive measurement precision when needed while maintaining simple, clean displays at overview levels, thus reducing perceived system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a dimensional layer of zoom levels to the patent map display. Instead of displaying all attribute information simultaneously in a single complex view, the system organizes information across multiple dimensional layers (zoom levels). Users can navigate from a two-dimensional overview map to more detailed representations by interacting with the system. This dimensional organization separates the complexity of information from the simplicity of the overview display, maintaining measurement precision while reducing device complexity.
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AI summary
A patent map display device of the present invention is a patent map display device that displays a patent map on a user terminal that can be operated by a user and includes an information acquisition unit that acquires instruction information input to the user terminal by the user, a bibliographic DB that stores prior patent information, an analysis unit including a comparison section that compares the instruction information with the patent information and an evaluation section that performs patent evaluation of the instruction information by comparing the instruction information with the patent information on the basis of the comparison section, a patent map generation unit including a generation section that generates a map and a character representing an attribute related to an analysis result of the instruction information on the basis of attribute information including the patent evaluation and a disposition section that disposes the character in the map, and a display unit that displays a patent map generated by the patent map generation unit.