The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches

This paper presents a new crowdsourcing approach to the construction of patent clusters, and systematically benchmarks it against previous expert and algorithmic approaches. Patent databases should be rich sources of inspiration which could lead engineering designers to novel solutions for creative...

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Main Authors: Andrew Wodehouse, Gokula Vasantha, Jonathan Corney, Ross Maclachlan, Ananda Jagadeesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Design Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470117000191/type/journal_article