Cloud Computing : Technology, Business Opportunity and Patent Analysis

Table of Contents

1.Development of Cloud Computing Technology
1.1 SaaS
1.2 PaaS
1.3 IaaS

2. Patent Mining
2.1 Patent Search
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
2.1.3 Data Selection
2.1.4 Data Analysis
2.2 Analysis of Trends
2.2.1 Text Mining
2.2.2 Data Mining
2.2.3 Relative R&D Intensity
2.2.4 Results of Patent Index Analysis

3. Deployment Strategies of Major Assignees

MIC Perspecitve

Appendix

Glossary of Terms

List of Companies

List of Tables

Table 1: Key Technology Fields Identified Using Text Mining
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 30 Cloud Computing Patent Assignees
Table 3: The Top 10 Cloud Computing Patents and Their Assignees 13
Table 4: Matrix Analysis of the 10 Most Important Cloud Computing Patents
Table 5: Important Assignees' Deployment in Cloud Computing by Technology Fields

List of Figures

Figure 1: Illustration of Cloud Computing Service Business Model
Figure 2: Search Flow for Cloud Computing Patents
Figure 2: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Sector
Figure 3: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Field