WO2012060502A1 - System and method for reasoning correlation between research subjects - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for reasoning a correlation between research subjects, comprising the following steps: when a correlation reasoning request is made on research subjects on the technical field that is input by a user and on an integrated product database server, in which at least one product from patents, reports, academic material, standards, statistics, and electronic documents from each of the technical field is saved, searching the integrated product database server and obtaining the product for the technical field; extracting at least one research subject from each of the obtained products and connecting and grouping common research subjects for each type of product; creating a research group by connecting the groups to which identical research subjects belong from the groups that are grouped; and reasoning the correlation between the research subjects based on the created research group. As a result, according to the present invention, the correlation between products according to the technical field and research subjects is converged and presented, thereby allowing easy identification of the cooperative or competitive relationship between the research subjects.

Description

System and method for inference of correlation between research subjects

The present invention relates to a system and method for inferring correlation between research subjects, and more particularly, when inferring correlation between research subjects in a technical field input by a user is requested, the integrated database is searched for. Acquiring achievements in the technical field, extracting at least one or more research subjects from each of the obtained achievements, connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement, and then grouping the same research subjects among the grouped groups. System and method for inferring the correlation between research subjects that induces the research group, the research subjects belonging to the same research group are cooperative, and the research subjects belonging to different research groups are in competition. It is about.

In general, an information retrieval apparatus is a device that collects, classifies, and accumulates information to be extracted as needed.

One of the indispensable actions of human intellectual activity in the information society is the collection, accumulation, retrieval and use of information based on advanced science and technology. Personally, we need to find ways to obtain necessary information and data more quickly and accurately and to use it for R & D or decision making. Socially, we need a way to meet various information needs in each sector of society. Therefore, how to construct, maintain and operate an information retrieval apparatus that can be satisfied by information retrieval is important.

Therefore, the information retrieval apparatus is a device that quickly finds information suitable for a request from a database accumulated in an easy-to-find form by collecting, processing, and processing information or data that is expected to be required by the information consumer, and provides the information requester. In such a form, a search result output from an information retrieval apparatus may be notified by phone or by fax, and the search result may be transmitted online to a home or office of a requester who has a computer through the Internet.

It is divided into reference search, fact search, and full-text search according to the kind of information accumulated in the database. Reference search is the search for bibliographic references in the literature that focus on the subject that the requester wants to know. The fact search can search general data, numerical data and fact data. The full-text search can search and view not only the bibliographic data but also the relevant text or the original text as needed from the database that accumulates the full text of the literature.

However, the conventional information retrieval device has a limitation in that it can only present papers, research reports, patents, etc. independently of each other, and cannot present each piece of information related to science and technology.

In addition, the information retrieval device only presents the achievements of each technical field, but the correlation between the study subjects cannot be presented.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide correlations between research subjects as well as achievements in the technical field input by a user. To provide a system and method for inference.

According to an aspect of the present invention, for each technical field, an integrated achievement database server storing at least one achievement of patents, papers, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents, and research into a technical field input by a user When a correlation inference between subjects is requested, the integrated achievement database server is searched to obtain achievements in the technical field, and at least one research subject is extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and a joint research subject is obtained for each outcome. After linking and grouping, a research group including a correlation inference apparatus for generating a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, and inferring correlations among the research subjects based on the generated research group. A system for inferring correlation between subjects is provided.

The correlation inference apparatus infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group and the competition in the research subjects belonging to different research groups.

In addition, the correlation inference device is a researcher who has collaborated with the researcher, the researcher cooperation, the different institutions belonging to the researcher of the partnership, the institutional cooperation, the different countries to which the organization of the partnership belongs to the national cooperation Infer

In addition, the correlation inference apparatus infers that the research groups in which the achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a certain period of time to the research groups.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the inference of the correlation between the research subjects in the technical field input by the user is requested, the achievement acquisition unit for obtaining the achievements for the technical field by searching the previously stored integrated achievement database, At least one research subject is extracted from each of the acquired achievements, and a research subject extraction and grouping unit for connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement, and connecting one or more research groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups. A research group generation unit for generating a group, a correlation inference unit for inferring correlations between study subjects based on the generated study groups, and a correlation providing unit for providing the inferred correlation with the achievement to the user A correlation inference apparatus is provided.

The integrated artifact database may be present inside or separately from the correlation inference device.

The correlation inference apparatus may further include an input unit which directly receives a technical field from the user or receives a technical field input by a user terminal through a communication network.

The research subject is at least one of a researcher, an institution, and a country.

The integrated achievement database stores at least one outcome of patents, articles, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents.

When the research subject is a researcher, the research subject extraction and grouping unit extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, and groups and groups the joint researchers for each achievement.

The research subject extracting and grouping unit extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements and extracts a research institution belonging to each researcher after the research subject is an institution. Connect and group.

The research subject extracting and grouping unit extracts at least one researcher and an institution to which each researcher belongs from the obtained achievements, and checks the state of the extracted institution for each achievement. Link and group the countries of the institution to which the collaborators belong.

The research group generating unit creates a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, and duplicates the research subject within the same research group.

The correlation inference unit infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group and the competition between the research subjects belonging to different research groups.

In addition, the correlation inference unit infers a competitive relationship in the case of a research subject in which the achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a certain period.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method of inferring correlation between research subjects by a correlation inference apparatus, (a) when a correlation inference between research subjects in a technical field input by a user is requested, (B) extracting at least one or more research subjects from each of the obtained achievements, and connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement; (c) generating a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, (d) inferring correlations among research subjects based on the generated research groups, and (e) the reasoning A method of inferring correlation between research subjects is provided, the method comprising providing the generated correlation with the result to the user. .

The research subject may be at least one of a researcher, an institution, and a country.

In the step (b), if the research subject is a researcher, at least one or more researchers are extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and grouped by connecting joint researchers for each achievement.

In addition, in the step (b), if the research subject is an institution, at least one or more researchers are extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and the affiliated institution of each of the extracted researchers is extracted, and then the affiliated institution to which the collaborative researcher belongs to each achievement. Connect and group.

In addition, in the step (b), if the research subject is a country, at least one researcher and each institution belonging to the researcher is extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and the country of the extracted institution is checked for each achievement. Co-researchers link and group the countries of their institutions.

In the step (d), the research subjects belonging to the same research group are cooperative with each other, and the research subjects belonging to different research groups are inferred from each other.

In addition, the step (d) is a case in which research subjects belonging to different research groups belonging to different research groups with the achievements related to the technical field exist within a certain period of time. Research subjects infer the correlation between research subjects in a cooperative relationship.

According to the present invention, since the correlations between the achievements and the research subjects according to the technical field are fused and provided, the cooperation / competition relations between the research subjects can be easily understood.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for inferring correlation between study subjects according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inferring correlations between researchers by a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for inferring correlation between institutions by a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inferring correlations between countries by a correlation inference apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Details of the above-described objects and technical configurations of the present invention and the effects thereof according to the present invention will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for inferring correlation between study subjects according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for inferring correlation between study subjects includes a user terminal 100, an integrated achievement database server 200, and a correlation inference apparatus 300 that receive technical fields from a user.

The user terminal 100 refers to a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, a wired communication terminal such as a PC, and the like.

The integrated achievement database server 200 stores at least one achievement of patents, articles, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents for each technical field.

When the correlation inference between the research subjects in the technical field input by the user is requested, the correlation inference apparatus 300 searches the integrated achievement database server 200 to obtain the achievements in the technical field. After extracting at least one research subject from each of the obtained achievements, connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement, connecting research groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, and generating the research group. The correlation between study subjects is inferred based on the research groups.

In this case, the correlation inference apparatus 300 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group, and the research subjects belonging to different research groups in a competitive relationship.

In other words, the correlation inference apparatus 300 is that the researchers who have collaborated with the researcher are the researcher cooperation relationship, the different institutions to which the researcher of the cooperation belongs, the institutional cooperation relationship, and the different countries to which the institutions of the partnership belong. Infer correlation by relationship.

Here, the case in which the user inputs the technical field through the user terminal 100 has been described. However, the user may directly input the technical field through the input unit provided in the correlation inference apparatus 300.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the correlation inference apparatus 300 includes an integrated achievement database 302, an input unit 304, an achievement acquisition unit 306, a research subject extraction and grouping unit 308, and a research group generation unit 310. , A correlation inference unit 312, and a correlation provider 314.

The input unit 304 directly receives a technical field from a user or receives a technical field input by a user terminal through a communication network.

Accordingly, the user may input a technical field through the search box, such as 'Semantic Web'.

The integrated achievement database 302 stores the achievements for each technical field. Here, the achievements refer to patents, papers, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, electronic documents, and the like.

Herein, the case in which the correlation inference apparatus 300 includes the integrated achievement database 302 has been described, but the integrated achievement database 302 may be provided separately.

When the result obtaining unit 306 is requested to infer correlation between research subjects in the technical field input through the input unit 304, the result obtaining unit 306 searches the integrated result database 302 to obtain a result for the technical field. do.

For example, when the technical field input by the user is the "Semantic Web", the achievement obtaining unit 306 searches the integrated achievement database 302 to obtain a achievement for the "Semantic Web".

The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more research subjects from each of the achievements obtained by the achievement acquisition unit 306, and connects the joint research subjects to each of the achievements for the extracted research subjects. Group.

That is, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 analyzes bibliographic information for each of the obtained achievements, extracts a research subject such as a researcher, an institution, a country, and performs joint research for each achievement on the extracted research subject. Group subjects by connecting them.

For example, in the case of a patent, bibliographic information of an inventor, an applicant, and the like is included. The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 retrieves bibliographic information to extract an inventor of a researcher, an applicant, or an institution. In addition, in the case of a thesis, information on the author, affiliation, etc. is included. The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 extracts the author as a researcher and affiliation.

In other words, when the research subject is a researcher, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, and groups and groups the joint researchers for each achievement.

In addition, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, extracts an institution to which each of the extracted researchers belongs, and then joints for each outcome Group the institution that the researcher belongs to.

In addition, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308, when the research subject is a country, extracts at least one or more researchers and affiliated institutions of each researcher from each obtained achievement, and confirms the country of the extracted institution For each achievement, group the co-researcher's country in which they belong.

In this case, if the institution and the country cannot be found in the researcher's institution information, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 may predict the researcher's institution and country by using the telephone number and e-mail address displayed on the result.

The method of extracting and grouping the research subjects by the research subject extracting group 308 will be described by taking an example in which a total of five achievements are obtained, such as achievements 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 may include: A1: A, A, B, A, C, A: A, D, A, F, A, A, A, A Researcher I, Researcher J, Researcher K, and Outcome 5: Investigator L, Researcher F, and Researcher C are extracted from each researcher.

Then, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 connects researchers by each achievement, and the first group: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C, and the second group: Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher C, Group 3: Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Group 4: Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K, Group 5: Researcher L-Researcher F-Researcher C.

 The study group generator 310 generates a study group by connecting groups belonging to the same study subject among the groups grouped by the study subject extracting and grouping unit 308. That is, the research group generation unit 310 creates a research group by connecting groups until the same researcher does not belong to different groups.

The correlation inference unit 312 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group and the competition in the research subjects belonging to different research groups.

A method of inferring correlation using the example of grouped groups in the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 will be described.

Group I: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C, Group 2: Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher C, Group 3: Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Group 4: Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K, the fifth group: Researcher L-Researcher F-Researcher C, the research group generator 310 sequentially checks whether the researcher belonging to each group belongs to the other group.

That is, the research group generator 310 sequentially checks whether the research group belonging to the first group belongs to another group.

Since Researcher A does not belong to another group, and Researcher C belongs to the second group and the fifth group, the research group generator 310 connects the first group, the second group, and the fifth group in which the researcher C exists. do. Then, three groups are created: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C-Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher L, Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K.

Then, if Researcher B joins the existing groups, Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C-Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher L-Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher I-Researcher J- A second research group containing Researcher K is created.

When the research group is generated as described above, the correlation inference unit 312 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship between researchers belonging to each research group, and competition among researchers belonging to different research groups.

That is, the correlation inference unit 312 is a researcher A, Researcher B, Researcher C, Researcher D, Researcher F, Researcher L, Researcher G, Researcher H belonging to the first research group, and the first research group We infer that there is a competition between researchers belonging to and researchers belonging to the second research group.

In addition, the correlation inference unit 312 may infer the competition in the case of a research subject in which the achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a predetermined time period. Can be.

In other words, it is not a competition unless you are currently working in the same technical field. Therefore, among researchers who do not belong to the same research group, the researchers who have achievements related to the technical field for a certain period of time (for example, within the last two years) are inferred as competition researchers. The deduction of correlations by the same method applies to institutions and countries as well.

In this case, a method is provided when extracting a researcher of a competition for a specific researcher.In order to check the overall competition in a specific technology field, a researcher of different groups is formed by creating a researcher's research group based on recent achievements. They infer that they are competing with each other.

In the above, the method of inferring correlation is mainly described for researchers, but the same applies to institutions and countries.

Details of the above-described objects and technical configurations of the present invention and the effects thereof according to the present invention will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for inferring correlation between study subjects according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for inferring correlation between study subjects includes a user terminal 100, an integrated achievement database server 200, and a correlation inference apparatus 300 that receive technical fields from a user.

The user terminal 100 refers to a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, a wired communication terminal such as a PC, and the like.

The integrated achievement database server 200 stores at least one achievement of patents, articles, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents for each technical field.

When the correlation inference between the research subjects in the technical field input by the user is requested, the correlation inference apparatus 300 searches the integrated achievement database server 200 to obtain the achievements in the technical field. After extracting at least one research subject from each of the obtained achievements, connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement, connecting research groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, and generating the research group. The correlation between study subjects is inferred based on the research groups.

In this case, the correlation inference apparatus 300 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group, and the research subjects belonging to different research groups in a competitive relationship.

In other words, the correlation inference apparatus 300 is that the researchers who have collaborated with the researcher are the researcher cooperation relationship, the different institutions to which the researcher of the cooperation belongs, the institutional cooperation relationship, and the different countries to which the institutions of the partnership belong. Infer correlation by relationship.

Here, the case in which the user inputs the technical field through the user terminal 100 has been described. However, the user may directly input the technical field through the input unit provided in the correlation inference apparatus 300.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the correlation inference apparatus 300 includes an integrated achievement database 302, an input unit 304, an achievement acquisition unit 306, a research subject extraction and grouping unit 308, and a research group generation unit 310. , A correlation inference unit 312, and a correlation provider 314.

The input unit 304 directly receives a technical field from a user or receives a technical field input by a user terminal through a communication network.

Accordingly, the user may input a technical field through the search box, such as 'Semantic Web'.

The integrated achievement database 302 stores the achievements for each technical field. Here, the achievements refer to patents, papers, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, electronic documents, and the like.

Herein, the case in which the correlation inference apparatus 300 includes the integrated achievement database 302 has been described, but the integrated achievement database 302 may be provided separately.

When the result obtaining unit 306 is requested to infer correlation between research subjects in the technical field input through the input unit 304, the result obtaining unit 306 searches the integrated result database 302 to obtain a result for the technical field. do.

For example, when the technical field input by the user is the "Semantic Web", the achievement obtaining unit 306 searches the integrated achievement database 302 to obtain a achievement for the "Semantic Web".

The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more research subjects from each of the achievements obtained by the achievement acquisition unit 306, and connects the joint research subjects to each of the achievements for the extracted research subjects. Group.

That is, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 analyzes bibliographic information for each of the obtained achievements, extracts a research subject such as a researcher, an institution, a country, and performs joint research for each achievement on the extracted research subject. Group subjects by connecting them.

For example, in the case of a patent, bibliographic information of an inventor, an applicant, and the like is included. The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 retrieves bibliographic information to extract an inventor of a researcher, an applicant, or an institution. In addition, in the case of a thesis, information on the author, affiliation, etc. is included. The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 extracts the author as a researcher and affiliation.

In other words, when the research subject is a researcher, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, and groups and groups the joint researchers for each achievement.

In addition, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, extracts an institution to which each of the extracted researchers belongs, and then joints for each outcome Group the institution that the researcher belongs to.

In addition, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308, if the research subject is a country, extracts at least one or more researchers and affiliated institutions of each researcher from each obtained achievement, and confirms the country of the extracted institution For each achievement, group the co-researcher's country in which they belong.

In this case, if the institution and the country cannot be found in the researcher's institution information, the research subject extracting and grouping unit 308 may predict the researcher's institution and country by using the telephone number and e-mail address displayed on the result.

The method of extracting and grouping the research subjects by the research subject extracting group 308 will be described by taking an example in which a total of five achievements are obtained, such as achievements 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 may include: A1: A, A, B, A, C, A: A, D, A, F, A, A, A, A Researcher I, Researcher J, Researcher K, and Outcome 5: Investigator L, Researcher F, and Researcher C are extracted from each researcher.

Then, the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 connects researchers by each achievement, and the first group: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C, and the second group: Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher C, Group 3: Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Group 4: Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K, Group 5: Researcher L-Researcher F-Researcher C.

 The study group generator 310 generates a study group by connecting groups belonging to the same study subject among the groups grouped by the study subject extracting and grouping unit 308. That is, the research group generation unit 310 creates a research group by connecting groups until the same researcher does not belong to different groups.

The correlation inference unit 312 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship with the research subjects belonging to the same research group and the competition in the research subjects belonging to different research groups.

A method of inferring correlation using the example of grouped groups in the research subject extraction and grouping unit 308 will be described.

Group I: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C, Group 2: Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher C, Group 3: Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Group 4: Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K, the fifth group: Researcher L-Researcher F-Researcher C, the research group generator 310 sequentially checks whether the researcher belonging to each group belongs to the other group.

That is, the research group generator 310 sequentially checks whether the research group belonging to the first group belongs to another group.

Since Researcher A does not belong to another group, and Researcher C belongs to the second group and the fifth group, the research group generator 310 connects the first group, the second group, and the fifth group in which the researcher C exists. do. Then, three groups are created: Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C-Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher L, Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher B, Researcher I-Researcher J-Researcher K.

Then, if Researcher B joins the existing groups, Researcher A-Researcher B-Researcher C-Researcher D-Researcher F-Researcher L-Researcher G-Researcher H-Researcher I-Researcher J- A second research group containing Researcher K is created.

When the research group is generated as described above, the correlation inference unit 312 infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship between researchers belonging to each research group, and competition among researchers belonging to different research groups.

That is, the correlation inference unit 312 is a researcher A, Researcher B, Researcher C, Researcher D, Researcher F, Researcher L, Researcher G, Researcher H belonging to the first research group, and the first research group We infer that there is a competition between researchers belonging to and researchers belonging to the second research group.

In addition, the correlation inference unit 312 may infer the competition in the case of a research subject in which the achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a predetermined time period. Can be.

In other words, it is not a competition unless you are currently working in the same technical field. Therefore, among researchers who do not belong to the same research group, the researchers who have achievements related to the technical field for a certain period of time (for example, within the last two years) are inferred as competition researchers. The deduction of correlations by the same method applies to institutions and countries as well.

In this case, a method is provided when extracting a researcher of a competition for a specific researcher.In order to check the overall competition in a specific technology field, a researcher of different groups is formed by creating a researcher's research group based on recent achievements. They infer that they are competing with each other.

In the above, the method of inferring correlation is mainly described for researchers, but the same applies to institutions and countries.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inferring correlations between researchers by a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a technical field is input from a user (S300), the correlation inference apparatus searches for a previously stored integrated achievement database to obtain a result for the technical field (S302).

Then, when correlation inference between researchers is requested by the user (S304), the correlation inference apparatus extracts each of at least one or more researchers from the obtained achievements (S306).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus connects and groups the joint researchers for each achievement (S308), and creates a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same researcher among the grouped groups (S310).

After performing the S310, the correlation inference apparatus infers the correlation between the research subjects in a cooperative relationship between researchers belonging to the same research group and competition among researchers belonging to different research groups (S312).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus provides the inferred correlation to the user along with the result (S314).

If it is determined in S304 that correlation inference between researchers is not requested, the correlation inference apparatus provides the obtained result to the user (S316).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inferring correlation between institutions by a correlation inference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a technical field is input from a user (S400), the correlation inference apparatus searches for a previously stored integrated achievement database to obtain a result for the technical field (S402).

Then, when the correlation inference apparatus is requested by the user to request correlation inference between the institutions (S404), the correlation inference apparatus extracts each of at least one or more researchers from the obtained achievements (S406).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus extracts affiliated institutions of each researcher for each achievement (S408), and groups the joint researchers to which they belong. At this time, the correlation inference apparatus extracts the researcher, the institution of the researcher based on the bibliographic information of each achievement. If the institution cannot be found in the bibliographic information of each achievement, the researcher's institution is predicted by using the telephone number and email address displayed on the achievement.

After performing S410, the correlation inference apparatus creates a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same institution among the grouped groups (S412).

After the operation of S412, the correlation inference apparatus infers the correlation between the institutions in the cooperative relationship between the institutions belonging to the same research group, the competition between the institutions belonging to different research groups (S414).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus provides the inferred correlation to the user along with the result (S416).

If, as a result of the determination in S404, the correlation inference between the institutions is not requested, the correlation inference apparatus provides the obtained result to the user (S418).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inferring correlations between countries by a correlation inference apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when a technical field is input from a user (S500), the correlation inference apparatus searches for a pre-stored integrated achievement database to obtain a result for the technical field (S502).

Then, when a correlation inference between countries is requested by the user (S504), the correlation inference apparatus extracts at least one researcher and an institution to which each researcher belongs from the obtained achievements (S506).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus checks the country of the institution to which each researcher belongs (S508), and groups the countries of the institution to which the collaborative researcher belongs to each achievement (S510). In this case, the correlation inference apparatus extracts a researcher, a research institution, and a country based on bibliographic information of each result. If the country cannot be found in the bibliographic information of each achievement, the researcher's institution is predicted by using the telephone number and e-mail address displayed on the achievement, and the country is predicted by using the institution information.

After performing S510, the correlation inference apparatus creates a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same institution among the grouped groups (S512).

After performing S512, the correlation inference apparatus infers a correlation between countries in a cooperative relationship between countries belonging to the same research group and a competition between countries belonging to different research groups (S514).

Then, the correlation inference apparatus provides the inferred correlation with the achievement to the user (S416).

If it is determined in S504 that correlation inference between countries is not requested, the correlation inference apparatus provides the obtained result to the user (S418).

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, the system and method for inferring the correlation between the research subjects of the present invention are suitable for the high necessity of identifying the cooperation / competition relationship between the research subjects by providing the correlation between the achievements and the research subjects according to the technical field.

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An integrated output database server in which at least one output of patents, articles, reports, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents is stored for each technical field; And When inference of correlation between research subjects in the technical field input by the user is requested, the integrated achievement database server is searched to obtain achievements in the technical field, and at least one research subject is obtained from each of the obtained achievements. After extracting each of them and connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement, a research group is created by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, and a correlation between the research subjects is generated based on the generated research groups. A correlation inference device for inferring; System for inference correlation between research subjects, including. The method of claim 1, The correlation inference apparatus is a system for inferring correlations between research subjects, in which the research subjects belonging to the same research group are in a cooperative relationship, and the research subjects belonging to different research groups are inferred from each other. . The method of claim 1, The above correlation inference apparatus is that the researchers who have collaborated with the researcher infer the correlation as the researcher cooperation relationship, the different institutions to which the researcher of the collaboration belongs, the institutional cooperation relationship, and the different countries to which the cooperation institution belongs. System for correlation inference between research subjects, characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, The correlation inference apparatus may infer a competitive relationship between research subjects in the research group in which the achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a certain period of time. System for correlation inference. A result acquisition unit for obtaining a result for the technical field by searching a pre-stored integrated achievement database when a correlation inference between research subjects in a technical field input by a user is requested; A research subject extracting and grouping unit for extracting at least one research subject from each of the obtained achievements, and connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement; A research group generation unit for generating at least one research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups; A correlation inference unit for inferring correlations between study subjects based on the generated research groups; And A correlation providing unit for providing the inferred correlation with the achievement to the user; Correlation inference device comprising a. The method of claim 5, And wherein the integrated achievement database is present inside or separately from the outside of the correlation inference device. The method of claim 5, And an input unit which directly receives a technical field from the user or receives a technical field input by a user terminal through a communication network. The method of claim 5, Correlation inference device, characterized in that the study subject is at least one of a researcher, an institution, a country. The method of claim 5, And the at least one outcome of the patent, thesis, report, academic data, standards, statistics, and electronic documents is stored in the integrated outcome database. The method of claim 5, The research subject extracting and grouping unit, if the research subject is a researcher, each of the at least one researcher from each obtained achievements, correlation inference device, characterized in that for grouping the joint researchers by each achievement. The method of claim 5, The research subject extracting and grouping unit extracts at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, extracts an institution to which each of the extracted researchers belongs, and then selects an institution to which the joint researcher belongs to each achievement. Correlation inference device, characterized in that the grouping by connecting. The method of claim 5, The research subject extracting and grouping unit extracts at least one researcher and an institution to which each researcher belongs from the obtained achievements when the research subject is a country, and checks the country of the extracted institution and checks the state of the extracted research institutes for each research achievement. Correlation inference device, characterized in that for connecting and grouping the country of the institution to which the organization belongs. The method of claim 5, The research group generation unit generates a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups, but the duplicated research subjects in the same research group are removed. The method of claim 5, The correlation inference unit is a correlation inference device, characterized in that the research subjects belonging to the same research group, the cooperative relationship, the research subjects belonging to different research groups infer a correlation between the research subjects in competition. The method of claim 5, The correlation inference apparatus, wherein the correlation inference unit infers a competitive relationship in the case of a research subject whose achievements related to the technical field among the research subjects belonging to different research groups exist within a certain period of time. . In the method of inferring correlation between research subjects, (a) if the inference of correlation between research subjects in the technical field input by the user is requested, retrieving an integrated database of pre-stored achievements to obtain achievements in the technical field; (b) extracting at least one or more research subjects from each of the obtained achievements, and connecting and grouping joint research subjects for each achievement; (c) generating a research group by connecting groups belonging to the same research subject among the grouped groups; (d) inferring correlations among study subjects based on the created study groups; And (e) providing the inferred correlation with the outcome to the user; Method of inferring correlation between study subjects, including. The method of claim 16, The research subject is at least one or more of a researcher, an institution, a country. The method of claim 16, In step (b), If the research subject is a researcher, at least one or more researchers are extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and the joint subjects are connected and grouped for each of the achievements. The method of claim 16, In step (b), When the research subject is an institution, after extracting at least one or more researchers from each of the obtained achievements, and extracting the affiliated organization of each of the extracted researchers, the group of the joint researcher belonging to each outcome is connected and grouped Inference method between study subjects. The method of claim 16, In step (b), If the research subject is a country, at least one researcher and an institution to which each researcher belongs are extracted from each of the obtained achievements, and the country of the institution to which the joint researcher belongs to each achievement is identified by identifying the country of the extracted institution. A method of inferring correlation between research subjects, characterized in that for connecting and grouping. The method of claim 16, In step (d), A method of inferring correlation between research subjects, in which research subjects belonging to the same research group are cooperative relations, and research subjects belonging to different research groups are inferred from each other. . The method of claim 16, In step (d), Among the research subjects belonging to different research groups among the research groups, the research subjects in which the achievements related to the technical field exist within a certain period of time are in a competitive relationship, and the research subjects belonging to the same research group are in a collaborative relationship. A method of inferring correlation between research subjects, characterized by inferring correlation between them.

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