The position and role on patent citation network of the parking lot guidance system

ABSTRACT

During the peak period of urban traffic, about one-third of vehicles are looking for parking spaces, resulting in air and noise pollution, and even traffic accidents due to emotional stress of drivers; one of the reasons is the lack of guidance information for vacant parking spaces, which leads to inefficient parking behavior. The “Guide System” of smart parking can guide drivers to quickly enter the parking space to improve parking efficiency, which can greatly reduce urban air and noise pollution, and even reduce traffic accidents and casualties. This study discusses the technological development of smart parking “navigation system”, through the social network analysis formed by patent citation, and then analyzes and discusses the technology status and role of individual companies in the industry. This research uses two analysis indicators of technology overlap and network centrality and uses patent citation networks to analyze the technology status of individual companies. Technology overlap is composed of technology knowledge status (TKS) and technology knowledge reliability (TKR), and social network centrality. This research uses the navigation system of smart parking to explore whether this model can locate the technology role and location of individual companies. Companies with special industries/equipment/unique technologies are scattered in special fields.

KEYWORDS:

• Smart parking lot
• guidance system
• PCN analysis
• TKR
• TKS
• position and role

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Kuei-Kuei Lai

Kuei-Kuei Lai is the Vice President and a professor of Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology Taichung, Taiwan. He has served as a professor and the chairman in the Department of Business Administration, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He received his PhD degree in Graduate Institute of Management Sciences from Tamkang University in Taiwan. His research interest focuses on management of technology in patent citation analysis, patent portfolio and patent family and technological forecasting. He can be contacted at [email protected].

Yu-Hsin Chang

Yu-Hsin Chang is an Assistant Professor of Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chaoyang University of Technology. He completed his Ph.D. degree at Graduate Institute of Business Administration, National Yunlin of University Science and Technology. His major research area focuses on technology management, patent analysis and patent network analysis. His research papers have been published in Storage Management Solutions, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Scientometrics, Technological Forecasting and Social Change etc. He is interested in combining patent protection and marketing competition for further research. He is corresponding author and can be contacted at [email protected].

Vimal Kumar

Vimal Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in the Department of Information Management. His research interests in the area of Technological Innovation and Patent Analysis, Total Quality Management, Manufacturing Strategy, Supply Chain Management. He is corresponding author and can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected]

Tsai-Yung Wei

Tsai-Yung Wei is a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of Business Administration (in Industrial Strategy Development) at Chaoyang University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan. His expertise in the area of Patent analysis, technology management, parking lot management, Speciality patent analysis, Technological innovation, and Tourism Management. He can be contacted at [email protected]

Fang-Pei Su

Fang-Pei Su is an Associate Professor of Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chaoyang University of Technology. She has served as a senior lecturer in the Department of Management Information Systems at Yung-Ta Institute of Technology & Commerce, Taiwan. Her research is mainly on technology management. She was an associate professor in the Department of Logistics Management at Shu-Te University, Taiwan. She received a Ph.D. in management from National YunLin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan. Her research is mainly on patent analysis, and management of technology. Her research papers have been published in Storage Management Solutions, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Scientometrics, Technological Forecasting and Social Change etc. She can be contacted at [email protected]

Ankesh Mittal

Ankesh Mittal is a PhD. Research Scholar pursuing his PhD. in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology Longowal, Punjab, India. He did his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees from Chitkara University, Punjab and Thapar University, Patiala in 2013 & 2015 respectively His areas of research are total quality management and production engineering. He has published twelve papers in national and international journals of repute and conference proceedings. He can be contacted at [email protected]