Title :
Technology Mapping of the Underwater Sensor Networks by Patent Documents Using Two Commercial Software
Author :
Aprigio de Melo, Arthur ; Lima Ribeiro, Girlene ; Marciano Martinez, Maria Elisa
Author_Institution :
Cordenacao de Eng. Eletr., Inst. Fed. de Educ., Cienc. e Tecnol. da Paraiba (IFPB), Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Abstract :
In order to evaluate the technologies related to underwater sensor networks were used two commercial software: PatBaseMR (MinesoftMR) and Matheo Patent XEMR. These technologies are essential to collect oceanographic data, with various applications, e.g., seismic predictions, offshore oil and gas, control of water quality and studies of the interactions between the oceans and atmosphere. There were selected 85 patent documents related to underwater sensor networks between 2000 and 2011. The temporal evolution revealed a strong growth from 2006. Further, it was observed that the main offices where the patent documents have been deposited are: (a) of China (SIPO), (b) of South Korea (KIPO), and (c) of the United States (USPTO).
Keywords :
geophysics computing; oceanographic techniques; underwater equipment; wireless sensor networks; China; KIPO; Matheo Patent XE software; Minesoft software; PatBase software; SIPO; South Korea; USPTO; United States; oceanographic data; offshore gas; offshore oil; patent documents; seismic predictions; technology mapping; underwater sensor networks; water quality control; Irrigation; Monitoring; Patents; Software; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Xenon; patent documents; technology mapping; underwater sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Computing and Automation for Offshore Shipbuilding (NAVCOMP), 2013 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
DOI :
10.1109/NAVCOMP.2013.14
