ABSTRACT
CONTENTS 33.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 33.2 Methodology for the Analysis of Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 33.3 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 33.4 Technology Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 33.5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
33.1 Introduction Nowadays, the increase of the volume of data stored into different computer systems is so huge that only one extremely reduced portion of these data (typically between 5 to 10%) can be effectively analyzed. The use of techniques of automatic analysis allows us to valorize in a more efficient way the potential wealth of information that the textual databases represent.
