摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for calculating a competitiveness metric between objects. <P>SOLUTION: This method for calculating the competitiveness metric between the objects comprises a step of obtaining a first object and a second object, a step of selecting a relation instance associated with the first and second objects from all the relation instances stored in a relation instance repository, and a step of calculating an extensional competitiveness metric S<SB>out</SB>between the first and second objects as the competitiveness metric between the first and second objects based on the selected relation instance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT</p> |