1.Development of Cloud Computing Technology 
1.1 SaaS 
1.2 PaaS 
1.3 IaaS 
2. Patent Mining 
2.1 Patent Search 
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database 
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords 
2.1.3 Data Selection 
2.1.4 Data Analysis 
2.2 Analysis of Trends 
2.2.1 Text Mining 
2.2.2 Data Mining 
2.2.3 Relative R&D Intensity 
2.2.4 Results of Patent Index Analysis 
3. Deployment Strategies of Major Assignees 
MIC Perspecitve 
Appendix 
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies 

Overview of the cloud computing technology, including Saas, PaaS, and IaaS

Figure 1: Illustration of Cloud Computing Service Business Model 
Figure 2: Search Flow for Cloud Computing Patents 
Figure 2: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Sector 
Figure 3: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Field 

Table 1: Key Technology Fields Identified Using Text Mining 
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 30 Cloud Computing Patent Assignees 
Table 3: The Top 10 Cloud Computing Patents and Their Assignees 13
Table 4: Matrix Analysis of the 10 Most Important Cloud Computing Patents 
Table 5: Important Assignees' Deployment in Cloud Computing by Technology Fields