Abstract: 【Purpose /significance】From the perspective of the distribution and evolution of patent application status,this is
paper analyzes the overall development trend and changes of industrial technology.【Method /process】A research frame⁃
work was built with the help of data analysis methods and technology life cycle theory. Taking the field of artificial intelli⁃
gence industry as an example, using the Derwent patent database as a data source, a search formula was constructed
through a comprehensive survey to collect relevant patent data from 1985 to 2019, and perform preprocessing and informa⁃
tion feature extraction on the obtained data. Divide the technology life cycle of the artificial intelligence industry, and ana⁃
lyze the distribution and evolution of the characteristics of the industry's patent applications such as annual trends, country
distribution, patentees, and technical topics.【Result / conclusion】Through the analysis of patent information, the field of
artificial intelligence industry can be divided into four stages: the budding period, the slow development period, the rapid
development period, and the take-off period. They all show certain characteristics and evolution laws in different feature
distributions. The research conclusions can provide references for decision-making suggestions.