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Smart Cities: Edge Computing

With the rise of the IoT and incoming use of 5G, the Edge Computing sector is poised to grow dramatically. Many companies have already begun investing in the Edge Computing future, as demonstrated by their patent portfolios. The Edge Computing Patent Forecast® focuses on edge computing for IoT devices, but does not consider IoT devices, edge devices or hardware within the analysis. Click here to view category descriptions and context.


Top 10 Corporate Owners


 
Issued Patent Count   
 
Published Application Count

Corporation Patents and Published Applications Count
1. Intel
 
 
425
2. Pure Storage, Inc.
 
 
215
3. Cisco Systems
 
 
137
4. IBM
 
 
129
5. Akamai Technologies
 
 
122
6. Verizon
 
 
113
7. AT&T
 
 
109
8. Apple
 
 
101
9. Amazon
 
 
87
10. Microsoft
 
 
75




Invention Categorization and Classification

Categorization and Classification Patents and Published Applications
  • Communications
  •  
    1531
    775 Communications - Bandwidth , 627 Communications - Latency , 129 Communications - Geo/location
  • Platform Blockchain
  •  
    156
    145 PB-General , 11 PB-Metering
  • Platform Non-Blockchain
  •  
    1838
    1780 PNB-General , 58 PNB-Metering


    Recent Published Activity in Smart Cities: Edge Computing as of June 2, 2023