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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
 
 
485
2. Pure Storage, Inc.
 
 
243
3. IBM
 
 
201
4. Cisco Systems
 
 
148
5. Verizon
 
 
132
6. Akamai Technologies
 
 
126
7. At&t Inc
 
 
118
8. Applera Corporation
 
 
112
9. Amazon
 
 
106
10. Samsung Display Co., Ltd.,
 
 
89




Invention Categorization and Classification

Categorization and Classification Patents and Published Applications
  • Communications
  •  
    1835
    878 Communications - Bandwidth , 739 Communications - Latency , 218 Communications - Geo/location
  • Platform Blockchain
  •  
    226
    209 PB-General , 17 PB-Metering
  • Platform Non-Blockchain
  •  
    2136
    2051 PNB-General , 85 PNB-Metering


    Recent Published Activity in Smart Cities: Edge Computing as of December 6, 2023