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G06F 16/907

Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Full Title

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types > Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

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  • G06F 16/908 using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/909 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location (spatiotemporally dependent retrieval from the web G06F16/9537)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
  4. GOOGLE US 35,735
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
  8. APPLE US 23,482
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917