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G06V

IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Description

G06V covers computer-implemented methods and systems for analyzing, interpreting, and understanding visual information from still images or video sequences. Technologies include object detection and recognition, scene understanding, face recognition, optical character recognition (OCR), motion analysis, and video indexing or retrieval. The class encompasses both the algorithmic approaches (such as pattern matching, feature extraction, and machine learning models) and the hardware architectures that enable such visual processing tasks. This classification excludes general image data processing or manipulation (covered by G06T) and focuses specifically on the recognition, understanding, or semantic interpretation of visual content.

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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