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G06F 16/48

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

Introduced: January 2019

Full Title

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IPC:

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data > Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

CPC:

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data (retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70) > Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2019.

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 16/483 using metadata automatically derived from the content since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 16/489 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505

Top Applicants (CPC)

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