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IPC Subgroup
G06F 16/2

of structured data, e.g. relational data

Introduced: January 2019

Full Title

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > of structured data, e.g. relational data

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
Subclass:
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
  • G06F 16/23 Updating
  • G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
  • G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
  • G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
  • G06F 16/28 Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
  • G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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