G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
Introduced: January 2006
Full Title
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements > Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- Subclass:
- ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
Filing statistics
IPC G06F 3/01 belongs to the parent subclass G06F, which recorded 2,990,091 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 193,009 in 2013 to 380,314 in 2023 (+97%). The most active applicants in class G06 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (66,669 applications), IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) (62,313 applications) and MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (41,918 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Additional Content
Sound input; Sound output
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
- G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
- GOOGLE US 32,969
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
- INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
- APPLE US 21,891
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505