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G06T 1/2

Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

General purpose image data processing > Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
Subclass:
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

Additional Content

Pipelining The use of a sequence (pipeline) of image processing stages for execution of instructions in a series of units, arranged so that several units can be used simultaneously processing appropriate parts of several instructions. Multiprocessor Processor arrangements comprising a computer system consisting of two or more processors for the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or sequences of instructions.

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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 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