Many high tech business leaders are now
competing in the IoT (Internet of Things) smart home market by providing
innovative products/services such as Samsung
SmartThings and Apple
HomeKit. Patent information can provide insights regarding the state of the art
of the IoT innovations for smart home applications (home automation,
energy/utility management, home security, lighting system).
To find the leading innovators in the IoT
smart home applications, more than 1000 published patent applications and
issued patents in the USPTO as of Oct. 20, 2015 that are related to the smart
home applications are reviewed. Nearly 400 patent applications are selected as
the key patents for the IoT smart home applications. In number of patent
applications, Google (including Nest Lab) is the leader followed by Samsung
Electronics, General Electric, LG Electronics, Allure Energy and Honeywell. Among smart home applications, home
automation is the most patented application field.
To assess the commercial importance (e.g.,
potential commercial implementation or licensing potential) of the top 10
innovators, citation based Amber
Cluster Search was
used. Identified smart home patents of a specific patent owner were used as an
input to the cluster search to evaluate commercial importance. All the values
of commercial importance are aggregated for a specific patent owner. Thus,
higher in commercial importance value for a patent owner means higher in commercial
importance. Samsung Electronics is the leader followed by Ecofactor, Honeywell,
General Electric, Google (Nest Lab), Philips and LG Electronics.
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