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CPC technology class · G06

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding

Image or video recognition or understanding. 95,291 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

95,291
US patents granted
G06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+140%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding ranks #17 of 670 CPC technology areas - 95,291 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 140% over five years.

#17
of 670 CPC technology areas
95,291
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (3,022)
+140%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (3,022 patents)

CPC subclass G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - covers 95,291 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in G06V is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads with 3,022 patents, followed by International Business Machines Corporation at 2,565 grants and Google Llc at 1,829.

Filing activity in G06V is up 140% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is G06V innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in G06V, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 140% versus 2015–2019.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 9,656

Who leads G06V?

The 12 most active assignees in IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G06V, holding 3,022 of the 95,291 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass G06V
Rank Company Patents in G06V
#1 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3,022
#2 International Business Machines Corporation 2,565
#3 Google Llc 1,829
#4 NEC Corporation 1,631
#5 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 1,549
#6 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc 1,310
#7 SONY Group Corporation 1,287
#8 Apple Inc. 1,177
#9 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 1,136
#10 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 974
#11 Intel Corporation 885
#12 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 849
#13 Adobe Inc. 781
#14 Qualcomm Incorporated 746
#15 SNAP Inc. 744
#16 Capital ONE Services, Llc 688
#17 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 680
#18 LG Electronics Inc. 631
#19 Tencent Technology (shenzhen) Company Limited 608
#20 Fujitsu Limited 564

About This Class

CPC subclass G06V belongs to class G06.

95,291 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06V assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 G06V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 G06V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520253035 01000200030004000 Patents in G06V Avg claims / patent (company-wide) SamsungInternational Busines…GoogleNecCanonMicrosoft Technology…Sony GroupAppleAmazonToyota JidoshaIntelBoe Technology GroupAdobeQualcomm Incorporated
Top 14 G06V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class G06V?
CPC subclass G06V covers IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING. It belongs to CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING), with 95,291 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in G06V?
95,291 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass G06V between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in G06V?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G06V with 3,022 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for G06V collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., G06) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like G06V provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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