Artificial Intelligence Patent Portfolio Strategies of Amazon and Qualcomm, and AI Investments of Tencent
In the IoT (Internet of Things) age, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is considered a major accelerator to smarten up electronics products, leading to the emergence of relevant applications such as smart cars, smart elevators, smart home appliances, smart pets, smart robots, and smartphones. Following the widespread adoption of AI technology in emerging applications, Amazon which started as an online bookshop has been dedicated to M&A activities and AI patent portfolio developments over the years. Meanwhile, Qualcomm also has come with its own AI patent portfolio strategies following a noticeable decline in its revenue and patent royalty from the mobile phone market. Meanwhile, the Chinese AI industry is led by Tencent which has invested over US$10 billion into AI in the past two years. Tencent’s AI ambitions over the next few years are defined by a strategy called “Make AI Everywhere.” This report provides an overview of AI patent portfolios, and examines the patent portfolio development strategies of Amazon and Qualcomm; looks into the AI investment plans of Tencent.
1. AI TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
1.1 Neural Network
1.2 Expert System
1.3 Fuzzy Logic
1.4 Genetic Algorithm
2. PATENT MINING
2.1 Patent Search
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
2.1.3 Data Selection
2.1.4 Data Analysis
3. TREND ANALYSIS
3.1 Data Mining
3.1.1 Patent Distribution by Country
3.1.2 Patent Distribution by Sector and Field
3.1.3 Patent Distribution by Key Technology Field
3.1.4 Patent Distribution by Correlative Technology
3.2 R&D Readiness Analysis
3.2.1 R&D Intensity
4. PATENT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
4.1 International Assignees
4.2 Development of Major Patent Assignees
4.2.1 IBM
4.2.2 Microsoft
4.2.3 Google
4.2.4 Siemens
4.2.5 Rockwell Automation
5. MIC PERSPECTIVE
6. COMPANY PROFILE OF AMAZON
7.AMAZON PATENT PORTFOLIO DEPLOYMENT
7.1 Patent Mining
7.2 Amazon Patent Portflio Analysis
7.2.1 Analysis by Field
7.2.2 Analysis by Core Technology
7.2.3 Analysis by Intelligent Application
7.3.4 Matrix Analysis of AI Technology with Intelligent Applications
8.ANALYSIS OF AMAZON'S INVESTMENT PROJECTS
9. ANALYSIS OF AMAZON'S M&A ACTIVITIES
10. MIC PERSPECTIVE
11. COMPAY PROFILE OF QUALCOMM
12.QUALCOMM PATENT PORTFOLIO DEPLOYMENT
12.1 Patent Mining
12.2 Patent Analysis
12.2.1 Analysis by Field
12.2.2 Analysis by Core Technology
12.2.3 Analysis by Intelligent Application
12.2.4 Matrix Analysis of AI Technologies and Intelligent Applications
13. ANALYSIS OF QUALCOMM'S INVESTMENT PROJECTS
14. ANALYSIS OF QUALCOMM'S M&A ACTIVITIES
15. MIC PERSPECTIVES
16. COMPANY PROFILE OF TENCENT
17.ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AI TEAM
17.1 Organizational Resource Integration
17.2 AI Teams
17.2.1 Tencent AI Lab
17.2.2 Youtu Lab
17.3 Public Security
17.4 Facial Recognition
17.5 Online Content Review
17.6 Smart Retail
17.6.1 WeChat AI
18.TENCENT'S AI PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
18.1 The Six Resources of Tencent's AI Ecosystem
18.2 AI Products
18.2.1 Smart Hardware
18.2.2 Smart Hiring
19.TENCENT'S AI ACCELERATOR AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY
19.1 AI Accelerator
19.2 Tencent's AI Investment Strategy
20. MIC PERSPECTIVE
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies
1.1 Neural Network
1.2 Expert System
1.3 Fuzzy Logic
1.4 Genetic Algorithm
2. PATENT MINING
2.1 Patent Search
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
2.1.3 Data Selection
2.1.4 Data Analysis
3. TREND ANALYSIS
3.1 Data Mining
3.1.1 Patent Distribution by Country
3.1.2 Patent Distribution by Sector and Field
3.1.3 Patent Distribution by Key Technology Field
3.1.4 Patent Distribution by Correlative Technology
3.2 R&D Readiness Analysis
3.2.1 R&D Intensity
4. PATENT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
4.1 International Assignees
4.2 Development of Major Patent Assignees
4.2.1 IBM
4.2.2 Microsoft
4.2.3 Google
4.2.4 Siemens
4.2.5 Rockwell Automation
5. MIC PERSPECTIVE
6. COMPANY PROFILE OF AMAZON
7.AMAZON PATENT PORTFOLIO DEPLOYMENT
7.1 Patent Mining
7.2 Amazon Patent Portflio Analysis
7.2.1 Analysis by Field
7.2.2 Analysis by Core Technology
7.2.3 Analysis by Intelligent Application
7.3.4 Matrix Analysis of AI Technology with Intelligent Applications
8.ANALYSIS OF AMAZON'S INVESTMENT PROJECTS
9. ANALYSIS OF AMAZON'S M&A ACTIVITIES
10. MIC PERSPECTIVE
11. COMPAY PROFILE OF QUALCOMM
12.QUALCOMM PATENT PORTFOLIO DEPLOYMENT
12.1 Patent Mining
12.2 Patent Analysis
12.2.1 Analysis by Field
12.2.2 Analysis by Core Technology
12.2.3 Analysis by Intelligent Application
12.2.4 Matrix Analysis of AI Technologies and Intelligent Applications
13. ANALYSIS OF QUALCOMM'S INVESTMENT PROJECTS
14. ANALYSIS OF QUALCOMM'S M&A ACTIVITIES
15. MIC PERSPECTIVES
16. COMPANY PROFILE OF TENCENT
17.ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AI TEAM
17.1 Organizational Resource Integration
17.2 AI Teams
17.2.1 Tencent AI Lab
17.2.2 Youtu Lab
17.3 Public Security
17.4 Facial Recognition
17.5 Online Content Review
17.6 Smart Retail
17.6.1 WeChat AI
18.TENCENT'S AI PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
18.1 The Six Resources of Tencent's AI Ecosystem
18.2 AI Products
18.2.1 Smart Hardware
18.2.2 Smart Hiring
19.TENCENT'S AI ACCELERATOR AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY
19.1 AI Accelerator
19.2 Tencent's AI Investment Strategy
20. MIC PERSPECTIVE
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: AI Patent Core Technology/Correlative Technology Matrix Analysis
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 20 International AI Patent Assignees
Table 3: R&D Intensity of Top 20 Taiwanese AI Patent Assignees
Table 4: AI Patent/International Assignee Matrix Analysis
Table 5: Amazon's Patent Counts by Technology, 2006 - 2017
Table 6: Patent Count by Application, 2006 - 2017
Table 7: Matrix Analysis of Amazon's AI Core Technologies with Intelligent Applications
Table 8: Amazon’s Investments in Emerging Application Areas, 2013 - 2017
Table 9: Amazon’s M&As and Deployments in Emerging Application Areas, 2013-2017
Table 10: Development of Qualcomm’s Core AI Technologies
Table 11: Smart Application Areas of Qualcomm’s AI Technologies
Table 12: Matrix Analysis of Qualcomm’s Core AI Technologies and Intelligent applications
Table 13: Qualcomm Ventures’ Investment between 2013 and 2017
Table 14: Qualcomm’s M&A between 2013 and 2017
Table 15: Basic Information on Tencent
Table 16: Organizational Structure of Tencent
Table 17: Applications of Tencent AI Lab
Table 18: Research Plans of Tencent AI Lab
Table 19: Shared Technologies on the Tencent Open AI Platform
Table 20: Smart Hardware Application Scenarios
Table 21: Investment Targets of Tencent's AI Accelerator
Table 22: Tencent's AI Investment Strategy
Table 1: AI Patent Core Technology/Correlative Technology Matrix Analysis
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 20 International AI Patent Assignees
Table 3: R&D Intensity of Top 20 Taiwanese AI Patent Assignees
Table 4: AI Patent/International Assignee Matrix Analysis
Table 5: Amazon's Patent Counts by Technology, 2006 - 2017
Table 6: Patent Count by Application, 2006 - 2017
Table 7: Matrix Analysis of Amazon's AI Core Technologies with Intelligent Applications
Table 8: Amazon’s Investments in Emerging Application Areas, 2013 - 2017
Table 9: Amazon’s M&As and Deployments in Emerging Application Areas, 2013-2017
Table 10: Development of Qualcomm’s Core AI Technologies
Table 11: Smart Application Areas of Qualcomm’s AI Technologies
Table 12: Matrix Analysis of Qualcomm’s Core AI Technologies and Intelligent applications
Table 13: Qualcomm Ventures’ Investment between 2013 and 2017
Table 14: Qualcomm’s M&A between 2013 and 2017
Table 15: Basic Information on Tencent
Table 16: Organizational Structure of Tencent
Table 17: Applications of Tencent AI Lab
Table 18: Research Plans of Tencent AI Lab
Table 19: Shared Technologies on the Tencent Open AI Platform
Table 20: Smart Hardware Application Scenarios
Table 21: Investment Targets of Tencent's AI Accelerator
Table 22: Tencent's AI Investment Strategy
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: AI Patent Distribution Share by Country
Figure 2: AI Patent Distribution Share of International Assignees by Sector
Figure 3: AI Patent Distribution Share of Taiwanese Assignees by Sector
Figure 4: AI Patent Distribution Share of International Assignees by Field
Figure 5: AI Patent Distribution Share of Taiwanese Assignees by Field
Figure 6: AI Correlative Patent Distribution Share by Technology Type: International Assignees
Figure 7: AI Correlative Patent Distribution Share by Technology Type: Taiwanese Assignees
Figure 8: Amazon’s Business Model Built around Customer Experience
Figure 9: Amazon’s Revenue Breakdowns by Business Unit, 2012 - 2016
Figure 10: Amazon's Patent Count by Field
Figure 11: Qualcomm’s Business Model
Figure 12: Qualcomm’s Revenue Structure, 2012 - 2016
Figure 13: Qualcomm’s AI Patent Distribution Share by Field
Figure 14: The Grandeye Security Platform
Figure 15: Facial Recognition Verification Process
Figure 16: Youtu’s AI Applications in Smart Retail
Figure 17: The Six Resources of Tencent's AI Ecosystem
Figure 18: Smart Hardware Program
Figure 19: Features of Tencent's Smart Recruitment Technology
LIST OF TOPICS
AI technology overview and includes trend analysis with breakdowns by country, sector and field, key and correlative technology, and R&D readiness analysis
Patent portfolio analysis of several major AI assignees, including IBM, Microsoft, Google, Siemens, and Rockwell Automation
Detailed AI patent portfolio analysis of Amazon with patent mining techniques
Amazon’s AI patent counts with a detailed breakdown by field, core technology, and intelligent application
Analysis of Amazon’s investment projects and M&A activities
Detailed AI patent portfolio analysis of Qualcomm with patent mining techniques
Qualcomm’s AI patent counts with a detailed breakdown by field, core technology, and intelligent application
Analysis of Amazon’s investment projects and M&A activities
LIST OF COMPANIES
2LEMETRY
58.COM
Academia Sinica
Adobe Systems
AISEC
Alibaba
Amazon
Amazon Technologies
Amiato
Angel.ai
Annapurna Labs
Apple
AppThwack
Arteris
AT&T
Atman
Atomwise
Baidu
Biba
Black Sand Technologies
Blackberry
Blippar
BMW
Body Labs
Brain Corporation
Byton
Canon
Capsule Tech
Career Executive
Chi Mei Communication Systems
China Everbright Bank
China Unicom
Chunghwa Telecom
Cloud9 IDE
Cloudbrain
Clusterk
Comixology
Cowarobot
CSR
DefinedCrowd
Delta Electronics
DiDi Chuxing
Do
Double Helix Games
Element AI
Elemental Technologies
Embodied
Empowered Careers
Emvantage Payments
Equota
Euvision Technologies
Evi
Fujitsu
GameSparks
General Electric
GJS Robot
GMEMS
Goodreads
Google
Graphiq
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harvest.ai
Hitachi
Hon Hai Precision
HP
HTC
Huiyihuiying
IBM
iCarbonX
InnoPath Software
Inotera Memories
Institute for Information Industry
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council
Intel
Inventec
ITRI
Ivona Text-To-Speech
Kitt.ai
Kiwi
kooaba
Lanc?me
Lavector
Leju Robotics
Leshi Zhixin
LG
Liquavista
L'Or?al
Marble
Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
McGill University
MediaTek
Mi Live
Microsoft
Mininglamp
Moji
National Central University
National Cheng Kung University
National Chiao Tung University
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
NEC
Nice
NIO
Nuance Communications
NXP Semiconductors
OpenDNA
Oracle
Orb Networks
Orbeus
Pacewear
Prospera Technologies
QQ
Qualcomm
Qzone
Roadstar.ai
Rockwell Automation
Rooftop Media
Safaba Translation Solutions
Samsung
SAP
Scyfer
SF Express
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Shoefitr
Siemens
Sinovation Ventures
Sony
SoundHound
Souq.com
Stonestreet One
Stratifyd
Summit Microelectronics
Tempo AI
Tencent
TenMarks Education
Tensorise
Tesla
Thinkbox Software
TI.
Toshiba
TSMC
Tu
Twitch
UBTECH
Ultra-Scan Corporation
United States Patent and Trademark Office
University of Montreal
Versa Inc.
VoxelCloud
WeBank
Weltmeister
Whole Foods Market
Wilocity
WIPO
Wistron
Wonder Workshop
Xeros
Yahoo!
Yingyongbao
Yunji Technology
Zhuiy
Figure 1: AI Patent Distribution Share by Country
Figure 2: AI Patent Distribution Share of International Assignees by Sector
Figure 3: AI Patent Distribution Share of Taiwanese Assignees by Sector
Figure 4: AI Patent Distribution Share of International Assignees by Field
Figure 5: AI Patent Distribution Share of Taiwanese Assignees by Field
Figure 6: AI Correlative Patent Distribution Share by Technology Type: International Assignees
Figure 7: AI Correlative Patent Distribution Share by Technology Type: Taiwanese Assignees
Figure 8: Amazon’s Business Model Built around Customer Experience
Figure 9: Amazon’s Revenue Breakdowns by Business Unit, 2012 - 2016
Figure 10: Amazon's Patent Count by Field
Figure 11: Qualcomm’s Business Model
Figure 12: Qualcomm’s Revenue Structure, 2012 - 2016
Figure 13: Qualcomm’s AI Patent Distribution Share by Field
Figure 14: The Grandeye Security Platform
Figure 15: Facial Recognition Verification Process
Figure 16: Youtu’s AI Applications in Smart Retail
Figure 17: The Six Resources of Tencent's AI Ecosystem
Figure 18: Smart Hardware Program
Figure 19: Features of Tencent's Smart Recruitment Technology
LIST OF TOPICS
AI technology overview and includes trend analysis with breakdowns by country, sector and field, key and correlative technology, and R&D readiness analysis
Patent portfolio analysis of several major AI assignees, including IBM, Microsoft, Google, Siemens, and Rockwell Automation
Detailed AI patent portfolio analysis of Amazon with patent mining techniques
Amazon’s AI patent counts with a detailed breakdown by field, core technology, and intelligent application
Analysis of Amazon’s investment projects and M&A activities
Detailed AI patent portfolio analysis of Qualcomm with patent mining techniques
Qualcomm’s AI patent counts with a detailed breakdown by field, core technology, and intelligent application
Analysis of Amazon’s investment projects and M&A activities
LIST OF COMPANIES
2LEMETRY
58.COM
Academia Sinica
Adobe Systems
AISEC
Alibaba
Amazon
Amazon Technologies
Amiato
Angel.ai
Annapurna Labs
Apple
AppThwack
Arteris
AT&T
Atman
Atomwise
Baidu
Biba
Black Sand Technologies
Blackberry
Blippar
BMW
Body Labs
Brain Corporation
Byton
Canon
Capsule Tech
Career Executive
Chi Mei Communication Systems
China Everbright Bank
China Unicom
Chunghwa Telecom
Cloud9 IDE
Cloudbrain
Clusterk
Comixology
Cowarobot
CSR
DefinedCrowd
Delta Electronics
DiDi Chuxing
Do
Double Helix Games
Element AI
Elemental Technologies
Embodied
Empowered Careers
Emvantage Payments
Equota
Euvision Technologies
Evi
Fujitsu
GameSparks
General Electric
GJS Robot
GMEMS
Goodreads
Graphiq
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harvest.ai
Hitachi
Hon Hai Precision
HP
HTC
Huiyihuiying
IBM
iCarbonX
InnoPath Software
Inotera Memories
Institute for Information Industry
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council
Intel
Inventec
ITRI
Ivona Text-To-Speech
Kitt.ai
Kiwi
kooaba
Lanc?me
Lavector
Leju Robotics
Leshi Zhixin
LG
Liquavista
L'Or?al
Marble
Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
McGill University
MediaTek
Mi Live
Microsoft
Mininglamp
Moji
National Central University
National Cheng Kung University
National Chiao Tung University
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
NEC
Nice
NIO
Nuance Communications
NXP Semiconductors
OpenDNA
Oracle
Orb Networks
Orbeus
Pacewear
Prospera Technologies
Qualcomm
Qzone
Roadstar.ai
Rockwell Automation
Rooftop Media
Safaba Translation Solutions
Samsung
SAP
Scyfer
SF Express
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Shoefitr
Siemens
Sinovation Ventures
Sony
SoundHound
Souq.com
Stonestreet One
Stratifyd
Summit Microelectronics
Tempo AI
Tencent
TenMarks Education
Tensorise
Tesla
Thinkbox Software
TI.
Toshiba
TSMC
Tu
Twitch
UBTECH
Ultra-Scan Corporation
United States Patent and Trademark Office
University of Montreal
Versa Inc.
VoxelCloud
WeBank
Weltmeister
Whole Foods Market
Wilocity
WIPO
Wistron
Wonder Workshop
Xeros
Yahoo!
Yingyongbao
Yunji Technology
Zhuiy
