Softbank Patent Application Trends in 2024

Softbank patent applications in 2024

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Top 10 Technology Areas

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• A01K61/95 (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240161467. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04B7/18504 ({Aircraft used as relay or high altitude atmospheric platform})
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240129023. FOOTPRINT FIXATION CONTROL LIMITED TO SPECIFIC CHANNELS CONSIDERING MOVEMENT AND ROTATION OF HAPS simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04B7/0695 (at the transmitting station)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240129023. FOOTPRINT FIXATION CONTROL LIMITED TO SPECIFIC CHANNELS CONSIDERING MOVEMENT AND ROTATION OF HAPS simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• G06V10/774 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240161467. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• G06T11/001 ({Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour (inpainting)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240161467. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• G06T15/20 (Perspective computation)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240161467. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• G06V40/10 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240161467. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04B7/0404 (using two or more spaced independent antennas)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240204826. ANTENNA APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q21/06 (Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240204826. ANTENNA APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04L45/34 ({Source routing})
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240214306. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)

Emerging Technology Areas

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• A01K2227/40 (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240041009. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• A01K61/10 (of fish)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240041009. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q1/20 (Resilient mountings)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240030595. ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RADIO RELAY APPARATUS simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q1/28 (Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240030595. ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RADIO RELAY APPARATUS simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q3/02 (using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240030595. ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RADIO RELAY APPARATUS simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q1/3283 ({side-mounted antennas, e.g. bumper-mounted, door-mounted (mounted on windscreens)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240030585. ANTENNA APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H01Q1/125 ({Means for positioning})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240030585. ANTENNA APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04W92/18 (between terminal devices)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240155570. SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL IN INTER-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04W76/23 (Manipulation of direct-mode connections)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240155570. SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL IN INTER-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)
• H04W76/14 (Direct-mode setup)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240155570. SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL IN INTER-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (SoftBank Corp.)

Top Inventors

• Teruya Fujii (3 patents)
• Yuko ISHIWAKA (3 patents)
• Masaki NAKADA of Los Angeles CA (US) (3 patents)
• Satoru MATSUSHIMA (3 patents)
• Takaya SAITO (2 patents)
• Yoshiki TAKAYANAGI (2 patents)
• Shuntaro MIYAKAWA (2 patents)
• Koji Tashiro (2 patents)
• Kenji Hoshino (2 patents)
• Atsushi Nagate (2 patents)

Patent Categories

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Geographical Distribution of Inventors

Geographical Distribution of US Inventors