1. Wearable ECG Devices Overview 
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 Using Data Mining 
3.1 Analysis of Trends by Country 
3.1.1 Analysis of Trends by Sector and Field 
3.1.2 Analysis of Trends by Key Technology 
3.2 Key Patent Analysis 
3.2.1 Integrated Applications between Flexible Wristbands and Mobile Devices 
3.3 R&D Readiness Analysis 
4.Patent portfolio analysis 
4.1 International Assignees 
4.2 Development of Major Companies 
4.2.1 Seiko 
4.2.2 Samsung 
4.2.3 Polar 
5.Conclusion 
5.1 Wearable ECG Device Patents Focus on Medical Technology and Computer Technology 
5.2 Human-Machine Interface, AI, and Cloud Computing are Worth Investing In 
5.3 Clothing, Footwear and Socks with ECG Sensors Still Have Room for Development, Especially for Newcomers 
Appendix 
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies

Analysis of 1,111 wearable ECG (Electrocardiography) device patents by technology field using the data mining technique; also included are the detailed profile of top 20 assignees and their relative R&D intensity ranking

Trend analysis of the global wearable ECG device patent distribution by country, sector and field, and by key technology

Analysis of the development of major wearable ECG device: Seiko, Samsung, and Polar

Matrix analysis of wearable ECG device technologies and international assignees
 

Figure 1: Illustration of Wearable ECG Devices 
Figure 2: Patent Distribution of Wearable ECG Device by Country 
Figure 3: Patent Distribution Share of Wearable ECG Devices by Sector 
Figure 4: Patent Distribution Share of Wearable ECG Devices by Field 
Figure 5: Illustration of a Flexible Wristband with a Mobile Device 
Figure 6: Illustration of ECG Wristbands 

Table 1: Wearable ECG Device Patent Counts by Key Technology 
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 20 International Wearable ECG Device Patent Assignees 
Table 3: Wearable ECG Device Technology Class /International Patent Assignee Matrix Analysis 
Table 4: Wearable ECG Device Data Processing Subclass /Patent Assignee Matrix Analysis