1.Introduction to Technology
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. Trends Analysis
3.1 Data Mining
3.1.1 Analysis of Trends by Country
3.1.2 Analysis of Trends by Sector and Field
3.1.3 Analysis of Trends by Key Technology Field
3.2 Key Patents
3.2.1 Intelligent Controller for Environmental Control System in Smart Home Environment
3.3 R&D Readiness Analysis
3.3.1 Relative R&D Intensity
4. Patent Portfolio Analysis
4.1 International Assignees
4.2 Development of Major Companies
4.2.1 Samsung
4.2.2 Sony
4.2.3 Microsoft
4.2.4 Google
4.2.5 Honeywell
5. Conclusions
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies

Overview of the home automation technology, including smart thermostat, smart lighting system, smart energy management system, household security system, home alarm & sensor system.
Analysis of 290 patents by technology field and sector 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 home automation industry by country, by field, by sector.
Analysis of home automation development of major players, including Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, Google and Honeywell.
Detailed analysis of home automation patent/assignee matrix and includes major assignees' patent portfolio for image analysis

Table 1: Home Automation Patent Distribution Share by Technology Field
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 20 Home Automation Patent Assignees
Table 3: Home Automation Patent/International Assignee Matrix Analysis
Table 4: Home Automation Patents International Rights holders Layout Analysis - Man-Machine Interface, Cloud Computing, Information Security