Amazon's annual reports between 2012 and 2016 show an upward trend in revenue which rose from US$61.093 billion in 2012 to US$135.987 billion in 2016 with a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 22.1%, according to the Taipei-based government-backed IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute). "The analysis of the six core technologies covered by Amazon’s 243 AI patents filed in the US shows that its AI patents mainly concentrate on natural language processing technology, which accounts for 82.7% of its total patent counts," says David Chen, senior industry analyst with MIC.
Amazon's Patent Counts by Technology, 2006 – 2017
|
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
|
Year of Publication
|
|
Subclasses of Core Technologies
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
|
Core AI Technologies
|
Networks
|
·Using neural network models
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
··Architecture
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
··Hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
···Using electronic means
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
···Using optical means
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
··Learning methods
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
··Simulation on general purpose computers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Genetic models
|
·Using genetic models
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Knowledge
models
|
Computer systems utilizing knowledge based models
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
·Knowledge representation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
|
·Inference methods or devices
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
|
Fuzzy logic
|
·Using fuzzy logic
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
··Physical realization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
··Simulation on general purpose computers
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
Machine learning
|
··Rule extraction, knowledge discovery, correlation, clustering or classification
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
|
Natural language processing
|
Data processing methods adapted for specific functions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
25
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
|
·Handling natural language data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
18
|
19
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
··Text processing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
17
|
20
|
10
|
5
|
|
|
···Manipulating by use of codes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
17
|
18
|
10
|
6
|
|
|
···Editing, e.g. insert/delete
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
17
|
17
|
3
|
8
|
|
|
···
Automatic justification
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
8
|
17
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
···Automatic hyphenation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
8
|
17
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
··Automatic analysis, e.g. parsing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
21
|
8
|
11
|
1
|
|
··Processing or translating of natural language
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
18
|
22
|
6
|
4
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: The figure in the table refers to patent count
Source: MIC, December 2018
To see more about this report, please visit: Amazon's Patent Deployment Strategies for Artificial Intelligence and Its M&A Analysis
For future receipt of press releases, please subscribe here.
To know more about MIC research findings, please access our website.
For future inquiry, please contact MIC Public Relations.
About MIC
Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), based in Taipei, Taiwan, was founded in 1987. MIC is Taiwan's premier IT industry research and consulting firm providing intelligence, in-depth analysis, and strategic consulting services on global IT product and technology trends, focusing on markets and industries in Asia-Pacific. MIC is part of the Institute for Information Industry.