1.Introduction of Technology
1.1 Low Cost
1.2 Low Power Consumption
1.3 Ease of Connection
1.4 Security
1.5 Support for Multiple OS
1.6 Support for High Transmission Capacity
2. Patent Mining
2.1 Patent Search
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
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 Patent Analysis
3.2.1 Method for Accessing Telecommunications Networks from Terminals
3.3.1 Relatively R&D Intensity
4. Patent Portfolio Analysis
4.1 International Assignees
4.2 Development of Major Companies
4.2.1 LG
4.2.2 Ericsson
4.2.3 Intel
4.2.4 Qualcomm
4.2.5 IBM
5. Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies

Analysis of 1,247 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
Analysis of the global IoT patent distribution by country, by field, by sector
Analysis of IoT communication development of major players, including LG, Ericsson, Intel, Qualcomm, and IBM
Detailed analysis of IoT patent/assignee matrix, with 30 key patented technology being sorted into six categories, and includes major assignees' patent portfolio for multiplex communications

Figure 1: Patent Distribution Share by Country
Figure 2: Patent Distribution Share by Sector
Figure 3: Patent Distribution Share by Field
Figure 4: Patent Share by Classes and Subclasses

Table 1: R&D Intensity of Top 20 IoT Communication Technology Patent Assignees
Table 2: IoT Communication Patent/International Assignees Matrix Analysis
Table 3: IoT Communication Patent/International Assignee Matrix Analysis: Multiplex Communications