pgAboutLexInnovaLexInnovaprovidesadvancedpatentanalytics,patentlitigationconsultingandpatentmonetizationsolutionstoFortune500corporationsandleadinglawfirms.Ourin-houseteamofengineersandPhDspartnerwithleadingindustryandacademicexpertstodeliverhigh-qualitytechnicalanalysistosignificantlyimproveclientoutcomesonIPmonetizationandlitigation.Wedrawonacombinationoftechnicalandlitigationexpertisetosolvethechallengesthatariseattheintersectionoftechnologyandlaw.Ourservicesinclude:ForCorporationsPortfolioMonetizationEvidenceofUseAnalysisReverseEngineeringInfringementChartsIPManagementPatentLandscapeAnalysisPatentabilityAssessmentsContractsManagementForLawFirmsPatentandTradeSecretLitigationCodeReviewReverseEngineeringExpertWitnessSupportInvalidityServicesPriorArtSearchesInvalidityContentionseDiscoveryServicesDropusanoteatinfo@lex-innova.comorcall+1832-962-8128ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutourservices.Wealsoperformcustomin-depthpatentlandscapeanalysessimilartotheonepresentinthisreport.Pleasecontactustofindoutmore!pgTableofContentsIntroductionTaxonomyPublicationTrendTopAssigneesPatentStrengthLexscoreTMLicensingHeatMapGeographicalCoverageProductsAmazonEchoSamsungFamilyHubRefrigeratorPhilipsHuelightingsystemNestCamBlueairairpurificationsystemSamsungSmartThingsHubEdynSmartGardenSystemTaxonomyDefinitionspgIntroductionTheterm“InternetofThings”referstoacyber-physicalsystemcomposedofphysicalobjectsembeddedwithsensorshavingauniqueIPtoshareinformationoveranetworkandinteractwithothersuchdevicestoperformaparticulartask.TheInternetofThings(IoT)markethasgrownsignificantly,asconsumers,businesses,andgovernmentsnowrecognizethebenefitofconnectinginertdevicestotheinternet.ThisresultedinmanifoldincreaseofIPportfolioandproductsintheIoTdomainintherecentpast.IoTwasmarkedasthepeakoftheGartnerHypeCycleforemergingtechnologiesin2014ApplicationsofIoTrangefromSmartHomeappliancestoManufacturingandHealthcare.Inthecommercialspace,companiescanreapbenefitsfromIoTbyemployingthemforassettracking,inventorycontrol,shipping,cyber-securityandenergyconservation.Eventhoughthemarketisbeingfloodedwithinnovativeindividualproducts,thenextbigchallengeisintegratingthesedeviceswithacentralsystem(Internet)tomakethembecomeinteroperable.Fig1:IoTineverydaylife21Gartner:InternetofThingshasreachedhypepeak:August2014:Retrievedfromhttp://www.networkworld.com/article/2464007/cloud-computing/gartner-internet-of-things-has-reached-hype-peak.html2CoolestInternetOfThings(IoT)GadgetsAvailableinthemarket-2015List:June2015:Retrievedfromhttp://iotworm.com/coolest-internet-of-things-iot-gadgets/pgAtypicalIoTsystemconsistsof3layersofdatatransformation.Firstly,thesensorsinmachinessenseandcollectdatafromthesurroundings,calledtheDataacquisitionlayer.Thesearegenerallydeviceslikemobilesandrouters,thermometersetc.Thecollecteddataisthenstoredandprocessed,intheDataservicelayer.Thefinallayeriscalledtheapplicationlayer,whichdealswiththedisplayinterfaceandsecondarydevelopmentCiscopredictstheglobalInternetofThingsmarketwillbe$14trillionby2022,withthemajoritycomingfromareassuchasimprovingcustomerexperiencesandcostreductionstrategiesAccordingtoareportbyJuniperResearch,thenumberofIoTconnecteddeviceswillnumber38billionin2020,upfrom13billionin2015;ariseofover285%Fig2.IoTmarketprojections6OneofthebiggestapplicationsofIoTisbuildingautomation,whichwasjustaconceptafewyearsback.Heating,air–conditioning,ventilationcannowbemonitoredandcontrolledusing3InternetofThingskeytechnologiesandarchitecturesresearchininformationprocessing:(2013):Retrievedfromwww.atlantis-press.com/php/download_paper.php?id=49364TheInternetofEverything,CiscoIoEValueIndexStudy:(2013):Retrievedfromhttp://internetofeverything.cisco.com/sites/default/files/docs/en/ioe-value-index_FAQs.pdf5http://www.juniperresearch.com/press/press-releases/iot-connected-devices-to-triple-to-38-bn-by-20206RoundupOfInternetofThingsForecastsAndMarketEstimates,2015:(December2015):Retrievedfromhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2015/12/27/roundup-of-internet-of-things-forecasts-and-market-estimates-2015/#72e84b9148a0pg