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Proximity-Based Location Services
Utilizing technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth beacons, or GPS/geofencing to determine precise location or proximity for services such as asset tracking, secure access, or localized information delivery.
17,658 US filings from 2,199 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,474 · 2024: 5,550 · 2025: 5,406 · 2026 YTD: 2,228
Time / Attendance / Access Control
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 2,400 | 581 | 768 | 762 | 289 | -0.8% |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 1,115 | 273 | 338 | 351 | 153 | +3.8% |
| 3 | Apple Inc. | 737 | 178 | 238 | 224 | 97 | -5.9% |
| 4 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 585 | 105 | 175 | 214 | 91 | +22.3% |
| 5 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | 449 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 51 | -2.3% |
| 6 | Nokia Technologies Oy | 435 | 88 | 140 | 140 | 67 | 0.0% |
| 7 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 318 | 79 | 99 | 93 | 47 | -6.1% |
| 8 | BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. | 254 | 45 | 57 | 95 | 57 | +66.7% |
| 9 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | 241 | 45 | 58 | 99 | 39 | +70.7% |
| 10 | GOOGLE LLC | 211 | 59 | 76 | 47 | 29 | -38.2% |
| 11 | InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. | 201 | 22 | 58 | 74 | 47 | +27.6% |
| 12 | ZTE Corporation | 188 | 37 | 69 | 70 | 12 | +1.4% |
| 13 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 185 | 39 | 75 | 56 | 15 | -25.3% |
| 14 | T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 181 | 61 | 47 | 50 | 23 | +6.4% |
| 15 | T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC | 175 | 34 | 51 | 52 | 38 | +2.0% |
| 16 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | 145 | 47 | 37 | 51 | 10 | +37.8% |
| 17 | Tile, Inc. | 134 | 38 | 51 | 34 | 11 | -33.3% |
| 18 | VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 133 | 30 | 44 | 41 | 18 | -6.8% |
| 19 | INTEL CORPORATION | 112 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 14 | -16.2% |
| 20 | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. | 109 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 16 | +20.0% |
| 21 | HERE GLOBAL B.V. | 99 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 6 | -45.2% |
| 22 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. | 98 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 11 | +36.7% |
| 23 | DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. | 96 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 13 | -14.3% |
| 24 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | 93 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | -11.5% |
| 25 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 92 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 2 | -18.2% |