Onboard Image Processing and Data Compression Patents
30.4% concentration at the top. The five most-active assignees hold 268 of the 883 records in scope — a leader at 97 filings with a long tail behind it. Filings rose from 21 in 2017 to a peak of 44 in 2019, before settling into a lower but still-active band; the leading assignee's own filings grew from 14 in 2021 to 22 in 2024, a 57% increase over that span. The final years in the chart are undercounted because of publication lag, not falling demand.
- 1RICOH CO LTD11.0%
- 2MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC10.1%
- 3EDGY BEES LTD3.3%
- 4SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD3.2%
- 5RGB SYSTEMS INC2.8%
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Common questions on this landscape
How many patents exist for onboard image compression and processing?
This dataset contains 883 published records matching onboard image compression and processing terms, filed between 2015 and mid-2026. That figure counts patent families rather than raw document duplicates, so it reflects distinct inventions rather than every jurisdictional filing of the same invention. The number will grow as 2025-2026 filings continue to publish, since publication typically lags filing by roughly 18 months.
Who are the leading companies filing onboard image compression patents?
Filing activity is concentrated at the top: the leading assignee holds 97 records, nearly four times the fifth-place count of 25, and the top five assignees combined account for 30.4% of all 883 records in scope. Behind that leader sits a broad mid-tier of consumer electronics, telecom and imaging companies, then a long tail of universities and smaller firms filing on narrow mechanisms. No single competitor outside the leader controls more than a modest slice of the field.
Is onboard image compression patent filing growing or slowing?
Filing volume is growing in the years the dataset can treat as complete: the leading assignee's own filings rose from 14 in 2021 to 22 in 2024, a 57% increase. The overall trend peaked at 44 filings in 2019 and has moved in a lower but still-active band since, and the apparent drop in 2025-2026 is a publication-lag artefact rather than a genuine slowdown, since recent filings have not all published yet.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Onboard Image Processing and Data Compression covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.