G06V 40/00
Recognition of biometric, human-related or animal-related patterns in image or video data
G06V40/00 (Recognition of biometric, human-related or animal-related patterns in image or video data) appears on 46,770 US grants and 59,919 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06V- Granted patents
- 46,770
- Published applications
- 59,919
- Assignees
- 9,524
- Inventors
- 79,500
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 58 | 0 |
| 1997 | 63 | 0 |
| 1998 | 111 | 0 |
| 1999 | 147 | 0 |
| 2000 | 164 | 0 |
| 2001 | 174 | 91 |
| 2002 | 179 | 305 |
| 2003 | 186 | 457 |
| 2004 | 206 | 460 |
| 2005 | 226 | 636 |
| 2006 | 354 | 673 |
| 2007 | 350 | 781 |
| 2008 | 423 | 899 |
| 2009 | 452 | 806 |
| 2010 | 614 | 942 |
| 2011 | 621 | 872 |
| 2012 | 863 | 1019 |
| 2013 | 999 | 1269 |
| 2014 | 1131 | 1721 |
| 2015 | 1369 | 2351 |
| 2016 | 1832 | 2934 |
| 2017 | 2185 | 3381 |
| 2018 | 2579 | 3906 |
| 2019 | 3454 | 4698 |
| 2020 | 4258 | 5196 |
| 2021 | 4185 | 5404 |
| 2022 | 4443 | 5395 |
| 2023 | 4294 | 5110 |
| 2024 | 4108 | 4337 |
| 2025 | 4004 | 3581 |
| 2026 | 2393 | 2695 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06V 40/10Human or animal bodies39,640
- G06V 40/20Movements or behaviour10,360
- G06V 40/40Spoof detection1,560
- G06V 40/70Multimodal biometrics1,356
- G06V 40/50Maintenance of biometric data or enrolment thereof1,120
- G06V 40/60Static or dynamic means for assisting the user to position a body882
- G06V 40/30Writer recognition649
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