G07F 9/009
User recognition or proximity detection
Official title: {User recognition or proximity detection}
G07F9/009 (User recognition or proximity detection) appears on 360 US grants and 536 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 360
- Published applications
- 536
- Assignees
- 223
- Inventors
- 873
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 26 |
| 2012 | 8 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 | 53 |
| 2014 | 17 | 30 |
| 2015 | 22 | 52 |
| 2016 | 22 | 16 |
| 2017 | 22 | 29 |
| 2018 | 32 | 25 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 31 | 39 |
| 2021 | 19 | 34 |
| 2022 | 27 | 44 |
| 2023 | 30 | 43 |
| 2024 | 36 | 29 |
| 2025 | 30 | 33 |
| 2026 | 10 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interactive beverage dispensing system and method30 Jun 2026US 12,670,761 B2
- Systems and methods for facilitating package delivery or pickup16 Jun 2026US 12,657,979 B2
- Bread vending machine with on-the-spot toasting16 Jun 2026US 12,657,988 B2Grupo Bimbo S.A. B. DE C.V.
- Systems and methods for managing fuel dispenser operations using a client device28 Apr 2026US 12,612,300 B2Wayne Fueling Systems LLC
- System, method and apparatus for detecting article store or retrieve operations14 Apr 2026US 12,602,929 B2Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
- Ammunition vending machine24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290108 A1
- Identifying electronic devices using temporally changing information10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268724 A1ecoATM, LLC
- Modular storage compartments with configurable lids6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229083 A1W. W. Grainger, Inc.
- Methods and utilities for consumer interaction with a self service system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203739 A1ViaTouch Media Inc.
- Coordinated deployment of enlarged graphical communications in dispensing environments2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187676 A1Wayne Fueling Systems LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Indoor and outdoor navigation and local base services application utilizing RF bluetooth beacons190US 9,204,251 B12015
- Indoor and outdoor mapping and navigation utilizing RF bluetooth beacons185US 9,204,257 B12015
- Multiple sensor data fusion system163US 10,318,917 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2019
- System for a retail environment160US 6,584,375 B2Intellibot, LLC · 2003
- System for vending products and services using an identification card and associated methods153US 6,854,642 B2Chesterfield Holdings, LLC · 2005