Yuanverse-related terminals are regarded as another promising market after smartphones. The agency predicts that the global market size will expand to 500 billion yuan by 2026. Japanese media announced a "Ranking of Metaverse Terminal-related Patent Numbers" at the end of 2022. The top 20 companies own a total of 7,760 patents. The following is a simple inventory based on the ranking of the list.
The 10th place on the list of patents related to Yuanverse terminals is Apple company . It is reported that judging from Apple’s latest recruitment information and personnel changes, the next flagship product developed by Apple will be a pair of mixed reality head display. The mixed reality (MR) referred to here is a combination of virtual reality and augmented reality . This device is regarded by the outside world as the best way to experience the world of the Metaverse at this stage. It can not only enhance immersion while maintaining contact with the real world.
The ninth place on the list of metaverse terminal-related patents is Intel . Company executives previously said: "The metaverse may be the next major computing platform after the World Wide Web and mobile Internet ." Driven by Moore's Law , Intel continues to promote innovation in underlying computing power to help the metaverse world; Magic Leap, ranked 8th on the list, is an American company focusing on augmented reality and has been established for 11 years. Magic Leap hopes that its new generation of AR glasses, , can become a stepping stone into the metaverse.
Qualcomm ranks 7th on the list. It is one of the world's largest mobile chip suppliers, especially in the leading position in 5G research and development, commercialization and large-scale application. Qualcomm is working with industry partners to jointly explore the implementation of the Metaverse in more application scenarios; Sony Group ranks sixth in the number of Metaverse terminal-related patents, and the company will invest heavily in the virtual space Metaverse of the Internet as a new growth area. Strive to combine with existing business games, movies, music and other entertainment methods to form a superimposed effect to attract more users. Sony has invested approximately 1 trillion yen in the past four years to maintain its lead in the image sensor market.
Microsoft ranks fifth on the list. Long before , Facebook, and were renamed, Microsoft had accumulated a large number of metaverse-related software and hardware patents. Microsoft intends to bring the digital and physical worlds together through a series of new applications that integrate virtual environments. In the future, the Xbox gaming platform will also join the "Metaverse".
Ranking fourth in terms of the number of patents related to the yuan universe terminal is Huawei . In the past ten years, the company has invested more than 800 billion yuan in R&D, accumulated a number of world-leading R&D technologies, and formed the company's core competitiveness. The virtual reality industry has had its ups and downs for several years, but driven by the Metaverse, it is now making new waves. In the future, more companies in the industry chain and upstream of will participate, and terminal equipment manufacturers are increasing investment. The HUAWEI Vision Glass released by Huawei this year, although its appearance looks like ordinary sunglasses, has made a breakthrough in the integration of AR technology.
Meta ranks third on the list, formerly known as Facebook. Zuckerberg, the founder of the company, hopes to jump out of his "comfort zone" and bet on the world of the Metaverse. We want to use VR and AR technology and related equipment to attract users to establish a kind of human-computer interaction in the metaverse that is similar to real life and can satisfy work, communication and entertainment; The second largest number of patents related to metaverse terminals is Samsung Electronics . As early as several years ago, Samsung launched its own integrated VR products, but the market response was mediocre. In the past two years, the wind of the metaverse has begun to blow again. Samsung Electronics is accelerating the research and development of metaverse-related technologies, increasing investment, and is committed to cultivating it into a new growth engine.
The No. 1 number of patents related to Yuanverse terminals is LG Electronics . After the company gave up its smartphone business, it has listed fields including 6G, artificial intelligence , and Yuanverse as its key areas in the future.The rise of the metaverse has raised the demand for sensors, panels and other components, and LG has a focus on all areas. analyst pointed out: Although LG has obtained a large number of meta-universe patents, it still faces many difficulties in making profits in the meta-universe.
