Innovation Trend of Edge Computing Technology Based on Patent Perspective

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">2016</td><td class="align_center">2017</td><td class="align_center">2018</td><td class="align_center">2019</td><td class="align_center">2020</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cloud computing</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">33</td><td class="align_center">28</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fog computing</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">14</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Big data</td><td class="align_center">12</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">13</td><td class="align_center">9</td><td class="align_center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Edge computing</td><td class="align_center">9</td><td class="align_center">5</td><td class="align_center">12</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">21</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Table 2: Innovation Trend of Edge Computing Technology Based on Patent Perspective 