IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
G06Q 50/00 - Definition
This main group covers:
The following business sectors, the list being non-exhaustive:
Relationship between large subject matter areas
Health care related subject matter specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes is classified in G06Q 50/00, while subject matter for other purposes, such as processing of medical or biological data for scientific purposes is classified in G06F 19/00.
Special rules of classification
When classifying in groups G06Q 10/00-G06Q 40/00, systems or methods that are specially adapted for a specific business sector must also be classified in group G06Q 50/00, when the special adaptation is determined to be novel and non-obvious. By way of example, a method for billing which involves significant data processing and is specially adapted in a non-obvious way to the electricity-supply sector, should be classified in both G06Q 30/00 and G06Q 50/00.