  Technology has become an indispensable competitive tool as science and
technology have progressed throughout history. Organizations can compete on an
equal footing by implementing technology appropriately. Technology trends or
technology lifecycles begin during the initiation phase. Finally, it reaches
saturation after entering the maturity phase. As technology reaches saturation,
it will be removed or replaced by another. This makes investing in technologies
during this phase unjustifiable. Technology forecasting is a critical tool for
research and development to determine the future direction of technology. Based
on registered patents, this study examined the trends of IOT technologies. A
total of 3697 patents related to the Internet of Things from the last six years
of patenting have been gathered using lens.org for this purpose. The main
people and companies were identified through the creation of the IOT patent
registration cooperation network, and the main groups active in patent
registration were identified by the community detection technique. The patents
were then divided into six technology categories: Safety and Security,
Information Services, Public Safety and Environment Monitoring, Collaborative
Aware Systems, Smart Homes/Buildings, and Smart Grid. And their technical
maturity was identified and examined using the Sigma Plot program. Based on the
findings, information services technologies are in the saturation stage, while
both smart homes/buildings, and smart grid technologies are in the saturation
stage. Three technologies, Safety and Security, Public Safety and Environment
Monitoring, and Collaborative Aware Systems are in the maturity stage.
