HP is a company unlike any other. We serve everyone from consumers to small and mid-sized businesses to enterprises to public sector customers with an extensive portfolio of market-leading solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of each customer segment. Our annual R&D investment of $3.5 billion (USD) fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies. We produce an average of 11 patents a day worldwide. HP Labs provides a central research function for the company which is focused on inventing new technologies to improve our customers' lives, change markets and create business opportunities.