CPC Main Group Additional Only
G10H 2210/00 Aspects or methods of musical processing having intrinsic musical character, i.e. involving musical theory or musical parameters or relying on musical knowledge, as applied in electrophonic musical tools or instruments
Filing statistics
CPC G10H 2210/00 belongs to the parent subclass G10H, which recorded 17,124 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,186 in 2013 to 1,533 in 2023 (+29%), peaking at 1,888 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G10 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (6,277 applications), GOOGLE (5,429 applications) and FRAUNHOFER (4,984 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G10H 2210/005 Musical accompaniment, i.e. complete instrumental rhythm synthesis added to a performed melody, e.g. as output by drum machines
- G10H 2210/021 Background music, e.g. for video sequences or elevator music
- G10H 2210/031 Musical analysis, i.e. isolation, extraction or identification of musical elements or musical parameters from a raw acoustic signal or from an encoded audio signal
- G10H 2210/095 Inter-note articulation aspects, e.g. legato or staccato
- G10H 2210/101 Music Composition or musical creation; Tools or processes therefor
- G10H 2210/155 Musical effects
- G10H 2210/325 Musical pitch modification
- G10H 2210/341 Rhythm pattern selection, synthesis or composition
- G10H 2210/375 Tempo or beat alterations; Music timing control
- G10H 2210/395 Special musical scales, i.e. other than the 12-interval equally tempered scale; Special input devices therefor
- G10H 2210/555 Tonality processing, involving the key in which a musical piece or melody is played
- G10H 2210/571 Chords; Chord sequences
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
- GOOGLE US 5,429
- FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
- SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
- DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
- QUALCOMM US 2,117
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924