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H04S 2400/00

Details of stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups

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  • H04S 2400/01 Multi-channel, i.e. more than two input channels, sound reproduction with two speakers wherein the multi-channel information is substantially preserved
  • H04S 2400/03 Aspects of down-mixing multi-channel audio to configurations with lower numbers of playback channels, e.g. 7.1 -> 5.1 (H04S2400/01 takes precedence)
  • H04S 2400/05 Generation or adaptation of centre channel in multi-channel audio systems
  • H04S 2400/07 Generation or adaptation of the Low Frequency Effect [LFE] channel, e.g. distribution or signal processing
  • H04S 2400/09 Electronic reduction of distortion of stereophonic sound systems
  • H04S 2400/11 Positioning of individual sound objects, e.g. moving airplane, within a sound field (H04S2420/13 takes precedence)
  • H04S 2400/13 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems
  • H04S 2400/15 Aspects of sound capture and related signal processing for recording or reproduction

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 101,476
  2. QUALCOMM US 101,139
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 96,655
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 57,744
  5. LG ELECTRONICS KR 55,253
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 54,181
  7. SONY CORPORATION JP 35,309
  8. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,950
  9. INTEL CORPORATION US 27,533
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CN 27,498