Architectures of general purpose stored program computers (with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Architectures of general purpose stored program computers

CPC: Architectures of general purpose stored program computers (with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general > Architectures of general purpose stored program computers

CPC:

Digital computers in general (details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00); Data processing equipment in general > Architectures of general purpose stored program computers (with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16)

Additional Content IPC

Processor architectures or configuration of general purpose image data processing

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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G06F 15/78 comprising a single central processing unit since 1990 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 15/80 comprising an array of processing units with common control, e.g. single instruction multiple data processors (G06F15/82 takes precedence ) since 1990 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 15/82 data or demand driven since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 2015/761 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
GOOGLE US 32,969
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
APPLE US 21,891
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
GOOGLE US 35,735
INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
APPLE US 23,482
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917