Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Program loading or initiating

CPC: Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units > using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs > Arrangements for executing specific programs > Program loading or initiating

CPC:

Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units (program control for peripheral devices G06F13/10) > using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs > Arrangements for executing specific programs > Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57)

Additional Content IPC

Bootstrapping Security arrangements for program loading or initiating

Of 8 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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G06F 9/44505 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44521 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44536 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44552 CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44557 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44568 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44589 CPC only CPC only
G06F 9/44594 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