H04L 12/50 Circuit switching systems, i.e. systems in which the path is physically permanent during the communication
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
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Data switching networks > Circuit switching systems, i.e. systems in which the path is physically permanent during the communication
Data switching networks (interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00) > Circuit switching systems, i.e. systems in which the path is physically permanent during the communication
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- H04L 12/52 using time division techniques (in digital transmission systems H04L5/22) since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 97,396
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
- CANON 33,341
- SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 101,476
- QUALCOMM US 101,139
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 96,655
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 57,744
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 55,253
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 54,181
- SONY CORPORATION JP 35,309
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,950
- INTEL CORPORATION US 27,533
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CN 27,498