TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

H04M covers telephonic communication systems and equipment, encompassing the technical means for transmitting voice and related signals over telecommunication networks. This includes telephone handsets, switching systems, transmission apparatus, signaling methods, and network infrastructure for establishing and maintaining voice calls. The classification extends to both wired and wireless telephone technologies, such as conventional landline systems, mobile phones, and voice-over-internet protocols, as well as associated features like call routing, billing, and subscriber management. Adjacent classes H04L (digital information transmission) and H04W (wireless communication networks) address data transmission and radio-based aspects respectively, while H04M focuses specifically on the telephonic communication function itself.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

CPC: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

CPC:

TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

Subscriber subscribers General term for a user of terminal equipment, e.g. for the user of a telephone set, or for any equipment used by subscribers, e.g. telephones for public use. Substation substations Subscriber or monitoring equipment which may connect a single subscriber to a line without choice as to subscriber. Satellite satellites A kind of exchange the operation of which depends upon control signals received from a supervisory exchange. Switching centres switching centre Include exchanges and satellites. Exchange exchanges Synonym for telephone switch Voice mail system Voice mail systems A centralised system for managing telephone messages for a large group of users.

Limiting references

Circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus , ,

Of 17 combined children, 11 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers (subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 13/00 Party-line systems (substation equipment H04M1/00; exchange equipment H04M3/00, H04M5/00; metering arrangements H04M15/36) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication +39 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 17/00 Prepayment telephone systems (using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675) +12 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 19/00 Current supply arrangements for telephone systems (for selecting-equipment H04Q1/28) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 2201/00 Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems 2nd only +27 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 2203/00 Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges 2nd only +13 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 2207/00 Type of exchange or network, i.e. telephonic medium, in which the telephonic communication takes place 2nd only +9 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 2215/00 Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements 2nd only +28 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 2242/00 Special services or facilities 2nd only +17 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 2250/00 Details of telephonic subscriber devices 2nd only +23 CPC CPC only CPC only
H04M 3/00 Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 5/00 Manual exchanges (substation equipment in general H04M1/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 7/00 Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres +7 CPC −3 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 9/00 Arrangements for interconnection not involving centralised switching +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H04M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2006 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