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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)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers

CPC: 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)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers

CPC:

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)

Additional Content IPC

Subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges Prepayment telephone coin boxes Current supply arrangements

Of 20 combined children, 18 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • H04M 1/003 CPC only CPC only
  • H04M 1/006 CPC only CPC only
  • H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04M 1/78 Circuit arrangements in which low-frequency speech signals proceed in one direction on the line, while speech signals proceeding in the other direction on the line are modulated on a high-frequency carrier signal since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04M 1/80 Telephone line holding circuits since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04M 1/82 Line monitoring circuits for call progress or status discrimination since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327

Top Applicants (CPC)

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