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H04M 3/527

Centralised call answering arrangements not requiring operator intervention

Introduced: January 2000

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges > Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers > Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers > Centralised call answering arrangements not requiring operator intervention

CPC:

Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges > Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers (specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00) > Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers (H04M3/487 takes precedence; centralised dictation systems H04M11/10); > Centralised call answering arrangements not requiring operator intervention

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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