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H04N 21/478

Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Introduced: January 2011

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification or shopping application

CPC: Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] > Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of, or interaction with, content, e.g. STB [set-top-box]; Operations thereof > End-user applications > Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification or shopping application

CPC:

Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] (real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ) > Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof > End-user applications > Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Of 7 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2011.

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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