IPC Subgroup
H03M 11/14 by using additional keys, e.g. shift keys, which determine the function performed by the multifunction key
Introduced: January 1990
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Coding in connection with keyboards or like devices, i.e. coding of the position of operated keys > Details > Coding of multifunction keys > by using additional keys, e.g. shift keys, which determine the function performed by the multifunction key
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- Subclass:
- CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H03M 11/16 wherein the shift keys are operated after the operation of the multifunction keys
- H03M 11/18 wherein the shift keys are operated before the operation of the multifunction keys
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 5,625
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158