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H04L 67/2866

Architectures; Arrangements

Introduced: January 2022

Full Title

Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications > Architectures; Arrangements

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Subclass:
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H04L 67/2869 Terminals specially adapted for communication
  • H04L 67/2871 Implementation details of single intermediate entities
  • H04L 67/2876 Pairs of inter-processing entities at each side of the network, e.g. split proxies
  • H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
  • H04L 67/2885 Hierarchically arranged intermediate devices, e.g. for hierarchical caching
  • H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
  • H04L 67/2895 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data provider application, e.g. reverse proxies

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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