IPC Subgroup
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
- H04L 67/3 Profiles
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 97,396
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
- CANON 33,341
- SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327