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IPC Subgroup
H04L 67/5

Network services

Introduced: January 2022

Full Title

Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications > Network services

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 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
  • H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
  • H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
  • H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
  • H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
  • H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

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