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IPC Subgroup
H04M 1/2745

using static electronic memories, e.g. chips

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2020

Full Title

Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers > Devices for calling a subscriber > Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously > with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time > using static electronic memories, e.g. chips

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Subclass:
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

Filing statistics

IPC H04M 1/2745 belongs to the parent subclass H04M, which recorded 292,116 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 26,112 in 2013 to 15,773 in 2023 (-40%), peaking at 34,745 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class H04 are QUALCOMM (97,396 applications), HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (96,502 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (86,981 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H04M 1/27485 Appending a prefix to or inserting a pause into a dialling sequence
  • H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
  • H04M 1/27495 implemented by means of discrete electronic components, i.e. neither programmable nor microprocessor-controlled
  • H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories

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