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IPC Subgroup
H04N 1/413

Systems or arrangements allowing the picture to be reproduced without loss or modification of picture-information

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof > Bandwidth or redundancy reduction > for the transmission or reproduction of two-tone pictures, e.g. black and white pictures > Systems or arrangements allowing the picture to be reproduced without loss or modification of picture-information

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Subclass:
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H04N 1/415 in which the picture-elements are subdivided or grouped into fixed one-dimensional [1D] or two-dimensional [2D] blocks
  • H04N 1/417 using predictive or differential encoding
  • H04N 1/419 in which encoding of the length of a succession of picture-elements of the same value along a scanning line is the only encoding step

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