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
- 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