IPC Subgroup
H04N 23/6 Control of cameras or camera modules
Introduced: January 2023
Full Title
Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof > Control of cameras or camera modules
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
Filing statistics
IPC H04N 23/6 belongs to the parent subclass H04N, which recorded 1,015,361 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 76,403 in 2013 to 85,701 in 2023 (+12%), peaking at 118,798 applications in 2020. 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
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
- H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
- H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
- H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
- H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
- H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
- H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high and low resolution modes
- H04N 23/67 Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
- H04N 23/68 for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
- H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
- H04N 23/695 Control of camera direction for changing a field of view, e.g. pan, tilt or based on tracking of objects
- H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
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