Signal distribution or switching

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of television systems > Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment > Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects > Signal distribution or switching

Classification Context

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

Additional Content

Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast

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