the sound signal being pulse code modulated and recorded in time division multiplex with the modulated video signal

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of television systems > Television signal recording > Television signal processing therefor > Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback > the sound signal being pulse code modulated and recorded in time division multiplex with the modulated video signal

Classification Context

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

Additional Content

Transformation of the television signal for recording involving pulse code modulation of the colour picture signal components with processing of the sound signal

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