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H04N 9/8

Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of colour television systems > Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording > Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback

Classification Context

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

Filing statistics

IPC H04N 9/8 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

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Child Classifications

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  • H04N 9/802 involving processing of the sound signal
  • H04N 9/808 involving pulse code modulation of the composite colour video-signal
  • H04N 9/86 the individual colour picture signal components being recorded sequentially and simultaneously, e.g. corresponding to SECAM-system

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