H04W 16/00 Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cell structures
Introduced: January 2009
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Filing statistics
IPC H04W 16/00 belongs to the parent subclass H04W, which recorded 1,086,704 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 75,401 in 2013 to 101,506 in 2023 (+35%), peaking at 118,355 applications in 2021. 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
Additional Content
wireless channel wireless channels means a specific frequency, time, spreading code, service area or combination thereof over which communication takes place distribution of spectral resources means allocation at deployment stage of wireless channels to access points with the purpose of providing adequate coverage and/or traffic handling capacity
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Child Classifications
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- H04W 16/02 Resource partitioning among network components, e.g. reuse partitioning
- H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements
- H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
- H04W 16/22 Traffic simulation tools or models
- H04W 16/24 Cell structures
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