IPC Subgroup
H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
Introduced: January 2009
Last revised: January 2018
Full Title
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor > Services making use of location information
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- H04W 4/024 Guidance services
- H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
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