IPC Main Group
H04W 48/00 Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
Introduced: January 2009
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
- H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery
- H04W 48/16 Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information
- H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
- H04W 48/2 Selecting an access point
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