H
SECTION H — ELECTRICITY
 H

Note(s)

These Notes cover the basic principles and general instructions for use of section H.

  1. Section H covers:
    1. basic electric elements, which cover all electric units and the general mechanical structure of apparatus and circuits, including the assembly of various basic elements into what are called printed circuits and also cover to a certain extent the manufacture of these elements (when not covered elsewhere);
    2. generation of electricity, which covers the generation, conversion and distribution of electricity together with the controlling of the corresponding gear;
    3. applied electricity, which covers:
      1. general utilisation techniques, viz. those of electric heating and electric lighting circuits;
      2. some special utilisation techniques, either electric or electronic in the strict sense, which are not covered by other sections of the Classification, including:
        1. electric light sources, including lasers;
        2. electric X-ray technique;
        3. electric plasma technique and the generation and acceleration of electrically charged particles or neutrons;
    4. basic electronic circuits and their control;
    5. radio or electric communication technique;
    6. the use of a specified material for the manufacture of the article or element described. In this connection, paragraphs 88 to 90 of the Guide should be referred to.
  2. In this section, the following general rules apply:
    1. Subject to the exceptions stated in I(c), above, any electric aspect or part peculiar to a particular operation, process, apparatus, object or article, classified in one of the sections of the Classification other than section H, is always classified in the subclass for that operation, process, apparatus, object or article. Where common characteristics concerning technical subjects of similar nature have been brought out at class level, the electric aspect or part is classified, in conjunction with the operation, process, apparatus, object or article, in a subclass which covers entirely the general electrical applications for the technical subject in question;
    2. The electrical applications referred to under (a), above, either general or particular, include:
      1. the therapeutic processes and apparatus, in class A61;
      2. the electric processes and apparatus used in various laboratory or industrial operations, in classes B01 and B03 and in subclass B23K;
      3. the electricity supply, electric propulsion and electric lighting of vehicles in general and of particular vehicles, in the subsection "Transporting" of section B;
      4. the electric ignition systems of internal-combustion engines, in subclass F02P, and of combustion apparatus in general, in subclass F23Q;
      5. the whole electrical part of section G, i.e. measuring devices including apparatus for measuring electric variables, checking, signalling and calculating. Electricity in that section is generally dealt with as a means and not as an end in itself;
    3. All electrical applications, both general and particular, presuppose that the "basic electricity" aspect appears in section H (see I(a) above) as regards the electric "basic elements" which they comprise. This rule is also valid for applied electricity, referred to in I(c), above, which appears in section H itself.
  3. In this section, the following special cases occur:
    1. Among the general applications covered by sections other than section H, it is worth noting that electric heating in general is covered by subclasses F24D or F24H or class F27, and that electric lighting in general is partly covered by class F21, since in section H (see I(c), above) there are places in H05B which cover the same technical subjects;
    2. In the two cases referred to under (a), above, the subclasses of section F, which deal with the respective subjects, essentially cover in the first place the whole mechanical aspect of the apparatus or devices, whereas the electrical aspect, as such, is covered by subclass H05B;
    3. In the case of lighting, this mechanical aspect should be taken to cover the material arrangement of the various electric elements, i.e., their geometrical or physical position in relation to one another; this aspect is covered by subclass F21V, the elements themselves and the primary circuits remaining in section H. The same applies to electric light sources, when combined with light sources of a different kind. These are covered by subclass H05B, whereas the physical arrangement which their combination constitutes is covered by the various subclasses of class F21;
    4. As regards heating, not only the electric elements and circuitry designs, as such, are covered by subclass H05B, but also the electric aspects of their arrangement, where these concern cases of general application; electric furnaces being considered as such. The physical disposition of the electric elements in furnaces is covered by section F. If a comparison is made with electric welding circuits, which are covered by subclass B23K in connection with welding, it can be seen that electric heating is not covered by the general rule stated in II, above.

 H04
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
 H04

Note(s)

This class covers electrical communication systems with propagation paths employing beams of corpuscular radiation, acoustic waves or electromagnetic waves, e.g. radio or optical communication.  [4]

 H04W
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS  [2009.01]
 H04W

Note(s)

  1. This subclass covers:
    • communication networks for selectively establishing one or a plurality of wireless communication links between a desired number of users or between users and network equipment, for the purpose of transferring information via these wireless communication links; [2009.01]
    • networks deploying an infrastructure for mobility management of wireless users connected thereto, e.g. cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network], wireless access networks, e.g. WLL [Wireless Local Loop] or self-organising wireless communication networks, e.g. ad hoc networks; [2009.01]
    • planning or deployment specially adapted for the above-mentioned wireless networks; [2009.01]
    • services or facilities specially adapted for the above-mentioned wireless networks; [2009.01]
    • arrangements or techniques specially adapted for the operation of the above-mentioned wireless networks. [2009.01]
  2. This subclass does not cover :
  3. In this subclass, at each hierarchical level, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, classification is made in the first appropriate place. [2009.01]
 H04W 4/00
Services or facilities specially adapted for wireless communication networks  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/02
·  Services making use of the location of users or terminals  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/06
·  Selective distribution of broadcast; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/12
·  Messaging, e.g. SMS [Short Messaging Service]; Mailboxes; Announcements, e.g. informing users on the status or progress of a communication request  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/16
·  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/18
·  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/20
·  Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/22
·  Emergency connection handling  [2009.01]
 H04W 4/24
·  Accounting or billing  [2009.01]
 H04W 8/00
Network data management  [2009.01]
 H04W 8/02
·  Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks  [2009.01]
 H04W 8/18
·  Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data  [2009.01]
 H04W 8/22
·  Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities  [2009.01]
 H04W 12/00
Security arrangements, e.g. access security or fraud detection; Authentication, e.g. verifying user identity or authorisation; Protecting privacy or anonymity  [2009.01]
 H04W 16/00
Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cell structures  [2009.01]
 H04W 24/00
Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements  [2009.01]
 H04W 28/00
Network traffic or resource management  [2009.01]
 H04W 28/02
·  Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control  [2009.01]
 H04W 28/16
·  Central resource management; Negotiation of resources, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]  [2009.01]
 H04W 36/00
Handoff or reselecting arrangements  [2009.01]
 H04W 40/00
Communication routing or communication path finding  [2009.01]
 H04W 40/02
·  Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing  [2009.01]
 H04W 40/24
·  Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update  [2009.01]
 H04W 48/00
Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection  [2009.01]
 H04W 52/00
Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes  [2009.01]
 H04W 56/00
Synchronisation arrangements  [2009.01]
 H04W 60/00
Registration, e.g. affiliation to network; De-registration, e.g. terminating affiliation  [2009.01]
 H04W 64/00
Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management  [2009.01]
 H04W 68/00
Notification of users, e.g. alerting for incoming communication or change of service  [2009.01]
 H04W 72/00
Local resource management, e.g. selection or allocation of wireless resources or wireless traffic scheduling  [2009.01]
 H04W 74/00
Wireless channel access, e.g. scheduled or random access  [2009.01]
 H04W 76/00
Connection management, e.g. connection set-up, manipulation or release  [2009.01]
 H04W 80/00
Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]  [2009.01]
 H04W 84/00
Network topologies  [2009.01]
 H04W 84/02
·  Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]  [2009.01]
 H04W 84/18
·  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks  [2009.01]
 H04W 88/00
Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices  [2009.01]
 H04W 92/00
Interfaces specially adapted for wireless communication networks  [2009.01]
 H04W 99/00
Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass  [2009.01]