H04M 2242/00
Special services or facilities
H04M2242/00 (Special services or facilities) appears on 3,940 US grants and 3,741 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 3,940
- Published applications
- 3,741
- Assignees
- 1,123
- Inventors
- 6,112
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | 107 | 0 |
| 2000 | 98 | 0 |
| 2001 | 111 | 46 |
| 2002 | 122 | 215 |
| 2003 | 134 | 208 |
| 2004 | 149 | 213 |
| 2005 | 89 | 196 |
| 2006 | 149 | 169 |
| 2007 | 143 | 233 |
| 2008 | 100 | 201 |
| 2009 | 108 | 212 |
| 2010 | 111 | 203 |
| 2011 | 158 | 149 |
| 2012 | 219 | 168 |
| 2013 | 251 | 149 |
| 2014 | 210 | 177 |
| 2015 | 197 | 159 |
| 2016 | 191 | 167 |
| 2017 | 179 | 132 |
| 2018 | 126 | 134 |
| 2019 | 154 | 119 |
| 2020 | 145 | 103 |
| 2021 | 119 | 101 |
| 2022 | 86 | 82 |
| 2023 | 89 | 82 |
| 2024 | 55 | 56 |
| 2025 | 65 | 44 |
| 2026 | 31 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04M 2242/30Determination of the location of a subscriberIndexing code1,281
- H04M 2242/04Special services or facilities: for emergency applicationsIndexing code1,168
- H04M 2242/22Automatic class or number identification arrangementsIndexing code1,128
- H04M 2242/14Special services or facilities: with services dependent on locationIndexing code427
- H04M 2242/15Information service where the information is dependent on the location of theIndexing code258
- H04M 2242/12Language recognition, selection or translation arrangementsIndexing code118
- H04M 2242/06Lines and connections with preferential serviceIndexing code87
- H04M 2242/18Automated outdialling systemsIndexing code61
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- H04M 2242/28Services making use of subscriber schedule informationIndexing code57
- H04M 2242/08Menus for interactive user guidanceIndexing code43
- H04M 2242/16Special services or facilities: with computer telephone integrationIndexing code34
- H04M 2242/40Data synchronization between user terminals and central serverIndexing code19
- H04M 2242/24Detection or indication of type terminal or callIndexing code16
- H04M 2242/10Secret communicationsIndexing code13
- H04M 2242/02BroadcastingIndexing code12
- H04M 2242/26Paging systemsIndexing code7
- H04M 2242/20Televoting serviceIndexing code4
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Most cited
By later US patents
- System, method and article of manufacture for communications utilizing calling, plans in a hybrid network1,175US 5,867,495 AMCI Communications Corporations · 1999
- Location dependent user matching system1,117US 6,618,593 B1RovingRadar, Inc. · 2003
- System for coordinating communications via customer contact channel changing system using call centre for setting up the call between customer and an available help agent953US 5,884,032 AThe New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited · 1999
- Assignable associate priorities for user-definable instant messaging buddy groups935US 6,301,609 B1Lucent Technologies Inc. · 2001
- Personal communication service with mobility manager848US 5,329,578 ANorthern Telecom Limited · 1994