Patent assignee · GB · COMPANY

VODAFONE GROUP PLC.

190Patents
174Active
190Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 17, 2002 → Feb 13, 2015 · 131 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8472335B2 Selecting transmission technology for communications in wide area mobile networks Electricity 50 Active
US7095368B1 Method and apparatus for combining measurements and determining clock offsets between different satellite positioning systems Physics 45 Expired
US7983659B2 Information delivery apparatus and information delivery system Electricity 32 Active
US8214489B2 Peer to peer network Electricity 24 Active
US8260210B2 Detecting interference in a wireless communication system Electricity 21 Active
US8677467B2 Method and apparatus in combination with a storage means for carrying out an authentication process for authenticating a subsequent transaction Electricity 21 Active
US8789161B2 Device and method for authenticating a transaction with a data processing apparatus Electricity 19 Active
US8600060B2 Telecommunications device security Electricity 17 Active
US7746851B2 Secure communications within and between personal area networks by using private and public identifiers Electricity 17 Expired
US8126517B2 Mobile telecommunications device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7305229B2 Providing services in communications networks Electricity 16 Expired
US8170566B2 Telecommunications network Electricity 16 Active
US7715833B2 Mobile telephone device and data-management method Electricity 14 Expired
US7864198B2 Image processing method, image processing device and mobile communication terminal Electricity 14 Active
US8213903B2 Telecommunications networks Electricity 12 Active
US7574238B2 Method for input characters, apparatus thereof, and mobile communication terminal Electricity 11 Expired
US8374081B2 Controlling subscriber usage in a telecommunications network Electricity 10 Active
US7373384B2 Short message (SMS) storage system Electricity 10 Expired
US8594563B2 Security for wireless communication Electricity 10 Active
US8543112B2 Implementation of telecommunications network access restrictions Electricity 9 Active
US8112064B2 Function lock information notification method and mobile communication terminal Electricity 8 Active
US8064395B2 Data transmission Electricity 8 Active
US8116821B2 System and antenna for radio access networks Electricity 7 Active
US8832795B2 Using a communications network to verify a user searching data Physics 7 Active
US8805446B2 Cell range selection based on UE distance and base station capacity Electricity 7 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.