A63F 13/33
Using wide area network [wan] connections
Official title: using wide area network [WAN] connections
A63F13/33 (Using wide area network [wan] connections) appears on 2,915 US grants and 3,865 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 2,915
- Published applications
- 3,865
- Assignees
- 923
- Inventors
- 5,329
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 18 |
| 2002 | 22 | 135 |
| 2003 | 29 | 99 |
| 2004 | 47 | 130 |
| 2005 | 43 | 108 |
| 2006 | 29 | 129 |
| 2007 | 30 | 144 |
| 2008 | 39 | 146 |
| 2009 | 35 | 184 |
| 2010 | 58 | 136 |
| 2011 | 73 | 131 |
| 2012 | 121 | 208 |
| 2013 | 157 | 213 |
| 2014 | 197 | 286 |
| 2015 | 185 | 184 |
| 2016 | 208 | 179 |
| 2017 | 226 | 232 |
| 2018 | 187 | 217 |
| 2019 | 216 | 201 |
| 2020 | 185 | 170 |
| 2021 | 170 | 184 |
| 2022 | 151 | 112 |
| 2023 | 135 | 111 |
| 2024 | 120 | 107 |
| 2025 | 83 | 60 |
| 2026 | 34 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Virtual scene interaction method and apparatus, device, and storage medium22 Sep 2026US 12,741,198 B2Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Program, information processing device, and information processing method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,199 B2The Pokémon Company
- Sequentially operated modules15 Sep 2026US 12,734,435 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Sequentially operated modules18 Aug 2026US 12,708,840 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Method and system to reduce latency in cloud gaming11 Aug 2026US 12,702,922 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
- Persistent state gaming device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295405 A1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Virtual scene interaction method and apparatus, device, and storage medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284522 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Video gaming system environments providing mini-games10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263944 A1Truist Bank
- One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, game system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263949 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Synchronization model for virtual tournaments27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249178 A1Skillz Platform Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Distributed electronic entertainment method and apparatus1,916US 7,657,910 B1E-Cast, Inc. · 2010
- Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access1,287US 5,589,892 A1996
- Wireless gaming method853US 5,999,808 AAeris Communications, Inc. · 1999
- System for evaluation and rewarding of responses and predictions835US 5,034,807 A1991
- Event-driven alteration of avatars833US 7,775,885 B2Leviathan Entertainment, LLC · 2010