A63F 2300/401
Secure communication
Official title: Secure communication, e.g. using encryption or authentication
A63F2300/401 (Secure communication) appears on 264 US grants and 306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 306
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 585
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 33 |
| 2003 | 7 | 26 |
| 2004 | 9 | 27 |
| 2005 | 10 | 25 |
| 2006 | 11 | 23 |
| 2007 | 9 | 27 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | 12 | 21 |
| 2010 | 17 | 21 |
| 2011 | 12 | 7 |
| 2012 | 23 | 12 |
| 2013 | 15 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Game machine, game system, storage medium used in same, and control method23 Jun 2026US 12,661,591 B2Konami Amusement Co., Ltd.
- Game data verification method and apparatus, device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product16 Jun 2026US 12,654,107 B2Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Blockchain gaming system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,049 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Information recommendation method and apparatus, and electronic device1 Jul 2025US 12,343,628 B2Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Systems and methods for using reduced hops to generate an augmented virtual reality scene within a head mounted system26 Nov 2024US 12,151,158 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Automatic processing of non-fungible token attributes4 Jul 2024US 2024/0216819 A1DK Crown Holdings Inc.
- Game data verification method and apparatus, device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product9 May 2024US 2024/0149170 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Game machine, game system, storage medium used in same, and control method1 Feb 2024US 2024/0033641 A1Konami Amusement Co., Ltd.
- Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, Computer-Readable Storage Medium Having Stored Therein Information Processing Program, and Information Processing Method22 Jun 2023US 2023/0191262 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 16/711,35026 Jan 2023US 2023/0022301 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remote-auditing of computer generated outcomes and authenticated biling and access control system using cryptographic and other protocols1,382US 5,768,382 AWalker Asset Management Limited Partnership · 1998
- Method and apparatus using geographical position and universal time determination means to provide authenticated, secure, on-line communication between remote gaming locations1,051US 6,104,815 ASilicon Gaming, Inc. · 2000
- Remote-auditing of computer generated outcomes, authenticated billing and access control, and software metering system using cryptographic and other protocols1,001US 5,970,143 AWalker Asset Management, L.P. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for securing electronic games732US 6,099,408 AWalker Digital, LLC · 2000
- Transaction based interactive television system669US 5,343,239 AZing Systems, Inc. · 1994