G06F 21/106
Enforcing content protection by specific content processing
Official title: {Enforcing content protection by specific content processing}
G06F21/106 (Enforcing content protection by specific content processing) appears on 998 US grants and 1,271 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 1,271
- Assignees
- 483
- Inventors
- 2,079
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 7 | 51 |
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| 2021 | 69 | 89 |
| 2022 | 63 | 59 |
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| 2024 | 67 | 60 |
| 2025 | 52 | 69 |
| 2026 | 40 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for policy enforcement6 Oct 2026US 12,754,981 B2Google Inc.
- Method and device for disabling unauthorized copying of content22 Sep 2026US 12,743,489 B2Rirosoft Corp.
- Systems and methods for recognizing human actions from privacy-preserving optics15 Sep 2026US 12,738,096 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Watermarking of AI-generated derivative works8 Sep 2026US 12,730,862 B2Music IP Holdings (MIH), Inc.
- Adaptable framework for integration of generative artificial intelligence8 Sep 2026US 12,730,927 B2American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
- Watermarking of generative audio works1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300445 A1Music IP Holdings, Inc.
- Method and system for a providing a real-time multi-layer copyright verification and collaboration platform1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300446 A1
- Systems and methods for content management1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300447 A1Blockchains Holding Co.
- Systems and methods for content security17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280851 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Altering shared metadata in a handheld device and smartphone based on the sharing mechanism10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267934 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer system linked by using information in data objects1,131US 6,122,403 ADigimarc Corporation · 2000
- System for controlling access and distribution of digital property1,018US 5,933,498 AMRJ, Inc. · 1999
- Techniques for defining using and manipulating rights management data structures716US 5,920,861 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Apparatus and method for automated privacy protection in distributed images712US 9,396,354 B1Snapchat, Inc. · 2016
- System for controlling access and distribution of digital property681US 6,314,409 B1Veridian Information Solutions, Inc. · 2001