G06F 3/0484
For the control of specific functions or operations
Official title: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F3/0484 (For the control of specific functions or operations) appears on 48,152 US grants and 63,411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 48,152
- Published applications
- 63,411
- Assignees
- 9,075
- Inventors
- 88,719
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 50 | 0 |
| 1995 | 50 | 0 |
| 1996 | 87 | 0 |
| 1997 | 74 | 0 |
| 1998 | 121 | 0 |
| 1999 | 109 | 0 |
| 2000 | 105 | 0 |
| 2001 | 120 | 44 |
| 2002 | 114 | 211 |
| 2003 | 98 | 222 |
| 2004 | 91 | 254 |
| 2005 | 99 | 284 |
| 2006 | 137 | 390 |
| 2007 | 129 | 492 |
| 2008 | 182 | 676 |
| 2009 | 212 | 767 |
| 2010 | 338 | 1008 |
| 2011 | 381 | 1174 |
| 2012 | 612 | 1623 |
| 2013 | 977 | 2636 |
| 2014 | 1622 | 3841 |
| 2015 | 2318 | 5262 |
| 2016 | 3191 | 5729 |
| 2017 | 3441 | 4828 |
| 2018 | 3675 | 3969 |
| 2019 | 4882 | 4314 |
| 2020 | 4787 | 4047 |
| 2021 | 4194 | 3876 |
| 2022 | 3748 | 4052 |
| 2023 | 3631 | 4017 |
| 2024 | 3618 | 3844 |
| 2025 | 3004 | 3322 |
| 2026 | 1772 | 2529 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Machine control using a predictive map6 Oct 2026US 12,751,363 B2Deere & Company
- Method for configuring a controller and orthopedic device, and computer program product6 Oct 2026US 12,751,840 B2Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
- Display apparatus for obtaining holographic resource and control method thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,512 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Information processing method, information processing system, and recording medium to control an avatar for product object customization6 Oct 2026US 12,754,603 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Focus system for user interfaces, methods of focus system use, and uses thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,648 B1Fubo TV Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for providing stimulation therapy using display of sensed physiological signals8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306857 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems and methods for integrating artificial intelligence in a common operating picture8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310197 A1Anduril Industries, Inc.
- Electronic device and method for controlling electronic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310287 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Methods for manipulating a virtual object8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310304 A1Apple Inc.
- Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Providing a Home Button Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310305 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for integrating manual input3,711US 6,323,846 B1University of Delaware · 2001
- Paintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor pad2,104US 5,488,204 ASynaptics Incorporated · 1996
- Gestures for touch sensitive input devices2,066US 8,479,122 B2Apple Inc. · 2013
- Touch-screen image scrolling system and method2,036US 6,690,387 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2004
- System and method for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices1,949US 8,234,395 B2Sonos, Inc. · 2012