G06K 19/0728
The arrangement being an optical or sound-based communication interface
Official title: {the arrangement being an optical or sound-based communication interface}
G06K19/0728 (The arrangement being an optical or sound-based communication interface) appears on 184 US grants and 175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 184
- Published applications
- 175
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 375
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
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| 2017 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Interactive inventory storage device, system, and method21 Jul 2026US 12,688,488 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Wireless, optically-powered optoelectronic sensors14 Jul 2026US 12,682,200 B2Cornell University
- Interactive systems and methods with tracking devices30 Jun 2026US 12,670,342 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Multi nodal authentication technology10 Mar 2026US 12,572,939 B2Bank of America Corporation
- Interactive systems and methods with tracking devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310914 A1Universal City Studios LLC
- Toy for playing back music or a spoken story24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284543 A1Tonies GmbH
- Dual-interface smartcard with lighting element21 May 2026US 2026/0141206 A1Linxens Holding
- Dual-interface smartcard with lighting element7 May 2026US 2026/0127405 A1Linxens Holding
- Configuration Card12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073177 A1Legic Identsystems AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Credit card pager apparatus380US 5,192,947 A1993
- Smart card with contactless optical interface372US 5,789,733 AMotorola, Inc. · 1998
- Intelligent credit card system344US 7,360,688 B12008
- Integrated circuit package label and/or manifest system218US 5,153,842 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1992
- System for card to card transfer of monetary values191US 6,394,343 B12002