H04H
Broadcast communication
Official title: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N)
H04H (Broadcast communication) appears on 14,748 US grants and 15,574 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 14,748
- Published applications
- 15,574
- Assignees
- 3,225
- Inventors
- 20,258
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | 40 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | 42 | 0 |
| 1985 | 36 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 62 | 0 |
| 1988 | 45 | 0 |
| 1989 | 51 | 0 |
| 1990 | 52 | 0 |
| 1991 | 68 | 0 |
| 1992 | 63 | 0 |
| 1993 | 88 | 0 |
| 1994 | 112 | 0 |
| 1995 | 138 | 0 |
| 1996 | 194 | 0 |
| 1997 | 153 | 0 |
| 1998 | 298 | 0 |
| 1999 | 261 | 0 |
| 2000 | 227 | 0 |
| 2001 | 224 | 153 |
| 2002 | 197 | 626 |
| 2003 | 225 | 555 |
| 2004 | 218 | 578 |
| 2005 | 226 | 665 |
| 2006 | 360 | 850 |
| 2007 | 308 | 1055 |
| 2008 | 345 | 889 |
| 2009 | 445 | 927 |
| 2010 | 637 | 864 |
| 2011 | 700 | 711 |
| 2012 | 767 | 667 |
| 2013 | 802 | 754 |
| 2014 | 877 | 777 |
| 2015 | 814 | 800 |
| 2016 | 746 | 713 |
| 2017 | 751 | 682 |
| 2018 | 716 | 641 |
| 2019 | 667 | 552 |
| 2020 | 623 | 513 |
| 2021 | 497 | 436 |
| 2022 | 418 | 342 |
| 2023 | 392 | 281 |
| 2024 | 265 | 242 |
| 2025 | 225 | 211 |
| 2026 | 116 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- H04H 60/00Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or9,266
- H04H 20/00Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast8,759
- H04H 40/00Arrangements specially adapted for receiving broadcast information2,138
- H04H 2201/00Aspects of broadcast communicationIndexing code2,049
Recent patents
- Methods and devices for managing power supply systems6 Oct 2026US 12,756,180 B2Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Modifying buffer delay in a media broadcast system6 Oct 2026US 12,756,490 B1iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
- Transmitting method, receiving method, transmitting apparatus, and receiving apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,756,885 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
- Display apparatus and method6 Oct 2026US 12,756,890 B2Vidaa (Netherlands) International Holdings B.V.
- Broadcast receiving device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,893 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Methods and apparatus to determine a conditional probability based on audience member probability distributions for media audience measurement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311010 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Dynamic broadcast isochronous group configuration modification based on media state8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312709 A1Google Inc.
- Broadcast receiving apparatus and portable information terminal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313200 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313205 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Complex computing network for improving establishment and access of communication among computing devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313322 A1Rizz IP Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for generation of user profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects2,365US 5,754,939 A1998
- System and method for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices1,949US 8,234,395 B2Sonos, Inc. · 2012
- Controlling and manipulating groupings in a multi-zone media system1,881US 8,483,853 B1Sonos, Inc. · 2013
- Method and device for obtaining playlist content over a network1,821US 8,045,952 B2Horsham Enterprises, LLC · 2011
- System and method for request, delivery and use of multimedia files for audiovisual entertainment in the home environment1,801US 6,778,869 B2Sony Corporation · 2004