H04H 20/38
Arrangements for distribution where lower stations
Official title: Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast
H04H20/38 (Arrangements for distribution where lower stations) appears on 639 US grants and 610 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 639
- Published applications
- 610
- Assignees
- 299
- Inventors
- 1,090
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 | 26 |
| 2005 | 5 | 21 |
| 2006 | 15 | 28 |
| 2007 | 12 | 54 |
| 2008 | 6 | 24 |
| 2009 | 9 | 32 |
| 2010 | 22 | 21 |
| 2011 | 20 | 31 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 |
| 2013 | 35 | 38 |
| 2014 | 43 | 28 |
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| 2016 | 37 | 43 |
| 2017 | 29 | 37 |
| 2018 | 38 | 27 |
| 2019 | 36 | 18 |
| 2020 | 29 | 24 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for communication control in a restricted environment9 Jun 2026US 12,652,288 B2Tecore, Inc.
- Remote engagement system10 Mar 2026US 12,574,593 B2
- NLOS wireless backhaul uplink communication3 Mar 2026US 12,568,497 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices for providing content to viewers for enhancing well being of the viewers23 Dec 2025US 12,506,932 B2
- Sponsor driven digital marketing for live television broadcast7 Oct 2025US 12,437,322 B2
- Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems for providing content to viewers for enhancing health conditions of the viewers14 May 2026US 2026/0136071 A1
- User interfaces for a media browsing application27 Nov 2025US 2025/0365466 A1Apple Inc.
- Systems and Methods for Communication Control in a Restricted Environment12 Jun 2025US 2025/0193207 A1Tecore, Inc.
- System and method for delivering missed portions of media assets to interested viewers29 May 2025US 2025/0175674 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Method and system for transferring an interactive feature to another device8 May 2025US 2025/0150673 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for obtaining playlist content over a network1,821US 8,045,952 B2Horsham Enterprises, LLC · 2011
- Network controller for cable television delivery systems1,167US 5,600,364 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1997
- Audio and video transmission and receiving system941US 5,132,992 A1992
- System and method for generating and redeeming tokens828US 5,128,752 A1992
- Media online services access via address embedded in video or audio program818US 5,761,606 A1998