H04H 60/00
Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or
Official title: Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
H04H60/00 (Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or) appears on 9,266 US grants and 10,566 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 9,266
- Published applications
- 10,566
- Assignees
- 2,269
- Inventors
- 13,799
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 62 | 0 |
| 1995 | 75 | 0 |
| 1996 | 109 | 0 |
| 1997 | 90 | 0 |
| 1998 | 171 | 0 |
| 1999 | 123 | 0 |
| 2000 | 132 | 0 |
| 2001 | 147 | 109 |
| 2002 | 119 | 434 |
| 2003 | 140 | 369 |
| 2004 | 108 | 375 |
| 2005 | 129 | 454 |
| 2006 | 218 | 579 |
| 2007 | 188 | 773 |
| 2008 | 220 | 632 |
| 2009 | 291 | 648 |
| 2010 | 441 | 575 |
| 2011 | 461 | 469 |
| 2012 | 521 | 459 |
| 2013 | 556 | 480 |
| 2014 | 600 | 535 |
| 2015 | 534 | 488 |
| 2016 | 465 | 432 |
| 2017 | 465 | 441 |
| 2018 | 429 | 429 |
| 2019 | 428 | 368 |
| 2020 | 420 | 376 |
| 2021 | 351 | 328 |
| 2022 | 291 | 247 |
| 2023 | 286 | 205 |
| 2024 | 190 | 159 |
| 2025 | 154 | 149 |
| 2026 | 68 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04H 60/35Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast3,503
- H04H 60/02Arrangements for generating broadcast information1,917
- H04H 60/29Arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services1,906
- H04H 60/76Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast1,877
- H04H 60/09Arrangements for device control with a direct linkage to broadcast information or1,834
- H04H 60/61Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered1,550
- H04H 60/68Systems specially adapted for using specific information1,407
- H04H 60/56Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered1,010
Recent patents
- 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.
- Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method29 Sep 2026US 12,750,174 B2Sony Corporation
- 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
- Broadcast receiving apparatus and portable information terminal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313200 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Augmented audio control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303243 A1
- Broadcast selection device and method for hearing devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303244 A1
- Methods, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media to monitor a media presentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303906 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
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
- 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
- Multi-room entertainment system with in-room media player/dispenser1,755US 6,256,554 B12001