H04H 60/35
Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast
Official title: Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
H04H60/35 (Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast) appears on 3,503 US grants and 4,017 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 3,503
- Published applications
- 4,017
- Assignees
- 1,002
- Inventors
- 5,634
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 32 |
| 2002 | 32 | 159 |
| 2003 | 36 | 118 |
| 2004 | 38 | 136 |
| 2005 | 38 | 154 |
| 2006 | 74 | 213 |
| 2007 | 65 | 281 |
| 2008 | 63 | 223 |
| 2009 | 116 | 217 |
| 2010 | 175 | 218 |
| 2011 | 163 | 177 |
| 2012 | 184 | 184 |
| 2013 | 211 | 173 |
| 2014 | 245 | 220 |
| 2015 | 220 | 200 |
| 2016 | 205 | 173 |
| 2017 | 161 | 145 |
| 2018 | 155 | 166 |
| 2019 | 156 | 134 |
| 2020 | 183 | 178 |
| 2021 | 149 | 125 |
| 2022 | 126 | 123 |
| 2023 | 124 | 97 |
| 2024 | 81 | 76 |
| 2025 | 75 | 74 |
| 2026 | 31 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04H 60/38For identifying broadcast time or space1,258
- H04H 60/37For identifying segments of broadcast information1,228
- H04H 60/46For recognising users' preferences703
- H04H 60/49For identifying locations683
- H04H 60/45For identifying users478
- H04H 60/47For recognising genres236
- H04H 60/48For recognising items expressed in broadcast information182
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