H04H 60/56
Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered
Official title: Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54
H04H60/56 (Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered) appears on 1,010 US grants and 1,130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 1,010
- Published applications
- 1,130
- Assignees
- 332
- Inventors
- 1,263
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 20 |
| 2003 | 11 | 22 |
| 2004 | 8 | 30 |
| 2005 | 8 | 25 |
| 2006 | 8 | 28 |
| 2007 | 17 | 59 |
| 2008 | 15 | 53 |
| 2009 | 22 | 39 |
| 2010 | 31 | 49 |
| 2011 | 37 | 42 |
| 2012 | 39 | 44 |
| 2013 | 49 | 55 |
| 2014 | 67 | 84 |
| 2015 | 72 | 81 |
| 2016 | 62 | 70 |
| 2017 | 76 | 74 |
| 2018 | 60 | 61 |
| 2019 | 56 | 49 |
| 2020 | 66 | 67 |
| 2021 | 55 | 52 |
| 2022 | 46 | 32 |
| 2023 | 45 | 33 |
| 2024 | 29 | 25 |
| 2025 | 26 | 29 |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device pairing22 Sep 2026US RE51,041 E1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method of signaling an audio stream properties descriptor, device for signaling an audio stream properties descriptor, and device for receiving an audio stream properties descriptor25 Aug 2026US 12,718,794 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Methods and apparatus for supplementing partially readable and/or inaccurate codes in media18 Aug 2026US 12,711,969 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- System and method for streaming content identification18 Aug 2026US 12,712,653 B2ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC
- Methods and apparatus to credit media based on presentation rate4 Aug 2026US 12,700,935 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Methods, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media to monitor a media presentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303906 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Systems and methods for selecting portions of a content item for play and search using representations of subjects depicted in the content item10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268669 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for optimizing station reference fingerprint loading using reference watermarks3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261352 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Media identification using watermarks and signatures27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254547 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Methods and apparatus to generate reference signatures2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189753 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for a cryptographically-assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate and support expert-based commerce1,157US 5,862,223 AWalker Asset Management Limited Partnership · 1999
- Audience measurement system utilizing ancillary codes and passive signatures1,063US 5,481,294 AA. C. Nielsen Company · 1996
- Broadcast program identification method and apparatus928US 4,677,466 AA. C. Nielsen Company · 1987
- Broadcast program identification method and system881US 4,230,990 A1980
- Methods and apparatus for automatically identifying programs viewed or recorded750US 4,697,209 AA. C. Nielsen Company · 1987