H04L 12/5691
Access to open networks
Official title: {Access to open networks; Ingress point selection, e.g. ISP selection}
H04L12/5691 (Access to open networks) appears on 1,045 US grants and 1,057 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 1,045
- Published applications
- 1,057
- Assignees
- 475
- Inventors
- 2,298
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 33 | 28 |
| 2002 | 38 | 79 |
| 2003 | 46 | 90 |
| 2004 | 28 | 56 |
| 2005 | 43 | 69 |
| 2006 | 49 | 74 |
| 2007 | 42 | 68 |
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| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electronic device and method for setting communication protocol6 Jan 2026US RE50,744 E1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method, apparatus, medium and electronic device for network access7 Oct 2025US 12,438,804 B2Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Resource allocation method, and device and storage medium26 Aug 2025US 12,402,111 B2Zte Corporation
- Intelligent router bonding 5G telephony and digital subscriber line services29 Jul 2025US 12,375,414 B2Dish Wireless L. L. C.
- System and method for providing data services on vehicles29 Jul 2025US 12,375,873 B2Dejero Labs Inc.
- Multiple aspects of communication in a diverse communication network18 Dec 2025US 2025/0385958 A1Kymeta Corporation
- Techniques for dynamic communication link upgrades11 Dec 2025US 2025/0379784 A1Apple Inc.
- System and method for providing data services on vehicles30 Oct 2025US 2025/0338081 A1Dejero Labs Inc.
- Intelligent router bonding 5g telephony and digital subscriber line services16 Oct 2025US 2025/0323873 A1Dish Wireless L. L. C.
- Network service integration into a network fabric of a data center12 Jun 2025US 2025/0193131 A1Cyxtera Data Centers, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Distributed virtual system to support managed, network-based services528US 7,818,452 B2Fortinet, Inc. · 2010
- okApparatus for a voice over IP (voIP) telephony gateway and methods for use therein511US 6,363,065 B1Quintum Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- System, method and article of manufacture for virtual point of sale processing utilizing an extensible, flexible architecture499US 5,850,446 AVeriFone, Inc. · 1998
- System having central processor for transmitting generic packets to another processor to be altered and transmitting altered packets back to central processor for routing476US 5,490,252 ABay Networks Group, Inc. · 1996
- System and method for transmission of data460US 6,021,433 AWireless Internet, Inc. · 2000