H04L 61/4557
Directories for hybrid networks
Official title: Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
H04L61/4557 (Directories for hybrid networks) appears on 735 US grants and 835 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 735
- Published applications
- 835
- Assignees
- 301
- Inventors
- 1,199
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 18 |
| 2002 | 11 | 58 |
| 2003 | 13 | 44 |
| 2004 | 36 | 49 |
| 2005 | 19 | 42 |
| 2006 | 31 | 71 |
| 2007 | 29 | 61 |
| 2008 | 26 | 72 |
| 2009 | 30 | 43 |
| 2010 | 57 | 51 |
| 2011 | 49 | 42 |
| 2012 | 60 | 45 |
| 2013 | 58 | 40 |
| 2014 | 60 | 32 |
| 2015 | 34 | 22 |
| 2016 | 34 | 22 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 |
| 2019 | 29 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Network device and method for a universal central exchange18 Aug 2026US 12,712,926 B2Jio Platforms Limited
- Method and process for a voice communication system between businesses and customers using existing telephony and over data networks7 Apr 2026US 12,598,258 B2Duzzcall (Pvt) Ltd
- Call center mobile messaging18 Mar 2025US 12,256,043 B2Salesforce, Inc.
- Call center mobile messaging18 Mar 2025US 12,256,044 B2Saleforce, Inc.
- Call center mobile messaging4 Mar 2025US 12,244,768 B2Salesforce, Inc.
- A network device and method for a universal central exchange9 Jan 2025US 2025/0016206 A1Jio Platforms Limited
- Method and apparatus for providing media resources in a communication network2 Jan 2025US 2025/0007965 A1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Authenticating Data And Communication Sources11 Jul 2024US 2024/0236076 A1Avea Media Inc
- Advanced dating websites2 May 2024US 2024/0146684 A1
- Methods, systems, and media for media content streaming device setup16 Nov 2023US 2023/0370301 A1Google Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of accessing a target entity over a communications network1,177US 6,131,095 AHewlett-Packard Company · 2000
- System, method and article of manufacture for communications utilizing calling, plans in a hybrid network1,175US 5,867,495 AMCI Communications Corporations · 1999
- System, method and article of manufacture with integrated video conferencing billing in a communication system architecture751US 5,867,494 AMCI Communication Corporation · 1999
- System, method and article of manufacture for selecting a gateway of a hybrid communication system architecture686US 7,145,898 B1MCI Communications Corporation · 2006
- Method of providing internet pages by mapping telephone number provided by client to URL and returning the same in a redirect command by server517US 5,812,776 AOpen Market, Inc. · 1998