H04M 1/72409
By interfacing with external accessories
Official title: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60)
H04M1/72409 (By interfacing with external accessories) appears on 9,534 US grants and 12,609 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 9,534
- Published applications
- 12,609
- Assignees
- 2,667
- Inventors
- 18,895
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 41 |
| 2002 | 49 | 160 |
| 2003 | 51 | 209 |
| 2004 | 76 | 283 |
| 2005 | 86 | 366 |
| 2006 | 185 | 357 |
| 2007 | 162 | 396 |
| 2008 | 150 | 384 |
| 2009 | 171 | 420 |
| 2010 | 207 | 429 |
| 2011 | 311 | 429 |
| 2012 | 396 | 546 |
| 2013 | 440 | 583 |
| 2014 | 537 | 739 |
| 2015 | 553 | 858 |
| 2016 | 653 | 1032 |
| 2017 | 897 | 963 |
| 2018 | 726 | 737 |
| 2019 | 831 | 660 |
| 2020 | 639 | 602 |
| 2021 | 513 | 500 |
| 2022 | 419 | 514 |
| 2023 | 412 | 473 |
| 2024 | 365 | 381 |
| 2025 | 352 | 330 |
| 2026 | 187 | 217 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04M 1/72412Using two-way short-range wireless interfaces6,822
- H04M 1/72415For remote control of appliances1,705
- H04M 1/724094Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access438
- H04M 1/724098Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle408
- H04M 1/724092Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities318
Recent patents
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- Method and server system for coupling a terminal of a user to smart glasses of a communication device of a call partner29 Sep 2026US 12,750,440 B2Audi AG
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- Controlling the Communication of a Driver of a Motor Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313049 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- User interfaces for interacting with a wearable device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313221 A1Apple Inc.
- Animal assistive communication system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293854 A1
- Wireless communication system using bridge device to couple notebook computer and smartphone24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288268 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- System, method, and apparatus for interactively charging a mobile device via induction24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291283 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifunctional world wide walkie talkie, a tri-frequency cellular-satellite wireless instant messenger computer and network for establishing global wireless volp quality of service (qos) communications, unified messaging, and video conferencing via the internet1,246US 6,763,226 B1Computer Science Central, Inc. · 2004
- Power receptacle wireless access point devices for networked living and work spaces1,051US 9,325,516 B2Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. · 2016
- System and method for communicating selected information to an electronic device959US 7,187,947 B1Affinity Labs, LLC · 2007
- Communication system and methods for enhanced information transfer935US 5,335,276 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1994
- Graphical user interface with method and apparatus for interfacing to remote devices720US 6,020,881 ASun Microsystems, Inc. · 2000