H04N 1/00026
Methods therefor
Official title: {Methods therefor}
H04N1/00026 (Methods therefor) appears on 3,329 US grants and 3,657 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 3,329
- Published applications
- 3,657
- Assignees
- 434
- Inventors
- 5,224
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 23 |
| 2002 | 51 | 119 |
| 2003 | 88 | 118 |
| 2004 | 72 | 98 |
| 2005 | 63 | 125 |
| 2006 | 88 | 113 |
| 2007 | 88 | 110 |
| 2008 | 88 | 98 |
| 2009 | 86 | 109 |
| 2010 | 101 | 109 |
| 2011 | 80 | 127 |
| 2012 | 120 | 107 |
| 2013 | 135 | 108 |
| 2014 | 152 | 116 |
| 2015 | 123 | 105 |
| 2016 | 114 | 147 |
| 2017 | 176 | 265 |
| 2018 | 235 | 219 |
| 2019 | 207 | 190 |
| 2020 | 175 | 199 |
| 2021 | 186 | 212 |
| 2022 | 210 | 191 |
| 2023 | 175 | 193 |
| 2024 | 161 | 157 |
| 2025 | 67 | 179 |
| 2026 | 55 | 120 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04N 1/00037Detecting, i.e. determining the occurrence of a predetermined state1,212
- H04N 1/00045Using a reference pattern designed for the purpose910
- H04N 1/00063Using at least a part of the apparatus itself716
- H04N 1/00031Testing, i.e. determining the result of a trial631
- H04N 1/0005In service, i.e. during normal operation562
- H04N 1/00068Calculating or estimating536
- H04N 1/00034Measuring, i.e. determining a quantity by comparison with a standard508
- H04N 1/00058Using a separate apparatus350
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- H04N 1/00029Diagnosis, i.e. identifying a problem by comparison with a normal state342
- H04N 1/00053Out of service, i.e. outside of normal operation340
- H04N 1/00039Analysis, i.e. separating and studying components of a greater whole260
- H04N 1/00042Monitoring, i.e. observation248
- H04N 1/00047Using an image not specifically designed for the purpose216
- H04N 1/00055Automatically on a periodic basis114
- H04N 1/00066Using a program downloaded or received from another apparatus16
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