H04N 1/21
Intermediate information storage
Official title: Intermediate information storage (H04N1/387, H04N1/41 take precedence {; for control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32358; indexing, editing G11B27/00})
H04N1/21 (Intermediate information storage) appears on 4,579 US grants and 4,333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 4,579
- Published applications
- 4,333
- Assignees
- 739
- Inventors
- 6,051
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 46 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 62 | 0 |
| 1992 | 57 | 0 |
| 1993 | 54 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 52 | 0 |
| 1996 | 61 | 0 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 87 | 0 |
| 1999 | 77 | 0 |
| 2000 | 62 | 0 |
| 2001 | 92 | 103 |
| 2002 | 104 | 206 |
| 2003 | 97 | 202 |
| 2004 | 121 | 314 |
| 2005 | 119 | 315 |
| 2006 | 216 | 285 |
| 2007 | 177 | 213 |
| 2008 | 205 | 221 |
| 2009 | 196 | 238 |
| 2010 | 190 | 203 |
| 2011 | 213 | 183 |
| 2012 | 170 | 135 |
| 2013 | 184 | 180 |
| 2014 | 205 | 191 |
| 2015 | 220 | 250 |
| 2016 | 172 | 219 |
| 2017 | 196 | 194 |
| 2018 | 194 | 166 |
| 2019 | 194 | 107 |
| 2020 | 123 | 115 |
| 2021 | 89 | 75 |
| 2022 | 92 | 63 |
| 2023 | 58 | 49 |
| 2024 | 52 | 50 |
| 2025 | 42 | 34 |
| 2026 | 19 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Image processing apparatus, method for controlling image processing apparatus, and storage medium15 Sep 2026US 12,739,332 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image processing apparatus and method for processing an image with switchable functions15 Sep 2026US 12,739,336 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and method for distributed image recording and storage for charged particle systems8 Sep 2026US 12,732,582 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Image forming apparatus capable of easily taking over data25 Aug 2026US 12,719,996 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators14 Jul 2026US 12,683,903 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Information processing apparatus and display method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303728 A1Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277391 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading system, image reading method, reading apparatus, and storage medium10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270358 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Photographing Method and Electronic Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255049 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230571 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for recording, communicating and administering digital images1,305US 6,038,295 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2000
- Television system for the interactive distribution of selectable video presentations762US 5,014,125 ACableshare, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for communicating textual and image information between a host computer and a remote display terminal555US 5,235,680 AMoore Business Forms, Inc. · 1993
- Electronic still camera providing multi-format storage of full and reduced resolution images544US 5,164,831 AEastman Kodak Company · 1992
- Terminal operative for storing frame of image data543US 8,628,016 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2014