H04N 21/26241
Involving the time of distribution
Official title: {involving the time of distribution, e.g. the best time of the day for inserting an advertisement or airing a children programme}
H04N21/26241 (Involving the time of distribution) appears on 647 US grants and 744 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for synchronizing playing of content with future events3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261734 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for selecting supplemental content27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255004 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Addressable advertisement and programmatically delivered advertisement insertion and playing13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238850 A1DISH Network L.L.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for generation of user profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects2,365US 5,754,939 A1998
- System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles1,609US 5,758,257 A1998
- System for generation of object profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects1,475US 5,835,087 A1998
- Pseudonymous server for system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects1,258US 5,754,938 A1998
- Virtual on-demand digital information delivery system and method990US 5,790,935 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1998