H04N 21/4104
Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices
Official title: {Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices}
H04N21/4104 (Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices) appears on 9,171 US grants and 12,437 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 9,171
- Published applications
- 12,437
- Assignees
- 1,946
- Inventors
- 15,708
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 83 | 83 |
| 2002 | 76 | 290 |
| 2003 | 78 | 281 |
| 2004 | 85 | 372 |
| 2005 | 99 | 421 |
| 2006 | 139 | 525 |
| 2007 | 142 | 510 |
| 2008 | 138 | 516 |
| 2009 | 189 | 528 |
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| 2023 | 361 | 316 |
| 2024 | 324 | 287 |
| 2025 | 264 | 225 |
| 2026 | 131 | 146 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04N 21/4126The peripheral being portable4,734
- H04N 21/4122Additional display device2,417
- H04N 21/4135External recorder1,090
- H04N 21/4131Home appliance917
- H04N 21/4112Having fewer capabilities than the client727
- H04N 21/4108Characterised by an identification number or address453
- H04N 21/4113Pc395
- H04N 21/4117For generating hard copies of the content239
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Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for providing content, management, and interactivity for client devices1,890US 7,130,616 B2Simple Devices · 2006
- Multi-room entertainment system with in-room media player/dispenser1,755US 6,256,554 B12001
- Programmable remote control device for interacting with a plurality of remotely controlled devices1,549US 5,410,326 A1995
- Television schedule system1,133US 5,353,121 AStarsight Telecast, Inc. · 1994
- System and process for VCR scheduling1,066US 4,977,455 AInsight Telecast, Inc. · 1990