H04N 21/4108
Characterised by an identification number or address
Official title: {characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address (protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00)}
H04N21/4108 (Characterised by an identification number or address) appears on 453 US grants and 538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 453
- Published applications
- 538
- Assignees
- 169
- Inventors
- 738
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 4 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 22 |
| 2006 | 10 | 26 |
| 2007 | 11 | 22 |
| 2008 | 7 | 22 |
| 2009 | 9 | 17 |
| 2010 | 19 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | 16 | 20 |
| 2013 | 17 | 32 |
| 2014 | 25 | 39 |
| 2015 | 37 | 41 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 |
| 2017 | 34 | 20 |
| 2018 | 22 | 24 |
| 2019 | 25 | 23 |
| 2020 | 24 | 28 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 | 33 |
| 2023 | 29 | 15 |
| 2024 | 19 | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Display device22 Sep 2026US 12,744,971 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Device pairing22 Sep 2026US RE51,041 E1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for live content streaming and associated actions via internet appliances1 Sep 2026US 12,726,671 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems, methods, and media for presenting media content7 Jul 2026US 12,677,025 B2Google Inc.
- Electronic device and operation method thereof10 Feb 2026US 12,549,266 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device and method for identifying version of hdmi cable6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230597 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Information prompting method and apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211605 A1Hunan Mgtv.Com Interactive Entertainment Media Co., Ltd
- Server device, display device, and program23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214287 A1Radius Inc.
- Display device and operating method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214292 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Custom news feed systems and methods2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095627 A1DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Browser based command and control home network693US 6,288,716 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Programming tool for home networks with an HTML page for a plurality of home devices634US 6,182,094 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Home network, browser based, command and control465US 6,198,479 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2001
- System for loading control information from peripheral devices which are represented as objects to a controller in a predetermined format in response to connection operation406US 5,887,193 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Browser based command and control home network400US 6,603,488 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2003