H04N 21/411
Having similar hardware or software capabilities as the client device itself
Official title: {having similar hardware or software capabilities as the client device itself, e.g. a first STB connected to a second STB}
H04N21/411 (Having similar hardware or software capabilities as the client device itself) appears on 40 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 40
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 25
- Inventors
- 75
- Latest grant
- 29 Jul 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
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Recent patents
- Video processing system for demultiplexing received compressed and non-compressed video signals and transmitting demultiplexed signals29 Jul 2025US 12,375,748 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Media device software installation25 Mar 2025US 12,262,085 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Video processing system for demultiplexing received compressed and non-compressed video signals and transmitting demultiplexed signals2 Jan 2024US 11,863,812 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Electronic device for processing image and image processing method thereof21 Nov 2023US 11,825,235 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for secure communications between media devices27 Sep 2022US 11,457,254 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Video processing system for demultiplexing received compressed and non-compressed video signals and transmitting demultiplexed signals7 Mar 2024US 2024/0080513 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Video processing system for demultiplexing received compressed and non-compressed video signals and transmitting demultiplexed signals25 Aug 2022US 2022/0272403 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Electronic device for processing image and image processing method thereof14 Apr 2022US 2022/0116566 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Seamless timers17 Mar 2022US 2022/0086527 A1DISH Network L.L.C.
- Devices, systems and processes for facilitating seamless use of timers across multiple devices within a local area network2 Dec 2021US 2021/0377608 A1DISH Network L.L.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Personal inter-home media exchange network39US 7,496,647 B2Broadcom Corporation · 2009
- Personal access and control of media peripherals on a media exchange network17US 8,799,476 B2Broadcom Corporation · 2014
- Personal access and control of media peripherals on a media exchange network16US 7,496,665 B2Broadcom Corporation · 2009
- Pairing wireless set-top box with a wired set-top box15US 10,142,668 B1Cox Communications, Inc. · 2018
- Retrieval and transfer of encrypted hard drive content from DVR set-top box utilizing second DVR set-top box12US 7,602,913 B2Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 2009