H04N 21/42226
Reprogrammable remote control devices
Official title: {Reprogrammable remote control devices}
H04N21/42226 (Reprogrammable remote control devices) appears on 735 US grants and 879 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 735
- Published applications
- 879
- Assignees
- 237
- Inventors
- 1,171
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002 | 15 | 22 |
| 2003 | 6 | 15 |
| 2004 | 5 | 24 |
| 2005 | 18 | 46 |
| 2006 | 17 | 41 |
| 2007 | 21 | 30 |
| 2008 | 11 | 34 |
| 2009 | 22 | 40 |
| 2010 | 16 | 44 |
| 2011 | 29 | 33 |
| 2012 | 26 | 50 |
| 2013 | 43 | 45 |
| 2014 | 49 | 65 |
| 2015 | 55 | 53 |
| 2016 | 58 | 47 |
| 2017 | 46 | 37 |
| 2018 | 41 | 49 |
| 2019 | 40 | 37 |
| 2020 | 32 | 27 |
| 2021 | 38 | 24 |
| 2022 | 26 | 34 |
| 2023 | 38 | 31 |
| 2024 | 26 | 19 |
| 2025 | 19 | 16 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system8 Sep 2026US 12,732,655 B2Apple Inc.
- System and method for configuring controlling device functionality11 Aug 2026US 12,707,111 B2Universal Electronics Inc.
- Display device28 Jul 2026US 12,695,935 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Systems and methods for a customized media access user experience with privacy settings2 Jun 2026US 12,647,637 B2Universal Electronics Inc.
- Electronic apparatus and method of operating the same26 May 2026US 12,636,577 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for a customized media access user experience with privacy settings17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281489 A1Universal Electronics Inc.
- System and method for reconfiguration of an entertainment system controlling device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281490 A1Universal Electronics Inc.
- Display device and control method thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189757 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- System and method for optimized appliance control4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155036 A1Universal Electronics Inc.
- Display device controlled by remote controller and control method thereof2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095615 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Programmable remote control device for interacting with a plurality of remotely controlled devices1,549US 5,410,326 A1995
- Portable internet-enabled controller and information browser for consumer devices812US 6,104,334 AeRemote, Inc. · 2000
- Method and system for automatically tracking a zoomed video image730US 5,610,653 A1997
- Method and configuring a user interface for controlling a controlled device based upon a device class497US 6,496,927 B1Amx LLC · 2002
- Image display and remote control system capable of displaying two distinct images479US 6,496,122 B2Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. · 2002