H04N 21/43078
For seamlessly watching content streams when changing device
Official title: {for seamlessly watching content streams when changing device, e.g. when watching the same programme sequentially on a TV and then on a tablet}
H04N21/43078 (For seamlessly watching content streams when changing device) appears on 107 US grants and 127 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 127
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 243
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Transfer of the display of content between devices with animation2 Jun 2026US 12,645,416 B2Apple Inc.
- Synchronizing streaming media content across devices7 Apr 2026US 12,598,344 B2Gracenote, Inc.
- Systems and methods for media content hand-off based on type of buffered data17 Mar 2026US 12,581,157 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems, methods, and apparatuses for buffer management20 Jan 2026US 12,532,043 B2Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Resuming playback on multiple streaming devices13 Jan 2026US 12,526,469 B2Roku, Inc.
- Display apparatus and screen mirroring playback resuming method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219829 A1Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method and device for supporting game play in electronic device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183655 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for media content hand-off based on type of buffered data2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189749 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for replaying video and interactive experiences11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158399 A1
- Configurable multi-band home theatre architecture28 May 2026US 2026/0147530 A1Sonos, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Playback of content using multiple devices78US 10,194,189 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2019
- Handover for audio and video playback devices41US 7,983,614 B2Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB · 2011
- Content navigation module for managing delivery of content to computing devices and method therefor34US 8,055,784 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc. · 2011
- Methods and systems for enhancing media viewing experiences on multiple devices33US 9,681,165 B1Rovi Guides, Inc. · 2017
- Methods and apparatus for determining a normalized time for use in resuming content playback10US 9,386,352 B1Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC · 2016