Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user
Official title: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)}
H04N21/44218 (Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user) appears on 2,774 US grants and 3,712 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 2,774
- Published applications
- 3,712
- Assignees
- 773
- Inventors
- 5,447
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Use of doppler shift as a basis to determine area of focus6 Oct 2026US 12,756,895 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Apparatus, systems, and methods for user presence detection for audience monitoring6 Oct 2026US 12,756,896 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Methods and apparatus to detect a presence status6 Oct 2026US 12,756,897 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Machine-learning based method for assessing hybrid in-person and remote audience member engagement22 Sep 2026US 12,744,946 B1Constructor Technology AG
- Systems and methods for causing a user to view secondary content that relates to a media asset from which a user has switched away22 Sep 2026US 12,744,948 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Adaptive comprehension enhancement system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311511 A1inFormed Consent LLC
- System and method for detection of audience presence and presence control of television with radar8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313198 A1Telly, Inc.
- Streaming apparatus, streaming method, and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303884 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- AI Smart Handsfree Television1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303904 A1
- Customized content delivery1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303929 A1DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
Most cited
- Emotional reaction sharing496US 10,573,048 B2Oath Inc. · 2020
- Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore325US 7,242,988 B12007
- Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion270US 6,016,141 AUnited Video Properties, Inc. · 2000
- Dynamic device adjustments based on determined user sleep state215US 9,094,539 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2015
- Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method188US 7,460,827 B2Arbitron Inc. · 2008