Involving the geographical location of the client
Official title: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)}
H04N21/4524 (Involving the geographical location of the client) appears on 1,416 US grants and 1,776 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
- Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion1,777US 6,698,020 B1WebTV Networks, Inc. · 2004
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- Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information808US 6,388,714 B1Starsight Telecast, Inc. · 2002
- Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with pop-up hints677US 5,822,123 A1998