H04N 21/4627
Rights management associated to the content
Official title: Rights management {associated to the content (security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)}
H04N21/4627 (Rights management associated to the content) appears on 2,613 US grants and 3,395 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 2,613
- Published applications
- 3,395
- Assignees
- 701
- Inventors
- 4,202
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 19 |
| 2002 | 24 | 82 |
| 2003 | 18 | 112 |
| 2004 | 37 | 142 |
| 2005 | 35 | 135 |
| 2006 | 63 | 173 |
| 2007 | 52 | 196 |
| 2008 | 61 | 169 |
| 2009 | 66 | 156 |
| 2010 | 114 | 166 |
| 2011 | 105 | 119 |
| 2012 | 123 | 152 |
| 2013 | 178 | 162 |
| 2014 | 191 | 209 |
| 2015 | 205 | 185 |
| 2016 | 180 | 244 |
| 2017 | 173 | 191 |
| 2018 | 196 | 156 |
| 2019 | 159 | 131 |
| 2020 | 123 | 102 |
| 2021 | 102 | 96 |
| 2022 | 103 | 74 |
| 2023 | 100 | 67 |
| 2024 | 60 | 65 |
| 2025 | 51 | 70 |
| 2026 | 25 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Publishing disparate live media output streams using live input streams6 Oct 2026US 12,756,898 B2Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Managing encryption keys for content29 Sep 2026US 12,750,208 B2Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Systems and methods for ensuring continued access to media of a playlist despite geographic content restrictions22 Sep 2026US 12,744,832 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling display of digital content in virtual viewpoint images15 Sep 2026US 12,737,965 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Automated scalable identity-proofing and authentication process15 Sep 2026US 12,739,243 B2Vercrio, Inc.
- System and method for permissions control in live-streaming1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303919 A1Hytto Pte. Ltd.
- Methods and systems for enabling communications between devices20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246999 A1Sonifi Solutions, Inc.
- Server device, display device, and program23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214287 A1Radius Inc.
- Systems and methods for content interference16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205638 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Metadata-driven media lifecycle management9 Jul 2026US 2026/0197536 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection3,563US 5,892,900 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,270US 5,982,891 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,156US 5,910,987 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Steganographic techniques for securely delivering electronic digital rights management control information over insecure communication channels1,021US 5,943,422 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Trusted and secure techniques, systems and methods for item delivery and execution944US 6,185,683 B2Intertrust Technologies Corporation · 2001