H04N 21/4661
Deriving a combined profile for a plurality of end-users of the same
Official title: {Deriving a combined profile for a plurality of end-users of the same client, e.g. for family members within a home (user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306)}
H04N21/4661 (Deriving a combined profile for a plurality of end-users of the same) appears on 323 US grants and 429 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 429
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 643
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 6 | 21 |
| 2009 | 3 | 20 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 20 | 17 |
| 2014 | 20 | 17 |
| 2015 | 18 | 24 |
| 2016 | 19 | 35 |
| 2017 | 26 | 14 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 | 21 |
| 2021 | 19 | 22 |
| 2022 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 22 | 24 |
| 2024 | 23 | 21 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Predictive media routing15 Sep 2026US 12,739,473 B2Apple Inc.
- Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to determine whether audience measurement meters are co-located26 May 2026US 12,641,306 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Methods and systems for modifying a media content item based on user reaction26 May 2026US 12,641,325 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Methods and systems for personalized screen content optimization21 Apr 2026US 12,608,415 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Affinity profile system and method21 Apr 2026US 12,610,097 B2ThinkAnalytics Ltd.
- Dynamically augmenting a broadcast stream of a common broadcast device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254669 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Collaborative comment analysis and modification to content20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244694 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Affinity profile system and method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230665 A1ThinkAnalytics Ltd.
- Affinity profile system and method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189742 A1ThinkAnalytics Ltd.
- Methods and systems for generating and presenting content recommendations for new users25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178653 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for delivery of targeted video programming401US 7,146,627 B1Metabyte Networks, Inc. · 2006
- Profiling and identification of television viewers310US 7,260,823 B2Prime Research Alliance E., Inc. · 2007
- Electronic program guide viewing history generator method and system268US 6,934,964 B1Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2005
- Methods of using a controller for controlling multi-user access to the functionality of consumer devices247US 6,256,019 B1eRemote, Inc. · 2001
- System and method for providing timing data for programming events207US 7,337,462 B2Meevee, Inc. · 2008