H04N 21/4667
Processing of monitored end-user data
Official title: {Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections}
H04N21/4667 (Processing of monitored end-user data) appears on 1,831 US grants and 2,406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 1,831
- Published applications
- 2,406
- Assignees
- 555
- Inventors
- 3,439
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 36 |
| 2003 | 2 | 31 |
| 2004 | 9 | 36 |
| 2005 | 7 | 52 |
| 2006 | 16 | 47 |
| 2007 | 14 | 73 |
| 2008 | 12 | 87 |
| 2009 | 21 | 96 |
| 2010 | 33 | 92 |
| 2011 | 37 | 65 |
| 2012 | 54 | 52 |
| 2013 | 73 | 98 |
| 2014 | 100 | 137 |
| 2015 | 115 | 142 |
| 2016 | 111 | 183 |
| 2017 | 147 | 164 |
| 2018 | 111 | 116 |
| 2019 | 144 | 144 |
| 2020 | 147 | 143 |
| 2021 | 133 | 119 |
| 2022 | 128 | 112 |
| 2023 | 114 | 117 |
| 2024 | 120 | 129 |
| 2025 | 107 | 76 |
| 2026 | 49 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus to assign viewers to media meter data6 Oct 2026US 12,756,899 B2The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Program searching for people with visual impairments or blindness22 Sep 2026US 12,744,973 B2Roku, Inc.
- Predictive media routing15 Sep 2026US 12,739,473 B2Apple Inc.
- Systems and methods for customizing channel programming8 Sep 2026US 12,732,654 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Systems and methods for dynamically educating users on sports terminology18 Aug 2026US 12,713,096 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining viewership8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313202 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Customized content delivery1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303929 A1DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
- Method and system for providing and outputting media content for a user of a vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281501 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- System and Method for Optimizing Digital Assets3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261745 A1
- Systems and methods for collection assembly and production of content through use of aggregated assets and generative machine-learning algorithms27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255014 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion1,777US 6,698,020 B1WebTV Networks, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a system based on a user's monitored system interaction and preferred system access times926US 5,977,964 AIntel Corporation · 1999
- Method and system for providing targeted advertisements877US 6,718,551 B1BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation · 2004
- Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system731US 5,945,988 AIntel Corporation · 1999
- Set top device for targeted electronic insertion of indicia into video721US 6,446,261 B1Princeton Video Image, Inc. · 2002