H04N 21/47211
For requesting pay-per-view content
Official title: {for requesting pay-per-view content (payment schemes payment architectures or payment protocols G06Q20/00, G07F)}
H04N21/47211 (For requesting pay-per-view content) appears on 633 US grants and 768 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 633
- Published applications
- 768
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 1,152
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- User interfaces for interacting with channels that provide content that plays in a media browsing application10 Mar 2026US 12,574,600 B2Apple Inc.
- Integration of platforms for multi-platform content access10 Feb 2026US 12,549,790 B2Block, Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing blackout recording and summary information10 Feb 2026US 12,549,806 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for optimizing content viewing using digital rights of multiple users16 Dec 2025US 12,501,091 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for controlling media content access parameters29 Jul 2025US 12,373,852 B2Ipar, LLC
- Integration of platforms for multi-platform content access7 May 2026US 2026/0129252 A1Block, Inc.
- Systems and methods for optimizing content viewing using digital rights of multiple users16 Apr 2026US 2026/0107030 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- User interfaces for interacting with channels that provide content that plays in a media browsing application19 Feb 2026US 2026/0052291 A1Apple Inc.
- Display device controlling content playback5 Feb 2026US 2026/0039913 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating media content20 Nov 2025US 2025/0355539 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Network controller for cable television delivery systems1,167US 5,600,364 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1997
- Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system1,065US 5,798,785 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1998
- Television program delivery system971US 5,559,549 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1996
- Audio and video transmission and receiving system941US 5,132,992 A1992
- Stored program pay-per-play831US 5,619,247 ASmart VCR Limited Partnership · 1997