H04N 21/4788
Communicating with other users
Official title: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)}
H04N21/4788 (Communicating with other users) appears on 5,052 US grants and 7,076 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 5,052
- Published applications
- 7,076
- Assignees
- 1,495
- Inventors
- 10,863
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 28 | 18 |
| 2002 | 16 | 91 |
| 2003 | 14 | 113 |
| 2004 | 18 | 133 |
| 2005 | 16 | 132 |
| 2006 | 51 | 187 |
| 2007 | 41 | 180 |
| 2008 | 49 | 286 |
| 2009 | 66 | 251 |
| 2010 | 110 | 287 |
| 2011 | 126 | 296 |
| 2012 | 198 | 314 |
| 2013 | 271 | 406 |
| 2014 | 339 | 532 |
| 2015 | 358 | 410 |
| 2016 | 384 | 404 |
| 2017 | 362 | 346 |
| 2018 | 314 | 290 |
| 2019 | 362 | 288 |
| 2020 | 298 | 265 |
| 2021 | 294 | 299 |
| 2022 | 273 | 331 |
| 2023 | 271 | 385 |
| 2024 | 307 | 375 |
| 2025 | 292 | 289 |
| 2026 | 126 | 168 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for generating comment information based on large model, electronic device and storage medium6 Oct 2026US 12,756,903 B2Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
- Context-dependent in-call video codec switching29 Sep 2026US 12,750,251 B2Google Inc.
- Video distribution system distributing video that includes message from viewing user29 Sep 2026US 12,750,557 B2Gree Holdings, Inc.
- Method for providing content allowing viewer participation and electronic device therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,750,558 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for determining click-farming in live room22 Sep 2026US 12,744,945 B2Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd.
- Virtual interaction method and apparatus, device and medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311440 A1Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Ephemeral content in video conferences8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313071 A1Zoom Communications, Inc.
- Method, apparatus, device and storage medium of interface interaction8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313186 A1Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for processing live streaming information8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313203 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for interface interaction1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303912 A1
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
- Interactive television program guide with remote access952US 8,046,801 B2United Video Properties, Inc. · 2011
- Targeted advertisement using television delivery systems916US 6,463,585 B1Discovery Communications, Inc. · 2002