H04N 21/4821
Using a grid
Official title: {using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time}
H04N21/4821 (Using a grid) appears on 2,755 US grants and 3,557 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 2,755
- Published applications
- 3,557
- Assignees
- 511
- Inventors
- 3,602
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 21 |
| 2002 | 26 | 81 |
| 2003 | 25 | 93 |
| 2004 | 27 | 153 |
| 2005 | 22 | 121 |
| 2006 | 48 | 110 |
| 2007 | 35 | 96 |
| 2008 | 35 | 155 |
| 2009 | 67 | 148 |
| 2010 | 98 | 178 |
| 2011 | 106 | 139 |
| 2012 | 93 | 138 |
| 2013 | 148 | 213 |
| 2014 | 235 | 332 |
| 2015 | 255 | 261 |
| 2016 | 222 | 210 |
| 2017 | 183 | 217 |
| 2018 | 167 | 158 |
| 2019 | 165 | 119 |
| 2020 | 131 | 138 |
| 2021 | 118 | 123 |
| 2022 | 131 | 99 |
| 2023 | 93 | 91 |
| 2024 | 99 | 80 |
| 2025 | 79 | 65 |
| 2026 | 34 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Display apparatus and method6 Oct 2026US 12,756,890 B2Vidaa (Netherlands) International Holdings B.V.
- Systems and methods of displaying content15 Sep 2026US 12,739,475 B2OpenTV, Inc.
- Systems and methods for live content streaming and associated actions via internet appliances1 Sep 2026US 12,726,671 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for presenting user selected scenes1 Sep 2026US 12,726,684 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for recommending physical activity associated with media content25 Aug 2026US 12,718,924 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313205 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Methods and systems for implementing a locked mode for viewing media assets24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292302 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Systems and method for providing video on demand in an intelligent television6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227864 A1Multimedia Technologies Pte, Ltd
- Livestreaming video processing method and apparatus, device, and medium9 Jul 2026US 2026/0197518 A1Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for generating and providing program guides and content9 Jul 2026US 2026/0197526 A1Pluto Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information2,572US 6,177,931 B1Index Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Inter-active program guide with default selection control1,314US 5,850,218 ATime Warner Entertainment Co., L. P. · 1998
- Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access1,287US 5,589,892 A1996
- Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters1,174US 6,002,394 AStarsight Telecast, Inc. · 1999
- Network controller for cable television delivery systems1,167US 5,600,364 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1997