H04N 21/4856
For language selection
Official title: {for language selection, e.g. for the menu or subtitles}
H04N21/4856 (For language selection) appears on 330 US grants and 448 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 330
- Published applications
- 448
- Assignees
- 152
- Inventors
- 713
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 | 11 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 |
| 2004 | 3 | 28 |
| 2005 | 6 | 23 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 8 | 21 |
| 2009 | 11 | 18 |
| 2010 | 12 | 22 |
| 2011 | 13 | 21 |
| 2012 | 17 | 19 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 |
| 2014 | 30 | 23 |
| 2015 | 16 | 19 |
| 2016 | 24 | 23 |
| 2017 | 17 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 13 | 21 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for identifying content corresponding to a language spoken in a household6 Oct 2026US 12,755,729 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- System for synchronization of captioning to smart devices28 Jul 2026US 12,695,956 B2
- User-defined content streaming2 Jun 2026US 12,647,628 B2Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Machine translation system for entertainment and media7 Apr 2026US 12,596,892 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Methods and systems to automate subtitle display based on user language profile and preferences24 Mar 2026US 12,587,714 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- User-defined content streaming24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292280 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Systems and methods for substantially real-time speech, transcription, and translation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252824 A1OneMeta Inc
- A method, apparatus and computer program for providing accessibility options20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246991 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Aircraft inflight entertainment server providing language translation of announcements2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184437 A1Thales Avionics, Inc.
- Methods and systems to automate subtitle display based on user language profile and preferences2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189764 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Playlists for real-time or near real-time streaming283US 8,843,586 B2Apple Inc. · 2014
- Universal closed caption portable receiver137US 7,221,405 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2007
- Data decoding system and method, transfer device and method, and receiving device and method134US 6,211,800 B1Sony Corporation · 2001
- Access, monitoring, and control of appliances via a media processing system131US 7,088,238 B2Broadcom Corporation · 2006
- Hierarchical menu graphical user interface115US 6,661,437 B1Thomson Licensing · 2003