H04N 21/6106
Specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
Official title: {specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network}
H04N21/6106 (Specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network) appears on 8,269 US grants and 10,638 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 8,269
- Published applications
- 10,638
- Assignees
- 2,053
- Inventors
- 12,694
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 88 | 76 |
| 2002 | 63 | 370 |
| 2003 | 69 | 283 |
| 2004 | 82 | 369 |
| 2005 | 73 | 370 |
| 2006 | 149 | 433 |
| 2007 | 146 | 497 |
| 2008 | 137 | 526 |
| 2009 | 213 | 624 |
| 2010 | 296 | 499 |
| 2011 | 319 | 490 |
| 2012 | 379 | 454 |
| 2013 | 491 | 584 |
| 2014 | 638 | 731 |
| 2015 | 672 | 660 |
| 2016 | 613 | 677 |
| 2017 | 653 | 643 |
| 2018 | 593 | 484 |
| 2019 | 553 | 393 |
| 2020 | 438 | 348 |
| 2021 | 359 | 319 |
| 2022 | 287 | 254 |
| 2023 | 298 | 231 |
| 2024 | 216 | 146 |
| 2025 | 157 | 121 |
| 2026 | 64 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04N 21/6125Involving transmission via internet4,072
- H04N 21/6118Involving cable transmission1,614
- H04N 21/6131Involving transmission via a mobile phone network1,610
- H04N 21/6143Involving transmission via a satellite1,103
- H04N 21/6112Involving terrestrial transmission822
- H04N 21/6137Involving transmission via a telephone network261
Recent patents
- Updating media devices in a local network with a client-server architecture6 Oct 2026US 12,756,624 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Transmitting method, receiving method, transmitting apparatus, and receiving apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,756,885 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
- Facilitating streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture29 Sep 2026US 12,750,277 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Multi-interface streaming media system1 Sep 2026US 12,726,673 B2Roku, Inc.
- System and method for determination and reconstruction of video and entertainment sessions in packet data networks25 Aug 2026US 12,720,142 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Control Information for a Wirelessly-Transmitted Data Stream1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303891 A1HyperX Holdings LLC
- Application-Level Content Control for Direct-to-Cell Satellite Coverage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303924 A1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- System and Method for Distributed Data Center and Power System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303925 A1
- Information processing system, server, user terminal, and service providing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261331 A1Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
- Method and System for Public Display Management Using Rich Communication Services (RCS)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254781 A1
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
- System and method for request, delivery and use of multimedia files for audiovisual entertainment in the home environment1,801US 6,778,869 B2Sony Corporation · 2004
- Inter-active program guide with default selection control1,314US 5,850,218 ATime Warner Entertainment Co., L. P. · 1998
- Television schedule system1,133US 5,353,121 AStarsight Telecast, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for audio-visual interface for the display of multiple levels of information on a display936US 5,594,509 AApple Computer, Inc. · 1997