Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components
Official title: Control signaling {related to video distribution} between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients {or between remote clients}, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing (real-time session protocols H04L65/1101; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)
H04N21/63 (Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components) appears on 12,456 US grants and 15,320 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
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- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- H04N 21/643Communication protocols5,016
- H04N 21/637Control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network2,322
- H04N 21/647Control signaling between network components and server or clients2,320
- H04N 21/633Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client2,283
- H04N 21/64Addressing1,779
- H04N 21/632Using a connection between clients on a wide area network1,034
- H04N 21/631Multimode transmission712
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Most cited
- Information distribution and processing system1,232US 7,181,758 B1Data Innovation LLC · 2007
- 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
- Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording995US 7,761,892 B2United Video Properties, Inc. · 2010
- Television program delivery system971US 5,559,549 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1996