H04N 21/8166
Involving executable data
Official title: {involving executable data, e.g. software (arrangements for executing specific programs G06F9/44; broadcasting computer programmes in broadcast systems H04H20/91; involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34)}
H04N21/8166 (Involving executable data) appears on 2,617 US grants and 3,288 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 2,617
- Published applications
- 3,288
- Assignees
- 793
- Inventors
- 4,550
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 21 |
| 2002 | 36 | 120 |
| 2003 | 40 | 94 |
| 2004 | 27 | 113 |
| 2005 | 29 | 91 |
| 2006 | 58 | 104 |
| 2007 | 38 | 159 |
| 2008 | 45 | 135 |
| 2009 | 43 | 134 |
| 2010 | 112 | 151 |
| 2011 | 90 | 160 |
| 2012 | 104 | 144 |
| 2013 | 155 | 190 |
| 2014 | 201 | 312 |
| 2015 | 227 | 240 |
| 2016 | 207 | 202 |
| 2017 | 182 | 171 |
| 2018 | 124 | 124 |
| 2019 | 149 | 96 |
| 2020 | 143 | 112 |
| 2021 | 102 | 100 |
| 2022 | 89 | 83 |
| 2023 | 83 | 92 |
| 2024 | 92 | 58 |
| 2025 | 65 | 59 |
| 2026 | 28 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Updating media devices in a local network with a client-server architecture6 Oct 2026US 12,756,624 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Broadcast receiving device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,893 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Facilitating streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture29 Sep 2026US 12,750,277 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Systems and methods for enabling quick multi-application menu access to media options1 Sep 2026US 12,724,819 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- Parameter configuration method and related system11 Aug 2026US 12,705,114 B2Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Information display method and apparatus, device and computer-readable storage medium10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270522 A1Chengdu Guanghexinhao Technology Co., Ltd.
- Port-connected television upgrader device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255020 A1Roku, Inc.
- Methods and systems for enabling communications between devices20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246999 A1Sonifi Solutions, Inc.
- Content transmission system and method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238859 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Systems and method for providing video on demand in an intelligent television6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227864 A1Multimedia Technologies Pte, Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,270US 5,982,891 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Method and apparatus for providing interactive electronic programming guide1,223US 5,592,551 AScientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 1997
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,156US 5,910,987 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Television schedule system1,133US 5,353,121 AStarsight Telecast, Inc. · 1994
- Television program delivery system971US 5,559,549 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1996