H04N 23/60
Control of cameras or camera modules
H04N23/60 (Control of cameras or camera modules) appears on 45,624 US grants and 55,081 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 45,624
- Published applications
- 55,081
- Assignees
- 6,927
- Inventors
- 59,534
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | 60 | 0 |
| 1990 | 55 | 0 |
| 1991 | 65 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 71 | 0 |
| 1994 | 73 | 0 |
| 1995 | 127 | 0 |
| 1996 | 141 | 0 |
| 1997 | 135 | 0 |
| 1998 | 151 | 0 |
| 1999 | 183 | 0 |
| 2000 | 158 | 0 |
| 2001 | 141 | 158 |
| 2002 | 174 | 364 |
| 2003 | 217 | 451 |
| 2004 | 295 | 664 |
| 2005 | 248 | 827 |
| 2006 | 370 | 996 |
| 2007 | 339 | 1019 |
| 2008 | 558 | 1155 |
| 2009 | 732 | 1414 |
| 2010 | 977 | 1406 |
| 2011 | 1024 | 1563 |
| 2012 | 1306 | 1634 |
| 2013 | 1446 | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1755 | 2373 |
| 2015 | 2038 | 2869 |
| 2016 | 2387 | 3264 |
| 2017 | 2780 | 3515 |
| 2018 | 2852 | 3666 |
| 2019 | 3612 | 3630 |
| 2020 | 3716 | 3837 |
| 2021 | 3345 | 3496 |
| 2022 | 3122 | 3523 |
| 2023 | 2929 | 3464 |
| 2024 | 2890 | 3129 |
| 2025 | 3031 | 2628 |
| 2026 | 1874 | 2024 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04N 23/63By using electronic viewfinders13,521
- H04N 23/66Remote control of cameras or camera parts8,507
- H04N 23/67Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals8,059
- H04N 23/68For stable pick-up of the scene7,930
- H04N 23/61Based on recognised objects6,484
- H04N 23/698For achieving an enlarged field of view5,643
- H04N 23/667Camera operation mode switching5,151
- H04N 23/62Control of parameters via user interfaces4,824
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- H04N 23/69Control of means for changing angle of the field of view4,565
- H04N 23/64Computer-aided capture of images3,518
- H04N 23/695Control of camera direction for changing a field of view3,176
- H04N 23/65Control of camera operation in relation to power supply2,766
- H04N 23/617Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control765
- H04N 23/665Involving internal camera communication with the image sensor417
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