H04N 5/45
Picture in picture
Official title: Picture in picture {, e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen}
H04N5/45 (Picture in picture) appears on 2,213 US grants and 2,114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 2,213
- Published applications
- 2,114
- Assignees
- 553
- Inventors
- 3,590
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 65 | 29 |
| 2002 | 80 | 125 |
| 2003 | 62 | 108 |
| 2004 | 66 | 169 |
| 2005 | 50 | 129 |
| 2006 | 70 | 122 |
| 2007 | 58 | 193 |
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| 2009 | 85 | 119 |
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| 2012 | 136 | 64 |
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| 2022 | 25 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024 | 21 | 26 |
| 2025 | 20 | 14 |
| 2026 | 13 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of providing external device list and image display device1 Sep 2026US 12,726,672 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Sign language interpreter view within a communication session25 Aug 2026US 12,720,147 B1Zoom Communications, Inc.
- Quicker startup18 Aug 2026US 12,713,075 B2DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
- Picture-in-picture display method and apparatus, and electronic device and readable storage medium11 Aug 2026US 12,707,113 B2Raytron Technology Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for live streaming recommended content4 Aug 2026US 12,701,273 B2Lemon Inc.
- Displaying multiple multimedia segments in a display device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303899 A1Roku, Inc.
- Peripheral display heterogeneous frame rates for picture-by-picture presentation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292099 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Effect processing method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237120 A1Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems and method for providing video on demand in an intelligent television6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227864 A1Multimedia Technologies Pte, Ltd
- Methods and systems for generating and providing program guides and content9 Jul 2026US 2026/0197526 A1Pluto Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inter-active program guide with default selection control1,314US 5,850,218 ATime Warner Entertainment Co., L. P. · 1998
- Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters1,174US 6,002,394 AStarsight Telecast, Inc. · 1999
- 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
- Method and system for simultaneously displaying a television program and information about the program1,037US 6,239,794 B1E Guide, Inc. · 2001