H04N 7/147
Communication arrangements
Official title: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)}
H04N7/147 (Communication arrangements) appears on 5,541 US grants and 6,175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 5,541
- Published applications
- 6,175
- Assignees
- 1,304
- Inventors
- 9,721
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 76 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 22 |
| 2002 | 43 | 72 |
| 2003 | 47 | 109 |
| 2004 | 44 | 129 |
| 2005 | 38 | 137 |
| 2006 | 54 | 163 |
| 2007 | 45 | 133 |
| 2008 | 55 | 134 |
| 2009 | 65 | 158 |
| 2010 | 94 | 167 |
| 2011 | 86 | 148 |
| 2012 | 169 | 185 |
| 2013 | 163 | 170 |
| 2014 | 220 | 258 |
| 2015 | 237 | 308 |
| 2016 | 353 | 344 |
| 2017 | 366 | 371 |
| 2018 | 334 | 333 |
| 2019 | 363 | 337 |
| 2020 | 391 | 329 |
| 2021 | 342 | 364 |
| 2022 | 364 | 436 |
| 2023 | 390 | 513 |
| 2024 | 356 | 414 |
| 2025 | 361 | 279 |
| 2026 | 189 | 162 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for creation and application of interaction analytics6 Oct 2026US 12,756,589 B2Read AI, Inc.
- Video transmission method, conferencing system, and storage media6 Oct 2026US 12,756,794 B2Guangzhou Shizhen Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Syntax and semantics for buffering information to simplify video splicing6 Oct 2026US 12,756,853 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Syntax and semantics for buffering information to simplify video splicing6 Oct 2026US 12,756,854 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Syntax and semantics for buffering information to simplify video splicing6 Oct 2026US 12,756,855 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- User Interface for Displaying Key Participants in a Conference8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313069 A1Zoom Communications, Inc.
- Avatar call platform8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313076 A1Snap Inc.
- Modular telehealth cart with thermal imaging and touch screen user interface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301976 A1Teladoc Health, Inc.
- Transmission management apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303755 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sharing social augmented reality experiences in video calls24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292105 A1Snap Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive multimedia system1,738US 6,404,811 B1Tektronix, Inc. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for recording, communicating and administering digital images1,305US 6,038,295 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2000
- PSTN architecture for video-on-demand services963US 5,247,347 ABell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. · 1993
- Video-on-demand services using public switched telephone network900US 5,410,343 ABell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. · 1995
- Integration of dynamic universal resource locators with television presentations886US 5,929,849 APhoenix Technologies Ltd. · 1999