Adaptive Media Delivery & Caching

Methods and systems for efficiently distributing and delivering media content, including techniques for multi-source streaming, content caching, and optimizing delivery based on network conditions or device capabilities.

20,742 US filings from 2,193 companies since 2023 · 2023: 6,875 · 2024: 6,343 · 2025: 5,435 · 2026 YTD: 2,089

Streaming & Real-Time Media

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	GOOGLE LLC	828	307	280	179	62	-36.1%
2	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	762	204	233	240	85	+3.0%
3	Rovi Guides, Inc.	742	401	328	13	·	-96.0%
4	The Nielsen Company (US), LLC	730	252	234	184	60	-21.4%
5	Adeia Guides Inc.	568	1	54	364	149	+574.1%
6	Sonos, Inc.	433	129	129	130	45	+0.8%
7	Roku, Inc.	417	135	112	115	55	+2.7%
8	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	350	106	109	86	49	-21.1%
9	TENCENT AMERICA LLC	344	145	99	73	27	-26.3%
10	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	304	121	94	65	24	-30.9%
11	DISH Network L.L.C.	292	82	81	105	24	+29.6%
12	DELL PRODUCTS L.P.	281	53	113	82	33	-27.4%
13	BRIGHT DATA LTD.	278	77	101	66	34	-34.7%
14	Apple Inc.	270	87	93	72	18	-22.6%
15	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	239	79	77	61	22	-20.8%
16	ARRIS Enterprises LLC	235	92	95	39	9	-58.9%
17	International Business Machines Corporation	235	109	59	48	19	-18.6%
18	LG ELECTRONICS INC.	223	68	64	67	24	+4.7%
19	Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.	207	4	55	90	58	+63.6%
20	BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	204	53	73	61	17	-16.4%
21	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	201	68	47	48	38	+2.1%
22	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	189	126	29	26	8	-10.3%
23	TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED	186	45	57	57	27	0.0%
24	QUALCOMM Incorporated	181	48	54	49	30	-9.3%
25	Spotify AB	175	61	56	43	15	-23.2%