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.

19,627 US filings from 2,135 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,760 · 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	779	258	280	179	62	-36.1%
2	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	722	164	233	240	85	+3.0%
3	The Nielsen Company (US), LLC	691	213	234	184	60	-21.4%
4	Rovi Guides, Inc.	670	329	328	13	·	-96.0%
5	Adeia Guides Inc.	568	1	54	364	149	+574.1%
6	Sonos, Inc.	408	104	129	130	45	+0.8%
7	Roku, Inc.	393	111	112	115	55	+2.7%
8	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	337	93	109	86	49	-21.1%
9	TENCENT AMERICA LLC	319	120	99	73	27	-26.3%
10	DISH Network L.L.C.	288	78	81	105	24	+29.6%
11	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	283	100	94	65	24	-30.9%
12	DELL PRODUCTS L.P.	274	46	113	82	33	-27.4%
13	BRIGHT DATA LTD.	269	68	101	66	34	-34.7%
14	Apple Inc.	261	78	93	72	18	-22.6%
15	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	225	65	77	61	22	-20.8%
16	ARRIS Enterprises LLC	219	76	95	39	9	-58.9%
17	International Business Machines Corporation	215	89	59	48	19	-18.6%
18	Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.	206	3	55	90	58	+63.6%
19	LG ELECTRONICS INC.	206	51	64	67	24	+4.7%
20	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	193	60	47	48	38	+2.1%
21	BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	193	42	73	61	17	-16.4%
22	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	186	123	29	26	8	-10.3%
23	TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED	179	38	57	57	27	0.0%
24	QUALCOMM Incorporated	169	36	54	49	30	-9.3%
25	Spotify AB	168	54	56	43	15	-23.2%