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Alfonso Castro

Examiner (ID: 18356, Phone: (571)270-3950 , Office: P/2421 )

Most Active Art Unit
2421
Art Unit(s)
2421, 2423, 2623
Total Applications
476
Issued Applications
215
Pending Applications
66
Abandoned Applications
219

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/323699
GENERATING UNIFIED METADATA FOR A PLURALITY OF DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS May 24, 2023 Pending
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18/321901
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHICS OF A HOUSEHOLD May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/321901
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHICS OF A HOUSEHOLD May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/862891
METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION May 8, 2023 Pending
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18/187068
Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to household-member level audience measurement data Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/187068
Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to household-member level audience measurement data Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/187076
Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to household-member level audience measurement data Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/183447
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SCANNING BROADCASTS Mar 13, 2023 Abandoned
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18/182718
Video information periodic broadcasting method and apparatus, and video information receiving method and apparatus Mar 12, 2023 Issued
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18/104595
PURCHASABLE ITEM ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL MEDIA METHODS AND SYSTEMS Jan 31, 2023 Pending
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18/154626
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE FALSE CREDITING OF EXPOSURE TO VIDEO-ON-DEMAND MEDIA ASSETS Jan 12, 2023 Pending
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18/150460
SMART INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONTENT GUIDE Jan 4, 2023 Abandoned
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18/093286
Targeted Content for Weakly Connected Devices Jan 3, 2023 Pending
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18/087537
MULTI-CAMERA MULTIVIEW IMAGING WITH FAST AND ACCURATE SYNCHRONIZATION Dec 21, 2022 Pending
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17/983138
RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FORWARD SIMULATOR Nov 7, 2022 Pending
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18/051424
AUTOMATIC DEFERRED EDGE AUTHENTICATION FOR PROTECTED MULTI-TENANT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Oct 30, 2022 Pending
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17/976197
Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content items based on user navigation signal Oct 27, 2022 Issued
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17/974771
Method and apparatus for processing virtual video livestreaming, storage medium and electronic device Oct 26, 2022 Issued
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18/049270
Methods And Systems For Real Time Ad Scene Identification, Skip and Replacement Oct 23, 2022 Abandoned
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18/049270
Methods And Systems For Real Time Ad Scene Identification, Skip and Replacement Oct 22, 2022 Abandoned
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