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Benjamin J. Smith

Examiner (ID: 19096, Phone: (571)270-3825 , Office: P/2144 )

Most Active Art Unit
2144
Art Unit(s)
2145, 2172, 2176, 2144
Total Applications
464
Issued Applications
262
Pending Applications
58
Abandoned Applications
146

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/372094
Touch enabled graphical user interfaces and systems for distributing real time content Oct 27, 2025 Issued
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18/900444
Information Processing System, Information Processing Method, and Program Sep 26, 2024 Pending
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18/811609
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 20, 2024 Pending
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18/794508
LABEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE Aug 4, 2024 Pending
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18/793556
ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUGGESTED REVISED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN REAL TIME BASED ON A RECIPIENT COMMUNICATION STYLE Aug 1, 2024 Pending
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18/793556
ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUGGESTED REVISED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN REAL TIME BASED ON A RECIPIENT COMMUNICATION STYLE Aug 1, 2024 Pending
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18/774034
CHARACTER DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Jul 15, 2024 Pending
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18/757108
INTERFACE RENDERING USING A CONFIGURATION DRIVEN PLATFORM Jun 26, 2024 Pending
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18/757420
SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING COMMENTS IN A CONTENT COLLABORATION PLATFORM USING A GENERATIVE OUTPUT ENGINE Jun 26, 2024 Pending
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18/756608
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Jun 26, 2024 Pending
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18/749423
CHAT INTERFACE WITH DYNAMICALLY POPULATED MENU ELEMENT Jun 19, 2024 Pending
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18/734406
Method and system for dynamic naming of component expressions within a formula in a cell in a spreadsheet application Jun 4, 2024 Issued
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18/680656
Virtual Bookplates For Electronic Media And Related Systems And Methods May 30, 2024 Pending
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18/679329
USER INTERFACES FOR COLLABORATIVE CONTENT PLAYLISTS May 29, 2024 Pending
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18/660088
USER INTERFACES FOR MAPS ON MOBILE DEVICES May 8, 2024 Pending
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18/649955
Method and system for improved ordering of output from spreadsheet analytical functions Apr 28, 2024 Issued
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18/648266
APPROACHES TO DYNAMICALLY ORGANIZING TIME-VARYING INFORMATION INTO MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATIONS Apr 25, 2024 Pending
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18/644138
VIRTUAL INPUT DEVICE Apr 23, 2024 Pending
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18/642624
TECHNIQUES FOR TRIAL-AND-ERROR LEARNING IN COMPLEX APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTS Apr 21, 2024 Pending
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18/639777
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A CLOUD CONSOLE FOR USE WITH CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS Apr 17, 2024 Pending
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