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Brodie J. Follman

Examiner (ID: 14498, Phone: (571)270-1169 , Office: P/3600 )

Most Active Art Unit
3618
Art Unit(s)
3618, 3600, 3669, OPQA
Total Applications
491
Issued Applications
351
Pending Applications
51
Abandoned Applications
103

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 7374698 [patent_doc_number] => 20040093619 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for effective switching between set-top box services' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/292499 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6316 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0093/20040093619.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10292499 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/292499
Method and system for effective switching between set-top box services Nov 12, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6655928 [patent_doc_number] => 20030106056 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-06-05 [patent_title] => 'System and method for carriage of program-related information in vertical blanking interval (VBI) of video output signal of program guide-Equipped video equipment' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/292090 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5161 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 94 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0106/20030106056.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10292090 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/292090
System and method for carriage of program-related information in vertical blanking interval (VBI) of video output signal of program guide-Equipped video equipment Nov 11, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6862780 [patent_doc_number] => 20030093788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-15 [patent_title] => 'Automatic emergency message display television receiver' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/291662 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4747 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0093/20030093788.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10291662 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/291662
Automatic emergency message display television receiver Nov 11, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6859499 [patent_doc_number] => 20030090507 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-15 [patent_title] => 'System and method for script based event timing' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/291311 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3141 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0090/20030090507.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10291311 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/291311
System and method for script based event timing Nov 7, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6871757 [patent_doc_number] => 20030084447 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for controlling display of electronic program guide information' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/270063 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2600 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0084/20030084447.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10270063 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/270063
Apparatus and method for controlling display of electronic program guide information Oct 14, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9611914 [patent_doc_number] => 08789104 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-07-22 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for selective initial television channel display' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/269918 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1624 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10269918 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/269918
Method and system for selective initial television channel display Oct 10, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6806259 [patent_doc_number] => 20030233653 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-18 [patent_title] => 'Virtual channel mapping and channel tuning method in digital broadcasting' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/269494 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2381 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0233/20030233653.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10269494 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/269494
Virtual channel mapping and channel tuning method in digital broadcasting Oct 10, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6871760 [patent_doc_number] => 20030084450 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for presenting personalized television program recommendation to viewers' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/269849 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1975 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0084/20030084450.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10269849 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/269849
Method and system for presenting personalized television program recommendation to viewers Oct 10, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7236177 [patent_doc_number] => 20040073954 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-15 [patent_title] => 'Method of protecting recorded multimedia content against unauthorized duplication' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/268185 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4479 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0073/20040073954.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10268185 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/268185
Method of protecting recorded multimedia content against unauthorized duplication Oct 8, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6675294 [patent_doc_number] => 20030060897 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Commercial effect measuring system, commercial system, and appealing power sensor' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/239472 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7729 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0060/20030060897.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10239472 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/239472
Commercial effect measuring system, commercial system, and appealing power sensor Sep 23, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4447848 [patent_doc_number] => 07930712 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-04-19 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for processing content signals from multiple signal sources' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/209165 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6505 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/930/07930712.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10209165 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/209165
Apparatus and method for processing content signals from multiple signal sources Sep 19, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7306905 [patent_doc_number] => 20040141724 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-07-22 [patent_title] => 'Digital broadcast receiver and backup method' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/432659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2003-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 3134 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0141/20040141724.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10432659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/432659
Digital broadcast receiver and backup method Sep 19, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6659449 [patent_doc_number] => 20030078972 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-24 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for disconnected chat room lurking in an interactive television environment' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/242069 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 10694 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 43 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0078/20030078972.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10242069 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/242069
Method and apparatus for disconnected chat room lurking in an interactive television environment Sep 11, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6659949 [patent_doc_number] => 20030079225 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-24 [patent_title] => 'Processing of a broadcast signal' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/241083 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1999 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 15 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0079/20030079225.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10241083 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/241083
Processing of a broadcast signal Sep 10, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6673104 [patent_doc_number] => 20030058707 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-27 [patent_title] => 'System and process for implementing commercial breaks in programming' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/241025 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8556 [patent_no_of_claims] => 58 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 63 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0058/20030058707.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10241025 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/241025
System and process for implementing commercial breaks in programming Sep 9, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7013967 [patent_doc_number] => 20050066372 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-03-24 [patent_title] => 'Method for reception by a terminal of contents broadcast by a plurality of channels through a computer network' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/489148 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4067 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0066/20050066372.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10489148 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/489148
Method for reception by a terminal of contents broadcast by a plurality of channels through a computer network Sep 4, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6746785 [patent_doc_number] => 20030023968 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-30 [patent_title] => 'Program receiver and transmitter' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/220592 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 195 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0023/20030023968.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10220592 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/220592
Program receiver and transmitter Sep 2, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 97255 [patent_doc_number] => 07735105 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-06-08 [patent_title] => 'Broadcast receiving method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/415176 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 10275 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/735/07735105.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10415176 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/415176
Broadcast receiving method Aug 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6698312 [patent_doc_number] => 20030110506 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Method for adjusting data transmission speed of a voice on demand service system' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/214836 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3162 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0110/20030110506.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10214836 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/214836
Method for adjusting data transmission speed of a voice on demand service system Aug 7, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6737111 [patent_doc_number] => 20030014746 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Method for audience measurement of interactive applications broadcast or intergrated on a television receiver decoder' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/203401 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3405 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 45 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0014/20030014746.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10203401 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/203401
Method for audience measurement of interactive applications broadcast or intergrated on a television receiver decoder Aug 7, 2002 Abandoned
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