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Charles N. Hicks

Examiner (ID: 14684, Phone: (571)270-3010 , Office: P/2424 )

Most Active Art Unit
2424
Art Unit(s)
2623, STIC, 2424
Total Applications
562
Issued Applications
390
Pending Applications
42
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/809110
EFFECT DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 18, 2024 Pending
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18/666051
COLLABORATIVE COMMENT ANALYSIS AND MODIFICATION TO CONTENT May 15, 2024 Pending
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18/665017
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT METADATA IN ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING May 14, 2024 Pending
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18/626795
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS Apr 3, 2024 Pending
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18/592216
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A DISPLAY OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA ASSET Feb 28, 2024 Pending
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18/588171
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER MONITORING AND INTENT DETERMINATION Feb 26, 2024 Pending
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18/417027
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT DURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA ASSET Jan 18, 2024 Pending
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18/417027
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT DURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA ASSET Jan 18, 2024 Pending
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18/403582
Systems and methods for providing media content Jan 2, 2024 Issued
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18/389599
Media aware content placement Dec 18, 2023 Issued
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18/543956
METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OBTAINING TEXT MATERIAL Dec 17, 2023 Pending
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18/518109
User interfaces for accessing episodes of a content series Nov 21, 2023 Issued
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18/501457
INTELLIGENT MAPPING FOR FAST ACCESS OF ANY CONTENT TYPE Nov 2, 2023 Pending
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18/501245
DISPLAY PANEL, DETECTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Nov 2, 2023 Pending
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18/369397
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE MULTI-USER USER INTERFACE Sep 17, 2023 Pending
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18/368486
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR A PROGRAM CONTENT STREAM Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/368178
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMING Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/368178
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMING Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/368178
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMING Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/368486
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR A PROGRAM CONTENT STREAM Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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