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Charles N. Hicks

Examiner (ID: 8591, Phone: (571)270-3010 , Office: P/2424 )

Most Active Art Unit
2424
Art Unit(s)
STIC, 2424, 2623
Total Applications
562
Issued Applications
394
Pending Applications
30
Abandoned Applications
145

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/634427
Return feed forward Dec 8, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8552504 [patent_doc_number] => 08327404 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-12-04 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for providing enhanced content associated with a media content instance available for purchase' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/634012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10271 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 145 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12634012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/634012
Methods and systems for providing enhanced content associated with a media content instance available for purchase Dec 8, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6451024 [patent_doc_number] => 20100169913 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-01 [patent_title] => 'INTERACTIVE TELEVISION TARGETED MESSAGE SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/603953 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7912 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0169/20100169913.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12603953 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/603953
Interactive television targeted message system Oct 21, 2009 Issued
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12/586446
Display control device, display control method, and program Sep 21, 2009 Issued
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12/741476
Program receiving apparatus, program transmission/reception system, program reception method, program, and recording medium Aug 27, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6068791 [patent_doc_number] => 20110043640 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-02-24 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for detecting and locating leakage of digital signals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/583263 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 15198 [patent_no_of_claims] => 43 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0043/20110043640.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12583263 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/583263
Methods and apparatus for detecting and locating leakage of digital signals Aug 17, 2009 Issued
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12/455210
Communication system and method May 28, 2009 Issued
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12/453975
Method for transmitting broadcast services in a radiocommunication cellular network through a femto base station, and corresponding femto base station May 27, 2009 Issued
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12/455084
Communication system and method May 27, 2009 Issued
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12/474057
Method and apparatus for improving performance and user experience of a mobile broadcast receiver May 27, 2009 Issued
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12/473395
Receiving apparatus, display control method, and program May 27, 2009 Issued
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12/454781
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and information processing system May 21, 2009 Issued
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13/139832
Request signal of an image program according to specific input sources based on the received list to the external display devices Apr 21, 2009 Issued
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12/413686
System and method for characterization of purchasable and recordable media (PRM) Mar 29, 2009 Issued
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12/321651
Method for live transmission of content with a view to defered recovery in P2P mode after division, and control device and associated equipment Jan 22, 2009 Abandoned
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12/321094
TV tutorial widget Jan 14, 2009 Issued
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12/318758
Control systems and methods using markers in image portion of audiovisual content Jan 6, 2009 Abandoned
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12/276858
Multiple transport receiver Nov 23, 2008 Issued
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12/259225
Anonymous aggregated data collection Oct 26, 2008 Issued
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12/188217
Image processing method and related apparatus for generating target image block Aug 7, 2008 Issued
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