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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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16/883898
Transmission device, transmission method, receiving device, and receiving method for rendering a multi-image-arrangement distribution service May 25, 2020 Issued
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16/881744
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND PRESENTING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW USERS May 21, 2020 Abandoned
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16/876971
Methods and systems for determining user engagement based on user interactions during different time intervals May 17, 2020 Issued
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16/841107
Image Quality Assessment Apr 5, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18174534 [patent_doc_number] => 11574248 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-07 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for automated content curation using signature analysis [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/838236 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-04-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10103 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 232 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16838236 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/838236
Systems and methods for automated content curation using signature analysis Apr 1, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16180086 [patent_doc_number] => 20200227055 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-16 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING TRACEABLE IDENTIFYING AUDIO CONTENT FROM MEDIA CONTENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/836782 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5195 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16836782 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/836782
Systems and methods for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from media content Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/799475
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOCAL LENGTH ADJUSTMENT AND DEPTH MAP DETERMINATION Feb 23, 2020 Abandoned
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16/725095
Method and system for providing interactive content delivery and audience engagement Dec 22, 2019 Issued
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16/723238
Method and system for distributing an audiovisual content Dec 19, 2019 Issued
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16/720424
Event-Based Content Replacement In Live Media Services Dec 18, 2019 Abandoned
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16/721295
Dynamic content insertion on a user-by-user basis Dec 18, 2019 Issued
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16/721600
Methods and systems for storing user-specific media sequences Dec 18, 2019 Issued
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16/718499
Dynamic shortening of advertisement duration during live streaming Dec 17, 2019 Issued
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16/717263
Method and apparatus for providing content metadata in electronic advertising Dec 16, 2019 Issued
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16/669150
Video playback in an online streaming environment Oct 29, 2019 Issued
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16/669008
Allocating streaming content on a hybrid network Oct 29, 2019 Issued
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16/669008
Allocating streaming content on a hybrid network Oct 29, 2019 Issued
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16/655788
Collaborative comment analysis and modification to content Oct 16, 2019 Issued
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16/656396
Apparatus and methods for multi-resolution image stitching Oct 16, 2019 Issued
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16/598333
Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide Oct 9, 2019 Issued
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