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Douglas D. Watts

Examiner (ID: 708)

Most Active Art Unit
3204
Art Unit(s)
3724, 3101, 3203, 2902, 3727, 3103, 3204, 2899, 3105
Total Applications
2654
Issued Applications
2350
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
222

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/447568
Method for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider Jun 19, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15277047 [patent_doc_number] => 20190387258 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-19 [patent_title] => MULTI-CAST MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTED ON-SITE IPTV DISTRIBUTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/444878 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 1838 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16444878 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/444878
MULTI-CAST MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTED ON-SITE IPTV DISTRIBUTION Jun 17, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15391065 [patent_doc_number] => 10536751 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-14 [patent_title] => Video-on-demand content delivery system for providing video-on-demand services to TV service subscribers [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/412580 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 641 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16412580 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/412580
Video-on-demand content delivery system for providing video-on-demand services to TV service subscribers May 14, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14755731 [patent_doc_number] => 20190261039 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-22 [patent_title] => LIVE VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/389547 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 21777 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [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] => 16389547 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/389547
Live video streaming system and method Apr 18, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14814707 [patent_doc_number] => 20190273963 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-09-05 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CONTENT TO AN ASSOCIATED OUTPUT DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/389471 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 30929 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [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] => 16389471 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/389471
Systems and methods for routing content to an associated output device Apr 18, 2019 Issued
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16/381645
Video-on-demand content delivery system for providing video-on-demand services to TV service subscribers Apr 10, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20456920 [patent_doc_number] => 12519989 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-06 [patent_title] => Collaborative video stitching [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/046057 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 1170 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 252 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17046057 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/046057
Collaborative video stitching Apr 8, 2019 Issued
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16/371439
PICTURE-IN-PICTURE BASE VIDEO STREAMING FOR MOBILE DEVICES Mar 31, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17624470 [patent_doc_number] => 11343545 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-24 [patent_title] => Computer-implemented event detection using sonification [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/366003 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 11929 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 253 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16366003 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/366003
Computer-implemented event detection using sonification Mar 26, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16349830 [patent_doc_number] => 20200314481 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-01 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA CONTENT HAND-OFF BASED ON TYPE OF BUFFERED DATA [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/365262 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11339 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [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] => 16365262 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/365262
Systems and methods for media content hand-off based on type of buffered data Mar 25, 2019 Issued
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16/362442
AUGMENTED INTERACTIVITY FOR BROADCAST PROGRAMS Mar 21, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14545235 [patent_doc_number] => 20190208239 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-04 [patent_title] => Systems and Methods for Providing Audio Content During Trick-Play Playback [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/298747 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7036 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 195 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16298747 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/298747
Systems and methods for providing audio content during trick-play playback Mar 10, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16070515 [patent_doc_number] => 10694232 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-06-23 [patent_title] => Dynamic bandwidth allocation for addressable content [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/284709 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5693 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 81 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16284709 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/284709
Dynamic bandwidth allocation for addressable content Feb 24, 2019 Issued
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16/975763
Bitstream processing method and device Feb 21, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16747794 [patent_doc_number] => 10972806 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-06 [patent_title] => Generating customized graphics based on location information [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/277558 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10237 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 252 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16277558 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/277558
Generating customized graphics based on location information Feb 14, 2019 Issued
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16/275078
ATSC 3.0 advertising notification using event streams Feb 12, 2019 Issued
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16/269721
System for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider Feb 6, 2019 Issued
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16/266869
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT REPLACEMENT IN LIVE PRODUCTION Feb 3, 2019 Abandoned
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16/263570
System for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider Jan 30, 2019 Issued
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16/262273
Dynamic conditional advertisement insertion Jan 29, 2019 Issued
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