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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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18/468049
Video playing method and apparatus, device, and storage medium Sep 14, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19822600 [patent_doc_number] => 20250080807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-06 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CAPTIONS FOR MEDIA CONTENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/240581 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10321 [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] => 18240581 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/240581
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CAPTIONS FOR MEDIA CONTENT Aug 30, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19721406 [patent_doc_number] => 12206961 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-01-21 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for summarizing missed portions of storylines [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/237826 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 12321 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18237826 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/237826
Systems and methods for summarizing missed portions of storylines Aug 23, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18945033 [patent_doc_number] => 20240040172 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-01 [patent_title] => DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION FOR ADDRESSABLE CONTENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/233022 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5698 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18233022 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/233022
Dynamic bandwidth allocation for addressable content Aug 10, 2023 Issued
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18/228082
INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Jul 30, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20477308 [patent_doc_number] => 20260019529 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-15 [patent_title] => SERIALISED VIDEO TRANSMISSION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/995902 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20537 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18995902 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/995902
SERIALISED VIDEO TRANSMISSION Jul 19, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18758969 [patent_doc_number] => 20230362450 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-09 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF FACILITATING SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/223432 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20363 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [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] => 18223432 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/223432
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF FACILITATING SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS Jul 17, 2023 Pending
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18/348439
Crowd-sourced program boundaries Jul 6, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18960472 [patent_doc_number] => 20240048799 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-08 [patent_title] => FAKE VIDEO DETECTION USING BLOCK CHAIN [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/346247 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7684 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18346247 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/346247
FAKE VIDEO DETECTION USING BLOCK CHAIN Jul 1, 2023 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18681698 [patent_doc_number] => 20230319370 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-05 [patent_title] => GENERATING CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/327699 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10282 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18327699 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/327699
GENERATING CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION May 31, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18681558 [patent_doc_number] => 20230319227 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-05 [patent_title] => SWITCHING METHOD FOR AUDIO OUTPUT CHANNEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/326168 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11268 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 133 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18326168 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/326168
Switching method for audio output channel, and display apparatus May 30, 2023 Issued
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18/322123
Policy based transcoding May 22, 2023 Issued
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18/320302
SUBTITLE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MULTIMEDIA FILE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM May 18, 2023 Pending
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18/861876
SOCIAL TIPPING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM May 17, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18587179 [patent_doc_number] => 20230269444 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-24 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATERMARKING OF MEDIA SEGMENTS USING SAMPLE VARIANTS FOR NORMALIZED ENCRYPTION (SVNE) [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/141933 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 17573 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 250 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18141933 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/141933
System and method for watermarking of media segments using sample variants for normalized encryption (SVNE) Apr 30, 2023 Issued
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18/303021
SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO AND VIDEO USING PAUSE GAP ANALYSIS Apr 18, 2023 Pending
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18/136544
Dynamic media allocation Apr 18, 2023 Issued
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18/131657
Adaptive multicast streaming Apr 5, 2023 Issued
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18/854911
INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Apr 2, 2023 Pending
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18/187563
AUTOMATED TESTING FOR CONTENT RECEIVERS Mar 20, 2023 Pending
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