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Edward J. Cain

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Most Active Art Unit
1714
Art Unit(s)
1511, 0, 1796, 1762, 1714, 1509
Total Applications
3559
Issued Applications
2955
Pending Applications
148
Abandoned Applications
460

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/365296
VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Aug 3, 2023 Pending
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18/230022
System and method for configuring a content selection interface Aug 2, 2023 Issued
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18/364250
SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING DIGITAL CONTENT Aug 1, 2023 Pending
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18/363700
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED GAME COMMENTARY STREAMS Jul 31, 2023 Abandoned
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18/216870
System and methods for obtaining authorized short video clips from streaming media Jun 29, 2023 Issued
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18/213565
Systems and methods for updating user interface element display properties based on user history Jun 22, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19192918 [patent_doc_number] => 20240171831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-23 [patent_title] => System and Method for Algorithmic Editing of Video Content [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/213412 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6887 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 154 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18213412 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/213412
System and method for algorithmic editing of video content Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/328858
DISPLAY DEVICE Jun 4, 2023 Abandoned
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18/202489
EFFICIENT STREAMING FORMAT May 25, 2023 Pending
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18/324910
ENGAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONIZATION USING RECEIVED AUDIO OR VISUAL CUES May 25, 2023 Pending
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18/201772
DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM May 24, 2023 Abandoned
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18/323044
Systems, methods and computer program products for detecting and displaying selectable networked devices based on proximity or signal strength May 23, 2023 Issued
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18/851042
RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/856393
COMMENT PRESENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/200487
Methods for generating video-and audience-specific encoding ladders with audio and video just-in-time transcoding May 21, 2023 Issued
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18/196504
Terminal apparatus, delivery system, and delivery method May 11, 2023 Issued
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18/196647
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING 2-D VIDEO INTO A 3-D RENDERING WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY May 11, 2023 Abandoned
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18/305340
PROGRAMMATIC MEDIA CONTENT EXCHANGE BETWEEN CONTENT OWNERS AND OTT CONTENT DISTRIBUTORS Apr 21, 2023 Pending
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18/301411
CONTENT PLAYING METHOD AND SYSTEM Apr 16, 2023 Pending
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18/298205
Transmitting device, transmitting method, receiving device, and receiving method Apr 9, 2023 Issued
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