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Eret C. Mcnichols

Examiner (ID: 17038, Phone: (571)270-7363 , Office: P/3632 )

Most Active Art Unit
3632
Art Unit(s)
3632
Total Applications
1010
Issued Applications
711
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
238

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 903041 [patent_doc_number] => 07339992 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-03-04 [patent_title] => 'System and method for extracting text captions from video and generating video summaries' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/494739 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7602 [patent_no_of_claims] => 38 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/339/07339992.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10494739 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/494739
System and method for extracting text captions from video and generating video summaries Dec 5, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 392778 [patent_doc_number] => 07302516 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-11-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of moving picture encoding employing a plurality of processors' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/308097 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-12-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 34 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 30545 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/302/07302516.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10308097 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/308097
Apparatus and method of moving picture encoding employing a plurality of processors Dec 2, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 759259 [patent_doc_number] => 07020207 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-03-28 [patent_title] => 'Video error concealment mechanism for block based video decompression' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/308287 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-12-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5457 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/020/07020207.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10308287 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/308287
Video error concealment mechanism for block based video decompression Dec 1, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6786804 [patent_doc_number] => 20030138043 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-24 [patent_title] => 'Grouping of image frames in video coding' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/306942 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 14337 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0138/20030138043.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10306942 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/306942
Grouping of image frames in video coding Nov 28, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7365068 [patent_doc_number] => 20040092048 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-13 [patent_title] => 'Angle control system including a display device configured with two imaging windows that simultaneously display the same image captured by a single camera' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/294882 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2582 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0092/20040092048.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10294882 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/294882
Angle control system including a display device configured with two imaging windows that simultaneously display the same image captured by a single camera Nov 12, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6828231 [patent_doc_number] => 20030179289 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-25 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for controlling a stereo video display with non-stereo video source' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/290932 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3535 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0179/20030179289.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10290932 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/290932
Method and apparatus for controlling a stereo video display with non-stereo video source Nov 6, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6657659 [patent_doc_number] => 20030133501 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-17 [patent_title] => 'High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/286750 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 57 [patent_figures_cnt] => 57 [patent_no_of_words] => 22112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 38 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0133/20030133501.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10286750 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/286750
High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Nov 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6790656 [patent_doc_number] => 20030086000 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Remote surveillance system' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/285862 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 10000 [patent_no_of_claims] => 45 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0086/20030086000.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10285862 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/285862
Remote surveillance system Oct 31, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7358199 [patent_doc_number] => 20040049292 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-03-11 [patent_title] => 'Post-production processing' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/284461 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8243 [patent_no_of_claims] => 53 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0049/20040049292.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10284461 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/284461
Post-production processing Oct 30, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 598232 [patent_doc_number] => 07436885 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-10-14 [patent_title] => 'Method for presenting streaming media' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/285227 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 8269 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/436/07436885.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10285227 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/285227
Method for presenting streaming media Oct 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6764895 [patent_doc_number] => 20030099293 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-29 [patent_title] => 'Image reproducing method, and image processing method, and image reproducing device, image processing device, and television receiver capable of using the methods' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/148887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 18729 [patent_no_of_claims] => 100 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 30 [patent_words_short_claim] => 32 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0099/20030099293.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10148887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/148887
Image reproducing method, and image processing method, and image reproducing device, image processing device, and television receiver capable of using the methods Oct 28, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7374824 [patent_doc_number] => 20040080624 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Universal dynamic video on demand surveillance system' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/282995 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 9384 [patent_no_of_claims] => 72 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20040080624.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10282995 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/282995
Universal dynamic video on demand surveillance system Oct 28, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7378017 [patent_doc_number] => 20040081242 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Partial bitstream transcoder system for compressed digital video bitstreams\nPartial bistream transcoder system for compressed digital video bitstreams' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/281277 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2723 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0081/20040081242.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10281277 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/281277
Partial bitstream transcoder system for compressed digital video bitstreams Oct 27, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6871492 [patent_doc_number] => 20030084182 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Method of transmitting packets via a telecommunications network using IP protocol' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/277897 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2978 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0084/20030084182.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10277897 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/277897
Method of transmitting packets via a telecommunications network using IP protocol Oct 22, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6791155 [patent_doc_number] => 20030086499 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Unit for and method of motion estimation and image processing apparatus provided with such motion estimation unit' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/277587 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3831 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 212 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0086/20030086499.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10277587 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/277587
Unit for and method of motion estimation and image processing apparatus provided with such motion estimation unit Oct 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6799976 [patent_doc_number] => 20030095140 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-22 [patent_title] => 'Vision-based pointer tracking and object classification method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/269797 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10666 [patent_no_of_claims] => 174 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0095/20030095140.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10269797 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/269797
Vision-based pointer tracking and object classification method and apparatus Oct 11, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6812827 [patent_doc_number] => 20030072377 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-17 [patent_title] => 'Method of detecting blocking artifacts' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/270302 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3048 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 176 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0072/20030072377.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10270302 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/270302
Method of detecting blocking artifacts Oct 10, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1126326 [patent_doc_number] => 06795111 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-09-21 [patent_title] => '360 automobile video camera system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 10/261606 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2726 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/795/06795111.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10261606 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/261606
360 automobile video camera system Sep 29, 2002 Issued
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10/261842
Detecting static areas Sep 29, 2002 Abandoned
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10/259642
Object-based bit rate control method and system thereof Sep 29, 2002 Abandoned
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