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Eric M. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 11280, Phone: (571)272-1699 , Office: P/3714 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3714, 3715
Total Applications
859
Issued Applications
545
Pending Applications
82
Abandoned Applications
247

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/747319
Method and apparatus for displaying virtual item, electronic device, and storage medium May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/662411
Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/738879
System and method for progressive enhancement of in-app augmented reality advertising May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/738417
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium and information processing method May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/661362
System for validating play of game applications via game NFTs and methods for use therewith Apr 28, 2022 Issued
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17/661225
Information storage medium program, information processing device, and control method for information processing device Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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17/660460
Systems and methods for dynamically generating and modulating music based on gaming events, player profiles and/or player reactions Apr 24, 2022 Issued
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17/659559
Non-transitory computer-readable medium and video game processing system Apr 17, 2022 Issued
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17/721422
E-gaming enhanced user experience Apr 14, 2022 Issued
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17/713917
Method and apparatus for displaying virtual item, device, and storage medium Apr 4, 2022 Issued
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17/712926
System and method for video game matchmaking with match authentication Apr 3, 2022 Issued
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17/710308
Game processing program, game processing method, and game processing device Mar 30, 2022 Issued
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17/707971
Image processing program, image processing method, and image processing apparatus Mar 29, 2022 Issued
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17/706388
Unlocking game content based on amounts of collaborative gameplay Mar 27, 2022 Issued
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17/705493
ONLINE GAME Mar 27, 2022 Abandoned
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17/656190
Playtesting coverage with curiosity driven reinforcement learning agents Mar 22, 2022 Issued
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17/656084
Facilitating play of game NFTs via a client device Mar 22, 2022 Issued
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17/698654
Electronic device for facilitating user interactions with graphical user interface Mar 17, 2022 Issued
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17/697500
Machine learning based gaming platform messaging risk management using gamer behavior Mar 16, 2022 Issued
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18/567038
GAME INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE MEDIUM Mar 13, 2022 Pending
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