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Frank Tsay

Examiner (ID: 8923)

Most Active Art Unit
3672
Art Unit(s)
3672, 3506, 3625, 3676
Total Applications
1920
Issued Applications
1672
Pending Applications
151
Abandoned Applications
97

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/181373
Method and apparatus for identifying a single user requesting conflicting content and resolving said conflict Feb 21, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17909866 [patent_doc_number] => 11463746 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-04 [patent_title] => Techniques for composite media storage and retrieval [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/175338 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-02-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 15356 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17175338 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/175338
Techniques for composite media storage and retrieval Feb 11, 2021 Issued
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17/170480
Methods and apparatus to determine audio source impact on an audience of media Feb 7, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17026771 [patent_doc_number] => 20210250643 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-12 [patent_title] => TRANSFER OF MEDIA CONTENT VIEWING EXPERIENCE USING EPG GUIDE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/162050 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4369 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -20 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17162050 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/162050
Transfer of media content viewing experience using EPG guide Jan 28, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16852136 [patent_doc_number] => 20210152881 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-20 [patent_title] => AUDIO OR VISUAL OUTPUT (A/V) DEVICES REGISTERING WITH A WIRELESS HUB SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/160000 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8843 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17160000 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/160000
Audio or visual output (A/V) devices registering with a wireless hub system Jan 26, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17739505 [patent_doc_number] => 20220224967 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-07-14 [patent_title] => Content Presentation Control [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/148916 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10769 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17148916 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/148916
Content presentation control Jan 13, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17573296 [patent_doc_number] => 11321569 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-03 [patent_title] => Processing content based on natural language queries [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/127391 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 11259 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17127391 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/127391
Processing content based on natural language queries Dec 17, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17560421 [patent_doc_number] => 11317163 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/093759 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-11-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 28008 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17093759 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/093759
Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/076935
Session-based information for dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP Oct 21, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16753524 [patent_doc_number] => 20210105537 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-08 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING A USER TO START A SCHEDULED PROGRAM OVER BY RETRIEVING THE SAME PROGRAM FROM A NON-LINEAR SOURCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/076177 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-10-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15856 [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] => 17076177 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/076177
Systems and methods for enabling a user to start a scheduled program over by retrieving the same program from a non-linear source Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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17/076587
Method and electronic device for displaying bullet screens Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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17/069575
Systems and methods for reducing latency of a video transmission system Oct 12, 2020 Issued
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17/068533
Methods and apparatus to identify media presentations by analyzing network traffic Oct 11, 2020 Issued
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17/067280
Method and apparatus providing optimized MPEG validation in a cable TV network Oct 8, 2020 Issued
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17/037250
Method and apparatus for managing over-the-top video rate Sep 28, 2020 Issued
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17/024981
Method and apparatus for streaming video Sep 17, 2020 Issued
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17/020024
Advertisement generation based on a user image Sep 13, 2020 Issued
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16/999370
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING LIVE ONLINE EVENTS Aug 20, 2020 Abandoned
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16/996589
Filtering supplementary content using completion rate Aug 17, 2020 Issued
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16/991463
News feed for media content selection Aug 11, 2020 Issued
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