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John Elliott Simms Jr

Examiner (ID: 3987, Phone: (571)270-7474 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3711
Total Applications
972
Issued Applications
590
Pending Applications
78
Abandoned Applications
221

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/205990
Systems and methods for optimizing a set-top box to retrieve missed content Nov 29, 2018 Issued
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16/204191
Methods and systems for sharing a user interface of a search engine Nov 28, 2018 Issued
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16/204865
Method and apparatus for recommending video Nov 28, 2018 Issued
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16/203199
Chat session dynamic security Nov 27, 2018 Issued
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16/199114
Apparatus and method for tuner control by middleware Nov 22, 2018 Issued
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16/197828
Break state detection for reduced capability devices Nov 20, 2018 Issued
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16/197828
Break state detection for reduced capability devices Nov 20, 2018 Issued
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16/194479
Transport stream automatic change over Nov 18, 2018 Issued
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16/190737
Systems and methods for adjusting subtitles size on a first device and causing simultaneous display of the subtitles on a second device Nov 13, 2018 Issued
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16/173241
Graphical user interface (GUI) with linked panes Oct 28, 2018 Issued
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16/146498
Digital transport adapter Sep 27, 2018 Issued
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16/139041
Selective video overlay Sep 22, 2018 Issued
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16/652411
Apparatus and method for protecting the privacy of viewers of commercial television Sep 19, 2018 Issued
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16/125659
Multi-window video navigation system based on content--aware informative display Sep 6, 2018 Issued
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16/058629
MoCA connectivity between RF amplifiers or splitter devices Aug 7, 2018 Issued
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16/051091
Methods and apparatus for watermark outage detection Jul 30, 2018 Issued
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16/044541
Content filtering based on nightmare pattern Jul 24, 2018 Issued
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16/033999
Processing media data using file tracks for web content Jul 11, 2018 Issued
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16/032240
Utilizing artificial intelligence to generate enhanced digital content and improve digital content campaign design Jul 10, 2018 Issued
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16/010921
Methods and systems for sharing a user interface of a search engine Jun 17, 2018 Issued
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