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Justin E. Shepard

Examiner (ID: 9578, Phone: (571)272-5967 , Office: P/2424 )

Most Active Art Unit
2424
Art Unit(s)
2623, 2424, 2617
Total Applications
722
Issued Applications
484
Pending Applications
16
Abandoned Applications
226

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/798020
Methods and apparatus for selectively obscuring a rendering of a media stream Feb 20, 2020 Issued
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16/775126
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic device Jan 27, 2020 Issued
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16/752131
Set-top box for changing channels and system and method for use of same Jan 23, 2020 Issued
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16/731938
Method and device for transmitting and receiving broadcast signal on basis of color gamut resampling Dec 30, 2019 Issued
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16/713080
Information processing apparatus and method, display control apparatus and method, reproducing apparatus and method, and information processing system Dec 12, 2019 Issued
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16/683083
Sound bar to provide information associated with a media item Nov 12, 2019 Issued
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16/656077
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method Oct 16, 2019 Issued
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16/654925
Methods and apparatus for responding to inoperative commands Oct 15, 2019 Issued
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16/568414
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices Sep 11, 2019 Issued
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16/568445
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices Sep 11, 2019 Issued
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16/568407
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices Sep 11, 2019 Issued
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16/568438
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices Sep 11, 2019 Issued
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16/560715
Audio stagger casting Sep 3, 2019 Issued
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16/559906
Ad media management system Sep 3, 2019 Issued
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16/557229
Method and apparatus for generating interactive programming in a communication network Aug 29, 2019 Issued
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16/550383
Automatic rating system using background audio cues Aug 25, 2019 Issued
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16/539816
Reception device Aug 12, 2019 Issued
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16/418335
Broadband live streaming hub for a media processor May 20, 2019 Issued
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16/403089
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices May 2, 2019 Issued
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16/403105
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices May 2, 2019 Issued
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