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Kinfe Michael Negash

Examiner (ID: 8783)

Most Active Art Unit
2733
Art Unit(s)
2612, 2607, 2633, 2733, 2638, 2608, 2606, 2616
Total Applications
1501
Issued Applications
1287
Pending Applications
97
Abandoned Applications
117

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/228391
Systems and methods for providing interactive content during a presentation of a live program Jul 30, 2023 Issued
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18/329076
SYSTEM AND INTERFACES FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM Jun 4, 2023 Abandoned
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18/874775
VIDEO DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 31, 2023 Pending
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18/306128
Set-top box and system for providing standby power cutoff service using the same Apr 23, 2023 Issued
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18/300236
TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTIVELY DELAYING RESPONSES TO PREMATURE REQUESTS FOR ENCODED MEDIA CONTENT Apr 12, 2023 Pending
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18/296950
Techniques for caching media content when streaming live events Apr 5, 2023 Issued
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18/192203
Method for generating a virtual tv channel for a user of at least one audiovisual content broadcast service, corresponding generation device, service equipment and computer program Mar 28, 2023 Issued
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18/183569
Just in time content conditioning Mar 13, 2023 Issued
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18/177897
Video System with Object Replacement and Insertion Features Mar 2, 2023 Pending
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18/843231
AUDIO PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Feb 20, 2023 Pending
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18/109091
Media presentation description Feb 12, 2023 Issued
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18/161358
Notification of manipulations in communication sessions Jan 29, 2023 Issued
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18/101989
Non-intrusive cloud based multi-screen media advertising platform Jan 25, 2023 Abandoned
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18/159323
Systems and methods for optimized delivery of targeted media Jan 24, 2023 Issued
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18/098443
Method for dynamic computational resource management and apparatus for implementing the same Jan 17, 2023 Issued
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18/091915
Methods and apparatus to determine a number of people in an area Dec 29, 2022 Issued
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18/090271
Methods and apparatus for presenting content selection menus Dec 27, 2022 Issued
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18/147560
Methods and apparatus to estimate deduplicated total audiences in cross-platform media campaigns Dec 27, 2022 Issued
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18/082692
Audience attendance monitoring through facial recognition Dec 15, 2022 Issued
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18/082684
Systems and methods for modifying playback of a media asset in response to a verbal command unrelated to playback of the media asset Dec 15, 2022 Issued
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