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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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16/152402
Systems and methods automatically erasing content stored on a set top box Oct 3, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14988333 [patent_doc_number] => 10448103 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-15 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for selecting a media content item for presentation during a trip [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/135652 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-09-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 17968 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16135652 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/135652
Methods and systems for selecting a media content item for presentation during a trip Sep 18, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15736405 [patent_doc_number] => 10616654 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-04-07 [patent_title] => Method and apparatus for managing viewing of media content [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/129403 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8887 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 297 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16129403 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/129403
Method and apparatus for managing viewing of media content Sep 11, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16767958 [patent_doc_number] => 10979754 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-13 [patent_title] => Reach and frequency estimator [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/125189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8257 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 223 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16125189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/125189
Reach and frequency estimator Sep 6, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16595303 [patent_doc_number] => 10904593 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-01-26 [patent_title] => Managing content encoding based on detection of user device configurations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/121562 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-09-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 14472 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 443 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16121562 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/121562
Managing content encoding based on detection of user device configurations Sep 3, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15601241 [patent_doc_number] => 20200077155 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-03-05 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A MEDIA-BASED RESULT TO AN AMBIGUOUS QUERY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/118191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20058 [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] => 16118191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/118191
Systems and methods for generating a media-based result to an ambiguous query Aug 29, 2018 Issued
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16/115713
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING DIGITAL CONTENT Aug 28, 2018 Abandoned
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16/116361
Just in time content conditioning Aug 28, 2018 Issued
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16/110643
Distributing Audio Signals for an Audio/Video Presentation Aug 22, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14556793 [patent_doc_number] => 10346860 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-09 [patent_title] => Audience attendance monitoring through facial recognition [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/109671 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 15171 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 236 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16109671 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/109671
Audience attendance monitoring through facial recognition Aug 21, 2018 Issued
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16/106319
Optimizing media fingerprint retention to improve system resource utilization Aug 20, 2018 Issued
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16/051497
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED TELEVISION COMMERCIALS BASED ON VIEWER PRESENCE Jul 31, 2018 Abandoned
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16/018462
Method and apparatus for generating information associated with a lapsed presentation of media content Jun 25, 2018 Issued
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16/007810
Method and apparatus for reducing isolation in a home network Jun 12, 2018 Issued
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16/007842
Method and apparatus for reducing isolation in a home network Jun 12, 2018 Issued
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16/006100
Multimedia playback method and related device Jun 11, 2018 Issued
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16/003547
Fast channel change method and server, and IPTV system Jun 7, 2018 Issued
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15/986451
Management and delivery of over-the-top services over different content-streaming systems May 21, 2018 Issued
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15/986451
Management and delivery of over-the-top services over different content-streaming systems May 21, 2018 Issued
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15/986451
Management and delivery of over-the-top services over different content-streaming systems May 21, 2018 Issued
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