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Robert J. Hance

Examiner (ID: 19040, Phone: (571)270-5319 , Office: P/2421 )

Most Active Art Unit
2423
Art Unit(s)
2422, 2623, 2423, 3992, 2421
Total Applications
887
Issued Applications
556
Pending Applications
87
Abandoned Applications
254

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/575071
CHANNEL MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING IN DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SYSTEMS Aug 31, 2021 Pending
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18/569462
SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK OR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TEST DATA COLLECTION FOR SMALL DATA Aug 26, 2021 Pending
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17/405599
Video distribution system for live distributing video containing animation of character object generated based on motion of actors Aug 17, 2021 Issued
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17/391712
Systems and methods for conflict detection based on user preferences Aug 1, 2021 Issued
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17/371041
Prioritizing encoding of video data received by an online system to maximize visual quality while accounting for fixed computing capacity Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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17/358133
Method and system for delivery of content over an electronic book channel Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/353607
Method, device, and recording medium storing bit stream, for encoding/decoding image Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/350338
Method for managing the reading of a digital content item within a multimedia content reader terminal connected to a rendering device Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/348918
Method of determining video resolution, computing device, and computer-program product Jun 15, 2021 Issued
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17/346662
Display control apparatus Jun 13, 2021 Issued
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17/334274
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify candidates for media asset qualification May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/237807
Method of video transmission and display Apr 21, 2021 Issued
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17/223705
Information processing apparatus and information processing method Apr 5, 2021 Issued
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17/222884
ENDOSCOPE AND CAMERA MODULE Apr 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/219703
Automated adaptive bitrate encoding Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/212339
Motion vector range based on motion vector precision Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/208173
Universal mirroring receiver Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/208897
Systems and methods for calibrating and correcting a speckle contrast flowmeter Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/206973
Systems and methods for improving accuracy of device maps using media viewing data Mar 18, 2021 Issued
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17/191319
Smart notification for over-the-top (OTT) streaming among multiple devices Mar 2, 2021 Issued
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