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Stephen R. Smith

Examiner (ID: 568, Phone: (571)270-1318 , Office: P/2484 )

Most Active Art Unit
2484
Art Unit(s)
2484
Total Applications
491
Issued Applications
342
Pending Applications
34
Abandoned Applications
127

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 6118321 [patent_doc_number] => 20110075994 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-03-31 [patent_title] => 'System and Method for Video Storage and Retrieval' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/568458 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6410 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0075/20110075994.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12568458 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/568458
System and Method for Video Storage and Retrieval Sep 27, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10031167 [patent_doc_number] => 09072467 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-07 [patent_title] => 'Ophthalmologic photography apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/138215 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5080 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13138215 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/138215
Ophthalmologic photography apparatus Aug 25, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6596497 [patent_doc_number] => 20100322591 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-12-23 [patent_title] => 'RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/919886 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 47 [patent_figures_cnt] => 47 [patent_no_of_words] => 27696 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0322/20100322591.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12919886 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/919886
RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE Aug 19, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8157865 [patent_doc_number] => 20120099840 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-26 [patent_title] => 'TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/383353 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8490 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0099/20120099840.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13383353 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/383353
TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR Jul 12, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6606543 [patent_doc_number] => 20100309979 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-12-09 [patent_title] => 'MOTION ESTIMATION FOR NOISY FRAMES BASED ON BLOCK MATCHING OF FILTERED BLOCKS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/479244 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 15907 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0309/20100309979.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12479244 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/479244
Motion estimation for noisy frames based on block matching of filtered blocks Jun 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8437056 [patent_doc_number] => 08284834 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-10-09 [patent_title] => 'Video-signal processing apparatus, video-signal processing method, and video-signal processing system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/479252 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 11868 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12479252 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/479252
Video-signal processing apparatus, video-signal processing method, and video-signal processing system Jun 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8573540 [patent_doc_number] => 08340194 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-12-25 [patent_title] => 'High-yield multi-threading method and apparatus for video encoders/transcoders/decoders with dynamic video reordering and multi-level video coding dependency management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/479336 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3798 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12479336 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/479336
High-yield multi-threading method and apparatus for video encoders/transcoders/decoders with dynamic video reordering and multi-level video coding dependency management Jun 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6606763 [patent_doc_number] => 20100309991 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-12-09 [patent_title] => 'ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING OF 3D TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS FOR VIDEO DENOISING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/479194 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 15804 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0309/20100309991.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12479194 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/479194
Adaptive thresholding of 3D transform coefficients for video denoising Jun 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6006749 [patent_doc_number] => 20110058794 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-03-10 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/991702 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-04-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6209 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0058/20110058794.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12991702 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/991702
Video recording apparatus Apr 29, 2009 Issued
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12/992645
RECORDING APPARATUS Apr 27, 2009 Abandoned
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12/425954
Inter-GOP management apparatus Apr 16, 2009 Issued
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12/409605
Image processing device and method and program Mar 23, 2009 Issued
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12/410220
VIDEO DECODING IN A SYMMETRIC MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM Mar 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6336480 [patent_doc_number] => 20100246990 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-30 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOCKINESS LEVEL IN COMPRESSED DIGITAL VIDEO' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/410285 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-03-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 7048 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0246/20100246990.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12410285 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/410285
System and method for measuring blockiness level in compressed digital video Mar 23, 2009 Issued
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12/410455
METHOD FOR PACKING BITSTREAM OF SCALABLE VIDEO CODING Mar 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7802563 [patent_doc_number] => 08130840 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating interpolated images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/408424 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-03-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 14277 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 284 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/130/08130840.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12408424 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/408424
Apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating interpolated images Mar 19, 2009 Issued
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12/408372
Method of providing scalable video coding (SVC) video content with added media content Mar 19, 2009 Issued
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12/408467
Motion estimator and a motion estimation method Mar 19, 2009 Issued
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12/407907
Camera coupled reference frame Mar 19, 2009 Issued
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12/403822
Order of titles Mar 12, 2009 Issued
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