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Thomas M. Dougherty

Examiner (ID: 15094, Phone: (571)272-2022 , Office: P/2837 )

Most Active Art Unit
2837
Art Unit(s)
3102, 2102, 2899, 2834, 2837
Total Applications
3722
Issued Applications
3182
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
430

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/986495
System and method of displaying content based on locational activity Aug 5, 2020 Issued
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16/985444
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection Aug 4, 2020 Issued
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16/985444
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection Aug 4, 2020 Issued
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16/985444
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection Aug 4, 2020 Issued
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16/985444
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection Aug 4, 2020 Issued
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16/910254
Method and Apparatus for Content Control Based on the Number of Viewers Jun 23, 2020 Abandoned
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16/908988
System and methods for disambiguating an ambiguous entity in a search query based on the gaze of a user Jun 22, 2020 Issued
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16/895599
Computing system with timing prediction and media program retrieval and output feature Jun 7, 2020 Issued
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16/894391
Video streaming playback system and method Jun 4, 2020 Issued
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16/888297
Methods and apparatus to identify alternate language versions of media based on signature matching May 28, 2020 Issued
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16/882944
DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND CABLE MODEM TERMINATION SYSTEM May 25, 2020 Abandoned
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16/876193
Display apparatus, content displaying method, and non-transitory recording medium May 17, 2020 Issued
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16/854970
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/854970
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/854970
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/854970
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/841888
Transitioning between broadcast and unicast streams Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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16/818553
Systems and methods for automatically outputting a reply to a message relating to a media asset a user is currently watching when the user's device is on a do-not-disturb mode Mar 12, 2020 Issued
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16/794611
Systems and methods for providing blackout recording and summary information Feb 18, 2020 Issued
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16/750360
Content selector dynamically changing core set of streaming channels available for viewing at hospitality location according to guest related customization criteria Jan 22, 2020 Issued
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