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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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16/512341
Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players Jul 14, 2019 Issued
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16/510331
BANDWIDTH LIMITED DYNAMIC FRAME RATE VIDEO TRICK PLAY Jul 11, 2019 Abandoned
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16/509617
Systems and methods for a television scoring service that learns to reach a target audience Jul 11, 2019 Issued
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16/449291
Cross-channel digital and IOT advertising triggered by cable TV cue message Jun 20, 2019 Issued
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16/430982
Providing over-the-air content to any device Jun 3, 2019 Issued
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16/403204
Media usage monitoring and measurement system and method May 2, 2019 Issued
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16/401096
Sharing timestamps for video content in a messaging platform Apr 30, 2019 Issued
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16/399299
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 Apr 29, 2019 Issued
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16/398533
Methods and systems for preventing a user from terminating a service based on the accessibility of a preferred media asset Apr 29, 2019 Issued
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16/387595
Method and system for channel navigation and predictive tuning in a content receiver Apr 17, 2019 Issued
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16/372014
Access control techniques for media playback systems Mar 31, 2019 Issued
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16/359056
Generic streaming media device configured as set top box Mar 19, 2019 Issued
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16/358239
Multimedia content provisioning device, system and method Mar 18, 2019 Issued
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16/280124
User profile server to provide tailored experience at hospitality locations within predetermined distance from the user Feb 19, 2019 Issued
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16/270852
Integrated coax/ethernet distribution system Feb 7, 2019 Issued
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16/248313
Systems and methods for extending an in-home splitter network Jan 14, 2019 Issued
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16/245939
System for highly predictable performance of set-top boxes using downloadable conditional access Jan 10, 2019 Issued
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16/239137
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING AND PLAYING VIDEO DATA Jan 2, 2019 Abandoned
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16/238180
Facilitating mixed service use of bonded satellite transponders Jan 1, 2019 Issued
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16/236673
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection Dec 30, 2018 Issued
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