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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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16/615983
Video streaming playback system and method Mar 22, 2018 Issued
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15/921709
Display apparatus, content displaying method, and non-transitory recording medium Mar 14, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14432739 [patent_doc_number] => 10321195 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-11 [patent_title] => 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 [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/914561 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 21041 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 283 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15914561 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/914561
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 6, 2018 Issued
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15/910771
Conditional provisioning of auxiliary information with a media presentation Mar 1, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15445701 [patent_doc_number] => 20200037034 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-30 [patent_title] => System and Method for Navigating in a Digital Environment [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/491354 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14159 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16491354 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/491354
System and Method for Navigating in a Digital Environment Mar 1, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15111857 [patent_doc_number] => 10477278 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-12 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for presenting targeted metadata in display constrained environments [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/909115 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 29130 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 205 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15909115 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/909115
Systems and methods for presenting targeted metadata in display constrained environments Feb 28, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12876604 [patent_doc_number] => 20180184043 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-28 [patent_title] => Arrangement for Verification of Signal Units [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/901804 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5434 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15901804 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/901804
Arrangement for verification of signal units Feb 20, 2018 Issued
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15/897387
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIDEO DATA USING TEXTUAL DATA Feb 14, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16070499 [patent_doc_number] => 10694224 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-06-23 [patent_title] => Display apparatus for playing substitutional advertisement and control method thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/896556 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7591 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 157 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15896556 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/896556
Display apparatus for playing substitutional advertisement and control method thereof Feb 13, 2018 Issued
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15/888892
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET AUDIO/VIDEO DELIVERY Feb 4, 2018 Abandoned
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15/885384
System for inserting supplemental content within a media stream Jan 30, 2018 Issued
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15/883755
User profile server passing media content preference between entertainment devices to provide user-tailored entertainment experience Jan 29, 2018 Issued
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15/880118
Systems and methods for a television scoring service that learns to reach a target audience Jan 24, 2018 Issued
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15/859044
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCASTING LIVE CONTENT Dec 28, 2017 Abandoned
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15/847734
HYBRID TECHNIQUES FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION WITH EDGE DEVICES Dec 18, 2017 Abandoned
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15/845763
Dynamic binding of video content Dec 17, 2017 Issued
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16/478376
CONTENT STREAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD Dec 11, 2017 Abandoned
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15/834937
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POTENTIAL MATCH CANDIDATE BASED ON A SOCIAL LINKING GRAPH Dec 6, 2017 Abandoned
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15/818513
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISING INVENTORY USING METADATA Nov 19, 2017 Abandoned
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15/812391
Method and apparatus for delivery of programs and metadata to provide user alerts to tune to corresponding program channels before high interest events occur during playback of programs Nov 13, 2017 Issued
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