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William N. Harris

Examiner (ID: 2597, Phone: (571)272-3609 , Office: P/2875 )

Most Active Art Unit
2875
Art Unit(s)
2885, 2875
Total Applications
929
Issued Applications
683
Pending Applications
52
Abandoned Applications
214

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/431184
System and methods for automatically obtaining cost-efficient access to a media content collection Feb 12, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13352123 [patent_doc_number] => 20180227601 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-09 [patent_title] => CLIENT-SERVER COMMUNICATION FOR LIVE FILTERING IN A CAMERA VIEW [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/427027 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10063 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15427027 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/427027
Client-server communication for live filtering in a camera view Feb 6, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11654306 [patent_doc_number] => 20170150211 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMERCIAL DETECTION IN DIGITAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/425878 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 9654 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15425878 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/425878
System and method for commercial detection in digital media environments Feb 5, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12110433 [patent_doc_number] => 09866926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Information descriptor and extended information descriptor data structures for digital television signals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/422989 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 7475 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 342 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15422989 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/422989
Information descriptor and extended information descriptor data structures for digital television signals Feb 1, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11654312 [patent_doc_number] => 20170150217 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO ESTIMATE LOCAL MARKET AUDIENCES OF MEDIA CONTENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/416790 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-01-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8180 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15416790 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/416790
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to estimate local market audiences of media content Jan 25, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12176241 [patent_doc_number] => 09894399 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-02-13 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods to determine media effectiveness' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/400357 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 15850 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 218 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15400357 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/400357
Systems and methods to determine media effectiveness Jan 5, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12116058 [patent_doc_number] => 09872064 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-01-16 [patent_title] => 'System and method of interacting with home automation systems via a set-top box device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/399127 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8448 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 530 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15399127 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/399127
System and method of interacting with home automation systems via a set-top box device Jan 4, 2017 Issued
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15/387195
Video providing textual content system and method Dec 20, 2016 Issued
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15/381556
Dynamic video overlays Dec 15, 2016 Issued
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15/381496
Dynamic video overlays Dec 15, 2016 Issued
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15/381572
Dynamic video overlays Dec 15, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14545311 [patent_doc_number] => 20190208277 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-04 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DOWLOAD REQUIREMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/322482 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13669 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16322482 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/322482
Systems and methods for reducing download requirements Nov 14, 2016 Issued
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15/774785
Method and device for adapting the video content decoded from elementary streams to the characteristics of a display Nov 3, 2016 Issued
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15/297658
TV Content Segmentation, Categorization and Identification and Time-Aligned Applications Oct 18, 2016 Abandoned
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15/296182
Method for content-based non-linear control of multimedia playback Oct 17, 2016 Issued
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15/289372
Apparatus, systems and methods for control of media content event recording Oct 9, 2016 Issued
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15/762495
Broadcast receiving apparatus Sep 19, 2016 Issued
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15/741312
AV server system and AV server Sep 6, 2016 Issued
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15/579405
Broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus, broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, broadcasting signal transmitting method, and broadcasting signal receiving method Jul 19, 2016 Issued
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15/207054
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to estimate local market audiences of media content Jul 10, 2016 Issued
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