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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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17/234084
Methods, systems, and media for processing queries relating to presented media content Apr 18, 2021 Issued
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17/230561
Apparatus, systems and methods for control of sporting event presentation based on viewer engagement Apr 13, 2021 Issued
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17/301514
Minimizing stall duration tail probability in over-the-top streaming systems Apr 4, 2021 Issued
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17/219270
TRANSMITTING CONTENT BASED ON GENRE INFORMATION Mar 30, 2021 Abandoned
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17/205322
Community boosting of stream visibility Mar 17, 2021 Issued
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17/925212
INTERACTIVE BROADCASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM Mar 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/186688
Optimization of broadcast event effectiveness Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/172038
Systems and methods for bandwidth-limited video transport Feb 8, 2021 Issued
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17/166663
Apparatus, systems and methods for control of media content event recording Feb 2, 2021 Issued
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17/162490
Content-modification system with feature for detecting and responding to content modifications by tuner devices Jan 28, 2021 Issued
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17/155948
Broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus, broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, broadcasting signal transmitting method, and broadcasting signal receiving method Jan 21, 2021 Issued
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17/143351
Systems and methods for reducing download requirements Jan 6, 2021 Issued
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17/124911
Video providing textual content system and method Dec 16, 2020 Issued
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17/794055
Image processing device, image sensor, and image processing device control method Dec 15, 2020 Issued
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17/117209
Multimedia content playback device and multimedia content playback method Dec 9, 2020 Abandoned
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17/108566
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON CONSUMPTION HISTORY Nov 30, 2020 Abandoned
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17/106871
SIMULATING AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IN REMOTE BROADCAST EVENTS Nov 29, 2020 Abandoned
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17/104333
DIGITAL SYSTEM INCLUDING VIRTUAL SEATING Nov 24, 2020 Abandoned
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17/078185
Providing streaming video from mobile computing nodes Oct 22, 2020 Issued
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17/076633
CONTENT RATED DATA STREAM FILTERING Oct 20, 2020 Abandoned
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