USPTO Examiner LEE TING ZHOU - Art Unit 2171

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18674435REMOTE USER INTERFACEMay 2024December 2025Allow1810YesNo
18529750DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATION OF INFORMATION IN A MAP-BASED INTERFACEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1530YesNo
18373116VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18372429Message Display Method and Apparatus and Electronic DeviceSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300YesNo
18465781PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910YesNo
18234259Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Processing Input EventsAugust 2023October 2024Allow1400NoNo
18233399INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023March 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18364474SCREEN SPLITTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023November 2025Allow2810YesNo
18341360PROVIDING VISUAL FEEDBACK DURING TOUCH-BASED OPERATIONS ON USER INTERFACE ELEMENTSJune 2023May 2024Allow1110YesNo
18253869Systems and Methods for Optimizing Content Linking Between ApplicationsMay 2023December 2025Abandon3120YesNo
18320356METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENTMay 2023November 2025Allow3010NoNo
18303705VIDEO SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18246676APPLICATION ICON DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18026524MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND RE-ALIGNING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATION LAYOUT ICONSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18011927USER DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A USER-INTERFACE OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3330NoNo
17994514SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WEBSITE GENERATOR THAT UTILIZES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCENovember 2022March 2024Allow1620YesNo
17990894SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-BROWSER VIEWERSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
17975141REMOTE USER INTERFACEOctober 2022December 2023Allow1310YesNo
17918831SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED LAYOUT FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS IN AN INTEGRATED MANNEROctober 2022October 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17941305PARAMETRIC CONSTRUCTION OF HYBRID ENVIRONMENTS FOR VIDEO PRESENTATION AND CONFERENCINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2300NoNo
17940424ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LOOKING UP AND STORING VIRTUAL KEY INFORMATIONSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310YesNo
17833790VIDEO SEGMENTS FOR A VIDEO RELATED TO A TASKJune 2022December 2024Allow3020YesNo
17780866Energy-Efficient Display Processing Method and DeviceMay 2022October 2024Allow2920YesNo
17728021METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL KNOBS FOR MODEL PERFORMANCE TUNINGApril 2022October 2024Allow3020YesNo
17713005CLOCK FACES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022October 2025Allow4330YesYes
17765124Display Method for Electronic Device, Electronic Device, and Computer-Readable Storage MediumMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17683590CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAYED GROUPED OBJECTSMarch 2022August 2024Allow3030NoNo
17581744PERFORMANT RUN-TIME PARSING AND EDITING IN A CLIENT-SERVER MODELJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17542476INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2021November 2025Abandon4720NoNo
17616385DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERFACE FOR A POWER UTILITYDecember 2021January 2025Allow3700YesNo
17453659MONITORING AND QUERYING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EVENTSNovember 2021December 2024Allow3810YesNo
17412326Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Enabling Scrolling Within a Software ApplicationAugust 2021October 2025Allow4940NoNo
17133162SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE USER INTERFACESDecember 2020November 2024Abandon4720YesNo
16847109Displaying Information Related to Content Playing on a DeviceApril 2020June 2024Allow5050YesYes
16579693Using Audio Input and Output to Interact with Text-Based Interactive ContentSeptember 2019March 2024Allow5350YesNo
16356709Automatic Increasing of Capacity of a Virtual Space in a Virtual WorldMarch 2019December 2023Allow5760YesNo
14980860Sharing Cards to a Target ApplicationDecember 2015October 2018Allow3400YesNo
14491911System and Method for Superimposing a Context-Sensitive Virtual Agent on a Web-Based User InterfaceSeptember 2014November 2016Allow2600YesNo
14025754SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPERIMPOSING A CONTEXT-SENSITIVE VIRTUAL AGENT ON A WEB-BASED USER INTERFACESeptember 2013July 2014Allow1020YesNo
13757568SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASS VISUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIESFebruary 2013June 2015Allow2810YesNo
13625574SYSTEM AND A METHOD IN A COMPUTER-ENABLED ENVIRONMENT FOR ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING SEPARATE REPUTATIONS FOR A USER AND HIS AVATARSeptember 2012October 2014Allow2500YesNo
13619912METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION ON AN ELECTRONIC HANDHELD DEVICE USING AN ATTENTION MANAGERSeptember 2012May 2015Allow3220YesNo
13615036LIMITED LENGTH VIDEO MESSAGINGSeptember 2012May 2015Allow3220YesNo
13460489METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION ON AN ELECTRONIC HANDHELD DEVICE USING AN ATTENTION MANAGERApril 2012July 2015Allow3930YesNo
13437255INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2012March 2014Allow2410NoNo
13358661MULTIPAGE NAVIGATION ON A SMALL SCREEN DEVICEJanuary 2012April 2014Allow2700YesNo
13357820Balancing Loudspeakers for Multiple Display UsersJanuary 2012September 2013Allow2000YesNo
13245439METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SCROLLING A DOCUMENT DISPLAYED IN A BROWSER WINDOWSeptember 2011August 2012Allow1120YesNo
13207860SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMSAugust 2011March 2014Allow3100YesNo
13191543IMAGE DISPLAY TABS FOR ACCESSING SOCIAL INFORMATIONJuly 2011April 2014Allow3340NoNo
12724358MULTI-CONTEXT ITERACTIVE DIRECTORY FILTERMarch 2010April 2013Allow3710NoNo
12564327MEETING AGENDA MANAGEMENTSeptember 2009February 2012Allow2910YesNo
12564252INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2009October 2013Allow6040NoNo
12564674ZERO FIXED PLACEMENT ADSSeptember 2009September 2013Allow4830NoNo
12506102NAVIGATING THROUGH MENUS OF A HANDHELD COMPUTERJuly 2009June 2012Allow3510NoNo
12065340LOGON MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND LOGON MANAGEMENT METHODSeptember 2008September 2011Allow4200YesNo
12200935SCROLLABLE AREA MULTI-SCALE VIEWINGAugust 2008August 2011Allow3500YesNo
12200167DISCOVERING ALTERNATIVE USER EXPERIENCES FOR WEBSITESAugust 2008July 2011Allow3400YesNo
12191640GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAMAugust 2008September 2011Allow3710YesNo
12189095FACILITATED SEARCH FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION PLATFORMAugust 2008April 2011Allow3300YesNo
11764669SUPPLY CHAIN VISUALIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC ZOOMINGJune 2007November 2010Allow4110NoNo
11763167System and Method for Providing Dynamic Prioritization and Importance Filtering of Computer Desktop Icons and Program Menu ItemsJune 2007July 2013Allow6080YesNo
11760561OBJECT TRANSITIONSJune 2007November 2011Allow5330YesNo
11742918ELIDING WEB PAGE CONTENTMay 2007September 2009Allow2900NoNo
11565922METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING USER INTERFACE INFORMATION FROM EXECUTABLE PROGRAM CODEDecember 2006November 2011Allow6040YesNo
11565678Multi-Display System and Method Supporting Differing Accesibility Feature SelectionDecember 2006May 2014Allow6030YesYes
11565314COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING A PREDICTIVE EDITOR APPLICATIONNovember 2006January 2010Allow3710NoNo
11565224SEARCH TERM LOCATION GRAPHNovember 2006May 2010Allow4130YesNo
11453151INTERFACE FOR DIRECTING A USER TO BUILD A WEBSITEJune 2006April 2009Allow3420YesNo
11453185SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING USER INTERFACES ON A DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICEJune 2006January 2009Allow3110YesNo
11452119INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2006October 2009Allow4020NoNo
11423257USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIMODAL INFORMATION SYSTEMJune 2006May 2010Abandon4731YesNo
11383677CONTEXT ENHANCED MESSAGING AND COLLABORATION SYSTEMMay 2006October 2008Allow2910YesNo
11286464IMAGE BROWSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE BROWSING METHODNovember 2005October 2009Allow4740NoNo
11285931CONFIGURATION MECHANISM FOR ORGANIZATION OF ADDRESSING ELEMENTSNovember 2005November 2008Allow3610NoNo
11199843INTERACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY PRESENTED MAPAugust 2005February 2009Allow4310NoNo
11171975TECHNIQUES FOR SHUFFLING VIDEO INFORMATIONJune 2005August 2009Allow5030YesNo
11170664SEARCHABLE REGISTERSJune 2005December 2009Allow5450YesNo
11172011SOFT KEYS OF THE ACTIVE IDLE PLUG-INS OF A MOBILE TERMINALJune 2005May 2010Allow5950YesNo
11169849USER INTERACTIVE JOURNALJune 2005December 2009Allow5330YesNo
11112182MULTI-CONTEXT ITERATIVE DIRECTORY FILTERApril 2005November 2009Allow5630YesNo
11101082COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BROWSER WINDOWSApril 2005May 2008Allow3720NoNo
11102459GENERATING STYLISTICALLY RELEVANT PLACEHOLDER COVERS FOR MEDIA ITEMSApril 2005November 2008Allow4320YesNo
11101005METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMPLIFYING ACCESS TO VIDEO CONTENTApril 2005September 2011Allow6050YesNo
11097426PAGE FUNCTION ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORKMarch 2005October 2008Allow4310YesNo
11074860SUMMARIZATION OF SUMO VIDEO CONTENTMarch 2005May 2011Allow60100YesNo
11055906METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING INLINE CONTROLS FOR TRANSPOSING ROWS AND COLUMNS OF COMPUTER-BASED TABLESFebruary 2005June 2009Allow5230YesNo
11054302SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES MAINTAINING BUSINESS CALENDARSFebruary 2005February 2009Allow4830YesNo
11026677ADMINISTRATION MANAGERDecember 2004April 2009Allow5130YesNo
11026695FRAMELESS DATA PRESENTATIONDecember 2004May 2009Allow5240YesNo
11026693ORGANIZING SESSION APPLICATIONSDecember 2004December 2008Allow4730YesNo
10922635SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A VIEW MODE USING A CONTROL INCLUDING A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE VIEW MODEAugust 2004February 2008Abandon4120YesNo
10885662Presenting information indicating input modalitiesJuly 2004June 2008Allow4720NoNo
10837069SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A VIEW MODE AND SETTINGApril 2004April 2009Allow6070YesYes
10771389LIST DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2004June 2007Allow4010NoNo
10772665ICON DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD , ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMFebruary 2004October 2007Allow4510NoNo
10770794SHARED ONLINE EXPERIENCE ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2004February 2009Allow6030YesNo
10771070ALTERNATIVE USER-INTERFACEFebruary 2004November 2009Allow6050NoNo
10712631METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING PERFORMANCE DATA WITH MODIFICATION OF ICONS OF MUSICAL SYMBOLSNovember 2003January 2009Allow6030NoNo
10712587METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING PERFORMANCE DATA WITH MODIFICATIONS OF ICONS OF MUSICAL SYMBOLSNovember 2003April 2009Allow6031YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, TING ZHOU.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
1
(25.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(75.0%)
Reversal Percentile
89.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 75.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
51.8%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner LEE, TING ZHOU - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, TING ZHOU works in Art Unit 2171 and has examined 106 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, TING ZHOU's allowance rate of 95.3% places them in the 84% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU receive 2.91 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU. This interview benefit is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 73.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 47.2% of allowed cases (in the 100% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 13% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.