Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138687 | Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Processing Touch Events | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17018883 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INPUT METHOD INTERFACE OF IMPROVED ACCURACY OF INPUT, DEVICE, AND TERMINAL | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997588 | CLOCK FACES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16865893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16781905 | AUTO-SCROLL ON IN-CONTEXT MODULES | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16693707 | Input Commands via Visual Cues | November 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16686695 | DYNAMIC CREDIT REPORT OBFUSCATION | November 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16667318 | ACTIVATING A CAMERA FUNCTION WITHIN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | October 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16585399 | CLOCK FACES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578841 | PROCESSING ACTIONABLE NOTIFICATIONS | September 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16460294 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO INPUT UNIT | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16425388 | SHARING A FILE WITH A SINGLE CONTACT | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16416882 | Video Segments For a Video Related To a Task | May 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16417413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USER DEFINED VIRTUAL SPACE | May 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16394008 | MANAGING CONTENT DISPLAYED ON A TOUCH SCREEN ENABLED DEVICE | April 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16380000 | TECHNIQUES TO CONFIGURE THE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA COMPOSITIONS FOR RECEPTION | April 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16278756 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, AND CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM | February 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16257335 | INTERACTIVE PERSONALIZED GRAPHICAL FEEDBACK OVERLAY | January 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16166389 | DYNAMIC CREDIT REPORT OBFUSCATION | October 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16162319 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING COLLABORATION ON A VIRTUAL WORK OF ART | October 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16155499 | METHOD FOR EDITING DISPLAY INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | October 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16155442 | ENHANCED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM | October 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16152791 | SCREEN CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | October 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16147523 | REMOTE USER INTERFACE | September 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16144396 | VIDEO MESSAGING | September 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15990723 | Input Device Enhanced Interface | May 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15775631 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | May 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15916809 | Input Commands via Visual Cues | March 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15826258 | Displaying Information Related to Content Playing on a Device | November 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15817670 | USING DECOY ICONS TO PREVENT UNWANTED USER ACCESS TO APPLICATIONS ON A USER COMPUTING DEVICE | November 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15801301 | ACTIVATING A CAMERA FUNCTION WITHIN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | November 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15799452 | USER INTERFACE METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND USER INTERFACE PROGRAM MEDIUM | October 2017 | August 2021 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15676799 | AUTO-SCROLL ON IN-CONTEXT MODULES | August 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15639676 | MANAGING ELECTRONIC SLIDE DECKS | June 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15635005 | OPTION EMPHASIZATION FOR CALL-TO-ACTION INTERFACES | June 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15619225 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | June 2017 | September 2020 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15589541 | SMART CONTROLS FOR USER INTERFACE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION | May 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15396288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION OPERATION AND CONTROL - CONNECTION INTERFACE | December 2016 | September 2019 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15280928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT | September 2016 | February 2020 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15218314 | CROWDSOURCING DESCRIPTOR SELECTION | July 2016 | October 2019 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15090006 | CONFIGURATION USER INTERFACE FOR A HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM | April 2016 | August 2020 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15057610 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING AND IMPLEMENTING RESTRICTED INTERACTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS | March 2016 | November 2018 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15055000 | Video Segments For a Video Related To a Task | February 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14995602 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING RESPONSE | January 2016 | October 2020 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14981816 | IDENTIFYING IMAGE COMMENTS FROM SIMILAR IMAGES | December 2015 | March 2020 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14949765 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USER DEFINED VIRTUAL SPACE | November 2015 | March 2019 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14943807 | TECHNIQUES TO CONFIGURE THE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA COMPOSITIONS FOR RECEPTION | November 2015 | February 2019 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14925295 | BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE FEEDBACK METHOD | October 2015 | October 2019 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14921673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WORD PREDICTION SELECTION | October 2015 | December 2019 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14880839 | SHARING A FILE WITH A SINGLE CONTACT | October 2015 | January 2019 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14880758 | SECURITY SYSTEM WITH GRAPHICAL ALARM NOTIFICATION | October 2015 | June 2019 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14875270 | AUTOMATIC INCREASING OF CAPACITY OF A VIRTUAL SPACE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD | October 2015 | December 2018 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14778736 | USABILITY-CHECK-RESULT OUTPUT METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | September 2015 | October 2018 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14766312 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | August 2015 | February 2018 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14766177 | MANAGING DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM | August 2015 | September 2018 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14807199 | ENHANCED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM | July 2015 | July 2018 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14805083 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE ACCORDING TO DETECTED TOUCH OPERATION | July 2015 | April 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14805403 | REMOTE USER INTERFACE | July 2015 | July 2018 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14804787 | Using Audio Input and Output to Interact with Text-Based Interactive Content | July 2015 | May 2019 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14804150 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF VISUALIZING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT | July 2015 | April 2019 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14793654 | Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Managing Collaboration on a Virtual Work of Art | July 2015 | May 2018 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14741271 | VIDEO MESSAGING | June 2015 | March 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14624505 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE | February 2015 | November 2015 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14614708 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | February 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14590065 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14579637 | MOBILE PLATFORM FUNCTIONALITIES EMPLOYING PROXIMAL VARIANTS AND ADVANCED PERSONALIZATION METHODS TO CONTROL DYNAMIC ICON DISPLAY ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE DISPLAY SCREEN | December 2014 | January 2018 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14579710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING FOLLOW UP CONTENT | December 2014 | January 2019 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14566149 | SELECTION DEVICE | December 2014 | November 2017 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14403685 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2014 | April 2017 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14548001 | CONFIGURATION INTERFACE FOR A PROGRAMMABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTROLLER | November 2014 | December 2015 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14526573 | MANAGING CONTENT DISPLAYED ON A TOUCH SCREEN ENABLED DEVICE | October 2014 | December 2018 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14527547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF TWO PARAMETERS VIA UI ELEMENT | October 2014 | July 2018 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14395963 | MOBILE TERMINAL-BASED PHOTOGRAPH DELETION METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL | October 2014 | March 2018 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14520210 | ACTIVATING A CAMERA FUNCTION WITHIN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | October 2014 | July 2017 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14503142 | System and Method for Displaying a Timeline Associated With a Plurality of Applications | September 2014 | February 2016 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14493192 | Input Device Enhanced Interface | September 2014 | January 2018 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14481519 | PERSONAL LINEAR CHANNEL | September 2014 | October 2019 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 14481854 | REGISTERING AND DISPLAYING VISUAL ATTENTION METADATA IN A WEB VIDEO CONFERENCING AND SEMINAR SYSTEM | September 2014 | March 2019 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14481512 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME AUTOMATION MONITORING | September 2014 | November 2020 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14481586 | AUTO-SCROLL ON IN-CONTEXT MODULES | September 2014 | March 2017 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14481527 | Desktop Control in Online Conferencing | September 2014 | October 2017 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14481821 | DIGITAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT REMOTE INVOCATION | September 2014 | September 2019 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14329704 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING RESTRICTED INTERACTION WITH A USER INTERFACE | July 2014 | March 2017 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14312591 | INTERACTIVE PERSONALIZED GRAPHICAL FEEDBACK OVERLAY | June 2014 | October 2018 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14312384 | REMOTE CONTROL AND MODIFICATION OF LIVE PRESENTATION | June 2014 | May 2018 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14311218 | Displaying Information Related to Content Playing on a Device | June 2014 | July 2017 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14311204 | Displaying Information Related to Spoken Dialogue in Content Playing on a Device | June 2014 | December 2017 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14297084 | METHOD FOR SCALE ADJUSTMENT OF TOUCH-BASED MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT | June 2014 | October 2016 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14226703 | SELECTIVELY ADJUSTING DISPLAY PARAMETER OF AREAS WITHIN USER INTERFACE | March 2014 | April 2017 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14226257 | SCREEN CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | March 2014 | April 2018 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14226607 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING EVENTS OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2014 | November 2016 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14204528 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | March 2014 | December 2016 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14204912 | CENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION TOOL FOR OPERATING WITH EXISTING HOST SYSTEM HAVING NON-CENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS | March 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14193618 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLAYING MEDIA SYNCHRONOUSLY | February 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14193629 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO INPUT UNIT | February 2014 | March 2019 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14183395 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Configuring and Implementing Restricted Interactions for Applications | February 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14165360 | SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE QUEUING USING SALIENCE | January 2014 | August 2017 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 14165278 | PROCESSING ACTIONABLE NOTIFICATIONS | January 2014 | June 2019 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14164767 | HANDEDNESS FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES | January 2014 | May 2019 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14154634 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM RELATED-INFORMATION-ACCESS TABS | January 2014 | August 2016 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, TING ZHOU.
With a 18.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 15.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LEE, TING ZHOU works in Art Unit 2173 and has examined 308 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner LEE, TING ZHOU's allowance rate of 65.6% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU receive 2.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +56.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, TING ZHOU. This interview benefit is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 42.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 11.0% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 63% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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