USPTO Examiner SHIH HAOSHIAN - Art Unit 2173

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17118929COHORT EXPERIENCE ORCHESTRATORDecember 2020June 2022Allow1800NoNo
17095166COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DYNAMICALLY UPDATING A DASHBOARD OF MULTIPLE PROCESSES AND OPERATIONS ACROSS PLATFORMSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210YesNo
17087845CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACESNovember 2020October 2021Allow1200NoNo
17085579ARTIFICIAL REALITY COLLABORATIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17022418SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES IN A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GRAPHICAL MAP DISPLAYSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2000NoNo
17017795ROBOTIC ARM FOR PATIENT PROTECTIONSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2710YesNo
17000316Emoji that Indicates a Location of Binaural SoundAugust 2020January 2024Abandon4120NoYes
16942846REMOTE STREAMING AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16942746SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL MAPPING OF STRUCTURED, SEMI-STRUCTURED, AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA FOR APPLICATION MIGRATION IN INTEGRATION PROCESSESJuly 2020February 2023Allow3100NoNo
16927723PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN ITEM FROM A DATABASEJuly 2020December 2020Allow510NoNo
16908365METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL VIEWING OF MEDIA CONTENTJune 2020May 2021Allow1120NoNo
16896820Systems for Generating Sequential Supporting Answer ReportsJune 2020January 2023Allow3100NoNo
16876735SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL MONITORING SYSTEMMay 2020June 2022Abandon2410YesNo
16872996DWELL CONTROL PROFESSIONAL VIEWING SPEED COMPLIANCEMay 2020November 2022Allow3120NoNo
16827469Group Volume ControlMarch 2020December 2022Allow3330YesNo
16814162REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF ON-SITE SMART WINDOW ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULER OF SMART WINDOW EVENTSMarch 2020June 2021Allow1520YesNo
16643857SERVOMOTOR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND SERVOMOTOR ADJUSTMENT METHODMarch 2020April 2022Allow2610NoNo
16733997POSITIONING MECHANISM FOR BUBBLE AS A CUSTOM TOOLTIPJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1210NoNo
16715702SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INTERACTION WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2019April 2022Allow2830NoNo
16708394TERMINAL WITH A DISPLAY INCLUDING A MAIN DISPLAY REGION AND A PURALITY OF SUB DISPLAY REGIONS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEDecember 2019January 2021Allow1410NoNo
16701023DIGITAL EXPERIENCES USING TOUCHPOINT-BASED PROMPTSDecember 2019January 2021Allow1410NoNo
16695432FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2019April 2021Allow1610NoNo
16688306DATA ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICENovember 2019January 2023Abandon3810NoNo
16687464REMOTE SUPPORT VIA VISUALIZATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURESNovember 2019April 2023Allow4040YesNo
16682023APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCREEN SETTING DATA OF PLURALITY OF DEVICESNovember 2019March 2022Allow2810YesNo
16681340METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORKING FUNCTIONS BASED ON JOINT MOTIONNovember 2019January 2023Allow3820NoNo
16656496CUSTOM USE CASE FRAMEWORK IN COMPUTER ANALYTICS SYSTEMOctober 2019December 2022Allow3810NoNo
16583745SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONNECT CARE SEEKERS WITH CARE PROVIDERS FOR CARETAKING NEEDSSeptember 2019February 2023Allow4030YesNo
16581679Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Displaying Objects in 3D ContextsSeptember 2019April 2021Allow1930YesNo
16567421USER NOTIFICATION BASED ON VISUAL TRIGGER EVENTSeptember 2019November 2020Allow1400NoNo
16510058EMPATHETIC IMAGE SELECTIONJuly 2019October 2020Allow1510NoNo
16455217SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING HIGHLIGHTS WITHIN SPHERICAL VIDEOSJune 2019November 2020Allow1710YesNo
16448811CONFERENCE SYSTEM, CONFERENCE SERVER, AND PROGRAM BASED ON VOICE DATA OR ILLUMINATION LIGHTJune 2019March 2021Allow2120NoNo
16447112SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INSIGHTS, AND TAKING ACTIONS THEREON, FOR CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT USER-SPECIFIC CONTENT INTEGRATED WITH A THIRD-PARTY PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (PIM) APPLICATION WITHIN A CLOUD BASED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2019August 2021Allow2620YesNo
16447133SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A RECORD OVERVIEW OF AN OPPORTUNITY BASED ON AN EVENT INTEGRATED WITH A THIRD-PARTY PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (PIM) APPLICATION WITHIN A CLOUD BASED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2019July 2022Allow3730NoNo
16434747REDUCED-SIZE INTERFACES FOR MANAGING ALERTSJune 2019April 2022Allow3520YesNo
16428017SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POINT OF INTEREST RELATED NOTIFICATIONSMay 2019June 2021Allow2510YesNo
16402628METHOD FOR CREATING AN ALBUM BY AUTO POPULATING IN REAL TIME BY AN APPLICATIONMay 2019April 2022Abandon3640YesNo
16401992SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAYED CONTENT OVERLAYMay 2019February 2021Allow2110YesNo
16390817CAPTIONS FOR AUDIO CONTENTApril 2019December 2020Allow2010YesNo
16390692SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING INFORMATION FOR DISPLAY BASED ON PAST USER INTERACTIONSApril 2019November 2021Allow3130YesNo
16387219SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSIBLE WIDGET SELECTIONApril 2019February 2021Allow2210YesNo
16373143MERGING ENTITIES MAINTAINED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM SUBJECT TO SELECTION OF INTERACTIONS WITH AN ENTITY BEING MERGED BY USERS WHO PERFORMED THE INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENTITY BEING MERGEDApril 2019October 2020Allow1800YesNo
16334704INTERFACE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2019July 2021Allow2820NoNo
16354184Emoji that Indicates a Location of Binaural SoundMarch 2019July 2020Allow1610NoNo
16298598DATA PREDICTION SYSTEM, DATA PREDICTION METHOD, AND DATA PREDICTION APPARATUSMarch 2019April 2022Abandon3720NoNo
16292248METHOD FOR MANAGING COLLABORATIVE PLAYLISTSMarch 2019November 2020Allow2010NoNo
16246877INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2019September 2020Allow2110YesNo
16230871RAPID ANALYSES OF MEDICAL IMAGING DATADecember 2018February 2020Allow1400YesNo
16075923METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INPUT WITH CANDIDATE SPLIT MODEDecember 2018October 2020Allow2630YesNo
16212548EQUIPMENT USE TRACKING AND AVAILABILITY PREDICTIONDecember 2018July 2022Allow4310NoNo
16182930INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH OVERRIDE GUIDANCENovember 2018February 2019Allow300NoNo
16170684REMOTE STREAMING AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEMOctober 2018April 2020Allow1720NoNo
16154180COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA VISUALIZATIONSOctober 2018September 2021Allow3640YesNo
16146410SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL MONITORING SYSTEMSeptember 2018January 2020Allow1610NoNo
16133498SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING AND DISPLAYING DATASeptember 2018August 2020Abandon2310NoNo
16110359METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRELOADING APPLICATIONS AND GENERATING PREDICTION MODELSAugust 2018April 2022Allow4420NoNo
16040395SYSTEM INCLUDING WEARABLE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2018January 2021Allow3020NoNo
16018675EXTENSIBLE APPLICATION STATE PRESERVATION ARCHITECTUREJune 2018May 2020Allow2310YesNo
16060851FLOATING ANIMATED PUSH INTERFACES FOR INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC PUSH NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER CONTENTJune 2018January 2021Abandon3120NoNo
15975420MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING THE SAME, SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE SERVICE USING THE SAMEMay 2018February 2021Allow3320YesNo
15955003DIGITAL EXPERIENCES USING TOUCHPOINT-BASED PROMPTSApril 2018July 2019Allow1510YesNo
15921493INTERACTIVE AND ADAPTABLE FOCUS MAGNIFICATION SYSTEMMarch 2018July 2021Abandon4030YesNo
15901629CHARACTER INPUTTING METHOD AND DEVICE AND INTELLIGENT TERMINALFebruary 2018January 2020Allow2310NoNo
15895324SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE 3D SURGICAL PLANNING AND MODELLING OF SURGICAL IMPLANTSFebruary 2018January 2021Abandon3510NoNo
15750763ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING IMAGESFebruary 2018July 2019Allow1710NoNo
15889628IMMERSIVE MEDIA CONTENT NAVIGATION AND EDITING TECHNIQUESFebruary 2018November 2019Allow2100YesNo
15889185Emoji that Indicates a Location of Binaural SoundFebruary 2018April 2019Allow1410NoNo
15885106METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DATAJanuary 2018January 2020Allow2420NoNo
15866421User Interface for Control of Building System ComponentsJanuary 2018February 2020Abandon2520NoNo
15841120DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE FOR PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYTICSDecember 2017April 2020Allow2820YesNo
15836270SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ADVERTISEMENT INTERACTION WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2017August 2019Allow2030NoNo
15835076SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS FOR INITIATING DISCOVERY OF A COMPUTER NETWORKDecember 2017December 2021Abandon4830YesYes
15828094User Interface for Selecting Elements of a Structured ObjectNovember 2017September 2020Allow3440YesNo
15806366PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS DURING REMOTE VIEWING OF A USER INTERFACENovember 2017September 2021Allow4750YesNo
15798235CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACESOctober 2017March 2020Allow2940YesNo
15785370EMAIL CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2017April 2020Allow3020NoNo
15724444DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO A SPECIFIC REGIONOctober 2017January 2020Allow2810NoNo
15724436TERMINAL PROVIDING INFORMATION ON A CURRENTLY EXECUTED TASK AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEOctober 2017July 2019Allow2220NoNo
15708977EMOTION EXPRESSION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2017April 2021Abandon4340YesNo
15690783ADAPTABLE USER INTERFACE LAYOUTAugust 2017January 2020Allow2810NoNo
15690678METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL EFFECTS ACCORDING TO BEZEL-BASED INTERACTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SAMEAugust 2017March 2020Allow3030NoYes
15688078DOCUMENT DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2017February 2021Allow4230YesNo
15618280METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALTERING VIDEO CLIP OBJECTSJune 2017March 2022Allow5761YesNo
15614143VIDEO NAVIGATION SYSTEMJune 2017September 2018Allow1600YesNo
15489212COLLABORATIVE REVIEW WORKFLOW GRAPHApril 2017April 2020Allow3630YesNo
15481836POSITIONING MECHANISM FOR BUBBLE AS A CUSTOM TOOLTIPApril 2017August 2019Allow2920YesNo
15482645CONTENT PRESENTATION BASED ON USER INTERACTION IN A FLIP-BASED DIGITAL MAGAZINE ENVIRONMENTApril 2017April 2019Allow2420NoNo
15478775PARTIAL GESTURE TEXT ENTRYApril 2017August 2018Allow1600YesNo
15473034CONTEXT BASED ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) ASSISTANT IN VR ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2017July 2021Allow5280NoNo
15472085TOOLTIP SURFACING WITH A SCREEN READERMarch 2017November 2018Allow2010NoNo
15469719SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT APPARATUSMarch 2017August 2019Allow2820NoNo
15510896PROGRAM FOR CHARACTER INPUT SYSTEM, CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEMarch 2017November 2018Allow2010NoNo
15431435REDUCED-SIZE INTERFACES FOR MANAGING ALERTSFebruary 2017January 2018Allow1110YesNo
15429294INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2017February 2019Allow2410NoNo
15425273REDUCED-SIZE INTERFACES FOR MANAGING ALERTSFebruary 2017March 2019Allow2510YesNo
15394450DIALOG TRANSPARENCY ADJUSTABILITYDecember 2016May 2020Allow4140YesNo
15386369COLLABORATIVE DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATIONDecember 2016February 2019Allow2610NoNo
15374728Contextual File ManagerDecember 2016July 2019Allow3230YesNo
15359747Predictive Application CachingNovember 2016September 2019Allow3310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHIH, HAOSHIAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
23
(92.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(8.0%)
Reversal Percentile
22.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 8.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
46
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(13.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
40
(87.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.6%
Lower 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, 13.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 SHIH, HAOSHIAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHIH, HAOSHIAN works in Art Unit 2173 and has examined 405 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 62.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHIH, HAOSHIAN's allowance rate of 62.5% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHIH, HAOSHIAN receive 2.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SHIH, HAOSHIAN is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHIH, HAOSHIAN. This interview benefit is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 7.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

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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.