USPTO Examiner BOYD ALEXANDER L - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19095635Hybrid Audio/Visual Imagery Entertainment System With Live Audio Stream Playout And Separate Live Or Prerecorded Visual Imagery Stream PlayoutMarch 2025February 2026Abandon1120YesNo
19108122SMART TV REMOTE-CONTROL SYSTEM OR METHOD WITH NON-STANDARD RC COMMAND TRANSLATION CAPABILITYFebruary 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
18976943Dynamic Conversation-Based Video Feedback SystemDecember 2024October 2025Allow1030YesNo
18774261DYNAMIC CONTENT SELECTION MENUJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610YesNo
18676370MANIFEST CUSTOMIZATION IN ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMINGMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18617332OPTIMIZATION OF ENCODING PROFILES FOR MEDIA STREAMINGMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010YesNo
18605816METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT METERS ARE CO-LOCATEDMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210YesNo
18600059SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING TRANSMISSION RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN TRANSPORTING VIDEO CONTENTMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18599160MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ADVANCED FREQUENCY MANAGEMENTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18592565CONTENT CACHING METHOD FOR SATELLITE TERRESTRIAL INTEGRATED NETWORK WITH DIFFERENTIATED INTEREST AND ACCESS MODEMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18441819SUBTITLE RENDERING BASED ON THE READING PACEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18435479METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRENDING MEDIA PROGRAMS FOR A USERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18408368SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING LIVE PROGRAMMING CONTENT BASED ON THIRD-PARTY DATAJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2530YesNo
18516976VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND SYSTEMNovember 2023August 2025Allow2120NoNo
18491870METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO STREAMING MEDIAOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18483920DECISION-BASED MODEL GENERATION FOR VIDEO DELIVERYOctober 2023March 2026Allow2930YesNo
18482654SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO OR ANIMATED SURFACE MESHES FROM LOW-RESOLUTION IMAGESOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18284998MAIN PART GENERATION DEVICE, MAIN PART GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2820NoNo
18283409Communication System, Communication Method, Server, Client Terminal, and ProgramSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2010YesNo
18550542METHOD FOR EVALUATING ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEMSeptember 2023October 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18455386Streaming Media Transmission Method and ApparatusAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18448381CODEC MANAGEMENT AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMAugust 2023August 2025Allow2420YesNo
18362068SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL CONSOLE AS A SERVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18261738NETWORK, NETWORK ADJUSTMENT METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, RECEPTION TERMINAL, AND TRANSMISSION TERMINALJuly 2023September 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18351126Remote Gesture ControlJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18218865MODIFYING PLAYBACK OF REPLACEMENT CONTENT BASED ON CONTROL MESSAGESJuly 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18346080CONTENT IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING INCLUDING LIVE BROADCAST CONTENTJune 2023October 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18341243BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING PROGRAM CONTENTS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATIONJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18338160FILE PARSER, FILE GENERATOR, ENCODER, DECODER, CLIENT, SERVER, AND METHODS USING PARAMETER SETS FOR CODED VIDEO SEQUENCESJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18210142REAL-TIME VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR-CONNECTED UAV BASED ON ADAPTIVE BITRATEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18202931INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SYSTEMMay 2023June 2025Abandon2420YesNo
18300373OPTIMIZATION OF BITRATE ADAPTATION AND PREFETCHING FOR SHORT-FORM VIDEOApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18127511PROACTIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BY A MODELMarch 2023April 2025Allow2420YesNo
18183731PROMOTED CONTENT SELECTION AND DELIVERY IN A TELEVISION PLATFORMMarch 2023December 2024Allow2210YesNo
18119465Automated Content Availability ManagementMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18119074SMART CLIENT FOR STREAMING OF SCENE-BASED IMMERSIVE MEDIAMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710YesNo
18024993STUDIO CONTROL ROOM, BROADCAST MAJOR STRUCTURE, BROADCAST CONTROL SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18173180DATA TRANSLATION FOR VIDEO-VIEWING ACTIVITYFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2320YesNo
18109953SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DISCOVERY OF FRESH CONTENT IN A DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE GUIDEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18154709SIMULATION-BASED TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING ENCODING LADDERS FOR VIDEO STREAMINGJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3030YesNo
18005075INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY ELEMENT DISPLAY METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT SERVERJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2020YesNo
18093802SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYMMETRIC IMAGE SPLITTER CLOCK GENERATIONJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2220NoNo
18087463METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND VIDEO EDITING AT TRANSCODE-TIME IN A VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEMDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910YesNo
18076107TELEVISION DISPLAY BLACKOUT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2022December 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17976379TWO-STAGE CONTENT ITEM SELECTION PROCESS INCORPORATING BRAND VALUEOctober 2022July 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17976097SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING LIVE PROGRAMMING CONTENT BASED ON THIRD-PARTY DATAOctober 2022November 2023Allow1220YesNo
17921519VIDEO DISTRIBUTION IN WHICH DISPLAY OF COMMENTS POSTED DURING DISTRIBUTION IS CONTROLLEDOctober 2022October 2024Allow2310YesNo
18048676PERSONALIZED EMERGENCY ALERTOctober 2022April 2025Allow3030YesNo
17964107INCORPORATING USER-RECORDED FEEDBACK INTO MEDIA BROADCASTOctober 2022April 2025Allow3040NoNo
17959596SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERRIDING USER INPUT OF COMMANDS IN A MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENTOctober 2022March 2024Allow1820YesNo
17952724Hybrid Audio/Visual Imagery Entertainment System With Live Audio Stream Playout And Separate Live Or Prerecorded Visual Imagery Stream PlayoutSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4140YesYes
17865470VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17845642DYNAMIC CONTENT SELECTION MENUJune 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17843260LIVE EVENTS PLATFORMJune 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17752551QUALIFICATION TEST IN SUBJECT SCORINGMay 2022November 2023Allow1700YesNo
17750204BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION METHODMay 2022December 2023Allow1910YesNo
17724360VIDEO STREAMING SCALING USING VIRTUAL RESOLUTION ADJUSTMENTApril 2022March 2025Allow3540YesNo
17723232SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYOUT OF FRAGMENTED VIDEO CONTENTApril 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17714111METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND VIDEO EDITING AT TRANSCODE-TIME IN A VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEMApril 2022October 2023Allow1910YesNo
17714115METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND VIDEO EDITING AT TRANSCODE-TIME IN A VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEMApril 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17696271SYNCHRONIZING CONTENT DISPLAY ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICESMarch 2022October 2024Allow3130YesNo
17696561METHOD AND SYSTEM TO EVALUATE CONCENTRATION OF A LIVING BEINGMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17694375METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATSC TRANSMISSION STATION WITH SATELLITE FRONTHAULMarch 2022March 2024Allow2420YesNo
17694414METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO STREAMING MEDIAMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17687137Changing Resource Utilization associated with a Media Object based on an Engagement ScoreMarch 2022March 2024Allow2520YesNo
17676763MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ADVANCED FREQUENCY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17590317Caption Anomaly DetectionFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3440NoNo
17649002MODIFYING PLAYBACK OF REPLACEMENT CONTENT BASED ON CONTROL MESSAGESJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17576234TIERED DIGITAL CONTENT RECORDINGJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1110YesNo
17573697RENDERING SCROLLING CAPTIONSJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17558266DISTRIBUTED ACCESS CONTROL FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENTDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911YesNo
17542116SELECTING TIMES OR DURATIONS OF ADVERTISEMENTS DURING EPISODES OF MEDIA PROGRAMSDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17519030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING MANAGEMENTNovember 2021November 2023Allow2520YesNo
17496025METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SERVING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS TO A CONSUMER DEVICEOctober 2021May 2022Allow720YesNo
17495629Method And System For Maximizing Uplink Bandwidth In A Communication SystemOctober 2021December 2023Allow2630YesNo
17486711APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAYSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2530YesNo
17480499ADAPTING INTERACTIONS WITH A TELEVISION USERSeptember 2021September 2024Abandon3650NoNo
17464572PREDICTIVE DETECTION OF REAL-TIME AND FUTURE VIEWABILITYSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3440NoNo
17406268ADAPTATION OF 2D VIDEO FOR STREAMING TO HETEROGENOUS CLIENT END-POINTSAugust 2021January 2024Allow2940YesNo
17424790METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PLAY OF TV SET, CONTROL TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021April 2023Abandon2120NoNo
17375747METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITY EXCHANGEJuly 2021June 2024Allow3520NoYes
17369072METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER-WISE PLAYING RATE INFORMATIONJuly 2021July 2023Allow2520NoNo
17361900SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENSURING MEDIA APPLIANCE STABILITYJune 2021March 2023Allow2120YesNo
17361050SUBTITLE RENDERING BASED ON THE READING PACEJune 2021August 2023Allow2620NoNo
17355426RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR INDICATING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SIGNALING INFORMATION IN A PAYLOAD OF A PACKETJune 2021July 2022Allow1310NoNo
17414254VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMJune 2021February 2025Abandon4460YesNo
17344782SHORT VIDEO COPYRIGHT STORAGE METHOD BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN AND EXPRESSION IDENTIFICATIONJune 2021May 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17324905SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR BUFFER HANDSHAKE IN VIDEO STREAMINGMay 2021April 2024Allow3530YesNo
17320881SCHEDULING COMPRESSED VIDEO FRAME FOR IN-VEHICLE WIRELESS NETWORKSMay 2021March 2024Allow3440NoNo
17307566CONTENT SHARING METHOD, CONTENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING APPLICATION EXECUTING THE METHODMay 2021February 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17234435CHANGING RESOURCE UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA OBJECT BASED ON AN ENGAGEMENT SCOREApril 2021February 2022Allow1010YesNo
17285657METHODS OF AND DEVICES FOR ADAPTIVE BIT RATE, ABR, VIDEO RESOLUTION SHAPING OF A VIDEO STREAM IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMApril 2021March 2022Allow1100YesNo
17285419VIDEO TRANSMITTING DEVICEApril 2021July 2023Abandon2740NoNo
17230859SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO OR ANIMATED SURFACE MESHES FROM LOW-RESOLUTION IMAGESApril 2021July 2023Allow2730YesNo
17216380SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYOUT OF FRAGMENTED VIDEO CONTENTMarch 2021December 2021Allow900NoNo
17210887Updating object subscriptions based on trigger eventsMarch 2021September 2022Allow1820YesNo
17204389SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERRIDING USER INPUT OF COMMANDS IN A MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENTMarch 2021August 2022Allow1710YesNo
17191657CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROCESSORMarch 2021December 2022Allow2130NoNo
17184777SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DISCOVERY OF FRESH CONTENT IN A DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE GUIDEFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2120NoNo
17183388COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLEXED DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA FILESFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2830NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BOYD, ALEXANDER L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
35.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(21.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(78.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.1%
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, 21.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 BOYD, ALEXANDER L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BOYD, ALEXANDER L works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 238 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BOYD, ALEXANDER L's allowance rate of 74.8% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BOYD, ALEXANDER L receive 2.52 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% 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 BOYD, ALEXANDER L is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOYD, ALEXANDER L. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 23.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 38.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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, 84.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 17% 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:

    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

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