USPTO Examiner RIAZ SAHAR AQIL - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18946750TOOLS FOR MANAGING PARALLEL VIDEO SEGMENT EXCHANGES WITH MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF PEOPLENovember 2024November 2025Allow1221YesNo
18933253SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS USING TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18892207CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS, CONTENT DELIVERY METHOD, AND CONTENT DELIVERY PROGRAMSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18806188METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING A FEED FLOWAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18730715VIRTUAL LIVE-STREAMING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18753603METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF PAGE DISPLAY FOR APPLICATIONJune 2024December 2025Allow1820YesNo
18744120METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING A MEDIA CONTENT ITEM BASED ON USER REACTIONJune 2024January 2026Allow1910YesNo
18710663METHOD, SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENTSMay 2024December 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18622734METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO EDITINGMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18618905SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING CAPTIONING IN A VIDEO FILEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2210NoNo
18584210CUSTOMIZING MOTION AND APPEARANCE IN VIDEO GENERATIONFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010YesNo
18685211METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING LIVE-STREAMING CONTENTFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18441003SERVER AND METHODFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18439551Method and System for Streaming with Rewards TrackingFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2020YesNo
18402637Search Ranking Media Content ItemsJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2101NoNo
18575120METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLYING TO INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRODUCTDecember 2023July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18397357HUB DEVICE, MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE HUB DEVICE AND PLURALITY OF DEVICES, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE HUB DEVICE AND MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18539831METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESUMPTION OF A MEDIA CONTENT ITEMDecember 2023November 2025Allow2320YesNo
18526743SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE USER CONTROL IN LIVE STREAMING WITH INTEGRATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2520YesNo
18521684SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONNovember 2023December 2025Allow2430YesNo
18562613A METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND VIDEO DECODINGNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18510380PAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023January 2026Allow2650NoNo
18500864Synchronizing Streaming Media Content Across DevicesNovember 2023December 2025Allow2530YesNo
18497307CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN WHICH VIEWER IS ABLE TO GIVE SOCIAL TIPPING TO EACH PERFORMER IN DISTRIBUTION OF MOVING IMAGE CONTENT GENERATED BY PHOTOGRAPHING PLURALITY OF PERFORMERS DELIVERING PERFORMANCES BY TURNS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023October 2025Allow2320YesNo
18494471METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR DIGITAL MEDIAOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18378585MEDIA PROGRAM VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT USING BLOCKCHAINSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18482936Method and System for Delivery of Content Over Communication NetworksOctober 2023January 2026Allow2711YesNo
18480301Video ManagementOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18475090Generating Summary Videos for User-Selected Portions of Fixed-Field Videos using Machine-Learned ClassifiersSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2530NoNo
18475089Generating Instance-Based Summary Videos for Fixed-Field Videos using Machine-Learned ClassifiersSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2610YesNo
18367053Method and System for Providing Support Service that Provides Voice Support Using Online Voting FunctionSeptember 2023February 2024Allow510NoNo
18244759SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING VIEWER INTEREST IN CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENTSSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2420YesNo
18280746DEVICE AND METHOD FOR QUESTION ANSWERINGSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2730NoNo
18241300METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ON A DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18236244SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN VIDEOSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
18230355METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT SUITABLE FOR AUDIO-ONLY PLAYBACKAugust 2023December 2025Allow2830YesNo
18363917PREDICTING APPLICATION STATES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT INSERTIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2911YesNo
18227689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PACKAGINGJuly 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18222746SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING A USER WHEN ACTIVITY EXCEEDS AN AUTHORIZATION LEVELJuly 2023September 2025Allow2620NoNo
18345333SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A TIMELINE RECIPE FOR TARGETED CONTENT DELIVERYJune 2023November 2025Allow2921NoNo
18207193METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING USER SETTINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATIONJune 2023September 2025Allow2730NoNo
18329885LIVE STREAMING INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD, AND DEVICEJune 2023August 2024Allow1420NoNo
18328545METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT MISATTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIA IMPRESSIONSJune 2023February 2025Allow2110YesNo
18204727METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH MEDIA CONTENTJune 2023November 2024Allow1710YesNo
18323282APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON A DISPLAYMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18320958METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION REACH FROM DIFFERENT MARGINAL RATING UNIONSMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18301390System and Method for Surveying Broadcasting RatingsApril 2023April 2025Allow2410YesNo
18122899DETECTION OF COMMON MEDIA SEGMENTSMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18120709VOICE INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE USING MOBILE DEVICEMarch 2023July 2023Allow410NoNo
18120950PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO A SELECTED CHANNEL FOR PRESENTATION TO A USER VIA A CLIENT DEVICEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910NoNo
18115308SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS USING TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2020YesNo
18114687SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING MEDIA ASSETSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18109243AUTOMATED VOICE TRANSLATION DUBBING FOR PRERECORDED VIDEOSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18166149INSERTING ADVERTISEMENTS IN ATSC CONTENTFebruary 2023April 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18104247USER COLD START MEDIA RECOMMENDATION GENERATION AND EXTERNAL PROVIDER CONTENT PLAYJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18149641CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2211NoNo
17992020Synchronizing Streaming Media Content Across DevicesNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010YesNo
17947997METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR DIGITAL MEDIASeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17943707VOICE INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE USING MOBILE DEVICESeptember 2022December 2022Allow310NoNo
17891539SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS USING TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2022July 2024Allow2320YesNo
17799361DATA TRANSMISSION METHODAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17816911PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND MEDIUMAugust 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17758953INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IN SAID DEVICEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17842630SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING A USER WHEN ACTIVITY EXCEEDS AN AUTHORIZATION LEVELJune 2022November 2025Allow4120NoNo
17838959SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING VIEWER INTEREST IN CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENTSJune 2022June 2023Allow1220YesNo
17662149Measuring Video-Program-Viewing ActivityMay 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17734792METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION REACH FROM DIFFERENT MARGINAL RATING UNIONSMay 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17725648CREATING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES USING A REALTIME 3D RENDERING PLATFORMApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17720061APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON A DISPLAYApril 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17765129CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMMarch 2022July 2025Abandon3940YesNo
17762282PROCESSING AND PLAYING CONTROL OVER INTERACTIVE VIDEOMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17761173IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17693885METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN VIEWERS OF A STREAM OF CONTENTMarch 2022November 2023Allow2020NoYes
17753571VIDEO PROVIDING SYSTEM AND PROGRAMMarch 2022November 2025Abandon4450YesNo
17651714METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17672605PROFILING MEDIA CHARACTERSFebruary 2022January 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17650692METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING STREAMING CONTENTFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3511NoNo
17628202INTERACTIVE LIVE MEDIA SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17521921SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING USER SETTINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATIONNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17518320METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF PAGE DISPLAY FOR APPLICATIONNovember 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17510121SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PARALLEL DATA CAPTURE AND TAGGING IN VIDEOSOctober 2021January 2024Abandon2730NoNo
17486040METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH MEDIA CONTENTSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17448039CLIENT SIDE AUGMENTED REALITY OVERLAYSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3211YesNo
17439384METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING AND LIVE BROADCAST SYSTEMSeptember 2021September 2022Allow1200NoNo
17471975VOICE INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE USING MOBILE DEVICESeptember 2021July 2022Allow1120NoNo
17460850METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT SUITABLE FOR AUDIO-ONLY PLAYBACKAugust 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17409372SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING MEDIA ASSETSAugust 2021November 2022Allow1510NoNo
17401992Secondary Content DeliveryAugust 2021March 2025Allow4321NoNo
17397342METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING A MEDIA CONTENT ITEM BASED ON USER REACTIONAugust 2021October 2023Allow2640NoNo
17391872INSERTING ADVERTISEMENTS IN ATSC CONTENTAugust 2021November 2022Allow1510NoNo
17381918REMOTELY GENERATED ENCODING METADATA FOR LOCAL CONTENT ENCODINGJuly 2021August 2023Allow2520NoYes
17373191RF System for Distribution of Over the Air Content for In-Building ApplicationsJuly 2021April 2024Allow3320NoYes
17372001PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO A SELECTED CHANNEL FOR PRESENTATION TO A USER VIA A CLIENT DEVICEJuly 2021November 2022Allow1610YesNo
17357116AUDIENCE MATCHING AND CONTENT SELECTION FOR UNIDENTIFIED AUDIENCESJune 2021April 2023Allow2200NoNo
17347535METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE VIDEO MANIFEST/PLAYLIST GENERATION AND PLAYBACKJune 2021November 2022Allow1710YesNo
17312041IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17336853SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A VIRTUAL AGENT TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE RELATED TECHNICAL SUPPORTJune 2021January 2026Allow5630NoYes
17245458OPTIMAL METHOD TO SIGNAL WEB-BASED SUBTITLESApril 2021June 2025Allow5040YesNo
17234927SURF MODE FOR STREAMED CONTENTApril 2021April 2024Allow3640YesNo
17228678METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT MISATTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIA IMPRESSIONSApril 2021February 2023Allow2320NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
9
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
9
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
58
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18
(31.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
40
(69.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.3%
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, 31.0% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 448 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL's allowance rate of 74.1% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL receive 2.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% 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 RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 21.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% 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 28.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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, 54.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 47% 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 69.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.5% 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, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • 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.

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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.