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
18806188METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING A FEED FLOWAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18622734METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO EDITINGMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
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
18494471METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR DIGITAL MEDIAOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18378585MEDIA PROGRAM VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT USING BLOCKCHAINSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18480301Video ManagementOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18367053Method and System for Providing Support Service that Provides Voice Support Using Online Voting FunctionSeptember 2023February 2024Allow510NoNo
18241300METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ON A DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18227689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PACKAGINGJuly 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
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
18120950PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO A SELECTED CHANNEL FOR PRESENTATION TO A USER VIA A CLIENT DEVICEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910NoNo
18120709VOICE INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE USING MOBILE DEVICEMarch 2023July 2023Allow410NoNo
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
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
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
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
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
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
17205909SYNCHRONIZING STREAMING MEDIA CONTENT ACROSS DEVICESMarch 2021August 2022Allow1710YesNo
17198056Systems and Methods for Stream Viewing with ExpertsMarch 2021July 2022Allow1610YesNo
17196958RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHODMarch 2021April 2022Allow1410NoNo
17191367VIDEO PLAYING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021April 2022Allow1411NoNo
17190287MEDIA PROGRAM VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT USING BLOCKCHAINSMarch 2021January 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17179696SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS USING TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1830YesNo
17170777CREATING CUSTOMIZED SHORT-FORM CONTENT FROM LONG-FORM CONTENTFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2710NoNo
17163921METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN VIEWERS OF A STREAM OF CONTENTFebruary 2021November 2021Allow910NoNo
17158531Video ManagementJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2920NoNo
17157743METHODS, APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONTENT ON DEMANDJanuary 2021February 2022Allow1310NoNo
17148396COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMJanuary 2021July 2022Abandon1810NoNo
17257540SERVER AND PROGRAMDecember 2020October 2021Allow910YesNo
17137880SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PACKAGINGDecember 2020April 2023Allow2830YesNo
17137854HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SIGNAL COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATIONDecember 2020May 2022Abandon1610NoNo
17135983METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR DIGITAL MEDIADecember 2020May 2022Allow1620NoNo
17099964DETECTION OF COMMON MEDIA SEGMENTSNovember 2020December 2022Allow2510NoNo
17085565HUB DEVICE, MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE HUB DEVICE AND PLURALITY OF DEVICES, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE HUB DEVICE AND MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEMOctober 2020September 2023Allow3530YesNo
17081866CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODOctober 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17064784NETWORKING MODULES FOR DISPLAY SYSTEMSOctober 2020November 2023Allow3721YesNo
17061286EXTENSION BUNDLE GENERATION FOR RECORDING EXTENSIONS IN VIDEO DELIVERYOctober 2020September 2021Allow1110NoNo
17030534Data Entry Apparatus and MethodSeptember 2020March 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17030133REMOTELY GENERATED ENCODING METADATA FOR LOCAL CONTENT ENCODINGSeptember 2020April 2021Allow600NoNo
16975696AUTOMATED VOICE TRANSLATION DUBBING FOR PRERECORDED VIDEOAugust 2020September 2022Allow2511YesNo
16984119PROVIDING INTERACTIVE VIDEO ON DEMANDAugust 2020December 2022Allow2910YesNo
16925029CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODJuly 2020September 2020Allow300NoNo
16920863VIDEO INTERACTION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020September 2021Allow1510YesNo
16915196SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PACKAGINGJune 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16957965INTERACTION BASED ON LIVE WEBCASTJune 2020June 2021Allow1220NoNo
16905290High definition television signal compatibility verificationJune 2020April 2021Allow1020NoNo
16902662SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING MEDIA ASSETSJune 2020June 2021Allow1210NoNo
16895349METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ON A DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2020May 2023Allow3560NoYes
16893129METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION REACH FROM DIFFERENT MARGINAL RATING UNIONSJune 2020July 2021Allow1410NoNo
16882355METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE AUDIO-VIDEO BASED ON MOBILE TERMINALMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16876425METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT SUITABLE FOR AUDIO-ONLY PLAYBACKMay 2020April 2021Allow1110NoNo
16853940DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED STOPPAGE TIME MEDIA CONTENTApril 2020March 2022Allow2310YesNo
16836648DELIVERING ARTIST MESSAGES TO LISTENERS BASED ON PREDICTED RESPONSESMarch 2020May 2021Allow1310NoNo
16829696RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT NETWORK PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER MANIPULATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE BIT RATE STREAMINGMarch 2020December 2020Allow910NoNo

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
17
Examiner Affirmed
9
(52.9%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(47.1%)
Reversal Percentile
68.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 47.1% 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
57
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(28.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
41
(71.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.3%
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, 28.1% 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 473 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL's allowance rate of 75.7% places them in the 33% 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 2.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 87% 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 30 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 22.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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, 56.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 45% 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 69.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 48.7% 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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.