USPTO Examiner SHANG ANNAN Q - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18897732System, Method, and Application for Television Program RemindersSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18763171DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF INTERACTIVE VIDEO PLAYERS USING BEHAVIORAL ANALYTICSJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18747367METHOD FOR JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODING OF BYTERANGE-ADDRESSABLE PARTSJune 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18634494AUTOMATED REPLACEMENT OF VIDEO PROGRAM CONTENTApril 2024October 2025Allow1820YesNo
18634045INTERACTIVE HLS STREAMApril 2024March 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18620530TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECEPTION DEVICEMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18438526Method and System for Federated Over-the-Top Content DeliveryFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18433306METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR SELECTING VIDEO FORMATS FOR ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMINGFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2440YesNo
18292252SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTION ANSWERINGJanuary 2024December 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18410444METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING NOTIFICATIONS INDICATING RECOMMENDED CONTENTJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18541766INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCTDecember 2023March 2026Allow2750YesNo
18524618RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODNovember 2023June 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18524689RECEIVING DEVICE, SIGNALING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING RECOVERY FILE INFORMATIONNovember 2023April 2025Allow1620YesYes
18514669GENERATING AND UPDATING VOICE-BASED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS USING APPLICATION TEMPLATESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18500938METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISCOVERY OF A PROCESSING OFFLOADERNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18380610METHOD USING ADAPTIVE-BIT-RATE PLAYLISTS FOR DYNAMIC SERVER CAPACITY AND BROADBAND HANDOVERSOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18378098SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VIDEO PLAYBACK USING A SERVER GENERATED MANIFEST/PLAYLISTOctober 2023December 2024Allow1520YesNo
18376320SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING A MEDIA ASSET RELATING TO A CHARACTER UNKNOWN TO A USEROctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18458287TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT CLIPS BASED ON KEY EVENTS THAT OCCURAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18450970METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A PROCESSING OFFLOADERAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18230022SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTENT SELECTION INTERFACEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3040YesNo
18216870SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AUTHORIZED SHORT VIDEO CLIPS FROM STREAMING MEDIAJune 2023October 2025Allow2730NoNo
18213565SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING USER INTERFACE ELEMENT DISPLAY PROPERTIES BASED ON USER HISTORYJune 2023July 2024Allow1310YesNo
18213412System and Method for Algorithmic Editing of Video ContentJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18328858DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18324910ENGAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONIZATION USING RECEIVED AUDIO OR VISUAL CUESMay 2023April 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18323044SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING SELECTABLE NETWORKED DEVICES BASED ON PROXIMITY OR SIGNAL STRENGTHMay 2023March 2026Allow3320YesYes
18200487METHODS FOR GENERATING VIDEO-AND AUDIENCE-SPECIFIC ENCODING LADDERS WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODINGMay 2023December 2024Allow1920NoYes
18196647METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING 2-D VIDEO INTO A 3-D RENDERING WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITYMay 2023December 2025Abandon3120YesNo
18196504TERMINAL APPARATUS, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND DELIVERY METHODMay 2023December 2025Allow3120NoNo
18301411CONTENT PLAYING METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2023February 2026Abandon3440YesNo
18298205TRANSMITTING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING METHODApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18131813METHOD FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODINGApril 2023November 2024Allow1920NoYes
18130848ACTIVITY REMINDERSApril 2023February 2026Abandon3440NoNo
18129505PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEMarch 2023August 2025Allow2930YesNo
18124507METHOD FOR JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODING OF BYTERANGE-ADDRESSABLE PARTSMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18111363SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERALIZED HTTP HEADERS IN DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE STREAMING OVER HTTP (DASH)February 2023March 2026Allow3660YesYes
18110823SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND REPORTING CONCURRENT VIEWERSHIP OF ONLINE AUDIO-VIDEO CONTENTFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1300NoNo
18020889IMAGE SECURITY USING SEGMENTATIONFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18019729DUAL STREAM DYNAMIC GOP ACCESS BASED ON VIEWPORT CHANGEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3140YesNo
18102337ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2540YesNo
18160161IDENTIFICATION OF BRIDGE ITEM BASED ON TARGET OUTPUTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2730YesNo
18157727AUTOMATED REPLACEMENT OF VIDEO PROGRAM CONTENTJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18097984SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMBEDDING EXTRACTABLE METADATA ELEMENTS WITHIN A CHANNEL-AGNOSTIC LAYER OF AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENTJanuary 2023March 2026Abandon3840YesNo
18093798DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVING APPARATUSJanuary 2023May 2024Abandon1720NoNo
18093661DYNAMIC SYNCING OF AGGREGATED MEDIA FROM STREAMING SERVICESJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3330YesNo
18092639Photosensitivity Mitigation During Display of ContentJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18148908AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF REPLACED VIDEO PROGRAM CONTENTDecember 2022April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18146200SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND NAVIGATING BROADCAST-READY SOCIAL CONTENT ITEMS IN A LIVE PRODUCED VIDEODecember 2022October 2023Allow910NoNo
18086389SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING USER INTERFACE ELEMENT DISPLAY PROPERTIES BASED ON USER HISTORYDecember 2022October 2024Allow2250YesNo
18084349SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND STORING A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSETDecember 2022March 2025Allow2730NoNo
18000617CHANNEL CONTENT CREATION SYSTEMDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2820YesNo
18072009METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING NOTIFICATIONS INDICATING RECOMMENDED CONTENTNovember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
17990378DYNAMIC STREAMING INTERFACE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON REAL-TIME SYNCHRONIZED INTERACTION SIGNALSNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17982249SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS FOR PROGRAM CONTENTNovember 2022March 2025Allow2830YesNo
17980031METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR SELECTING VIDEO FORMATS FOR ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMINGNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17974204EVENT-BASED CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONOctober 2022February 2025Allow2850YesNo
17966237ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022September 2025Allow3550YesNo
17960806DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR POINT CLOUD MEDIA, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022April 2024Allow1910NoNo
17958990contents navigation method for OTT service of heterogeneous contentsOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17908877REAL-TIME IMMERSION OF MULTIPLE USERSSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon2930YesNo
17815871VIDEO INTERACTION METHOD AND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3570YesNo
17861066Episode Season Selectable DVR recordingsJuly 2022May 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17809222PRODUCT SUGGESTION AND RULES ENGINE DRIVEN OFF OF ANCILLARY DATAJune 2022December 2023Abandon1820NoNo
17842667METHOD FOR JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODING OF BYTERANGE-ADDRESSABLE PARTSJune 2022December 2022Allow600NoNo
17834416SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING A MEDIA ASSET RELATING TO A CHARACTER UNKNOWN TO A USERJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17740276PROACTIVE DETECTION OF MEDIA ITEM MATCHINGMay 2022March 2023Allow1010YesNo
17737859METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A PROCESSING OFFLOADERMay 2022April 2023Allow1110YesNo
17737748METHODS FOR GENERATING VIDEO-AND AUDIENCE-SPECIFIC ENCODING LADDERS WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO JUST-IN-TIME TRANSCODINGMay 2022February 2023Allow1010NoNo
17736348DYNAMICALLY GENERATED INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTENTMay 2022October 2025Allow4110NoNo
17735851METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISCOVERY OF A PROCESSING OFFLOADERMay 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17726243Content-Modification System with Supplemental Content Stitching FeatureApril 2022September 2024Abandon2940YesNo
17713401SERVER-SIDE DIGITAL CONTENT INSERTION IN AUDIOVISUAL STREAMS BROADCASTED THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE LIVE STREAMING NETWORKApril 2022November 2024Allow3120YesNo
17708687METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING STREAMING PANORAMIC VIDEO CONTENT DUE TO A CHANGE IN USER VIEWPOINTMarch 2022October 2023Abandon1930YesNo
17701193FRAME GENERATION METHOD AND FRAME GENERATION DEVICEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17698494SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INSERT ADDITIONAL CONTENTMarch 2022January 2025Allow3430NoNo
17761796VIDEO RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2022September 2025Allow4250YesNo
17694791METHOD OF RECEIVING A RECOVERY FILE FORMATMarch 2022September 2023Allow1830NoNo
17637742DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3530NoNo
17646218TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECEPTION DEVICEDecember 2021December 2023Allow2330YesNo
17563796SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDE DATA BASED ON USER HISTORYDecember 2021January 2023Allow1320YesYes
17541694METHOD FOR MEDIA STREAM PROCESSING AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAMEDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3940YesNo
17535518USING A CANVAS WITH CONTENT STICKERS TO COLLABORATIVELY SHARE AND CONSUME CONTENT BETWEEN USERSNovember 2021March 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17526204METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT COMPRISING AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECT BY USING PLURALITY OF DEVICESNovember 2021March 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17501638SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA WITH MULTI-TIERED ENCODINGOctober 2021January 2023Allow1510NoNo
17478538METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE A PLAYLIST FOR SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATION OF A PLURALITY OF MEDIA ASSETSSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3930YesNo
17403070APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA CONTENT PRESENTATIONAugust 2021December 2023Abandon2820YesNo
17395648SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TYPES OF REFERENCES IN CONTENT AND MAPPING TO PARTICULAR APPLICATIONSAugust 2021September 2025Allow4970YesNo
17364732Methods, Systems, And Apparatuses For Model Selection And Content RecommendationsJune 2021December 2025Allow5430NoNo
17346432Distribution Element for a Self-Calibrating RF Network and System and Method for Use of the SameJune 2021February 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17317526CACHE MANAGEMENT IN A VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKMay 2021May 2025Allow4860NoYes
17244194STEGANOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING VIDEO ACCESS EVENTSApril 2021January 2025Allow4520YesYes
17238132SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF LIVE EVENTApril 2021December 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17232707ENHANCED REMOTE-CONTROL OF A DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEMApril 2021August 2025Allow5250NoNo
17301544MEDIA CAPTURE AND DISTRIBUTIONApril 2021April 2023Abandon2440YesNo
17222457CACHING MEDIA IN A MEDIA FLING SYSTEMApril 2021February 2025Allow4760YesYes
17220590PATCHABLE REMOTE ELEMENT FOR DATA MANIPULATIONApril 2021January 2024Allow3340YesNo
17205436METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING NOTIFICATIONS INDICATING RECOMMENDED CONTENTMarch 2021August 2022Allow1710NoNo
17197728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND STORING A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSETMarch 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17174133VIDEO PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021May 2024Allow4030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHANG, ANNAN Q.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
42
Examiner Affirmed
19
(45.2%)
Examiner Reversed
23
(54.8%)
Reversal Percentile
81.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 54.8% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
144
Allowed After Appeal Filing
67
(46.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
77
(53.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
75.4%
Higher 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, 46.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SHANG, ANNAN Q - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHANG, ANNAN Q works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 770 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHANG, ANNAN Q's allowance rate of 70.6% 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 SHANG, ANNAN Q receive 3.08 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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 SHANG, ANNAN Q is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHANG, ANNAN Q. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% 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 22.1% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 69.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 58.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 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:

  • 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.

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.