USPTO Examiner CHOKSHI PINKAL R - Art Unit 2425

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17125212METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE DATA TRANSMISSIONDecember 2020February 2024Allow3850YesNo
17124294CONTROL METHOD OF PLAYING CONTENT AND CONTENT PLAYING APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAMEDecember 2020October 2023Allow3440YesNo
17247570LIVE VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES USING ONE OR MORE EXTERNAL DEVICESDecember 2020May 2023Abandon2930YesNo
17107198HANDLING EXCEPTIONS REPORTED BY MEDIA DEVICE METERSNovember 2020January 2023Allow2530YesNo
17097933SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING CONTENT VIEWING USING DIGITAL RIGHTS OF MULTIPLE USERSNovember 2020April 2023Allow2940NoNo
17086743SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING AUDIO DISRUPTIONSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17084149METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT CURATIONOctober 2020February 2022Allow1520YesNo
16949183Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Time of BroadcastOctober 2020September 2021Allow1110NoNo
17034248TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICESeptember 2020November 2021Allow1410NoNo
17034209SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED REMOTE CONTROLSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3540NoYes
17025742Advertisement Supported Video DownloadSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1510YesNo
16997486Prioritized Content Selection and DeliveryAugust 2020May 2023Allow3240YesYes
16945484COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020June 2023Allow3430NoNo
16946216LIVE VIDEO STREAMING SERVICESJune 2020May 2023Abandon3540YesNo
16895304DYNAMICALLY SCHEDULING NON-PROGRAMMING MEDIA ITEMS IN CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING MEDIA CONTENTJune 2020February 2023Allow3250YesNo
16888313VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMMay 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16881845GOAL-ORIENTED METHOD FOR PROCURING ADVERTISINGMay 2020June 2022Allow2520YesNo
15930168METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRESENT SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA ON A SECOND SCREENMay 2020March 2021Allow1010NoNo
16847532DETECTION OF MUTE AND COMPENSATION THEREFOR DURING MEDIA REPLACEMENT EVENTApril 2020January 2022Allow2120YesNo
16842812METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING VIDEO STREAMS TO WATCHER DEVICESApril 2020September 2022Allow3020NoYes
16838364PROGRAM SHORTCUTSApril 2020October 2023Abandon4360YesNo
16645125INTERACTIVE NOTIFICATIONS BETWEEN A MEDIA DEVICE AND A SECONDARY DEVICEMarch 2020April 2025Allow6090YesNo
16743852TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHODJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1220YesNo
16743877TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHODJanuary 2020February 2021Allow1320YesNo
16721125Systems and Methods of Orchestrated Networked Application ServicesDecember 2019May 2021Allow1720YesNo
16709151AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION AND VERIFICATION IN A BROADCAST CHAINDecember 2019September 2023Allow4560YesNo
16705187AUTOMATIC CONSTELLATION-SELECTING SELF-POINTING SATELLITE ANTENNADecember 2019June 2023Allow4220YesYes
16670235SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CONTENT DISCOVERY BASED ON VIEWER RATINGSOctober 2019February 2022Allow2830YesNo
16666133TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHODOctober 2019August 2023Allow4660YesNo
16605175METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF FRAMES IN A BIDIRECTIONAL VIDEO NETWORKOctober 2019July 2020Allow900NoNo
16590621Method of Unified Video Switching and Advertisement Splicing within Consumer DevicesOctober 2019March 2021Allow1810NoNo
16590688DETERMINING LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS OF DEVICES USING TOKENSOctober 2019February 2021Allow1710NoNo
16539181SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING CONTENT ENGAGEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOCIAL MEDIAAugust 2019April 2022Allow3230NoNo
16512876DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSJuly 2019May 2022Allow3440YesNo
16460148DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSJuly 2019July 2021Allow2420NoNo
16458722INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING AND ADJUSTABLE REMINDERSJuly 2019March 2023Abandon4520NoNo
16433695SATELLITE SIGNAL SWITCHING SYSTEMJune 2019February 2021Allow2010YesNo
16433908COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2019May 2022Allow3640YesNo
16433530DETECTION OF MUTE AND COMPENSATION THEREFOR DURING MEDIA REPLACEMENT EVENTJune 2019October 2021Allow2930YesNo
16431886ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFJune 2019July 2021Allow2620NoNo
16397874System and Method for Utilizing a Secured Service Provider MemoryApril 2019March 2021Allow2310YesNo
16382660MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR RIGHTS AND CLEARANCE MANAGEMENTApril 2019September 2022Allow4120YesNo
16379217Method and System for Providing ContentApril 2019November 2020Allow1910YesNo
16373982DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SERVERApril 2019March 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16370996METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING THROUGH AVAILABLE CONTENT ITEMSMarch 2019June 2022Abandon3940NoNo
16369329ADAPTIVE PREDICTIVE CACHING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2019November 2019Allow810YesNo
16276050Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Time of BroadcastFebruary 2019July 2020Allow1710NoNo
16242254MOBILE MEDIA PAUSE AND RESUMEJanuary 2019August 2021Allow3130YesNo
16237976System for Exchanging Media Content Between a Media Content Processor and a Communication DeviceJanuary 2019September 2021Allow3240YesNo
16231371TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHODDecember 2018February 2022Allow3740YesNo
16216658LIVE VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES USING ONE OR MORE EXTERNAL DEVICESDecember 2018September 2020Allow2130YesNo
16203753Module and MethodNovember 2018November 2020Abandon2410NoNo
16305189VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFNovember 2018March 2022Allow4020NoNo
16188891CONTENT DELIVERY VIA PRIVATE WIRELESS NETWORKNovember 2018June 2022Abandon4340NoNo
16189605Validating Data of an Interactive Content ApplicationNovember 2018February 2020Allow1510NoNo
16161957METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIDEO CLIPOctober 2018December 2021Abandon3840NoNo
16150522Prioritized Content Selection and DeliveryOctober 2018May 2020Allow1910NoNo
16147338APPLICATION REPRODUCTION IN AN APPLICATION STORE ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2018July 2020Abandon2230NoNo
16121898HANDLING EXCEPTIONS REPORTED BY MEDIA DEVICE METERSSeptember 2018July 2020Allow2320YesNo
16122053METHODS, APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING HIGHLIGHTED COMMENT IN VIDEOSeptember 2018March 2022Allow4260YesNo
16115091DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSAugust 2018February 2022Allow4140YesNo
16109256SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION BASED ON VIEWING POSITIONS OF OTHER USERSAugust 2018September 2021Allow3650YesNo
16051506AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SUPERCUTSAugust 2018June 2021Allow3440YesNo
16044790DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSJuly 2018January 2020Allow1810YesNo
16041446MEDIA TIMELINE MANAGEMENTJuly 2018January 2020Allow1811YesNo
16040830MOBILE VIDEO PLATFORM METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH AUDIO CTAJuly 2018March 2020Abandon2010NoNo
16039624PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PASSIVE MICROPHONE DETECTIONSJuly 2018November 2019Allow1610NoNo
16018859SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND GENERATING PORTIONS OF A TARGET MEDIA ASSET FOR ADVERTISING THE TARGET MEDIA ASSET WHILE THE USER WATCHES A MEDIA ASSETJune 2018May 2020Allow2320YesNo
16015800Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Time of BroadcastJune 2018November 2018Allow510NoNo
16013354ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PLAYING CONTENTS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJune 2018February 2021Abandon3140NoNo
16003995VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMJune 2018January 2020Allow2020YesNo
15993123SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON PERCEPTION DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED AT REAL-TIMEMay 2018August 2019Allow1410NoNo
15777526METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCELERATING PLAYBACK OF A SINGLE-FRAGMENT VIDEOMay 2018October 2020Abandon2920YesNo
15979370SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING VARIABLE LENGTH CLIPS FROM A MEDIA STREAMMay 2018January 2023Allow5640YesNo
15961232SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING CONTENT VIEWING USING DIGITAL RIGHTS OF MULTIPLE USERSApril 2018August 2020Allow2830YesNo
15951595METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT CURATIONApril 2018September 2020Allow2940YesNo
15757775SYNCHRONOUSLY DISPLAYING AND MATCHING STREAMING MEDIA AND SUBTITLESMarch 2018August 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15905972SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNIFIED VIDEO SWITCHING AND ADVERTISEMENT SPLICING WITHIN CONSUMER DEVICESFebruary 2018August 2019Allow1710YesNo
15904873APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING TV SIGNALS USING WIFIFebruary 2018December 2019Allow2120NoNo
15904163PROVIDING ACTIVITY NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING DIGITAL CONTENTFebruary 2018May 2022Allow5170YesNo
15885786NETWORK BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2018February 2020Abandon2520NoNo
15879884SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CONTENT DISCOVERY BASED ON VIEWER RATINGSJanuary 2018July 2019Allow1820YesNo
15744433VIDEO DELIVERY DEVICE, VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND VIDEO DELIVERY METHODJanuary 2018January 2020Abandon2520NoNo
15865716DYNAMICALLY SCHEDULING NON-PROGRAMMING MEDIA ITEMS IN CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING MEDIA CONTENTJanuary 2018April 2020Allow2720NoNo
15741461APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIEWER-RELATION TYPE VIDEOJanuary 2018March 2021Allow3930YesNo
15859450DETECTING ILLICIT VIEWING OF PREMIUM CONTENT THROUGH LOCATION DETECTION BY A TELEVISION RECEIVER DEVICEDecember 2017February 2020Allow2540YesNo
15741254METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IP MULTICAST GROUPINGDecember 2017April 2019Abandon1510NoNo
15836466SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A SOURCE OF A USER INTERFACE FROM A FINGERPRINT OF THE USER INTERFACEDecember 2017January 2019Allow1310NoNo
15575713METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VOICE COMMAND THROUGH UIBCNovember 2017December 2019Abandon2520NoNo
15810532SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THEME FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ELEMENTSNovember 2017May 2024Abandon6020NoYes
15571495DYNAMIC EVENT SIGNALINGNovember 2017May 2020Abandon3040NoNo
15800050DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSOctober 2017August 2018Allow1010YesNo
15800057DISPLAY INSERTS, OVERLAYS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMSOctober 2017April 2018Allow610YesNo
15570701DIGITAL DEVICE AND DIGITAL DEVICE CONTROL METHODOctober 2017October 2020Abandon3540NoNo
15710441Internet Protocol Television Via Public Wi-Fi NetworkSeptember 2017November 2019Abandon2620NoYes
15657939DETERMINING LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS OF DEVICES USING TOKENSJuly 2017July 2019Allow2321YesNo
15651131SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A HARDWARE FEEDBACK LOOP TO VERIFY RECEIVED CONTENT HAS BEEN PRESENTED ON A DISPLAYJuly 2017May 2019Allow2220YesNo
15647228RESOLVING TUNER CONFLICTS AT DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERJuly 2017November 2022Allow60120YesYes
15643102SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GOAL-ORIENTED GENERATION OF ADVERTISING SPOT SETSJuly 2017January 2020Allow3120YesNo
15643347SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING CONTENT PLAYBACK BASED ON VIEWER EMOTIONSJuly 2017January 2023Allow60130YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHOKSHI, PINKAL R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
15
(93.8%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(6.2%)
Reversal Percentile
21.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 6.2% 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
62
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(24.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
47
(75.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.0%
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, 24.2% 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 CHOKSHI, PINKAL R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHOKSHI, PINKAL R works in Art Unit 2425 and has examined 422 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 57.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHOKSHI, PINKAL R's allowance rate of 57.1% places them in the 19% 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 CHOKSHI, PINKAL R receive 3.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 91% 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 CHOKSHI, PINKAL R is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +31.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOKSHI, PINKAL R. This interview benefit is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.9% 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 9.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 18% 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.
  • 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.