USPTO Examiner SMITH STEPHEN R - Art Unit 2484

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18950507Systems and Methods for Client-Controlled Adaptive Streaming of Three-Dimensional ContentNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18630521ANALYTICS PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR LOCAL ANALYTICS DEVICES AND REMOTE SERVER ANALYTICS ENGINESApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18418600PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18544650METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM SPEED-ENHANCED PLAYBACK OF RECORDED MEDIADecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18544342METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE CLIPPING SCENARIO, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18472352SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE AND RESPONSIVE VIDEOSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18452134IDENTIFYING VIDEO SEGMENTS USING AUDIO SPECTROGRAMSAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18228856VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18358532SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEPTH OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGEJuly 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18352643VIDEO GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18345642ANALYTICS PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR LOCAL ANALYTICS DEVICES AND REMOTE SERVER ANALYTICS ENGINESJune 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18341570CHIPSET LEVEL INTRUSION DETECTIONJune 2023February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18332896VIDEO FRAMING BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18208007Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18208014Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18207998Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18331340VIDEO GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023April 2024Allow1020NoNo
18207001METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GENERATING AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALSJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18037408Scalable Visual Computing SystemMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18197983Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesMay 2023June 2025Allow2520NoNo
18197999Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18313780SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING EARLY DROUGHT STRESS IN PLANTSMay 2023June 2025Allow2511NoNo
18120122SYNCHRONIZING THE STORING OF STREAMING VIDEOMarch 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18117510INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023November 2024Allow2020NoNo
18103080IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2110YesNo
18096343AUTO-FOCUS ACQUISITION FOR REMOTE FLYING TARGETSJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1620NoNo
18147975MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING METHOD, MULTIMEDIA DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICEDecember 2022September 2023Allow810NoNo
18081253FOUR DIMENSIONAL ENERGY-FIELD PACKAGE ASSEMBLYDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18001579SMARTPHONE AND/OR OTHER DEVICES WITH HIGH RESOLUTION MICROSCOPIC FEATURESDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
18054231REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS, VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2920NoNo
17984949Security Camera System Set Up System And Method Using A Bluetooth ConnectionNovember 2022December 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17915668METHOD FOR DETERMINING A NOTEWORTHY SUB-SEQUENCE OF A MONITORING IMAGE SEQUENCESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17915339MOVING IMAGE EDITING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND MOVING IMAGE EDITING PROGRAMSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17898875SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION DATAAugust 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17905085TASK SUPPORT APPARATUS, TASK SUPPORT PROGRAM, TERMINAL, AND TASK SUPPORT METHODAugust 2022October 2023Allow1421YesNo
17894813SURVEILLANCE DEVICE, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, AND SURVEILLANCE METHODAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
17892987IMMERSIVE MEDIA INTEROPERABILITYAugust 2022December 2023Allow1510YesNo
17887734Snapshot polarization imaging with a micro-camera array microscopeAugust 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo
17814632PT/PT-Z CAMERA COMMAND, CONTROL & VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022January 2025Allow3021NoNo
17870588GENERATING CUSTOMIZED SUMMARIES OF VIRTUAL ACTIONS AND EVENTSJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17810797VIDEO PLAYINGJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17853411VIDEO CURATION SERVICE FOR PERSONAL STREAMINGJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17842774Intelligent Automobile Networking SystemJune 2022January 2024Allow1910NoNo
17839609REFLECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJune 2022July 2024Allow2620NoNo
17825705METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO PLAYBACK PAGE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUMMay 2022April 2023Allow1120YesNo
17771472Photogrammetric measurement of body dimensions using patterned garmentsApril 2022June 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17727693RECORDING REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, RECORDING REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17769757INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSApril 2022May 2024Allow2510NoNo
17710645MEETING VIDEO FEED FUSIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17707052SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SERVER-SIDE DYNAMIC ADAPTATION FOR VIEWPORT-DEPENDENT MEDIA PROCESSINGMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3930NoNo
17703351SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING, ORGANIZING, AND TRACING EVENTSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17701958METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMBINE VIDEO FEEDS INTO PANORAMIC VIDEOMarch 2022October 2024Allow3130NoNo
17688736METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM SPEED-ENHANCED PLAYBACK OF RECORDED MEDIAMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17753493AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODINGMarch 2022June 2024Allow2810YesNo
17584647VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY USING SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17578489METHOD AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE FOR INSTALLING THE IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE ON A NETWORKJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2220YesNo
17622434IMAGING SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSDecember 2021January 2025Allow3730YesNo
17546777VIDEO FRAMING BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATIONDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17617408IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17520430VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920NoNo
17440888METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SOLAR MASK FOR AN INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE COMPATIBILITY OF A MOTORIZED DRIVE DEVICESeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400NoNo
17476731Automatic Alignment of a Contrast Enhancement SystemSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310NoNo
17475445MULTI-SENSOR CAMERA SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMAGE PAN, TILT, AND ZOOM FUNCTIONALITYSeptember 2021November 2023Abandon2620YesNo
17471200PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2610NoNo
17438348Multiple Camera Jersey Number RecognitionSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17469181LINKED TRANSACTION CAMERA WITH CACHED VIDEO LOGSeptember 2021November 2022Allow1410NoNo
17463135SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SETTING OF TELEVISION PROGRAM SERIES RECORDING PRIORITY RANKINGAugust 2021May 2023Allow2010NoNo
17460333COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2021June 2024Abandon3340YesNo
17411016MERGING WEBCAM SIGNALS FROM MULTIPLE CAMERASAugust 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17389677APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF COGNITIVE ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSFORMING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT INTO A COGNITIVE FORMATIONJuly 2021December 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17381842METHOD, APPARATUS AND SMART MOBILE TERMINAL FOR EDITING VIDEOJuly 2021September 2022Allow1400NoNo
17376345Viewport Dependent Delivery Methods For Omnidirectional Conversational VideoJuly 2021March 2023Allow2010NoNo
17359880Method for Operating a Distributed Video Production System and Architecture of a Distributed Video Production SystemJune 2021January 2023Allow1910NoNo
17304324SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCEJune 2021November 2022Allow1710NoNo
17340901Cloud-based Rendering of Interactive Augmented/Virtual Reality ExperiencesJune 2021August 2023Allow2610NoNo
17328586AUTO-FOCUS ACQUISITION FOR REMOTE FLYING TARGETSMay 2021October 2022Allow1710NoNo
17291817VIEW SYNTHESISMay 2021May 2022Allow1310NoNo
17243705REFLECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION AND METHODS OF USING SAMEApril 2021July 2022Allow1421NoNo
17233151METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMMERSIVE VIDEO AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMMERSIVE VIDEOApril 2021September 2023Allow2910NoNo
17285820AIRCRAFT INSPECTION SUPPORT DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT INSPECTION SUPPORT METHODApril 2021March 2022Allow1100NoNo
17225764METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING MEME CONTENTApril 2021September 2023Allow2930YesNo
17225703AUTOMATED GRAPHICAL IMAGE MODIFICATION SCALING BASED ON RULESApril 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17218893Wireless Earpiece Camera ApparatusMarch 2021August 2022Allow1610NoNo
17276286Monitoring and Surveillance System Arranged for Processing Video Data Associated with a Vehicle, as well as Corresponding Devices and MethodMarch 2021February 2023Allow2320NoNo
17201164SYNCHRONIZING THE STORING OF STREAMING VIDEOMarch 2021December 2022Allow2120YesNo
17199177APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CAMERA PROVIDING INPUT IMAGES TO SYNTHESIZE VIRTUAL VIEW IMAGESMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17249709METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO SHOOTING, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021November 2022Allow2110NoNo
17174863INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2210NoNo
17268338METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO, METHOD FOR RECEIVING VIDEO, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING VIDEOFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1820NoNo
17173014RECORDING REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, RECORDING REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2021January 2022Allow1110NoNo
17248194POST CAPTURE EDIT AND DRAFTJanuary 2021January 2024Abandon3640YesNo
17259852METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC VIDEO TRANSPORTJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1810NoNo
17133770INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020February 2022Allow1300NoNo
17254260METHOD OF MEASURING SKIN PIGMENTATIONDecember 2020November 2021Allow1100NoNo
17125442DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING VIDEO ANALYTICS PARAMETERS AT A VIDEO ANALYTICS ENGINEDecember 2020June 2023Allow3040YesYes
17120248APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020November 2021Allow1110NoNo
17059677THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAMNovember 2020March 2024Allow3990YesNo
17102382MOTION-BASED MEDIA CREATIONNovember 2020September 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17099385METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM SPEED-ENHANCED PLAYBACK OF RECORDED MEDIANovember 2020October 2021Allow1100NoNo
17055597LIVE CATARACT SURGERY VIDEO IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION SURGICAL SYSTEMNovember 2020March 2023Allow2840NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
93.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.5%
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, 50.0% 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 SMITH, STEPHEN R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SMITH, STEPHEN R works in Art Unit 2484 and has examined 446 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SMITH, STEPHEN R's allowance rate of 73.1% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SMITH, STEPHEN R receive 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% 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 SMITH, STEPHEN R is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH, STEPHEN R. This interview benefit is in the 44% 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, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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 28.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 32% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 41.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% 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 20% 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

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