USPTO Examiner SIRJANI FARIBA - Art Unit 2659

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18754146SPEECH BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE NEURAL DECODING SYSTEMS BASED ON CHINESE LANGUAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION METHODS THEREOFJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18591497SELF-ATTENTION-BASED SPEECH QUALITY MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18414321DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR PROVIDING AND MODIFYING AN OUTPUT OF AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1130YesNo
18237362MULTIPLE STATE DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR CONTINUOUS DIALOGAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510YesNo
18236777METHOD OF EDITING SPEECH RECOGNITION RESULTAugust 2023October 2024Allow1430YesNo
18361468DYNAMICALLY ADAPTING ON-DEVICE MODELS, OF GROUPED ASSISTANT DEVICES, FOR COOPERATIVE PROCESSING OF ASSISTANT REQUESTSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18340767METHOD FOR DETECTING SPEECH IN AUDIO DATAJune 2023January 2024Allow710YesNo
18320206NEURAL-NETWORK-BASED APPROACH FOR SPEECH DENOISINGMay 2023September 2023Allow410NoNo
18129469SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAIN-INFORMED SPEECH SEPARATIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow500YesNo
18120483ESTIMATION OF BACKGROUND NOISE IN AUDIO SIGNALSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2320NoNo
18169707TEXT GENERATION INTERFACE SYSTEMFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1930YesNo
18062932VOICE MESSAGE CAPTURING SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18071187METHOD OF PROCESSING AUDIO DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022March 2024Allow1520NoNo
18054604Two-Level Speech Prosody TransferNovember 2022February 2025Allow2730YesNo
17970169AUTOMATED PIPELINE SELECTION FOR SYNTHESIS OF AUDIO ASSETSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17955647METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TARGET DEVICE BASED ON RECEPTION OF UTTERANCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFORSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3220NoNo
17954767VIDEO QUESTION ANSWERING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3020NoNo
17935378METHOD, DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM TO PROVIDE AUDIO ENGAGEMENT SERVICE FOR COLLECTING PRONUNCIATIONS BY ACCENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3220YesNo
17934258METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEURAL DOCUMENT EMBEDDING BASED ONTOLOGY MAPPINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2300NoNo
17908638SERVER, SPECIFYING SYSTEM, SPECIFYING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SPECIFYING PROGRAMSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17901038ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING USER INPUTSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17802888EMOTION RECOGNITION APPARATUS, EMOTION RECOGNITION MODEL LEARNING APPARATUS, METHODS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE SAMEAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17892169FUZZY MATCHING OF OBSCURE TEXTS WITH MEANINGFUL TERMS INCLUDED IN A GLOSSARYAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17820765DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022February 2025Allow3020NoNo
17820878VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17886083Method, hearing system, and computer program for improving a listening experience of a user wearing a hearing deviceAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720YesNo
17797872SEQUENCE MODELING USING IMPUTATIONAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610YesNo
17881999METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING INTERACTION RECORD, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2024Allow2131NoNo
17879213PROVIDING ACCESS TO USER-CONTROLLED RESOURCES BY AUTOMATED ASSISTANTSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17875816METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME AND FEATURE MODIFICATION OF SIGNALSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3120YesNo
17870510Intent Identification for Dialogue SupportJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510YesNo
17868932Privacy Device For Smart SpeakersJuly 2022March 2023Allow700YesNo
17860709SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESPONSE TO A USER QUERYJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17856031METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOSSLESS VALUE-LOCATION ENCODINGJuly 2022May 2024Allow2220NoNo
17810032HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND APPLIANCEJune 2022September 2023Allow1510YesNo
17810132APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED CONCEALMENT OF THE ADAPTIVE CODEBOOK IN A CELP-LIKE CONCEALMENT EMPLOYING IMPROVED PITCH LAG ESTIMATIONJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17750598Privacy Device For Smart SpeakersMay 2022January 2024Allow2020YesNo
17747345Data Synthesis for Domain Development of Natural Language Understanding for Assistant SystemsMay 2022March 2025Abandon3420YesNo
17661794TRAINING ACOUSTIC MODELS USING CONNECTIONIST TEMPORAL CLASSIFICATIONMay 2022June 2023Allow1320YesNo
17761643AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022October 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17675023METHOD FOR NEURAL BEAMFORMING, CHANNEL SHORTENING AND NOISE REDUCTIONFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910YesNo
17674086HIERARCHICAL GENERATED AUDIO DETECTION SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1320YesNo
17672298ADAPTIVE MULTI-STAGE OUTPUT GAINFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17671557MACHINE-TRAINED NETWORK DETECTING CONTEXT-SENSITIVE WAKE EXPRESSIONS FOR A DIGITAL ASSISTANTFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410YesNo
17667212METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TAMPERING AUDIO, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1220YesNo
17666900ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3620YesNo
17630198STICKERING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING CONTEXTUAL TEXT ELEMENTS TO ACTIONSJanuary 2022January 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17578737DEREVERBERATION AND NOISE REDUCTIONJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3540YesNo
17626104APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING AN AUDIO SIGNAL IN A VEHICLE CABINJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2620YesNo
17572095ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT SERVICES TO TALK TO USERSJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010YesNo
17563299METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC AUGMENTATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION IN GLOSS UNITSDecember 2021January 2025Allow3720NoNo
17558447TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021March 2024Allow2720YesNo
17547947NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERACTIONS WITH INTERACTIVE VISUAL CONTENTDecember 2021July 2024Allow3230YesNo
17545883EXTERNAL VOICE WAKE-UP DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAMEDecember 2021November 2023Abandon2320NoNo
17545710SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING AND IDENTIFYING AUDIO IN AN AUDIO FILE USING MACHINE LEARNINGDecember 2021April 2024Allow2820YesNo
17543980ANALYSING SPEECH SIGNALSDecember 2021April 2025Allow4030NoNo
17538683CONTEXT-AWARE PROSODY CORRECTION OF EDITED SPEECHNovember 2021July 2023Allow1910YesNo
17533358GENERATING ADAPTIVE TEXTUAL EXPLANATIONS OF OUTPUT PREDICTED BY TRAINED ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE PROCESSESNovember 2021September 2024Allow3410YesNo
17532620LOOPBACK AUDIO CHANNELS FOR ECHO CANCELLATION IN WEB BROWSERSNovember 2021August 2022Allow810YesNo
17531740ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTACT TRACINGNovember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17455521CREATION OF A MINUTE FROM A RECORD OF A TELECONFERENCENovember 2021October 2023Allow2310YesNo
17517568WAKE WORD METHOD TO PROLONG THE CONVERSATIONAL STATE BETWEEN HUMAN AND A MACHINE IN EDGE DEVICESNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920YesNo
17605121Audio Signal Processing Method and Related ProductOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17503849ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021February 2024Allow2820YesNo
17496706SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL CAREGIVEROctober 2021September 2024Allow3510YesNo
17599041WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM AND WORD PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400YesNo
17447851SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ATTENUATING A VOICESeptember 2021November 2023Allow2630NoNo
17593361SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2320YesNo
17392908ESTIMATION OF BACKGROUND NOISE IN AUDIO SIGNALSAugust 2021December 2022Allow1700YesNo
17426500HARMFUL BEHAVIOR DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2021September 2023Allow2520YesNo
17425672SOUND GENERATION APPARATUS, DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, ANOMALY SCORE CALCULATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMJuly 2021January 2024Allow2920NoNo
17384271Systems and Methods for Explainable Fake News DetectionJuly 2021June 2025Abandon4730NoNo
17382067BEHAVIOR-MODIFICATION MESSAGING WITH PANDEMIC-BIO-SURVEILLANCE MULTI PATHOGEN SYSTEMSJuly 2021October 2024Allow3920NoNo
17376683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING IN GAMING ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2021February 2023Allow1900NoNo
17309983RESPONSE PROCESSING DEVICE AND RESPONSE PROCESSING METHODJuly 2021March 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17362628METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TEXT TRANSLATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021March 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17354215LABEL CONFIDENCE SCORINGJune 2021July 2024Allow3740YesNo
17415594AUDIO LEVEL ESTIMATOR ASSISTED FALSE AWAKE ABATEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2021July 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17344688ENHANCED VOICE-BASED PRESENTATION OF USER SENTIMENTJune 2021February 2025Allow4530YesNo
17330862MULTIPLE STATE DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR CONTINUOUS DIALOGMay 2021April 2023Allow2310YesNo
17330126VOICE CONVERSION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2021October 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17293021NON-VERBAL UTTERANCE DETECTION APPARATUS, NON-VERBAL UTTERANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2021April 2023Allow2310NoNo
17290047METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING CROSSTALK IN AUTOMATIC SPEECH TRANSLATION SYSTEMApril 2021May 2023Allow2510NoNo
17232807Method and Apparatus for Detecting Correctness of Pitch PeriodApril 2021April 2023Allow2410NoNo
17226300TIME SCALER, AUDIO DECODER, METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM USING A QUALITY CONTROLApril 2021February 2024Allow3420NoNo
17215409SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH ACTIVATION WORD BASED ON OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF THE APPARATUSMarch 2021February 2023Allow2210YesNo
17203320SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE TOPIC SPOTTINGMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820NoNo
17198046METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING VOICE CONVERSATIONMarch 2021May 2023Abandon2630NoNo
17178823TEXT-BASED SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2410NoNo
17168982MULTI-STEP LINEAR INTERPOLATION OF LANGUAGE MODELSFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2220YesNo
17162907SPEAKER ADAPTIVE END OF SPEECH DETECTION FOR CONVERSATIONAL AI APPLICATIONSJanuary 2021July 2023Allow2920YesNo
17154640INTERPRETATION OF DEEP NEURAL MODEL BASED DIALOGUE AGENTSJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2710NoNo
17150341METHODS FOR MEASURING SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3120YesNo
17131043AUTOMATIC SYNTHESIS OF TRANSLATED SPEECH USING SPEAKER-SPECIFIC PHONEMESDecember 2020November 2022Allow2330YesNo
17120526APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL FADE OUT IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS DURING ERROR CONCEALMENTDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
17117290IN-BAND VOICE-ASSISTANT/CONCIERGE FOR CONTROLLING ONLINE MEETINGSDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17108247VOICE MESSAGE CAPTURING SYSTEMDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010YesNo
17105712METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNTHESIZING SPEECH AUDIONovember 2020February 2023Allow2610YesNo
17102687AR (AUGMENTED REALITY) BASED SELECTIVE SOUND INCLUSION FROM THE SURROUNDING WHILE EXECUTING ANY VOICE COMMANDNovember 2020February 2024Allow3940YesNo
17100247APPARATUS AND METHOD REALIZING IMPROVED CONCEPTS FOR TCX LTPNovember 2020June 2024Allow4340YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SIRJANI, FARIBA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
7
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
23.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% 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
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(19.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(81.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.6%
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, 19.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 SIRJANI, FARIBA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SIRJANI, FARIBA works in Art Unit 2659 and has examined 522 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SIRJANI, FARIBA's allowance rate of 78.5% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SIRJANI, FARIBA receive 2.34 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 SIRJANI, FARIBA is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +30.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SIRJANI, FARIBA. This interview benefit is in the 82% 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, 28.2% 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 30.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 36.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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 25% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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.
  • 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.

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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