Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
65 pending office actions • 23 art units • 50 examiners • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 207 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 23 (35%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 3 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 15 (23%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 20 (31%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCORD, PAUL C | 8 | 69.2% | +26.2% |
| GAUTHIER, GERALD | 4 | 91.1% | +6.5% |
| NGUYEN, QUYNH H | 3 | 87.3% | +17.2% |
| SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | 2 | 73.1% | +20.5% |
| NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | 2 | 79.3% | +31.9% |
| NGUYEN, CAO H | 2 | 90.9% | +7.4% |
| CRAVER, CHARLES R | 1 | 61.3% | +20.9% |
| WOO, ISAAC M | 1 | 91.4% | +6.4% |
| ABEDIN, NORMIN | 1 | 84.4% | +10.0% |
| COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 1 | 75.8% | +15.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18474961 | Cloud Queue Access Control | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 9d |
| 19224152 | Media Preference Database | WOO, ISAAC M | — |
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | ABEDIN, NORMIN | — |
| 19038176 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 18968407 | Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 18948868 | Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 18907910 | Remote Creation of a Playback Queue for an Event | NGUYEN, CAO H | — |
| 18787574 | Suggested Application Download | NGUYEN, CAO H | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18982755 | Priority Media Content | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 15d overdue |
| 18635422 | Management of Media Playback System Splits and Location Designation for Partitions of a Media Playback System | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | 7d |
| 18635595 | Multi-User Media Playback System | TOLENTINO, RODERICK | 7d |
| 19342362 | DEVICE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION | CRAVER, CHARLES R | — |
| 19027999 | Facilitating Calibration of an Audio Playback Device | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
| 19008800 | Voice Control of a Media Playback System | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | — |
| 18975630 | AUDIO PACKET DISTRIBUTION FOR MULTICHANNEL SATELLITES | ALBERTALLI, BRIAN LOUIS | — |
| 18974252 | Zone Grouping | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18597873 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating a Playback Device | MCCORD, PAUL C | 6d |
| 18635422 | Management of Media Playback System Splits and Location Designation for Partitions of a Media Playback System | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | 7d |
| 17101549 | Media Item Context in Social Media Posts | MCCORD, PAUL C | 35d |
| 19342362 | DEVICE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION | CRAVER, CHARLES R | — |
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | ABEDIN, NORMIN | — |
| 19038176 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 19031170 | Systems and Methods of Multiple Voice Services | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | — |
| 19027999 | Facilitating Calibration of an Audio Playback Device | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2692 | 15 |
| 2424 | 2 |
| 2693 | 2 |
| 2695 | 2 |
| 3992 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 2161 | 1 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 2435 | 1 |
| 2694 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19342362 | DEVICE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION | CRAVER, CHARLES R | 3992 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19224152 | Media Preference Database | WOO, ISAAC M | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | ABEDIN, NORMIN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19038176 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19031170 | Systems and Methods of Multiple Voice Services | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 2658 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031022 | Music Service Selection | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031215 | Networked Device Group Information in a System with Multiple Media Playback Protocols | FLYNN, RANDY A | 2424 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027999 | Facilitating Calibration of an Audio Playback Device | MCCORD, PAUL C | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025149 | PLAYBACK TRANSITIONS | SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022968 | STORING GENERATED DIGITAL OBJECTS ON A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER | LEROUX, ETIENNE PIERRE | 2161 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19019322 | Methods and Devices for Rejoining a Group | DEANE JR, WILLIAM J | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19008800 | Voice Control of a Media Playback System | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18991208 | Earphone Positioning and Retention | ROBINSON, RYAN C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989380 | Group Coordinator Selection | ZENATI, AMAL S | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18982755 | Priority Media Content | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18975630 | AUDIO PACKET DISTRIBUTION FOR MULTICHANNEL SATELLITES | ALBERTALLI, BRIAN LOUIS | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18974252 | Zone Grouping | MCCORD, PAUL C | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18968672 | AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT IN A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM | SCHWARTZ, DARREN B | 2435 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18968407 | Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18968592 | PLAYBACK DEVICE CALIBRATION | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18955419 | Home Graph | ABEBE, DANIEL DEMELASH | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18948868 | Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | 2693 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18948246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE WAKE WORD DETECTION | VO, HUYEN X | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18939935 | SPATIAL AUDIO CORRECTION | FISCHER, MARK L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18939900 | AUDIO PROCESSING ALGORITHMS | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18862444 | SUSPENSION MEMBERS FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES | NGUYEN, SEAN H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18924734 | Contextual Indexing of Media Items | NEECE, DYLAN MAGUIRE | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18907910 | Remote Creation of a Playback Queue for an Event | NGUYEN, CAO H | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18903504 | Techniques for Reducing Latency in a Wireless Home Theater Environment | CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18896484 | COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | 2694 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18820980 | Dynamic Player Selection for Audio Signal Processing | KURR, JASON R | 2695 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18800916 | Sound and Light Experiences | CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 2844 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18798338 | LINEAR FILTERING FOR NOISE-SUPPRESSED SPEECH DETECTION VIA MULTIPLE NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES | KIM, ETHAN DANIEL | 2653 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18787574 | Suggested Application Download | NGUYEN, CAO H | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18771196 | Lock Screen Media Playback Control | VU, THANH T | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18771158 | Policies for Media Playback | CALDERON SANTIAGO, ALVARO RAFAEL | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18766327 | Intelligent User Interfaces for Playback Devices | YOON, ERIC | 2118 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18754022 | CONTEXTUAL MEDIA CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18738169 | Playback Device Grouping | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18635422 | Management of Media Playback System Splits and Location Designation for Partitions of a Media Playback System | NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH | 2691 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18635595 | Multi-User Media Playback System | TOLENTINO, RODERICK | 2439 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18695533 | SPATIAL MAPPING OF MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM COMPONENTS | SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18601647 | PLAYBACK DEVICES HAVING ADJUSTABLE TRANSDUCER POSITIONS | DIAZ, SABRINA | 2693 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18597873 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating a Playback Device | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18430181 | CONTENT DISCOVERY THOUGH PROMPTS | NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH | 2174 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18398580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PODCAST PLAYBACK | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18502644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RECEIVING VOICE INPUT | REPSHER III, JOHN T | 2143 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18487182 | System Limits Based on Known Triggers | FLANDERS, ANDREW C | 2692 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18474961 | Cloud Queue Access Control | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | DP | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18474559 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO EXPERIENCES BASED ON VISUAL CONTENT OR OBJECTS | CHIN, VIVIAN C | 2695 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18469147 | AUDIO SETTINGS | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18464848 | Multiple Media Playback Protocols for Synchronized Media Playback in Grouped Zones | WON, MICHAEL YOUNG | 2443 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18451973 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULE-BASED CHARGING OF DEVICE BATTERIES | BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18450674 | WIRELESS STREAMING OF AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-DISPLAY USER INTERACTIONS | PARK, SUNGHYOUN | 2484 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18349923 | Account Aware Media Preferences | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18340431 | ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES IN A PLAYBACK SYSTEM | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18334830 | Techniques for Off-Net Synchrony Group Formation | ANDERSON, BRODERICK C | 2178 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18184414 | MULTICHANNEL COMPRESSED AUDIO TRANSMISSION TO SATELLITE PLAYBACK DEVICES | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 2692 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Mar 15, 2023 |
| 18063146 | Application Programming Interface for Browsing Media Content | SAX, STEVEN PAUL | 2146 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17933401 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SPATIAL AUDIO ASSOCIATED WITH A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17822887 | Stereo Playback Configuration and Control | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
| 17858180 | Wireless Streaming of Audio/Visual Content in a Home Theater Architecture | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2022 |
| 17833224 | RADIO COEXISTENCE TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYBACK DEVICES | TSVEY, GENNADIY | 2648 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 06, 2022 |
| 17235704 | COUNTERPART MEDIA ITEMS | MARANDI, JAMES R | 2421 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2021 |
| 17101549 | Media Item Context in Social Media Posts | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Nov 23, 2020 |
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