Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2421 2423 2425 2623 4100
This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases
Alfonso Castro is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, assigned to Art Unit 2421. He has managed 451 resolved cases, providing a broad view of his examination style. His allowance rate stands at 51.0 percent. This 51.0 percent rate indicates the frequency of successful outcomes for applications assigned to his docket. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the likelihood of a grant in Tech Center 4100.
The data shows an interview lift of 19.4 percent. This 19.4 percent lift suggests that conducting an interview improves the chances of moving a case toward allowance. For practitioners, this metric highlights the value of direct engagement to resolve outstanding issues in Art Unit 2421. The increase in probability is a meaningful factor in strategy development for the 451 resolved cases in his history.
The median days to allowance for his docket is 1340. This 1340 day period represents the typical duration from filing to grant. Attorneys should account for this 1340 day timeline when advising clients on the expected duration of the patenting process. The combination of the 51.0 percent allowance rate and the 1340 day median defines the prosecution experience in Art Unit 2421.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19210799 | CONTENT AND/OR CONTROL USER INTERFACES | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 19002446 | DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM AND DEVICE | Final Rejection | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18937196 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE MEDIA VIEWING INFORMATION FOR HYBRID CONTENT DELIVERY | Non-Final OA | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC |
| 17734430 | INTELLIGENT DISPLAY OF CONTENT BASED ON EVENT MONITORING | Final Rejection | Adeia Guides Inc. |
| 18992422 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18875245 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18791187 | DYNAMIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCHING AND DISPLAY | Final Rejection | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18915204 | MEDIA CONTENT BOUNDARY-AWARE ENCODING | Non-Final OA | Amazon Technologies, Inc. |
| 19127646 | RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18871450 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18548610 | Separating Media Content Into Program Segments and Advertisement Segments | Final Rejection | Gracenote, Inc. |
| 18326434 | FAULT-TOLERANT VIDEO STREAMING IN ONE-WAY TRANSFER SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 16041400 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT NOTIFICATIONS | Non-Final OA | COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC |
| 18862891 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION | Non-Final OA | Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18992912 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE | Final Rejection | HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD. |
| 18046903 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND DISPLAYING VIDEO STREAMS | Final Rejection | Verb Surgical Inc. |
| 19196382 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS AND DYNAMIC SELECTION (CREATION) OF HIGH QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR USER ENGAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION | Non-Final OA | Roku, Inc. |
| 18920422 | AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING OPTIMAL SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR A MEDIA STREAM MENU INTERFACE | Non-Final OA | Roku, Inc. |
| 18238030 | UNIFICATION REDUCTION OF COMPLEX TRAVERSAL AND SEARCH APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE | Non-Final OA | ROKU, INC. |
| 18997937 | VIDEO GENERATING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18323699 | GENERATING UNIFIED METADATA FOR A PLURALITY OF DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS | Final Rejection | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |
| 18590508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSABLE TARGETING OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT | Final Rejection | ADAP.TV, Inc. |
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