Patent application 14595948 (US), filed 2015-01-13
Publication number: US20150128166A1
Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BLOCKING AUDIO/VISUAL PROGRAMMING AND FOR MUTING AUDIO
CPC codes: H04N  21/4542
H04N  21/25891
H04N  21/4394
H04N  21/4396
H04N  21/44008
H04N  21/441
H04N  21/4532
H04N  21/4755
H04N  21/482
H04N  21/6582
H04N  21/84
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-15
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
indefiniteness_112
Prior art cited: ref_id: 20030028875
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20030028875
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20040006767
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20040128681
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20040152054
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2015-10-15)