US Patent No: 6,040,829
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Personal navigator system
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Mar 21, 2000
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May 13, 1998
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09/078,604
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Abstract
A hand-held device and system for monitoring and controlling electronic devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a control device for monitoring and controlling an electronic device, includes: 1) a base unit including a microcontroller and an interface coupled to the microcontroller for receiving external information; and 2) a personal navigator coupled to the base unit via a data link, the personal navigator further including a display component for displaying a dual partition selection list including at least a portion of the external information received from the interface, the dual partition selection list further includes a first selection list and a second selection list, at least a portion of the first selection list and at least a portion of the second selection list being at least partly concurrently displayable on the display component.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Bermbach, Rainer FR | Billrothstrasse 7, D-38302 Wolfenbuttel, DE | 1 | 188 |
| Croy, Clemens | Staufenstrasse 39, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, DE | 4 | 310 |
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Patent Citation Ranking
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| 7,293,277 Remote control unit for intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction systems | 29 | 1999 | |
| 7,996,873 Remote management system for at least one audiovisual information reproduction device | 1 | 2000 | |
| 7,992,178 Downloading file reception process | 1 | 2000 | |
| 8,074,253 Audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2000 | |
| 8,037,412 Pay-per-play audiovisual system with touch screen interface | 0 | 2002 | |
| 8,189,819 Sound control circuit for a digital audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2004 | |
| 8,103,589 Digital downloading jukebox system with central and local music servers | 2 | 2005 | |
| 8,151,304 Digital downloading jukebox system with user-tailored music management, communications, and other tools | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,332,895 Digital downloading jukebox system with user-tailored music management, communications, and other tools | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,184,508 Intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,428,273 Wireless digital transmission system for loudspeakers | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,032,879 System for remote loading of objects or files in order to update software | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,028,318 Remote control unit for activating and deactivating means for payment and for displaying payment status | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,225,369 Home digital audiovisual information recording and playback system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,214,874 Method for the distribution of audio-visual information and a system for the distribution of audio-visual information | 2008 | ||
| 7,996,438 Device and process for remote management of a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,127,324 Audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,332,887 System and/or methods for distributing advertisements from a central advertisement network to a peripheral device via a local advertisement server | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,987,282 Audiovisual distribution system for playing an audiovisual piece among a plurality of audiovisual devices connected to a central server through a network | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,275,668 Process for ordering a selection in advance, digital system and jukebox for embodiment of the process | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,145,547 Method of communications for an intelligent digital audiovisual playback system | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,275,807 Device and process for remote management of a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,249,959 Communications techniques for an intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,438,085 Communications techniques for an intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction system | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 6,263,503 Method for effectively implementing a wireless television system | 213 | 1999 | |
| 7,725,912 Method for implementing a remote display system with transcoding | 3 | 2001 | |
| 8,266,657 Method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,877,776 Personal media broadcasting system | 6 | 2005 | |
| 7,707,614 Personal media broadcasting system with output buffer | 37 | 2005 | |
| 7,647,614 Fast-start streaming and buffering of streaming content for personal media player | 15 | 2005 | |
| 7,702,952 Firmware update for consumer electronic device | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,346,605 Management of shared media content | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,975,062 Capturing and sharing media content | 11 | 2007 | |
| 7,769,756 Selection and presentation of context-relevant supplemental content and advertising | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,917,932 Personal video recorder functionality for placeshifting systems | 4 | 2007 | |
| 8,350,971 Systems and methods for controlling media devices | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,060,609 Systems and methods for determining attributes of media items accessed via a personal media broadcaster | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,438,602 Systems and methods for linking media content | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,171,148 Systems and methods for establishing connections between devices communicating over a network | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,921,446 Fast-start streaming and buffering of streaming content for personal media player | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,051,454 Personal media broadcasting system with output buffer | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,041,988 Firmware update for consumer electronic device | 1 | 2010 | |
| 7,992,176 Apparatus and method for effectively implementing a wireless television system | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,060,909 Personal media broadcasting system | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,365,236 Personal media broadcasting system with output buffer | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,567,011 Media system and remote control for same | 61 | 1999 | |
| 7,079,113 Consumer electronic navigation system and methods related thereto | 8 | 2000 | |
| 8,098,140 Customizable and upgradable devices and methods related thereto | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,102,688 System and method for using a hand held device to display a readable representation of an audio track | 10 | 2001 | |
| 6,938,101 Hand held device having a browser application | 38 | 2001 | |
| 8,063,923 System and method for updating information in an electronic portable device | 1 | 2002 | |
| 7,254,777 System and method for controlling the recording functionality of an appliance using a program guide | 7 | 2002 | |
| 7,831,930 System and method for displaying a user interface for a remote control application | 3 | 2002 | |
| 6,690,290 Media system and remote control for the same | 13 | 2003 | |
| 7,136,709 Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment | 47 | 2004 | |
| 7,155,305 System and methods for home appliance identification and control in a networked environment | 53 | 2005 | |
| 7,895,532 User interface for a remote control application | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,610,555 Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface | 7 | 2006 | |
| 7,379,778 System and methods for home appliance identification and control in a networked environment | 8 | 2006 | |
| 7,877,705 System and methods for interacting with a control environment | 9 | 2007 | |
| 7,821,419 Media return system | 2 | 2008 | |
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| 8,108,886 Receiving apparatus and receiving method, broadcasting apparatus and broadcasting method, information processing apparatus and information processing method, bidirectional communication system and bidirectional communication method, and providing medium | 1 | 2000 | |
| 7,587,731 Program guide information providing device, program device information providing system, information receiving device, remote operating system, and method thereof | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,228,557 Broadcast program information processing apparatus | 3 | 2000 | |
| 6,931,199 Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and recording medium | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,996,867 Reservation information setting apparatus and method thereof | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,512,087 Communication system, apparatus and methods employing multiple communication networks | 1 | 2001 | |
| 7,027,881 Remote control system, electronic device, and program | 9 | 2002 | |
| 7,071,896 Bi-directional communication system, display apparatus, base apparatus and bi-directional communication method | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,834,938 Controlled information processing apparatus | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,821,582 Controlled information processing apparatus | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,684,671 Control of information processing apparatus through a network | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 7,589,628 System and method for providing location-based information to mobile consumers | 19 | 2006 | |
| 7,911,335 System and method for locating and notifying a mobile user of people having attributes or interests matching a stated preference | 4 | 2009 | |
| 7,876,214 System and method for providing reviews to a mobile user of restaurants having attributes matching a stated preference | 2 | 2009 | |
| 7,876,215 System and method for locating and notifying a mobile user of people having attributes or interests matching a stated preference | 2 | 2009 | |
| 7,847,684 System and method for locating and notifying a mobile user of people having attributes or interests matching a stated preference | 2 | 2009 | |
| 8,102,253 System and method for notifying a user of people, places or things having attributes matching a user's stated preference | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,427,303 System and method for providing media content having attributes matching a user's stated preference | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,628,729 Apparatus and method for downloading and storing data from a digital receiver | 8 | 1999 | |
| RE42764 Apparatus and method for providing, retrieving, and using data guide information supplied in a digital vestigial sideband signal | 0 | 2005 | |
| RE42838 Apparatus and method for providing, retrieving, and using data guide information supplied in a digital vestigial sideband signal | 0 | 2006 | |
| RE42620 Apparatus and method for downloading and storing data from a digital receiver | 0 | 2007 | |
| RE43671 Apparatus and method for downloading and storing data from a digital receiver | 0 | 2010 | |
| RE43578 Apparatus and method for downloading and storing data from a digital receiver | 0 | 2010 | |
| RE43988 Apparatus and method for providing, retrieving, and using data guide information supplied in a digital vestigial sideband signal | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 7,395,089 Integrated personal digital assistant device | 6 | 2001 | |
| 7,665,043 Menu navigation and operation feature for a handheld computer | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,681,146 Multi-context iterative directory filter | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,725,127 Hand-held device | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,577,920 Navigating through menus of a handheld computer | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,783,993 Content-based navigation and launching on mobile devices | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,433,314 Integrated personal digital assistant device | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,340,761 System and method for delivering radio programs and related schedule information | 6 | 2001 | |
| 7,076,202 System and method for providing an electronic program guide of live and cached radio programs accessible to a mobile device | 22 | 2001 | |
| 7,428,023 Remote control device with integrated display screen for controlling a digital video recorder | 11 | 2001 | |
| 7,911,543 Remote control device with integrated display screen for controlling a digital video recorder | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,300,156 Remote control device with integrated display screen for controlling a digital video recorder | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,556,771 Broadcast program reserve-recording apparatus using a remote transceiver | 3 | 1998 | |
| 6,907,185 Method and apparatus for reserve-recording a viewing broadcast program | 0 | 1998 | |
| 6,590,618 Method and apparatus for changing the channel or varying the volume level in a television receiver having a double screen mode function | 16 | 1999 | |
| 7,154,408 Wireless remote controller having navigation function and method of providing navigation function to the same | 5 | 2004 | |
| 7,729,729 Method for displaying information in a mobile communication terminal | 0 | 2004 | |
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| 6,606,082 Navigation graphical interface for small screen devices | 17 | 1998 | |
| 7,913,279 Global listings format (GLF) for multimedia programming content and electronic program guide (EPG) information | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,840,899 Strategies for navigating through a list | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,010,910 Breadcrumb list supplementing for hierarchical data sets | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 8,099,755 Systems and methods for controlling the encoding of a media stream | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,406,431 Adaptive gain control for digital audio samples in a media stream | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,314,893 Remote control and method for automatically adjusting the volume output of an audio device | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,381,310 Systems, methods, and program applications for selectively restricting the placeshifting of copy protected digital media content | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 6,956,496 Method and apparatus for updating universal remote databases through TV VBI processing | 6 | 2000 | |
| 7,259,696 Interactive web-based codeset selection and development tool | 6 | 2004 | |
| 7,936,287 Interactive web-based codeset selection and development tool | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,895,301 Transmitting a codeset over a single-wire bus from a computer to a remote control device | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 7,900,228 Maintaining a graphical user interface state that is based on a selected piece of content | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,792,920 Network-accessible control of one or more media devices | 4 | 2005 | |
| 7,941,819 Time-based graphical user interface for multimedia content | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,359,351 Network-accessible control of one or more media devices | 0 | 2010 | |
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| D647106 Display module for an electronic device | 1 | 2010 | |
| D661707 Display module for an electronic device | 0 | 2010 | |
| D659163 Display module for an electronic device | 1 | 2011 | |
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| 6,985,477 Method and apparatus for supporting multiservice digital signal processing applications | 3 | 1998 | |
| 6,975,632 Multi-service architecture with any port any service (APAS) hardware platform | 4 | 1999 | |
| 7,301,933 Delivery of a service program to a digital signal processor within a multiservice processing system | 8 | 2000 | |
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| 7,249,147 Combination compact disc recorder and player system | 4 | 2003 | |
| 7,216,178 System and method for distributing music to customers over the internet using uniquely identified proprietary devices | 10 | 2003 | |
| 7,222,183 Authorized units music distribution system | 4 | 2005 | |
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| 6,957,397 Navigating through a menu of a handheld computer using a keyboard | 43 | 2001 | |
| 6,950,988 Multi-context iterative directory filter | 26 | 2001 | |
| 6,975,304 Interface for processing of an alternate symbol in a computer device | 5 | 2001 | |
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| 6,732,373 Host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams | 6 | 2001 | |
| 6,831,570 Method and apparatus to select content | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,278,154 Host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams | 13 | 2003 | |
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| 8,046,801 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 11 | 2004 | |
| 8,006,263 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,913,278 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 5 | 2007 | |
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| 7,680,391 Remote control system for device connected to network | 0 | 2001 | |
| 8,072,550 Remote control unit | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 7,523,398 Client/server system and button updating method for client application | 1 | 2002 | |
| 8,108,436 Method and apparatus for calendaring reminders | 2 | 2008 | |
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| 7,519,686 Wireless receiver for receiving multi-contents file and method for outputting data using the same | 6 | 2003 | |
| RE43210 Wireless receiver for receiving multi-contents file and method for outputting data using the same | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,952,713 Information processing device | 4 | 1999 | |
| 6,813,619 Storing and using personal profile from the remote | 6 | 2001 | |
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| 8,330,582 Online remote control configuration system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,266,667 Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage | 1 | 2009 | |
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| 6,577,849 Method and apparatus for providing additional information about a broadcast | 22 | 2000 | |
| 6,850,285 Method and apparatus for providing additional information to a selective call device about a broadcast | 18 | 2002 | |
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| 6,859,197 Universal remote control with display and printer | 19 | 2001 | |
| 6,788,241 System and method for using keystroke data to configure a remote control device | 17 | 2002 | |
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| 6,334,216 Access control facility for a service-on-demand system | 13 | 1998 | |
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| 7,054,487 Controlling and electronic device | 13 | 2001 | |
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| 6,509,908 Personal navigator system | 34 | 2000 | |
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| 8,026,789 State-based remote control system | 1 | 2004 | |
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| 6,317,883 System and method for content-based television program selection | 42 | 1998 | |
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| 7,453,371 Remote control device | 1 | 2003 | |
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| 6,862,460 Self-configurable multipurpose modular portable device and methods for configuring same | 14 | 2001 | |
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| 6,570,580 Apparatus and method for information display | 2 | 1999 | |
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| 7,436,345 Script instruction for jumping to a location, interpreting a predetermined number of instructions and then jumping back | 0 | 2004 | |
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| 7,810,125 Method and system for a low cost wireless telephone link for a set top box | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 7,100,184 Method and apparatus for rapid access of program guide information | 2 | 2000 | |
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| 6,944,831 Operator buttons as active buttons | 0 | 1998 | |
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| 6,437,836 Extended functionally remote control system and method therefore | 177 | 1998 | |
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| 7,151,952 Portable telephone and terminal equipment | 4 | 2004 | |
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| 7,634,795 Next generation television receiver | 4 | 2002 | |
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| 8,412,921 Control device for a vehicle and method for a data update for a control device for a vehicle | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 6,445,397 Apparatus for guiding a vehicle allowing a route sweep | 1 | 1999 | |
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| 6,862,741 System and method for displaying event related electronic program guide data on intelligent remote devices | 15 | 1999 | |
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| 6,888,443 Information system for public transportation and corresponding communication method | 9 | 2001 | |
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| 7,191,408 Display control system to view intended pages | 1 | 2001 | |
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| 7,984,471 Method and device for the transmission of data in a television system | 0 | 2001 | |
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| 7,228,556 Distributed, interactive television program guide; system and method | 27 | 2000 | |
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| 8,176,432 Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface | 0 | 2002 | |
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| 6,667,748 Method of displaying image sequences on mobile radio communications equipment co-operating with a subscriber identity module | 7 | 1999 | |
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| 6,407,779 Method and apparatus for an intuitive universal remote control system | 111 | 1999 | |
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| 6,447,140 Handheld personal aid | 19 | 2001 | |
| 7,058,356 Telephone device with enhanced audio-visual features for interacting with nearby displays and display screens | 107 | 2001 | |
| 6,709,127 Handheld personal aid | 3 | 2002 | |
| 7,496,328 Method of using a telephone device having enhanced audio-visual features for interacting with nearby displays and display screens | 5 | 2005 | |
| 7,974,714 Intelligent electronic appliance system and method | 17 | 2006 | |
| 8,046,313 Ergonomic man-machine interface incorporating adaptive pattern recognition based control system | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,827,583 Web television having a two-way communication bus interconnecting a television controller and an internet module | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,856,204 Method of using a telephone device to view content stored therein on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device | 3 | 2009 | |
| 7,823,181 Web television having a two-way communication bus interconnecting a television controller and an internet module | 7 | 2009 | |
| 8,131,208 Method of using a telephone device to view content stored therein on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device | 3 | 2010 | |
| 8,442,427 Apparatus for viewing full version of content contained therein on a nearby display screen | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,433,240 Apparatus for viewing of content contained therein on a nearby display screen | 0 | 2012 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |