Last updated: August 18, 2026

Application No. 17/672,814

DATA IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 16, 2022

Priority

Feb 11, 2020 — CN 202010086855.6 +1 more

Examiner

BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL

Art Unit

2126

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +33.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +33.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

9 granted / 10 resolved

+35.0% vs TC avg

Strong +33% interview lift

Without

With

+33.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 7m

Avg Prosecution

12 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

34.5%

-5.5% vs TC avg

§103

45.8%

+5.8% vs TC avg

§102

9.2%

-30.8% vs TC avg

§112

9.2%

-30.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 10 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 4 earlier events

Nov 10, 2025

Response Filed

Feb 24, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Mar 27, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 27, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 24, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 22, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

May 31, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Aug 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/213,066

Patent 12688517

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING ONLINE PREDICTION MODEL, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

5y 3m to grant Granted Jul 21, 2026

17/151,561

Patent 12651149

NEURAL NETWORK COMPUTATION APPARATUS HAVING SYSTOLIC ARRAY

5y 4m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/211,381

Patent 12651156

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CAUSALITY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

5y 2m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/655,489

Patent 12619870

PROGRAMMABLE NON-LINEAR ACTIVATION ENGINE FOR NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATION

4y 1m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 4 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+33.3%)

4y 7m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 10 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.