Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/774,390

DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 04, 2022

Priority

Nov 07, 2019 — nonprovisional of PCTCN2019116392

Examiner

CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M

Art Unit

2461

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 72% grant rate with +11.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 581 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M View full profile →

Grants 72% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

417 granted / 581 resolved

+13.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+11.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

37 currently pending

Career history

635

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

90.3%

+50.3% vs TC avg

§102

4.6%

-35.4% vs TC avg

§112

3.2%

-36.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 581 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

Mar 25, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 25, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 25, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 21, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 21, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 23, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 10, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Nov 04, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/588,866

Patent 12641484

ACCESS TRAFFIC STEERING, SWITCHING, AND SPLITTING WITH BRANCHING POINT OR UPLINK CLASSIFIER ON THE PATH

4y 3m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/819,172

Patent 12634912

REFINED BEAM PREDICTION WITH WIDE BEAM MEASUREMENTS

3y 9m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/031,639

Patent 12627446

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

3y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/300,304

Patent 12627424

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLINK AND UPLINK CARRIER-PHASE REPORTING

3y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/873,913

Patent 12621107

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIDELINK CONFIGURATION

3y 9m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

72%

Grant Probability

84%

With Interview (+11.9%)

2y 9m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 581 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.