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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/097,170

INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Final Rejection §102
Filed
Jan 13, 2023
Examiner
NGUYEN, TUAN S
Art Unit
2179
Tech Center
2100 — Computer Architecture & Software
Assignee
Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
OA Round
2 (Final)
65%
Grant Probability
Moderate
3-4
OA Rounds
2y 9m
To Grant
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 65% of resolved cases
65%
Career Allow Rate
206 granted / 318 resolved
+9.8% vs TC avg
Strong +38% interview lift
Without
With
+38.4%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 9m
Avg Prosecution
17 currently pending
Career history
335
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
8.7%
-31.3% vs TC avg
§103
54.6%
+14.6% vs TC avg
§102
17.2%
-22.8% vs TC avg
§112
10.8%
-29.2% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 318 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . DETAILED ACTION Response to Amendment This communication is responsive to the Non-Final Response filed on 01/22/2026. Claims 1-20 are pending in this application. Claims 1, 7, 13, 19 and 20 are independent claims. This Office Action is made Final. Examiner Notes The prior art rejections below cite particular paragraphs, columns, and/or line numbers in the references for the convenience of the applicant. Although the specified citations are representative of the teachings in the art and are applied to the specific limitations within the individual claim, other passages and figures may apply as well. It is respectfully requested that, in preparing responses, the applicant fully consider the references in their entirety as potentially teaching all or part of the claimed invention, as well as the context of the passage as taught by the prior art. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Shu et al. (“Shu”, CN 107562475 A). Re-claim 1, Shu teaches an information display method, comprising: determining a first body information and a first auxiliary information of a first notification information received (Figs. 5-7, [pages 6-8]. Shu describes the notification message 61’s content is determined to calculate the matching in sub-step 3 of S505, in which the feature text “171 yuan” can be considered as first body information and the rest of the notification message as first auxiliary information); and displaying, in a case that the first notification information and a second notification information previously received are associated with a same event, the first body information and the first auxiliary information in place of a second body information and a second auxiliary information of the second notification information (Figs. 5-7, [pages 6-8]. Shu describes in step S505 that the content of the notification message 61 (as first notification message) and notification message 62 (as second notification message) are extracted to calculated the matching degree between the two notifications to determine both are related to the same event. When the matching degree is greater than matching degree threshold, the main notification message 61 is displayed in place of the notification message 62 (i.e. Fig. 6) shown ins steps 506-508). Re-claim 2, in addition to what Shu teaches the method in claim 1, Shu also teaches the method, wherein before the displaying the first body information and the first auxiliary information in place of a second body information and a second auxiliary information of the second notification information, the method further comprises: determining whether the first notification information is a preset information (Figs. 5-7, [pages 6-8]. Shu describes the notification message 61’s content is determined to calculate the matching in sub-step 3 of S505, in which the feature text “171 yuan” can be considered as first body information and the rest of the notification message as first auxiliary information. Thus, the type of feature text content of the notification messages 161 and 162 corresponding to the payment application and shopping application is an amount paid and a single number (as a preset type information)); and the displaying, in a case that the first notification information and a second notification information previously received are associated with a same event, the first body information and the first auxiliary information in place of a second body information and a second auxiliary information of the second notification information comprises: displaying the first body information and the first auxiliary information in place of the second body information and the second auxiliary information of the second notification information, in a case that the first notification information is a preset type information, and the first notification information and the second notification information previously received are associated with the same event (Figs. 5-7, [pages 6-8]. Shu describes in step S505 that the content of the notification message 61 (as first notification message) and notification message 62 (as second notification message) are extracted to calculated the matching degree between the two notifications to determine both are related to the same event and the payment amount (i.e. “171 yuan”) as a preset type information. When the matching degree is greater than matching degree threshold, the main notification message 61 is displayed in place of the notification message 62 (i.e. Fig. 6) shown ins steps 506-508). Re-claim 3, in addition to what Shu teaches the method in claim 1, Shu also teaches the method, wherein the determining a first body information of a first notification information received comprises: obtaining a first preset information in the first notification information, wherein the first preset information comprises digit information and/or letter information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the payment amount (i.e. “171 yuan”) as a preset information); and determining the first preset information most repeated in the first notification information as the first body information, or, determining the first preset information ranking first in the first notification information as the first body information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the payment amount (i.e. “171 yuan”) as a preset information ranking first as the keyword for the payment transaction). Re-claim 4, in addition to what Shu teaches the method in claim 1, Shu also teaches the method, wherein the determining a first auxiliary information of a first notification information received comprises: obtaining a second preset information adjacent to the first body information, wherein the second preset information comprises at least one of a verb information, a conjunction information, or a particle information, and does not comprise an adjective information and an adverb information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the notification message 61’s content (i.e. “… paid 171 yuan …”) is determined as a payment (as a second preset information) with a verb “paid”); and determining the second preset information as the first auxiliary information of the first notification information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the payment (as a second preset information) is the auxiliary information of the notification message 61 (i.e. “… paid 171 yuan …”)). Re-claim 5, in addition to what Shu teaches the method in claim 3, Shu also teaches the method, wherein the determining a first auxiliary information of a first notification information received comprises: obtaining a second preset information adjacent to the first body information, wherein the second preset information comprises at least one of a verb information, a conjunction information, or a particle information, and does not comprise an adjective information and an adverb information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the notification message 61’s content (i.e. “… paid 171 yuan …”) is determined as a payment (as a second preset information) with a verb “paid”); and determining the second preset information as the first auxiliary information of the first notification information (Fig. 6, [page 6]. Shu describes the payment (as a second preset information) is the auxiliary information of the notification message 61 (i.e. “… paid 171 yuan …”)). Re-claim 6, in addition to what Shu teaches the method in claim 1, Shu also teaches the method, wherein in a case that the second notification information is a notification information ranking first corresponding to the event, and before the determining a first body information and a first auxiliary information of a first notification information received, the method further comprises: determining whether the second notification information is a preset type information; and displaying, in a case that the second notification information is the preset type information, the second body information and the second auxiliary information in a preset region; wherein the preset region comprises at least one of a top region of a notification center interface or a preset display region of a desktop interface (Figs. 5-7, [page 8]. Shu describes the notification message 62’s feature text is determined as a payment transaction corresponding to the payment application is an amount paid and a single number (as a preset type information). Since the notification message 62 (as a second notification message) is determined as repetitive notification message corresponding to the transaction alert notification message 61 (as a first notification message), it can be pinned/hidden/displayed by the pull-down control 63 as a preset region on top of the notification bar). Re-claim 7, Shu teaches an electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored (Fig. 2, [page 8]. Shu describes the terminal 100 having the processor 110 and memory 120 storing the program instructions) in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a method having similar limitations in scope of claim 1; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Re-claims 8-12, in addition to what Shu teaches the device in claim 7, claims 8-12 are device claims having similar limitations in scope of claim 2-6, respectively; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Re-claim 13, It is a non-transitory readable storage medium claim having similar limitations in scope of claim 1; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Re-claims 14-18, in addition to what Shu teaches the device in claim 13, claims 14-18 are medium claims having similar limitations in scope of claim 2-6, respectively; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Re-claim 19, It is a chip claim having similar limitations in scope of claim 1 or 7; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Re-claim 20, It is a computer software product claim having similar limitations in scope of claim 1 or 7; therefore, it is rejected under similar rationale. Response to Arguments Applicant's argument filed on 01/22/2026 with respect to claims 1, 7, 13, 19 and 20 have been considered but it is not persuasive. Applicant argues on pages 2-4 regarding the independent claims 1, 7, 13, 19 and 20 that Shu fails to split the notification messages into body information and auxiliary information for separate display and does not imply that the “same event” requires information splitting and replacement to achieve efficient representation. Examiner respectfully submit that the independent claims’ languages does not claim the splitting process of the notification into two parts (i.e. body information and auxiliary information) and display them separately. Thus, Shu is still read on the claimed determining limitation on the unspecified and broad of what are the body information and auxiliary information of the first notification. In addition, the independent claims claim contingent limitations (i.e. “displaying, in a case that the first notification information and a second notification information previously received are associated with a same event, the first body information and the first auxiliary information ….”) that only needs to be executed when the condition is met or satisfied. Thus, the mentioned contingent limitation may or may not happen. Therefore, Shu is still read and taught the argument independent claims. Conclusion THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a). A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to TUAN S NGUYEN whose telephone number is (571)270-7612. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday (9-5). Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Fred Ehichioya can be reached 571-272-4034. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /TUAN S NGUYEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2179
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Prosecution Timeline

Jan 13, 2023
Application Filed
Oct 24, 2025
Non-Final Rejection — §102
Jan 22, 2026
Response Filed
Mar 23, 2026
Final Rejection — §102 (current)

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Expected OA Rounds
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Grant Probability
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