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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/197,944

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR

Non-Final OA §103
Filed
May 16, 2023
Examiner
AKHAVANNIK, HADI
Art Unit
2676
Tech Center
2600 — Communications
Assignee
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
OA Round
3 (Non-Final)
86%
Grant Probability
Favorable
3-4
OA Rounds
2y 9m
To Grant
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 86% — above average
86%
Career Allow Rate
843 granted / 980 resolved
+24.0% vs TC avg
Moderate +13% lift
Without
With
+12.7%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 9m
Avg Prosecution
41 currently pending
Career history
1021
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
10.5%
-29.5% vs TC avg
§103
46.5%
+6.5% vs TC avg
§102
31.9%
-8.1% vs TC avg
§112
2.9%
-37.1% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 980 resolved cases

Office Action

§103
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 . Response to Arguments Applicant’s arguments are not persuasive. The examiner believes that Mukai teaches this amendment. Specifically, Mukai teaches receiving a selection of content from the content list (see par. 269, 283-284. Displaying a list of landmarks that a user selects). Outputting the selected content and a real time video of the object captured by the camera (par. 285 and abstract, pars. 455-457, real time video). Via multi-views. by using a plurality of partial screens (pars 274-276, display portions). This has been included in the 103 rejection below. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. Claim(s) 1, 3-6, 11, 13-16 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Baheti (20120027290) in view of Mukai (20100149399) in further view of Li (20190286892). Regarding claim 1, Baheti teaches an operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising: obtaining object identification information of an object based on an image obtained from a camera (par. 119); obtaining search information based on at least one of the object identification information and the camera information (par. 25 and 120); transmitting the search information to a server (par. 120); receiving a content list from the server wherein the content list is searched based on the search information; and outputting the content list (par. 120, display results). Baheti does not explicitly teach obtaining camera information indicating a capturing range of the camera. Mukai teaches this in par. 498 (searching based on camera meta data). Mukai teaches receiving a selection of content from the content list (see par. 269, 283-284. Displaying a list of landmarks that a user selects). outputting the selected content and a real time video of the object captured by the camera (par. 285 and abstract, pars. 455-457, real time video) via multi-views. by using a plurality of partial screens (pars 274-276, display portions). It would have been obvious prior to the effective filing date of the invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to include in Baheti and the ability to use camera metadata as taught by Mukai to enhance search accuracy. Li teaches finding foot and hand contact points based on heatmaps from camera and this is used for searching in a database in pars. 27-28, 30 and 32-34. It would have been obvious prior to the effective filing date of the invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to include in Baheti and Muaki the ability to find hand and feet data as taught by Li. The reason is to find information in specific locations. Regarding claim 3, see par. 182 and 498 of Mukai. Regarding claim 4, see pars. 63-65 of Baheti and par. 498-499 of Mukai, tracking an object and updating. Regarding claim 5, see pars. 64-65 and pars. 498-499 of Mukai, changing tracking parameters. Regarding claim 6, see par. 120 of Baheti and pars. 457-459 of Muaki, Multiview output. Regarding claims 11, 13-16 and 20, see the rejection of claims 1-6. Claim(s) 7 and 17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Baheti (20120027290) in view of Mukai (20100149399) in further view of Wittich (20150125835). Wittich teaches obtaining matching information by comparing a motion of a comparative subject included in the selected content with a motion of the object included in the real time video; and outputting the matching information (see par. 56-57). It would have been obvious prior to the effective filing date of the invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to include in Baheti and Muaki the ability to match as taught by Wittich in order to determine accuracy. Regarding claim 17, see the rejection of claim 7. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 8-10 and 18-19 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to HADI AKHAVANNIK whose telephone number is (571)272-8622. The examiner can normally be reached 9 AM - 5 PM Monday to Friday. 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, Henok Shiferaw can be reached at (571) 272-4637. 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. /HADI AKHAVANNIK/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2676
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Prosecution Timeline

May 16, 2023
Application Filed
Jun 10, 2025
Non-Final Rejection — §103
Aug 07, 2025
Applicant Interview (Telephonic)
Aug 07, 2025
Examiner Interview Summary
Sep 12, 2025
Response Filed
Oct 02, 2025
Final Rejection — §103
Jan 05, 2026
Request for Continued Examination
Jan 22, 2026
Response after Non-Final Action
Jan 29, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §103 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

3-4
Expected OA Rounds
86%
Grant Probability
99%
With Interview (+12.7%)
2y 9m
Median Time to Grant
High
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