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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/243,375

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

Non-Final OA §101
Filed
Sep 07, 2023
Examiner
DADA, BEEMNET W
Art Unit
2435
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
84%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
3y 1m
To Grant
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 84% — above average
84%
Career Allow Rate
776 granted / 920 resolved
+26.3% vs TC avg
Strong +18% interview lift
Without
With
+17.8%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 1m
Avg Prosecution
13 currently pending
Career history
933
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
14.3%
-25.7% vs TC avg
§103
28.4%
-11.6% vs TC avg
§102
31.7%
-8.3% vs TC avg
§112
5.2%
-34.8% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 920 resolved cases

Office Action

§101
DETAILED ACTION 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. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on September 07, 2023 and October 07, 2024 ha ve been considered. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Form PTO-1449 is signed and attached hereto. Drawings The drawings filed on September 07, 2023 are accepted. Specification The specification filed September 07, 2023 is accepted. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101 35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter. The claim does not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter because the claim is directed to a system understood by the examiner in view of the specification that can be implemented by software per se. A claim that is directed to software per se does not fall under the four categories of statutory subject matter. The information procession system of claim 10 can be implemented by software per se and therefore is rejected as being directed to non-statutory subject matter. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 1-9 and 11 are allowed. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: With respect to claim 1, the prior art on record does not teach or fairly suggest the combination of the limitations: “ obtaining a first inference result by inputting data into a first inference model; obtaining a second inference result by inputting the data into a second inference model; and training the second inference model by machine learning to reduce an error calculated from the first inference result and the second inference result, wherein the second inference model includes (a) a first coefficient used for inference by the second inference model, the first coefficient pertaining to a domain of input data input to the second inference model, and (b) a second coefficient used for inference by the second inference model, the second coefficient being a coefficient other than the first coefficient, and the training includes: determining whether a predetermined condition associated with convergence of the first coefficient is satisfied; when it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, training the second inference model with the first coefficient and the second coefficient designated as targets for an update; and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, training the second inference model with, of the first coefficient and the second coefficient, the second coefficient alone designated as a target for an update. ” Claims 2-9 and 11 depend on claim 1 and are allowed with the same rationale thereto. Claim 10 would be allowed if applicant overcomes the 35 U.S.C. 101 rejection indicated above. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT BEEMNET W DADA whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)272-3847 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm . 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, FILLIN "SPE Name?" \* MERGEFORMAT Joseph Hirl can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT 571-272-3685 . 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. FILLIN "Examiner Stamp" \* MERGEFORMAT BEEMNET W. DADA Primary Examiner Art Unit 2435 /BEEMNET W DADA/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2435
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Prosecution Timeline

Sep 07, 2023
Application Filed
Mar 24, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §101 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
84%
Grant Probability
99%
With Interview (+17.8%)
3y 1m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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