Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/292,925

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 29, 2024

Priority

Aug 04, 2021 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2021028916

Examiner

CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH

Art Unit

3628

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 49% of cases after interview

— +35.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 449 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH View full profile →

Grants 49% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

219 granted / 449 resolved

-3.2% vs TC avg

Strong +35% interview lift

Without

With

+35.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 2m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

474

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

11.9%

-28.1% vs TC avg

§103

72.7%

+32.7% vs TC avg

§102

4.6%

-35.4% vs TC avg

§112

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 449 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 29, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/666,689

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2y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/753,175

Patent 12632800

UNDER-SERVED QUERY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

1y 10m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

49%

Grant Probability

84%

With Interview (+35.2%)

4y 2m (~1y 8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 449 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.