Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/396,308

SCHEDULING METHOD, VIRTUAL MACHINE MONITOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 26, 2023

Priority

Mar 17, 2023 — CN 202310265322.8

Examiner

XU, ZUJIA

Art Unit

2195

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +81.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 68% grant rate with +81.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

XU, ZUJIA View full profile →

Grants 68% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

124 granted / 181 resolved

+13.5% vs TC avg

Strong +81% interview lift

Without

With

+81.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

206

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.8%

-35.2% vs TC avg

§103

88.4%

+48.4% vs TC avg

§102

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§112

5.7%

-34.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 181 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 26, 2023

Application Filed

May 18, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 29, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 29, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/586,124

Patent 12625722

Semantic-Aware Workflow Creation and Execution

4y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/240,406

Patent 12602249

Hardware Resource Allocation System for Allocating Resources to Threads

4y 11m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/651,943

Patent 12541397

THREAD MANAGEMENT

3y 11m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

17/615,729

Patent 12504983

SUPERVISORY DEVICE WITH DEPLOYED INDEPENDENT APPLICATION CONTAINERS FOR AUTOMATION CONTROL PROGRAMS

4y 0m to grant Granted Dec 23, 2025

18/725,590

Patent 12498971

COMPUTING TASK SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

1y 5m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

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

68%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+81.4%)

3y 4m (~10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 181 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.