Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/456,516

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

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 27, 2023

Priority

Mar 20, 2023 — JP 2023-044636

Examiner

FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

Art Unit

2174

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Fujifilm Holdings Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 53% of cases after interview

— +38.4% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 381 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J View full profile →

Grants 53% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

203 granted / 381 resolved

-1.7% vs TC avg

Strong +38% interview lift

Without

With

+38.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 4m

Avg Prosecution

39 currently pending

Career history

424

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

§103

93.3%

+53.3% vs TC avg

§102

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 381 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 27, 2023

Application Filed

Sep 30, 2023

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 23, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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4y 6m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/795,244

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3y 9m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

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Patent 12585866

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2y 6m to grant Granted Mar 24, 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

53%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+38.4%)

4y 4m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 381 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.