Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/458,220

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 30, 2023

Priority

Feb 07, 2023 — JP 2023-017106

Examiner

PATEL, LOKESHA G

Art Unit

2125

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +36.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 77% grant rate with +36.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PATEL, LOKESHA G View full profile →

Grants 77% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

58 granted / 75 resolved

+22.3% vs TC avg

Strong +36% interview lift

Without

With

+36.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 3m

Avg Prosecution

6 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

18.4%

-21.6% vs TC avg

§103

65.9%

+25.9% vs TC avg

§102

5.4%

-34.6% vs TC avg

§112

6.7%

-33.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 75 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 30, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 11, 2026

Interview Requested

May 21, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 26, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

16/914,099

Patent 12632752

Enhanced Techniques For Bias Analysis

5y 10m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/604,740

Patent 12619862

DECONVOLUTION BY CONVOLUTIONS

2y 1m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/347,150

Patent 12585938

Consensus Driven Learning

4y 9m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

16/273,973

Patent 12572811

CONTROLLABLE AND INTERPRETABLE CONTENT CONVERSION

7y 0m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

17/475,003

Patent 12561556

DEVICES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR DOMAIN ADAPTATION USING HYBRID LEARNING

4y 5m to grant Granted Feb 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

77%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+36.3%)

4y 3m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 75 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.