Last updated: October 04, 2026

Application No. 18/458,359

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CROWD SOURCED METRICS FOR NETWORK CONTENT BROADCASTERS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 30, 2023

Priority

Mar 15, 2013 — provisional 61/799,673 +2 more

Examiner

BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE

Art Unit

3624

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

TuneIn, Inc.

OA Round

5 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +26.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 23% grant rate with +26.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 368 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE View full profile →

Grants only 23% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

83 granted / 368 resolved

-29.4% vs TC avg

Strong +27% interview lift

Without

With

+26.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

39 currently pending

Career history

413

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

39.5%

-0.5% vs TC avg

§103

45.0%

+5.0% vs TC avg

§102

9.5%

-30.5% vs TC avg

§112

5.3%

-34.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 368 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 9 earlier events

Nov 18, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Dec 22, 2025

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Dec 24, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 13, 2026

Response Filed

May 06, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Sep 11, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Sep 17, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/461,508

Patent 12499469

DATA ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE OFFERS MADE TO CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS

4y 3m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

17/740,307

Patent 12499460

INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 7m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

17/362,181

Patent 12282930

USING A PICTURE TO GENERATE A SALES LEAD

3y 9m to grant Granted Apr 22, 2025

17/073,274

Patent 12236377

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING AND HANDOVER BETWEEN ONE OR MORE INTELLIGENT CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 25, 2025

17/877,834

Patent 12147927

Machine Learning System and Method for Predicting Caregiver Attrition

2y 3m to grant Granted Nov 19, 2024

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

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

23%

Grant Probability

49%

With Interview (+26.7%)

3y 10m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 368 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.