Last updated: August 30, 2026

Application No. 18/459,656

NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 01, 2023

Priority

Sep 05, 2022 — JP 2022-140521

Examiner

BADAWI, ANGIE M

Art Unit

2179

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 59% of cases after interview

— +38.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BADAWI, ANGIE M View full profile →

Grants 59% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

171 granted / 290 resolved

+4.0% vs TC avg

Strong +38% interview lift

Without

With

+38.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 1m

Avg Prosecution

8 currently pending

Career history

307

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

11.9%

-28.1% vs TC avg

§103

49.0%

+9.0% vs TC avg

§102

13.7%

-26.3% vs TC avg

§112

23.0%

-17.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 290 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 01, 2023

Application Filed

May 06, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 06, 2025

Response Filed

Oct 09, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Dec 08, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jan 07, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jan 24, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Aug 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/373,200

Patent 12717470

USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND MANAGING WIDGETS

2y 11m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

18/450,802

Patent 12656940

DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/146,905

Patent 12638967

METHOD FOR DEVICE CONTROL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

14/848,573

Patent 12554394

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A VEHICLE TOUCH SCREEN

10y 5m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

18/327,569

Patent 12524146

USER INTERFACE INCLUDING MULTIPLE INTERACTION ZONES

2y 7m to grant Granted Jan 13, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

59%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+38.2%)

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

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 290 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.