Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/478,321

MODIFICATION OF TRANSMISSION OF USER-INDICATED MESSAGES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THE SAME

Final Rejection

Filed

Sep 29, 2023

Examiner

DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE

Art Unit

2646

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

T-Mobile Usa Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +50.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 75% grant rate with +50.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE View full profile →

Grants 75% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

6 granted / 8 resolved

+13.0% vs TC avg

Strong +50% interview lift

Without

With

+50.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

19 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§103

58.1%

+18.1% vs TC avg

§102

37.1%

-2.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 8 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 29, 2023

Application Filed

Oct 21, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 12, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 16, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 21, 2026

Response Filed

Feb 26, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

May 26, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

May 28, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/487,712

Patent 12634400

SELECTIVELY MERGING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INFORMATION

2y 7m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/062,914

Patent 12621651

Decentralized Network Reward Data Usage Tracking

3y 5m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/278,005

Patent 12615518

INTERFERENCE CONTROL SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD, LINK-UP DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR INTERFERENCE CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

2y 8m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

17/899,273

Patent 12520265

DEVICE DETERMINING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE,AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 4m to grant Granted Jan 06, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 4 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

75%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+50.0%)

3y 0m (~4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 8 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.