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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/509,048

MULTI-PARAMETER INTERACTION INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES FOR COMPLEX PREDICTION DOMAIN

Non-Final OA §102
Filed
Nov 14, 2023
Examiner
NGUYEN, KIM T
Art Unit
2153
Tech Center
2100 — Computer Architecture & Software
Assignee
Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
87%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 8m
To Grant
96%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 87% — above average
87%
Career Allow Rate
1607 granted / 1844 resolved
+32.1% vs TC avg
Moderate +8% lift
Without
With
+8.4%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 8m
Avg Prosecution
13 currently pending
Career history
1857
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
10.0%
-30.0% vs TC avg
§103
22.7%
-17.3% vs TC avg
§102
36.5%
-3.5% vs TC avg
§112
19.0%
-21.0% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1844 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
r DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. The instant application having Application No. 18/509,048 filed on 11/14/2023 is presented for examination by the Examiner. Claims 1- 20 are currently pending in the present application . Drawings The drawings filed 11/14/2023 are accepted for examination purposes. Information Disclosure Statement As required by M.P.E.P. 609, the A pplicant' s submission of the Information Disclosure Statement dated 07/22/2024 is acknowledged by the Examiner and the cited references have been considered in th e examination of the claims now pending . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 5 . The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. 6 . Claims 1 - 4, 8-9, 11- 14, 1 7 - 19 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Venkat Narasimham PERI ( US-20230001234-A1 ). As per claim 1, PERI teaches “ A computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising ” : “ receiving, by one or more processors, an input parameter and one or more historical parameters for an entity ,” ( fig. 1 , [0021], [002 8 ] -[0030] ) ; “ identifying, by the one or more processors and using a partial information decomposition (PID) data source, a plurality of PID scores based on the input parameter and the one or more historical parameters ,” ( [0029]-[0035] ) ; “ determining, by the one or more processors, an adverse outcome prediction based on the plurality of PID scores ,’ ( fig. 1, [0031]-[0037] ) ; and “ in response to the adverse outcome prediction, initiating, by the one or more processors, the performance of a prediction-based action ,” ( fig. 1, [00 36]-[0039] ) . As per claim 2, PERI further shows “ wherein a PID score of the plurality of PID scores is previously generated based on two or more source parameters from a source parameter dataset and a target parameter ,’ ( Table 1 , [002 9 ] -[0035] ) . As per claim 3, PERI further shows “ wherein (i) the plurality of PID scores is previously generated using a historical dataset comprising a plurality of historical data objects for a plurality of entities, wherein each of the plurality of historical data objects are indicative of one or more source parameters from the source parameter dataset ,’ ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) ; and “ (ii) the plurality of PID scores is precomputed on a time interval based on one or more updates to the plurality of historical data objects for the plurality of entities ,” ( [00 38]-[0039] ) . As per claim 4, PERI further shows “ wherein the PID data source comprises a plurality of PID score datasets that respectively correspond to a different target parameter and the computer-implemented method further comprises ” : “ receiving a target parameter definition ,’ ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) ; and “ identifying the plurality of PID scores based on the target parameter definition ,” ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) . As per claim 8, PERI further shows “ wherein the prediction-based action comprises providing an alert to a user that is indicative of the adverse outcome prediction ,” ( [0036] ) . As per claim 9, PERI further shows “ wherein the alert is indicative of a particular alternative parameter for the entity ,” ( [0038]-[0039] ) . As per claim 11, PERI teaches “ A computing system comprising memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to ” : “ receive an input parameter and one or more historical parameters for an entity ,” ( fig. 1, [0021], [0028]-[0030] ) ; “ identify, using a partial information decomposition (PID) data source, a plurality of PID scores based on the input parameter and the one or more historical parameters ,” ([0029]-[0035]) ; “ determine an adverse outcome prediction based on the plurality of PID scores ,” (fig. 1, [0031]-[0037]) ; and “ in response to the adverse outcome prediction, initiate the performance of a prediction-based action ,” (fig. 1, [0036]-[0039]) . As per claim 12, PERI further shows “ wherein a PID score of the plurality of PID scores is previously generated based on two or more source parameters from a source parameter dataset and a target parameter ,” (Table 1, [0029]-[0035]) . As per claim 13, PERI further shows “ wherein (i) the plurality of PID scores is previously generated using a historical dataset comprising a plurality of historical data objects for a plurality of entities, wherein each of the plurality of historical data objects are indicative of one or more source parameters from the source parameter dataset ,” ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) ; and “ (ii) the plurality of PID scores is precomputed on a time interval based on one or more updates to the plurality of historical data objects for the plurality of entities ,” ([0038]-[0039]) . As per claim 14, PERI further shows “ wherein the PID data source comprises a plurality of PID score datasets that respectively correspond to a different target parameter and the one or more processors are further configured to ” : “ receive a target parameter definition ,” ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) ; and “ identify the plurality of PID scores based on the target parameter definition ,” ( Table 1, [0029]-[0035] ) . As per claim 17, PERI teaches “ One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to ” : “ receive an input parameter and one or more historical parameters for an entity ,” ( fig. 1, [0021], [0028]-[0030] ) ; “ identify, using a partial information decomposition (PID) data source, a plurality of PID scores based on the input parameter and the one or more historical parameters ,” ([0029]-[0035]) ; “ determine an adverse outcome prediction based on the plurality of PID scores ,” (fig. 1, [0031]-[0037]) ; and “ in response to the adverse outcome prediction, initiate the performance of a prediction-based action ,” (fig. 1, [0036]-[0039]) . As per claim 18, PERI further shows “ wherein the prediction-based action comprises providing an alert to a user that is indicative of the adverse outcome prediction ,” ([0036]) . As per claim 19, PERI further shows “ wherein the alert is indicative of a particular alternative parameter for the entity ,” ([0038]-[0039]) . Allowable Subject Matter 7. Claims 5-7 , 10 , 15 -16 and 20 objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Conclusion 8 . The prior art made of record, listed on PTO 892 provided to Applicant is considered to have relevancy to the claimed invention. Applicant should review each identified reference carefully before responding to this office action to properly advance the case in light of the prior art. Contact Information 9 . Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT KIM T NGUYEN whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-1757 . The examiner can normally be reached on FILLIN "Work schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Mon-Thurs 6-4:30pm . If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Kavita Stanley can be reached on (571)272- 8352 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. Feb. 25 , 202 6 /KIM T NGUYEN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2153
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Prosecution Timeline

Nov 14, 2023
Application Filed
Mar 02, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §102 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
87%
Grant Probability
96%
With Interview (+8.4%)
2y 8m
Median Time to Grant
Low
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