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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/550,707

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Non-Final OA §102
Filed
Sep 15, 2023
Examiner
CHIN, RICKY
Art Unit
2424
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
Sony Group Corporation
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
68%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
3y 1m
To Grant
90%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 68% — above average
68%
Career Allow Rate
375 granted / 551 resolved
+10.1% vs TC avg
Strong +22% interview lift
Without
With
+21.6%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 1m
Avg Prosecution
19 currently pending
Career history
570
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
5.7%
-34.3% vs TC avg
§103
58.4%
+18.4% vs TC avg
§102
13.1%
-26.9% vs TC avg
§112
10.2%
-29.8% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 551 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
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 . Claim Objections 1. Claims 2-7 and 9 are 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. In particular, prior art of record fails to teach or reasonably suggest claim 2 and the claim comprises a unique combination of elements that are not taught or suggested by the art of record when considering the claims as a whole. Claims 3-7 and claim 9 are dependent on claim 2. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 2. 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. (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. 3. Claims 1, 8, and 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Momcilovich et al., US 2022/0067968. Regarding claim 1, Momcilovich teaches of an information processing device comprising a control unit that executes calibration processing of a plurality of cameras by using an image for calibration processing (See Fig.4, 102; [0074], [0110] control unit processor; [0032]-[0042], [0045], calibration of a plurality of cameras using captured images/videos) obtained by photographing a mobile body whose movable range is not limited with the plurality of cameras while moving the mobile body as a calibration jig (See [0032]-[0042], [0045], and [0095]-[0098] which discloses of the reference cameras capturing and visually detecting the reference point on the drone wherein the drone operates as the moving body/calibration jig and is not limited in range with the cameras since the drone can move to multiple locations). Regarding claim 8, Momcilovich teaches the information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile body is an unmanned aircraft (See [0027]-[0028] and [0095]-[0098] wherein the mobile body is a drone/unmanned aircraft). Regarding claim 10, the claim has been analyzed and rejected for the same reasons set forth in the rejection of claim 1. Contact 4. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Ricky Chin whose telephone number is 571-270-3753. The examiner can normally be reached on M-F 8:30-6:00. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Benjamin Bruckart can be reached on 571-272-3982. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 703-872-9306. 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). /Ricky Chin/ Primary Examiner AU 2424 (571) 270-3753 Ricky.Chin@uspto.gov
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Prosecution Timeline

Sep 15, 2023
Application Filed
Nov 28, 2025
Non-Final Rejection — §102 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
68%
Grant Probability
90%
With Interview (+21.6%)
3y 1m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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