Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/677,112

COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 29, 2024

Priority

Jun 05, 2023 — JP 2023-092680

Examiner

ZHANG, FAN

Art Unit

2682

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 55% of cases after interview

— +16.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

328 granted / 598 resolved

-7.2% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

641

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

95.2%

+55.2% vs TC avg

§102

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 598 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 29, 2024

Application Filed

May 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/720,626

Patent 12657859

METHOD AND DEVICE WITH IMAGE PROCESSING

4y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/584,120

Patent 12656984

METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER OUTPUT MANAGEMENT

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/128,272

Patent 12646600

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES USING GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK MODEL

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/459,758

Patent 12646169

METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RADIOLOGICAL VISUALIZATION DATA

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/455,417

Patent 12633020

Output Validation of an Image Reconstruction Algorithm

4y 6m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

55%

Grant Probability

71%

With Interview (+16.2%)

3y 3m (~1y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 598 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.