Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/754,341

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 26, 2024

Priority

Sep 04, 2023 — JP 2023-142860

Examiner

PAULINO, LENIN

Art Unit

2197

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

NEC Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 57% of cases after interview

— +25.8% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 335 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 57% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

192 granted / 335 resolved

+2.3% vs TC avg

Strong +26% interview lift

Without

With

+25.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 11m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

368

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

§103

93.3%

+53.3% vs TC avg

§102

3.2%

-36.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 335 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 26, 2024

Application Filed

Jun 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 3m to grant Granted Feb 03, 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

57%

Grant Probability

83%

With Interview (+25.8%)

3y 11m (~1y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 335 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.