Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/799,419

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED ILLUSTRATED STORY GENERATION SERVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 09, 2024

Priority

Apr 10, 2024 — provisional 63/632,353

Examiner

OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N

Art Unit

2658

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 82% grant rate with +10.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 916 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N View full profile →

Grants 82% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

750 granted / 916 resolved

+19.9% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+10.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 2m

Avg Prosecution

37 currently pending

Career history

960

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

9.9%

-30.1% vs TC avg

§103

50.1%

+10.1% vs TC avg

§102

32.5%

-7.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 916 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 09, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 23, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 01, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 04, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 12, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 15, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/334,442

Patent 12676164

System and Method for Modulation Domain-Based Audio Signal Encoding

3y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/677,976

Patent 12658172

COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR UNSUPERVISED EMOTIONAL TEXT TO SPEECH TRAINING

4y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/691,047

Patent 12651607

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/679,525

Patent 12619603

GENERATING A DISTILLED GENERATIVE RESPONSE ENGINE TRAINED ON DISTILLATION DATA GENERATED WITH A LANGUAGE MODEL PROGRAM

1y 11m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/392,813

Patent 12609117

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION

2y 4m to grant Granted Apr 21, 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

82%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+10.1%)

3y 2m (~1y 2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 916 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.