Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/814,968

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 26, 2024

Priority

Aug 29, 2023 — JP 2023-138694

Examiner

POON, KING Y

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 57% of cases after interview

— +50.0% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 57% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

8 granted / 14 resolved

-2.9% vs TC avg

Strong +50% interview lift

Without

With

+50.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

9 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

91.1%

+51.1% vs TC avg

§102

8.9%

-31.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 14 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 26, 2024

Application Filed

May 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/413,094

Patent 12558886

HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS

2y 1m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

18/381,680

Patent 12361640

DYNAMIC METAVERSE ACCOMMODATIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 15, 2025

11/602,616

Patent 8743389

Methods and systems rendering a print job

7y 6m to grant Granted Jun 03, 2014

13/045,059

Patent null

IDLE COLOR SEPARATION ALGORITHM

Granted

13/208,209

Patent null

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Granted

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

99%

With Interview (+50.0%)

2y 9m (~10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 14 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.