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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/815,172

ARTICLE, DEVICE, AND TECHNIQUES FOR SERVERLESS STREAMING MESSAGE PROCESSING

Non-Final OA §101§DP§Other
Filed
Aug 26, 2024
Examiner
PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN
Art Unit
2175
Tech Center
2100 — Computer Architecture & Software
Assignee
Capital One Services LLC
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
94%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 5m
To Grant
90%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 94% — above average
94%
Career Allow Rate
960 granted / 1024 resolved
+38.8% vs TC avg
Minimal -4% lift
Without
With
+-3.9%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 5m
Avg Prosecution
25 currently pending
Career history
1049
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
1.5%
-38.5% vs TC avg
§103
32.7%
-7.3% vs TC avg
§102
35.7%
-4.3% vs TC avg
§112
4.4%
-35.6% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1024 resolved cases

Office Action

§101 §DP §Other
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 . This application has been examined. Claim 1 is pending. The Group and/or Art Unit location of your application in the PTO has changed. To aid in correlating any papers for this application, all further correspondence regarding this application should be directed to Group Art Unit 2175. Double Patenting 4. A rejection based on double patenting of the “same invention” type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process... may obtain a patent therefor...” (Emphasis added). Thus, the term “same invention,” in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957). A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the claims that are directed to the same invention so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101. Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claim 1 of prior U.S. Patent No. 12,072,828. This is a statutory double patenting rejection. Present application Pat No. 12, 072,828 1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code executable by a processor to: generate a serverless application stack based on a designation of a message bus producer, a set of business logic to be stored in a set of containers, a designation of a message bus consumer, and a designation of a set of message-handling functions, wherein the set of business logic comprises a set of user-generated program code; receive, by the serverless application stack, a message stream comprising a set of messages from the message bus producer as streaming data; process, by the serverless application stack, the message stream by using at least a first function stored in the set of containers; and perform, by the serverless application stack, at least one message-handling function of the set of message-handling functions on the message stream, the at least one message-handling function comprising a filter function to filter the message stream based upon the set of business logic. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code executable by a processor to: generate a serverless application stack based on a designation of a message bus producer, a set of business logic to be stored in a set of containers, a designation of a message bus consumer, and a designation of a set of message-handling functions, wherein the set of business logic comprises a set of user-generated program code; receive, by the serverless application stack, a message stream comprising a set of messages from the message bus producer as streaming data; process, by the serverless application stack, the message stream by using at least a first function stored in the set of containers; and perform, by the serverless application stack, at least one message-handling function of the set of message-handling functions on the message stream, the at least one message-handling function comprising a filter function to filter the message stream based upon the set of business logic. Conclusion 5. All claims are rejected. 6. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to examiner Raymond Phan, whose telephone number is (571) 272-3630. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday-Friday from 6:30AM- 3:00PM. The Group Fax No. (571) 273-8300. Communications via Internet e-mail regarding this application, other than those under 35 U.S.C. 132 or which otherwise require a signature, may be used by the applicant and should be addressed to [raymond.phan@uspto.gov]. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Andrew Jung can be reached at (571) 270-3779. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. All Internet e-mail communications will be made of record in the application file. PTO employees do not engage in Internet communications where there exists a possibility that sensitive information could be identified or exchanged unless the record includes a properly signed express waiver of the confidentiality requirements of 35 U.S.C. 122. This is more clearly set forth in the Interim Internet Usage Policy published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark on February 25, 1997 at 1195 OG 89. 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 hop://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). Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application should be directed to the TC 2100 central telephone number is (571) 272-2100. /RAYMOND N PHAN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2175
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Prosecution Timeline

Aug 26, 2024
Application Filed
Jan 23, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §101, §DP, §Other (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
94%
Grant Probability
90%
With Interview (-3.9%)
2y 5m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
Based on 1024 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.

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