Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/828,519

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VOICE RECOGNITION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 09, 2024

Priority

Feb 22, 2024 — RE 10-2024-0026034 +1 more

Examiner

TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA

Art Unit

2654

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +33.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 48% grant rate with +33.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA View full profile →

Grants 48% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

10 granted / 21 resolved

-14.4% vs TC avg

Strong +34% interview lift

Without

With

+33.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

98.6%

+58.6% vs TC avg

§102

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 21 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 09, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 16, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 22, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 22, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12682177

GENERATING GOAL-ORIENTED DIALOGUES FROM DOCUMENTS

4y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/317,623

Patent 12675510

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACES TO CONVERSE WITH A CORPUS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS VIA A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

3y 1m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/285,345

Patent 12658181

INTERACTIVE DECODING OF WORDS FROM PHONEME SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/195,121

Patent 12640161

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO FOR SCENE CLASSIFICATION

3y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/173,495

Patent 12530536

Mixture-Of-Expert Approach to Reinforcement Learning-Based Dialogue Management

2y 11m to grant Granted Jan 20, 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

48%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+33.6%)

3y 0m (~1y 2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 21 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.