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Application No. 18/877,239

METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCT FOR MEDIA CONTENT RECOMMENDATION

Non-Final OA §112
Filed
Dec 19, 2024
Examiner
DUBASKY, GIGI L
Art Unit
2421
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
74%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 10m
To Grant
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 74% — above average
74%
Career Allow Rate
451 granted / 610 resolved
+15.9% vs TC avg
Strong +36% interview lift
Without
With
+35.6%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 10m
Avg Prosecution
21 currently pending
Career history
631
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
6.3%
-33.7% vs TC avg
§103
50.2%
+10.2% vs TC avg
§102
18.7%
-21.3% vs TC avg
§112
10.3%
-29.7% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 610 resolved cases

Office Action

§112
DETAILED ACTION 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 . In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 12/19/2024 and 10/07/2025 were filed on or after the effective filing date of the instant application on 12/19/2024. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner. Priority Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55. Preliminary Amendment The preliminary amendments filed on 12/19/2024 to the Specification, to Abstract and to the Claims have been accepted and entered. Claims 1-26 have been canceled. Claims 27-46 have been newly added and are pending. Claim Objections Claims 27-46 are objected to because of the following informalities: Claim 27 recites “the recommendation control” in line 3, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 28 recites “the recommendation control” in line 1, line 8 and line 11, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 29 recites “the topic content” in line 2 and line 6, which should be amended to --the target topic--; “the recommendation control” in line 5 and line 10, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 33 recites “the reservation control” in line 5, line 6 and line 10, which should be amended to --the predetermined reservation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 34 recites “the live control” in line 13, which should be amended to --the predetermined live control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 36 recites “the end control” in line 3 and line 8, which should be amended to --the predetermined end control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 37 recites “the recommendation control” in line 1, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control--; “the interaction control” in line 2, which should be amend to --the predetermined interaction control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 38 recites “the recommendation control” in line 6, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control--; “the topic phase” in the last line, which should be amended to --the current topic phase-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 39 recites “the topic phase” in line 2, which should be amended to --the current topic phase--; “the recommended control” in line 2; and “the recommendation control” in line 4, line 9 and line 14, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 40 recites “the vote control” in line 1, which should be amended to --the predetermined vote control--; “the recommendation control” in line 6, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 42 recites “the vote control” in the last line, which should be amended to --the predetermined vote control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 43 recites “the recommendation control” in line 5, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 44 recites “the predetermined media content flow” in the last line, which should be amended to --the media content flow-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 45 recites “the recommendation control” in line 6, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Claim 46 recites “the recommendation control” in line 5, which should be amended to --the predetermined recommendation control-- to be consistent in the claim. Other dependent claims are objected the same. Appropriate corrections are required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. Claims 28, 33 and 39-42 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claim 28 and claim 33 recite “and/or” which renders the claim indefinite because it is unclear whether the following features are part of the claim. See MPEP 2173.05(d). For the purpose of examination, Examiner interprets “and/or” as “or”. Claim 33 also recites the limitation "the user" in line 10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 39 recites the limitations "the predetermined recommendation condition" in line 15, and “the predetermined vote control” in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for these limitations in the claim. Other dependent claims are rejected the same. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 27-46 contain allowable subject matter allowed. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: The arts of record either alone or in combination fails to particularly disclose or suggest the unique combination and arrangement of claimed elements recited in the claim 27 and claims 45-46, when considering the claims as a whole. Zhu et al (CN 111782101 A) in the submitted IDS, which is the closet prior art, discloses displaying, within a live broadcast room, target navigation labels matched with a playing live broadcast information. In response to a selection trigger of event label, displaying at least one game event information and their corresponding controls, i.e., a reservation control 502 for an un-started game and a playback control 503 for a finished game (Figure 5). Johnston et al (US 2018/0113579), which is the closet prior art, discloses displaying live-event media items in a suggestion user interface in response to a determination that would likely be of interest to a user based on user preference criteria. Gill et al (US 2016/0189042), which is the closet prior art, discloses generating a list of media assets that match a user profile and filtering and displaying media assets from the generated list to recommend to a user based on user location. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to GIGI L DUBASKY whose telephone number is (571)270-5686. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 9:00-5:00. 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, Nathan Flynn can be reached at 571-272-1915. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /GIGI L DUBASKY/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2421
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Prosecution Timeline

Dec 19, 2024
Application Filed
Jan 03, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §112 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
74%
Grant Probability
99%
With Interview (+35.6%)
2y 10m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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