Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/882,809

NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, TELECONFERENCE SERVICE SYSTEM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 12, 2024

Priority

Sep 15, 2023 — JP 2023-150434

Examiner

TRAN, QUOC DUC

Art Unit

2691

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +4.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 848 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

727 granted / 848 resolved

+23.7% vs TC avg

Minimal +5% lift

Without

With

+4.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

15 currently pending

Career history

865

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§103

71.6%

+31.6% vs TC avg

§102

19.7%

-20.3% vs TC avg

§112

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 848 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 12, 2024

Application Filed

May 04, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/582,411

Patent 12684090

CONFERENCE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

19/138,581

Patent 12684062

DETECTING A DISCONNECT AT A DSLAM

1y 1m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/636,637

Patent 12676930

Predicting Call Volume Using Call Volume Data

2y 2m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/549,548

Patent 12671726

WEB-BASED VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/128,915

Patent 12665937

METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF PRESENTATION AND EXPERIENCES IN VIDEO CONFERENCE

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 23, 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

86%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+4.8%)

2y 6m (~8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 848 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.