Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/889,224

DYNAMICALLY UPDATING SIMULATED SOURCE LOCATIONS OF AUDIO SOURCES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 18, 2024

Priority

Sep 26, 2023 — provisional 63/585,521 +1 more

Examiner

PAUL, DISLER

Art Unit

2695

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 82% grant rate with +8.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1469 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PAUL, DISLER View full profile →

Grants 82% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1209 granted / 1469 resolved

+20.3% vs TC avg

Moderate +9% lift

Without

With

+8.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

1501

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§103

84.0%

+44.0% vs TC avg

§102

7.5%

-32.5% vs TC avg

§112

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1469 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 18, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 15, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 15, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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18/432,652

Patent 12677093

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2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/137,834

Patent 12659662

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3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/463,762

Patent 12659682

CALIBRATION USING MULTIPLE RECORDING DEVICES

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

82%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+8.7%)

2y 10m (~12m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1469 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.