Last updated: October 02, 2026

Application No. 18/904,036

TECHNIQUES FOR DEBANDING IN THE INVERSE TRANSFORM STAGE OF A VIDEO CODING PIPELINE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 01, 2024

Priority

Oct 02, 2023 — provisional 63/587,406 +1 more

Examiner

SUH, JOSEPH JINWOO

Art Unit

2485

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Netflix Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 78% grant rate with +7.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SUH, JOSEPH JINWOO View full profile →

Grants 78% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

413 granted / 529 resolved

+20.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+7.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

15 currently pending

Career history

547

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.7%

-33.3% vs TC avg

§103

64.1%

+24.1% vs TC avg

§102

12.1%

-27.9% vs TC avg

§112

11.2%

-28.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 529 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Mar 03, 2026

Response Filed

Mar 27, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

May 26, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 17, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 17, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 22, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 26, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 30, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/699,859

Patent 12744631

TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Sep 22, 2026

19/188,552

Patent 12739378

ENCODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODER, AND DECODING METHOD

1y 4m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

18/970,864

Patent 12720104

APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING IMAGE CODING ON BASIS OF ATMVP CANDIDATE

1y 8m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

19/023,582

Patent 12707054

CHROMA QUANTIZATION IN VIDEO CODING

1y 6m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/910,915

Patent 12695865

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

78%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+7.4%)

2y 7m (~7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 529 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.