Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/908,231

AUTOMATED ASSISTANT FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH DISSIMILAR MESSAGING FEATURES OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 07, 2024

Priority

Dec 02, 2020 — continuation of 11/568,870 +2 more

Examiner

SIDDO, IBRAHIM

Art Unit

2681

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +12.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with +12.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

408 granted / 485 resolved

+22.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +13% lift

Without

With

+12.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 1m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

502

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

§103

86.0%

+46.0% vs TC avg

§102

7.4%

-32.6% vs TC avg

§112

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 485 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 07, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 06, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 06, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 07, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/418,437

Patent 12684074

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/468,544

Patent 12684076

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

2y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/105,158

Patent 12664983

DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/188,464

Patent 12657856

READING DEVICE, OUTPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/255,704

Patent 12656107

SHEET IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SHEET IDENTIFICATION METHOD

2y 8m 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

84%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+12.9%)

2y 1m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 485 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.