Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/953,878

REPRESENTING TWO DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AS THREE-DIMENSIONAL AVATARS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Nov 20, 2024

Priority

Jun 30, 2022 — continuation of 12/175,581

Examiner

TSENG, CHARLES

Art Unit

2613

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +31.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 79% grant rate with +31.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 700 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 79% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

554 granted / 700 resolved

+17.1% vs TC avg

Strong +32% interview lift

Without

With

+31.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

717

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.0%

-37.0% vs TC avg

§103

81.8%

+41.8% vs TC avg

§102

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

§112

8.2%

-31.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 700 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Nov 20, 2024

Application Filed

May 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 07, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 07, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/429,149

Patent 12682582

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASS-THROUGH EXTENDED REALITY (XR) CONTENT

2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/591,808

Patent 12682325

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY EFFECT CUSTOMIZATION IN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THROUGH USER-UPLOADED MEDIA

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/668,880

Patent 12682525

METHOD FOR PROVIDING AVATAR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME

2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/698,205

Patent 12682551

DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SERVER BASED ON VOXEL DATA, MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/367,490

Patent 12675956

SHOWING CONTEXT IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 07, 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

79%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+31.8%)

2y 6m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 700 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.