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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/958,294

DETERMINING MULTIPLE CAMERA POSITIONS FROM MULTIPLE VIDEOS

Non-Final OA §DP
Filed
Nov 25, 2024
Examiner
PHAM, NAM D
Art Unit
2487
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
Google LLC
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
91%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 1m
To Grant
92%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 91% — above average
91%
Career Allow Rate
481 granted / 530 resolved
+32.8% vs TC avg
Minimal +1% lift
Without
With
+1.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Fast prosecutor
2y 1m
Avg Prosecution
34 currently pending
Career history
564
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
7.0%
-33.0% vs TC avg
§103
32.3%
-7.7% vs TC avg
§102
28.4%
-11.6% vs TC avg
§112
4.4%
-35.6% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 530 resolved cases

Office Action

§DP
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . DETAILED ACTION Summary This office action for US Patent application 18/958294 is responsive to communications filed on November 25th, 2024. Currently, claims 1-20 are pending are presented for examination. Double Patenting The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b). Claims 1-20 inprovisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of copending Application No. 18/306175, now U.S. Patent No 12,154,280 and claims 1-5 and 7 of copending Application No 17/353686, now U.S. Patent No. 11,636,610. Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because it is merely in the terminology used in both sets of claims. This is an inprovisional obviousness-type double patenting rejection because the conflicting claims have in fact been patented. Below is a list of limitations that perform the same function. However different terminology is used in both sets to describe the limitations. Conflicting Co-pending Application 18/306175 Instant Application-18/958294- 1. A method comprising: identifying a set of media items to be shared with users of a content sharing service, wherein each of the set of media items corresponds to a video recording generated by a client device, and wherein the video recording depicts one or more objects corresponding to at least one of a real-world event or a geographic area; determining, for each of the set of media items, a location of the client device that generated the video recording corresponding to a respective media item of the set of media items based on image features associated with one or more objects depicted in the video recording; receiving, from an additional client device connected to the content sharing service, a request for content associated with at least one of the real-world event or the geographic area; and providing, in accordance with the request for content, the set of media items, and for each of the set of media items, an indication of the determined location of the client device that generated the video recording corresponding to the respective media item of the set of media items. Claims 2-20 1.A method comprising: receiving a request for content associated with at least one of a real-world event or a geographic area; identifying, of a plurality of media items of a content sharing service, a set of media items each comprising content associated with the real-world event or the geographic area; determining, for each respective media item of the set of media items, a location of a respective client device that generated the content of the respective media item of the set of media items; and providing the set of media items and, for each of the set of media items, an indication of the determined location of the respective client device that generated the content of the respective media item for presentation to a user in accordance with the request for content. Claims 2-20 Conflicting Co-pending Application 17/353686 Instant Application-18/958294- 1. A method comprising: identifying a set of media items to be shared with users of a content sharing service, wherein each of the set of media items corresponds to a video recording generated by a client device, and wherein the video recording depicts one or more objects corresponding to a real-world event at a geographic location; determining, for each of the set of media items, a positioning of the client device that generated the video recording corresponding to a respective media item of the set of media items relative to the one or more objects depicted in the video recording, wherein the positioning is determined based on image features depicted in a set of frames of the video recording; receiving, from an additional client device connected to the content sharing service, a request for content associated with at least one of the real- world event or the geographic location; and providing, in accordance with the request for content, the set of media items and, for each of the set of media items, an indication of the determined positioning of the client device that generated the video recording corresponding to the respective media item of the set of media items relative to the one or more objects depicted in the respective video recording. Claims 1-5, 7 A method comprising: receiving a request for content associated with at least one of a real-world event or a geographic area; identifying, of a plurality of media items of a content sharing service, a set of media items each comprising content associated with the real-world event or the geographic area; determining, for each respective media item of the set of media items, a location of a respective client device that generated the content of the respective media item of the set of media items; and providing the set of media items and, for each of the set of media items, an indication of the determined location of the respective client device that generated the content of the respective media item for presentation to a user in accordance with the request for content. Claims 2-20 Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because claims 1-20 are generic to all that is recited in claims 1-20 of copending application 18/306,175 and claims 1-5 and 7 respectively of co-pending application 17/353,686. That is, claims 1-20 is anticipated by claims of co-pending applications. Claims 1-20 inprovisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims of copending Applications. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 1-20 is/are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting. However, these claims would be allowable if the obvious-type double patenting is overcome. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications form the examiner should be directed to Nam Pham, whose can be contacted by phone at (571)270-7352. The examiner can normally be reached on Mon—Thurs. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, CZEKAJ DAVID, can be reached on (571)272-7327. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) AT 866-217-9197 (too free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /NAM D PHAM/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2487
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Prosecution Timeline

Nov 25, 2024
Application Filed
Jan 15, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §DP (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
91%
Grant Probability
92%
With Interview (+1.2%)
2y 1m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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