Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/011,256

METHOD FOR SIGNALING PICTURE HEADER IN CODED VIDEO STREAM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 06, 2025

Priority

Apr 06, 2020 — provisional 63/005,640 +2 more

Examiner

PHILIPPE, GIMS S

Art Unit

2424

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +1.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +1.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1056 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PHILIPPE, GIMS S View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

903 granted / 1056 resolved

+27.5% vs TC avg

Minimal +2% lift

Without

With

+1.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

1076

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

60.4%

+20.4% vs TC avg

§102

20.3%

-19.7% vs TC avg

§112

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1056 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 06, 2025

Application Filed

Feb 05, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 22, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 08, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/891,717

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-PREDICTION OF PICTURES WITH DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/891,726

Patent 12684162

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-PREDICTION OF PICTURES WITH DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/891,707

Patent 12671834

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-PREDICTION OF PICTURES WITH DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/891,733

Patent 12671835

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-PREDICTION OF PICTURES WITH DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 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

86%

Grant Probability

87%

With Interview (+1.5%)

2y 9m (~1y 3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1056 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

METHOD FOR SIGNALING PICTURE HEADER IN CODED VIDEO STREAM

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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