Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/038,101

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 27, 2025

Priority

Sep 01, 2022 — JP 2022-139085 +1 more

Examiner

BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL

Art Unit

3665

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Panasonic Holdings Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 56% of cases after interview

— +40.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL View full profile →

Grants 56% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

72 granted / 129 resolved

+3.8% vs TC avg

Strong +41% interview lift

Without

With

+40.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

161

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

95.4%

+55.4% vs TC avg

§102

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 129 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 27, 2025

Application Filed

May 26, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 15, 2026

Interview Requested

Precedent Cases

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3y 10m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

56%

Grant Probability

96%

With Interview (+40.7%)

3y 0m (~1y 7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 129 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.