Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/199,132

BINARIZATION OF INTER-PREDICTION MODE INDICATOR IN VIDEO CODING

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 05, 2025

Priority

Apr 17, 2012 — provisional 61/625,256 +8 more

Examiner

SULLIVAN, TYLER

Art Unit

2487

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Texas Instruments Incorporated

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +31.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 67% grant rate with +31.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 388 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SULLIVAN, TYLER View full profile →

Grants 67% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

259 granted / 388 resolved

+8.8% vs TC avg

Strong +31% interview lift

Without

With

+31.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

36 currently pending

Career history

425

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

87.5%

+47.5% vs TC avg

§102

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§112

8.7%

-31.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 388 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 05, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 10, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 12m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

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Patent 12652409

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2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/458,473

Patent 12646226

METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TRAINING NEURAL NETWORKS FOR LOSSY IMAGE OR VIDEO ENCODING, TRANSMISSION AND DECODING

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/203,845

Patent 12639563

SUPERCONDUCTING OPTO-ELECTRONIC TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT

2y 12m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

19/002,158

Patent 12641234

ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD

1y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 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

67%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+31.0%)

2y 10m (~1y 8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 388 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.