Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/206,671

VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM, VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 13, 2025

Priority

Aug 31, 2020 — JP 2020-146332 +2 more

Examiner

KIM, ANDREW SANG

Art Unit

3668

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +6.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 183 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

KIM, ANDREW SANG View full profile →

Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

152 granted / 183 resolved

+31.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

19 currently pending

Career history

210

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§103

83.7%

+43.7% vs TC avg

§102

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

§112

9.9%

-30.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 183 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 13, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 08, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/469,280

Patent 12662129

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/744,288

Patent 12654729

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/662,173

Patent 12649498

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING APPARATUS, AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/999,288

Patent 12649562

CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD

1y 5m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/672,542

Patent 12643401

DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

83%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (+6.1%)

2y 4m (~1y 2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 183 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.