Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/234,958

VIDEO CODING AND DECODING

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 11, 2025

Priority

Dec 20, 2018 — GB 1820902.3 +3 more

Examiner

GEROLEO, FRANCIS

Art Unit

3619

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +18.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 73% grant rate with +18.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 591 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GEROLEO, FRANCIS View full profile →

Grants 73% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

433 granted / 591 resolved

+21.3% vs TC avg

Strong +19% interview lift

Without

With

+18.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

631

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

§103

81.6%

+41.6% vs TC avg

§102

9.6%

-30.4% vs TC avg

§112

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 591 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 11, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 14, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/602,449

Patent 12671848

PIXEL VALUE MAPPING METHOD

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/897,404

Patent 12671803

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO DATA

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/226,422

Patent 12663310

LIGHT RECEIVER CIRCUIT AND LIGHT SENSOR ARRAY COMPRISING A LIGHT RECEIVER CIRCUIT

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/799,312

Patent 12666035

SYMMETRIC MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCE CODING

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/166,292

Patent 12656499

LIDAR OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

73%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+18.7%)

2y 7m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 591 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.