Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/285,861

GROUP SYNCHRONIZATION WITH SHARED CONTENT

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 30, 2025

Priority

Mar 28, 2023 — provisional 63/455,241 +1 more

Examiner

CRAWLEY, KEITH L

Art Unit

2626

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +26.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 59% grant rate with +26.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 587 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CRAWLEY, KEITH L View full profile →

Grants 59% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

347 granted / 587 resolved

-2.9% vs TC avg

Strong +26% interview lift

Without

With

+26.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

620

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§103

86.1%

+46.1% vs TC avg

§102

5.9%

-34.1% vs TC avg

§112

3.6%

-36.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 587 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 30, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 10, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 06, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 06, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/581,354

Patent 12674985

NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/857,242

Patent 12676119

DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

1y 8m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/792,414

Patent 12670871

SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BACKLIGHT DRIVER BOARD

1y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/555,520

Patent 12650599

AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE FIELD OF VIEW OF NEAR-EYE DISPLAYS

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/733,315

Patent 12640100

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME

1y 11m 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

59%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+26.4%)

3y 4m (~2y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 587 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.