Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Communications
33 pending office actions • 26 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 110 patents granted in the last 365 days
HTC Corporation manages 34 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These filings are spread across 27 distinct art units. The company interacts with 33 distinct examiners. This distribution across 27 distinct art units indicates that the company's communications portfolio is technically varied and requires interaction with many different specialized groups at the patent office.
KE XIAO is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending actions. This represents 2 of the 34 total pending office actions. With 33 distinct examiners involved, the majority of the portfolio is handled by examiners who each manage only one of the company's pending matters. For a practitioner, this high number of 33 distinct examiners means that prosecution strategies must be highly individualized, as there is very little opportunity to leverage a relationship with a single examiner across the 34 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 13 (39%) |
| §102 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (39%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| XIAO, KE | 2 | 35.9% | +28.1% |
| BALAOING, ARIEL A | 1 | 79.6% | +7.1% |
| NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 1 | 43.2% | +42.4% |
| LIE, ANGELA M | 1 | 76.4% | +6.9% |
| PARK, HYORIM NMN | 1 | 75.0% | +37.5% |
| DU, HAIXIA | 1 | 86.6% | +17.8% |
| NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | 1 | 87.5% | +14.6% |
| SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | 1 | 84.9% | +8.7% |
| BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M | 1 | 81.6% | +13.6% |
| LIU, XIAO | 1 | 87.7% | +12.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19026119 | DATA PROTECTION METHOD, WEARABLE DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18482018 | POSE CALIBRATING METHOD, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT | 9d overdue |
| 18449711 | OBJECT TRACKING METHOD AND HOST | MANGIALASCHI, TRACY | 23d |
| 19174932 | HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE AND HEADBAND MODULE | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | — |
| 19091286 | MOBILE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | LIE, ANGELA M | — |
| 19032105 | QUERY IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, QUERY IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF | DU, HAIXIA | — |
| 19023346 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF SOUND RECORDING | SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | — |
| 19008272 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M | — |
| 18977954 | TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD | LIU, XIAO | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19174932 | HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE AND HEADBAND MODULE | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | — |
| 19051139 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | PARK, HYORIM NMN | — |
| 19032105 | QUERY IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, QUERY IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF | DU, HAIXIA | — |
| 19026119 | DATA PROTECTION METHOD, WEARABLE DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — |
| 19008272 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M | — |
| 18977954 | TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD | LIU, XIAO | — |
| 18903698 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | XIAO, KE | — |
| 18605851 | INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD | XIAO, KE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2615 | 3 |
| 2171 | 2 |
| 2627 | 2 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3992 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2617 | 1 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19299351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING DATA AMOUNT | BALAOING, ARIEL A | 2624 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19174932 | HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE AND HEADBAND MODULE | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19091286 | MOBILE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19051139 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | PARK, HYORIM NMN | 2615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19032105 | QUERY IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, QUERY IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF | DU, HAIXIA | 2611 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2025 |
| 19026119 | DATA PROTECTION METHOD, WEARABLE DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19023346 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF SOUND RECORDING | SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | 2693 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19008272 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M | 2845 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18977954 | TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD | LIU, XIAO | 2664 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18948555 | MEDICAL IMAGING ANNOTATION DEVICE AND MEDICAL IMAGING ANNOTATION METHOD | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18942752 | IMMERSIVE SYSTEM AND DISPLAYING METHOD | ELAHI, TOWFIQ | 2625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2024 |
| 18935635 | TRACKING METHOD, MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | GIESY, ADAM | 2622 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2024 |
| 18916762 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING PASS-THROUGH VIEW AND HOST | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 2615 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18909952 | HOST, OBJECT-BASED OPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | NGUYEN, KENNY | 2171 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18903698 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | XIAO, KE | 2627 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18797530 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL PLANE, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | HAILU, TADESSE | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18743137 | PACKET ENCRYPTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 2437 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18740113 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18650120 | SOMATOSENSORY FEEDBACK METHOD AND SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | RIEGLER, PATRICK F | 2171 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18639938 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PARAMETER CALIBRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | YENKE, BRIAN P | 2422 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18635004 | SUPPORTING FRAME AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18605851 | INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD | XIAO, KE | 2627 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18599248 | POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | ETIENNE, CAMILLE JORDAN | 2464 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18414473 | COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF | PATEL, SHIVANG I | 2615 | §102 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18496932 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | KING, GEORGE G | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18496931 | IMAGE SHOOTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD | CHEN, YU | 2613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18491792 | LUMINARY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER | 2663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Oct 22, 2023 |
| 18482018 | POSE CALIBRATING METHOD, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT | 2667 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18449711 | OBJECT TRACKING METHOD AND HOST | MANGIALASCHI, TRACY | 2668 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 17945118 | CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD, AND WEARABLE TRACKING SYSTEM | ALLISON, ANDRAE S | 2673 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 17875419 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND EYE TRACKING MODULE | SUN, PINPING | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2022 |
| 17664660 | COMPUTING METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMER MODEL | THAI, JASMINE THANH | 2100 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2022 |
| 17448711 | MACHINE LEARNING METHOD AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE FOR ELIMINATING SPURIOUS CORRELATION | PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS | 2125 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2021 |
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