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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Application No.
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`13/800,573
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`Confirmation No. 6753
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`Applicant
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`Ingemar J. Cox
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`Filed
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`For
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`: METHOD FOR TAGGING AN ELECTRONIC MEDIA WORK TO
`PERFORM AN ACTION
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`TC/A.U.
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`Examiner
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`2425
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`CHEN, CAIY
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`Docket No.
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`63121/37
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`Customer No.
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`1912
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`Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-14 5 0
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`Sir:
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`AMENDMENT
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 28, 2014, please amend the above(cid:173)
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`identified application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2.
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`Remarks begin on page 10.
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`Appl. No. 13/800,573
`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) A method comprising:
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`receiving, by a computer system including at least one computer, a first electronic media
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`work;
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`receiving, by the computer system, associated information related to an action to be
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`performed in association vtith the media ·vvork;
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`correlating, ttSifl:g-12y_the computer system using a non-exhaustive, near neighbor search,
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`the first electronic media work and the associated information with aan electronic media work
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`identifier;
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`storing, by the computer system, correlation information associating the first electronic
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`media work, the associated information, and the electronic media work identifier;
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`accessing, by the computer system, associated information related to an action to be
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`performed in association with one or more electronic media works corresponding to the
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`electronic media work identifier;
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`generating, by the computer system, a tag associated with the first electronic media work;
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`providing, from the computer system to a user electronic device, the first electronic
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`media work and the associated tag;
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`obtaining, by the computer system from the user electronic device, a ~request
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`related to the associated tag;
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`generating, in response to the query, using the computer system, machine-readable
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`instructions based upon the associated information to be used in performing, at the user
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`electronic device, the action; and
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`providing, from the computer system to the user electronic device, the machine-readable
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`instructions to perform the action in response to the request.
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`2.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein the associated information
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`is related to one or more items for sale products or services.
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`3.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information
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`is related to names of the one or more items for sale products or services.
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`4.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information
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`is related to a product category associated with the one or more items for sale products or
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`services.
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`5.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information
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`is related to a manufacturer of the one or more items for sale products or services.
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`6.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information
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`is related to a website associated with the one or more items for sale products or services.
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`7.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic media
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`work comprises at least one of an audio, a video, or an image.
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`8.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic media
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`work is received from a first electronic device, the associated information is received
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`from a second electronic device, and the first electronic device, the second electronic
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`device, and the user electronic device are different from one another.
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`9.
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`(CANCELED)
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`10.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the user electronic
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`device is at least one of a television, a set-top-box, a video recorder, a computer, a cell
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`phone, a remote control, or a portable device.
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`11.
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`(CANCELED)
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`12.
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`(CANCELED)
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`13.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the associated
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`information is related to an advertisement.
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`14.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises electronically
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`registering a user associated with the user electronic device with at least one of a service
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`or a product related to the advertisement.
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`15.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises electronically
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`providing at least one of a coupon or a certificate related to the advertisement.
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`16.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises allowing a user
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`associated with the user electronic device to interact with a video stream related to the
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`advertisement.
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`17.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises presenting a user
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`associated with the user electronic device questions about the media work.
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`18.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises displaying additional
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`information on the user electronic device.
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`19.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim I.,_ wherein the machine-readable
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`instructions comprise a hyperlink to a URL.
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`20.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine-readable
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`instructions comprise instructions to dial a telephone number.
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`21.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) A method comprising:
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`receiving, by a computer system including at least one computer, associated information
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`related to an action to be performed in association with a first electronic media work identifier;
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`EFS
`Appl. No. 13/800,573
`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`receiving, by-a the computer system including at least one computer, a first electronic
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`media work;
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`receiving, by the computer system, associated information related to an action to be
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`performed in association vtith the media ·vvork;
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`correlating, ttSiflg 12y the computer system using a non-exhaustive, near neighbor search,
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`the first electronic media work and the associated information with-a the first electronic media
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`work identifier;
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`storing, by the computer system, correlation information associating the first electronic
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`media work, and the first electronic media work identifier, and the associated information;
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`generating, by the computer system, a tag associated with the first electronic media work;
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`providing, from the computer system to a first user electronic device, the first electronic
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`media work and the tag;
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`receiving, at the computer system, a ~request generated at the first user electronic
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`device and related to the tag and generated at a first user electronic device;
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`generating, in response to the query, using the computer system, machine-readable
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`instructions based upon the associated information to be used in performing, at a user electronic
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`device, the action; and
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`providing, from the computer system to the first user electronic device, the first electronic
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`media vtork and the associated tag along ·vvith the machine-readable instructions to perform the
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`action in response to the request.
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`22.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21, wherein the associated
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`information is related to one or more items for sale products or services.
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`23.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 22, wherein the associated
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`information is related to names of the one or more items for sale products or services.
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`24.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 22, wherein the associated
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`information is related to a product category associated with the one or more items for sale
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`products or services.
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`25.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 22, wherein the associated
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`information is related to a manufacturer of the one or more items for sale products or
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`services.
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`26.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 22, wherein the associated
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`information is related to a website associated with the one or more items for sale products
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`or services.
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`27.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21, wherein the first electronic media
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`work comprises at least one of an audio, a video, or an image.
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`28.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21, wherein the first electronic media
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`work is received from a first electronic device, the associated information is received
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`from a second electronic device, and the first electronic device, the second electronic
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`device, and the first user electronic device are different from one another.
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`29.
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`(CANCELED)
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`30.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 21, wherein the first user electronic
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`device is at least one of a television, a set-top-box, a video recorder, a computer, a cell
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`phone, a remote control, or a portable device.
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`31.
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`(CANCELED)
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`32.
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`(CANCELED)
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`33.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim M21, wherein the associated
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`information is related to an advertisement.
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`34.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 33, wherein the action comprises
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`electronically registering a user associated with the first user electronic device with at
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`least one of a service or a product related to the advertisement.
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`35.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 33, wherein the action comprises
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`electronically providing at least one of a coupon or a certificate related to the
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`advertisement.
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`36.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 33, wherein the action comprises
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`EFS
`Appl. No. 13/800,573
`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`allowing a user associated with the first user electronic device to interact with a video
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`stream related to the advertisement.
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`37.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 21, wherein the action comprises
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`presenting a user associated with the first user electronic device questions about the
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`media work.
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`38.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 21, wherein the action comprises
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`displaying additional information on the first user electronic device.
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`39.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21 wherein the machine-readable
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`instructions comprise a hyperlink to a URL.
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`40.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21, wherein the machine-readable
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`instructions comprise instructions to dial a telephone number.
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`EFS
`Appl. No. 13/800,573
`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-8, 10, 13-28, 30 and 33-40 are pending. By this Amendment, claims 9, 11, 12,
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`29, 31 and 32 are canceled and claims 1-8, 19-28, 33, 39 and 40 are amended.
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`Applicant appreciates the courtesies extended to Applicant's representative by Examiner
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`Chen during the March 26, 2014, April 1, 2014, and April 9, 2014 telephonic interviews. The
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`substance of the interviews is incorporated into the following remarks.
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`Reconsideration based on the following remarks is respectfully requested.
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`I.
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`Terminal Disclaimers
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`As requested by Examiner Chen during the most recent interview, Applicant submits
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`herewith terminal disclaimers with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,010,988, 8,205,237, 8,020,187,
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`8,640,179, and 8,656,441 and further with respect to U.S. Patent Application Serial Nos.
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`13/830,447 and 13/830,626, both of which are co-pending with the instant application.
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`II.
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`The Claims Define Patentable Subject Matter
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`The Office Action rejects claims 1-4, 6-7, 9-10, 13-14, 17-19, 21-24, 26-27, 29-30, 33-
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`34, and 37-39 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over US 2001/0001160 Al
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`("Shoff') in view of US 2002/0056091 Al ("Bala"), claims 5 and 25 as under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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`as being unpatentable over Shoff in view of Bala and U.S. Patent No. 6,009,410 ("LeMole"),
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`claims 8 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Shoff in view of Bala in
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`view of U.S. Patent No. 6,774,926 Bl ("Ellis"), claims 11-12, 20, 31-32, and 40 under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Shoff in view of Bala in view of Wang, and claims 15-16
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`and 35-36 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Shoff in view of Bala in view of
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,057,872 ("Candelore").
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`EFS
`Appl. No. 13/800,573
`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`Without conceding to the merits of the rejections, independent claim 1 is amended by this
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`response to recite, inter alia, the step of correlating, by the computer system using a non(cid:173)
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`exhaustive, near neighbor search, the first electronic media work with an electronic media work
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`identifier (emphasis added). A comparable amendment is made to independent claim 21. As
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`recognized by the Examiner during the interview, the claims as amended render the outstanding
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`rejections moot and place the application in condition for allowance.
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`If, however, the Examiner believes that there are any unresolved issues, or believes that
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`the Application is not in condition for Allowance, Applicant respectfully requests that the
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`Examiner contact the undersigned to schedule a telephonic Examiner Interview before any
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`further Actions on the merits.
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`III.
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`Status of Related Applications
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`The below chart provides information regarding related issued patents and co-pending
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`applications filed by the present applicant:
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`FILING DATE
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`STATUS
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`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 7,058,223;
`request for Certificate of Correction
`filed 2014-03-07
`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,010,988
`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,205,237;
`request for Certificate of Correction
`filed 2014-03-07
`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,020,187
`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,640,179;
`request for Certificate of Correction
`filed 2014-03-07
`Pending
`Issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,656,441;
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`SERIAL NO.
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`09/950,972
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`ATTORNEY
`DOCKET NO.
`63121/31
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`2001-09-13
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`11/445,928
`11/977,202
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`63121/32
`63121/34
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`2006-06-02
`2007-10-23
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`12/704,107
`13/338,079
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`63121/33
`63121/35
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`2010-02-11
`2011-12-27
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`13/800,890
`13/829,717
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`63121/38
`63121/39
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`2013-03-13
`2013-03-14
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`EFS
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`13/830,447
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`63121/40
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`2013-03-14
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`13/830,626
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`63121/41
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`2013-03-14
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`13/830,986
`13/842,068
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`63121/42
`63121/43
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`2013-03-14
`2013-03-15
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`request for Certificate of Correction
`filed 2014-03-07
`Pending - Final Rejection mail 2014-
`02-24
`Pending - Non-final Rejection
`mailed 2013-12-19
`Pending
`Pending
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`The Examiner is invited to review the prosecution history of each of these applications to
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`see the prior art of record and related office actions as he deems appropriate.
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`* * * * * *
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`Any claim amendment(s), claim(s) added, claim(s) canceled, argument(s), remark(s),
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`and/or any combination(s) thereof made in this response pertain solely to the specific aspects of
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`this specific claimed invention. Further, any claim amendment(s), claim(s) added, claim(s)
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`canceled, argument(s ), remark(s ), and/or any combination(s) thereof are made without prejudice
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`to or disclaimer of Applicant's right to seek patent protection of any unclaimed subject matter
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`such as, but not limited, to narrower unclaimed subject matter, broader unclaimed subject matter,
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`different unclaimed subject matter, variations of unclaimed subject matter, any combination
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`thereof, and/or any other unclaimed subject matter that may or may not be filed, for example, in
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`any design and/or utility patent application(s) such as, but not limited to, continuation patent
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`application(s), continuation-in-part patent application(s), and/or divisional patent application(s)
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`and/or any other patent application(s).
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`Amendment filed April 14, 2014
`in response to February 28, 2014 Office Action
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`Applicant's silence as to any assertion(s) by the Examiner in the Office Action and/or to
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`any certain fact(s) or conclusion(s) that may be implied and/or alleged by objections(s) and/or
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`rejection(s) in the Office Action is not in any way a concession by Applicant that such
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`assertion(s), implication(s), and/or allegation(s) are accurate, and that all requirements for any
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`objection(s) and/or a rejection(s) have been met. Accordingly, Applicant reserves the right to
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`analyze and dispute any such assertion(s), implication(s), and/or allegation(s) in the future.
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`The Director is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be required, or credit any
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`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number O 11785.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`Attorneys for Applicants
`90 Park A venue
`New York, NY 10016
`(212) 336-8000
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`Dated: New York, New York
`April 14, 2014
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`By:
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`/Benjamin M. Halpern/
`Benjamin M. Halpern
`Reg. No. 46,494
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Application No.
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`13/800,573
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`Confirmation No. 6753
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`Applicant
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`Ingemar J. Cox
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`Filed
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`For
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`: March 13, 2013
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`: METHOD FOR TAGGING AN ELECTRONIC MEDIA WORK TO
`PERFORM AN ACTION
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`TC/A.U.
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`Examiner
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`2425
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`CHEN, CAIY
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`Docket No.
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`63121/37
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`Customer No.
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`1912
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`Mail Stop RCE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-14 5 0
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`Sir:
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`AMENDMENT
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`Further to the Request for Continued Examination filed herewith, please amend the
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`above-identified application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2.
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`Remarks begin on page 12.
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) A method comprising:
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`receiving, by a computer system including at least one computer, a media work;
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`receiving, by the computer system, associated information related to an action to be
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`performed in association with the media work;
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`correlating, using the computer system, the media work and the associated information
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`with a media work identifier;
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`storing, by the computer system, the media work, the associated information, and the
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`media work identifier;
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`generating, by the computer system, a tag associated with the media work;
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`providing, from the computer system to a user electronic device, the media work and the
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`associated tag;
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`obtaining, by the computer system from the user electronic device, a query related to the
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`associated tag;
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`generating, in response to the query, using the computer system, machine-readable
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`instructions based upon the associated information to be used in performing, at the user
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`electronic device, the action; and
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`providing, from the computer system to the user electronic device, the machine-readable
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`instructions to perform the action.
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`2.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein the associated information is related to one
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`or more items for sale.
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`3.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information is related to
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`names of the one or more items for sale.
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`4.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information is related to a
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`product category associated with the one or more items for sale.
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`5.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information is related to a
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`manufacturer of the one or more items for sale.
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`6.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 2, wherein the associated information is related to a
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`website associated with the one or more items for sale.
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`7.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein the media work comprises at least one of
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`an audio, a video, or an image.
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`8.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the media work is
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`received from a first electronic device, the associated information is received from a
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`second electronic device, and the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and
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`the user electronic device are different from one another.
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`9.
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`(PREVIOSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the media work and the
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`associated information are received from the user electronic device.
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`10.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the user electronic
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`device is at least one of a television, a set-top-box, a video recorder, a computer, a cell
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`phone, a remote control, or a portable device.
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`11.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 10, wherein the user electronic
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`device stores commercial transaction data, and wherein the associated information
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`comprises information related to a commercial transaction, and the method further
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`comprises performing the commercial transaction using the stored commercial
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`transaction data.
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`12.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 11, wherein the stored commercial transaction data
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`comprises at least one of a purchaser's name, a purchaser's address, or credit card
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`information.
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`13.
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`(PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED) The method of claim 1, wherein the associated
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`information is related to an advertisement.
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`14.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises electronically
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`registering a user associated with the user electronic device with at least one of a service
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`or a product related to the advertisement.
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`15.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises electronically
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`providing at least one of a coupon or a certificate related to the advertisement.
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`16.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 13, wherein the action comprises allowing a user
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`associated with the user electronic device to interact with a video stream related to the
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`advertisement.
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`17.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises presenting a user
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`associated with the user electronic device questions about the media work.
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`18.
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`(ORIGINAL) The method of claim 1, wherein t