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`Attorney Docket No. 087354-0103
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant:
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`Roland THOMPSON et a1.
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`Title:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING
`SUBSTITUTE FULFILLMENT INFORMATION
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`COMPILATION AND NOTIFICATION
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`Appl. No:
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`90/008,803
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`Patent No.:
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`6,675,151
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`Examiner:
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`Fred Ferris
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`Art Unit:
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`3992
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`Confirmation
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`3 3 52
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`MAIL STOP Ex Parte Reexam
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Central Reexamination Unit
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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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
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`Listing of the Claims:
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`Claims 1-55 are currently amended. Pursuant to 37 FCR §530(f), deletions are [bracketed], and
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`1. (ORIGINAL) A computer-implemented substitute fulfillment system that identifies and
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`a plurality of local processors that are remote from the central server, each of the local
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`processors being associated with one of the different organizations and having a separate local
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`wherein said organizations comprise one or more of schools, school districts, retail banks,
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`departments, hospitals, transportation departments, airlines and temporary worker agencies;
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`whereeintthe cenntral database maintains each of the records on each local database in
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`parallel with a corresponding record on the central database by periodically updating the records
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`on the local databases in response to data changes on the central database, and wherein each
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`local database maintains records on the central database in parallel with corresponding records
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`on the local database by periodically updating the records on the central database in response to
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`the data changes on the local database;
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`at least one telephone communication link coupled to the central server, wherein the
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`information representing absent workers, and the central server communicates information
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`representing positions to be filled to substitute workers via the telephone communication link or
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`an Internet communication link and secures one or more substitute workers Via the telephone
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`wherein the central server periodically transmits reports that include absentee and
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`substitute information to each of the different organizations via the telephone communication
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`link or the Internet communication link.
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`2 (UKIGINAL) A computer-implemented substitute fulfillument system that identifies and
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`secures substitute workers for a plurality of different organizations, comprising:
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`a central server that processes information associated with a plurality of different
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`organizations;
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`a central database coupled to the central server, the central database including records
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`that store substitute fulfillment data associated with each of the plurality of different
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`organizations, wherein for each of the different organizations the fulfillment data includes
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`worker records representing workers that may be absent from the organization and floating
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`worker records representing substitute workers that may be used to fill a position of an absent
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`worker;
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`a plurality of local processors that are remote from the central server, each of the local
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`processors being associated with one of the different organizations and having a separate local
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`da.auase coupled thereto, wherein each local datauase is associated with onenotbf edi..erent
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`organizations and includes worker records representing workers that may be absent from the
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`organization and floating worker records representing floating workers that may be used to fill a
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`position of an absent worker;
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`wherein the central database maintains each of the records on each local database in
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`parallel with a corresponding record on the central database by periodically updating the records
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`on the local databases in response to data changes on the central database, and wherein each
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`local database maintains records on the central database in parallel with corresponding records
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`at least one telephone communication link coupled to the central server, wherein the
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`server, the central server identifies one or more of the floating workers in response to the
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`communication link or the Internet link; and
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`wherein the central server periodically transmits reports that include absentee and
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`substitute information to each of the different organizations via the telephone communication
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`link or the Internet communication link.
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`3. (AMENDED) A method for performing substitute fulfillment for a plurality of different
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`organizations comprising:
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`receiving absentee information representing an absent worker that will be or is physically
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`absent from an organization worksite via at least one communication link;
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`generating and posting bv one or more computers a list of one or more positions of one or
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`more absent workers that need to be filled by one or more substitute workers on a website and
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`providing, for one or more of the positions, information indicating directly or indirectly an
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`organization worksite location for the respective position;
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`receiving a response comprising an acceptance, by one or more computers, from by a
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`worker who selected the posted position to fill in for the absent worker, the securing comprising
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`substantially immediately halting any current parallel processing for fulfillment of the same
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`4. (ORIGINAL) The method of claim 3 wherein the one or more absent workers are from a
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`plurality of differe,torganizations;
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`5. (ORIGINAL) The method of claim 3 wherein the posted list of one or more positions includes
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`positions from a plurality of different organizations.
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`a database comprising worker records, said worker records having information associated
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`with workers for each of the organizations, and substitute records, said substitute records having
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`information associated with at least one substitute worker; and
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`one or more computers comprising a server connected to the database, the server
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`configured for:
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`receiving absentee information representing an absent worker that will be or is
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`physically absent from an organization worksite Via at least one communication link;
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`generating and posting a list of one or more positions of one or more absent
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`workers that need to be filled by one or more substitute workers on a website and providing, for
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`one or more of the positions, information indicating directly or indirectly an organization
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`worksite location for the respective position;
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`receiving a response comprising an acceptance from by a substitute worker
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`selecting a posted position on the website via an Internet communication link; and
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`securing, in response to receiving the acceptance from the substitute worker, via
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`7. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein the server is fiirther
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`configured to generate a list of substitute workers and absent workers who the substitute workers
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`will be filling in for a given organization and to transmit the generated list of substitute workers
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`and names of the absent workers who the substitute workers will be filling in for to the given
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`organization via the at least one communication link.
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`8. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein the server is further
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`configured to receive a message via the at least one communication link and to forward the
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`received message to the substitute worker who agrees to fill in for the absent worker via the at
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`least one communication link.
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`9. (AMENDED) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein each of a plurality of
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`worker r—eeerd—records comprises worker identification, contact, position, qualification, and fl
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`identification of one or more preferred substitute workers to fill the positionsubstitute—seleetien
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`10. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 9 wherein each worker record
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`further comprises entitlement information and historical information of absences and substitute
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`fulfillment events.
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`11. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein each substitute worker
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`record comprises substitute identification, contact, qualification, and availability information.
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`12. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein the organizations are
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`unaffiliated.
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`l3. (ORIGINAL) The substitute fulfillment system of claim 6 wherein the workers are teachers
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`sti..1te workers are suvstiute teac..ers.
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`wherein the list generated and posted comprises a plurality of positions that need to be
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`filled, and further comprising:
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`generating or obtaining, for each respective one of a plurality of the positions that need to
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`be filled, a respective electronic list of one or more preferred substitutes, before the posting step,
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`and using the one or more lists of preferred substitutes to offer the one or more positions on the
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`website.
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`15. (NEW) The method of claim 14, further comprising:
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`creating, for each respective one of one or more of the positions that need to be filled, a
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`respective electronic backup list of one or more substitute workers and using the one or more
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`backup lists to offer the one or more positions on the website.
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`16. ngW) The method of claim 3,
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`wherein the receiving an acceptance by a substitute worker comprises receivin
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`electronically the acceptance by the substitute worker from the website on which the list of one
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`or more positions was posted; and
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`wherein the securing step comprises generating by the one or more computers
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`information that the position was secured to the substitute worker and sending or posting this
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`information via the Internet communication link to the substitute worker.
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`17. (SEW) The method of claim 3, wherein the securing step comprises generating by the one
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`or more computers information that the position was secured to the substitute worker and
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`sending or posting this information via the Internet communication link to the substitute worker
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`and to an organization associated with the position.
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`18. (NEW) The method of claim 3, further comprising:
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`facilitating provision of a worker web page that a worker may access with a respective
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`personal identifier and capable of receiving details of a future absence of the respective worker
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`l9. WEW) The method of claim 3, further comprising:
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`obtaining for each of a plurality of positions of an organization, one or more criteria for
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`selecting a substitute worker to fill in at the respective position;
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`facilitating provision of a worker web page that a respective worker may access with a
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`respective personal identifier and capable of receiving details of a future absence of the
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`respective worker from one of the positions;
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`receiving electronically, on the worker web page, details of a future absence of one of the
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`selecting, by one or more computers, based at least in part on the one or more criteria for
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`the respective position, one or more one substitute workers to which to communicate
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`electronically an offer to fill in at the one position.
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`20. ’3NEW\[ The method of claim 19, "'herem one or more details of a future absence 15 recei'v ed
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`electronically for a plurality of positions of a plurality of organizations.
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`(New) The method of claim 19, further comprising:
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`generating or obtaining a list of one or more preferred substitutes for one of the positions
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`that needs to be filled'
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`calling via a telephone communication link automatically by one or more computers
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`substitute workers on the list of one or more preferred substitutes;
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`wherein the receiving step, by computer, comprises receiving an acceptance from one of
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`the substitute workers by the telephone communication link or the Internet communication link;
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`wherein the securing step, by computer, comprises securing the position for the substitute
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`worker that has first accented the position bv the telephone communication link or the Internet
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`communication link and halting any current parallel processing for fulfillment of the same
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`position received by either the telephone communication link or the Internet communication link.
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`22. NEW) The method of claim 21qurther comprising:
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`accesses to the substitute fulfillment system from workers and substitute workers.
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`(flew) The method of claim 3, further comprising:
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`generating or obtaining a list of one or more preferred substitutes for one of the positions
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`that needs to be filled'
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`calling via a telephone communication link automatically by one or more computers one
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`or more of the substitute workers on the list of one or more preferred substitutes;
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`wherein the securing step, by one or more computers, comprises securing the position for
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`the substitute worker that has first accepted the position by the telephone communication link or
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`EW The method of claim 3 wherein the information rovided com rises information on
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`a start time for an absence of the absent worker.
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`25. tflEW) The method of claim 24, wherein the location information comprises classroom
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`location information.
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`EW The method of claim 3 wherein the information rovided further com rises shift
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`and start time information.
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`27. (EEWQ The method of claim 3, further comprising identifying by one or more computers
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`organization worksites where substitute workers with particular Qualifications are in demand.
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`triggering by one or more computers the generating and posting step in direct response to
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`receiving from the absent worker the future absence information.
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`EW The method of claim 3 further com risin :
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`maintaining by one or more computers an electronic main database comprising worker
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`records, said worker records having information associated with workers for each of the
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`organizations, and substitute records, said substitute records having information associated with
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`receiving by one or more computers new information about a worker absence from an
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`organization database of an organization associated with the position;
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`updating automatically by one or more computers the main database with the new
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`(NEW) The method of claim 23, further comprising:
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`generating update information relating to a position and causing transmission of the
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`update information to an organization database of the organization associated with the position.
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`EW The method of claim 23 further com risin :
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`sending, by the one or more computer, information derived from the future absence
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`information via one or more communication links to notifl one or more selected personnel of the
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`organization associated with the position of the worker.
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`32.
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`(SEW) The method of claim 23,
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`wherein the receiving step, by computer, comprises receiving an acceptance from one of
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`the substitute workers by the telephone communication link or a web communication link.
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`wherein the receiving step, by computer, comprises receiving an acceptance from one of
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`the substitute workers by a web communication link.
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`34. (SEW) The system of claim 6,
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`wherein the list generated and posted comprises a plurality of positions that need to be
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`filled, and further comprising:
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`the one or more computers configpred for generating or obtaining, for each respective
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`36. 1 EEW) The system of claim 6, further comprising:
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`the one or more computers configpred for receiving an acceptance by a substitute worker
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`from the website on which the list of one or more positions was posted; and
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`the one or more computers configpred for generatingjpformation that the pp§__ition was
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`secured to the substitute worker and sending or posting this information via the Internet
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`communication link to the substitute worker.
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`37. (NEW) The system of claim 6, further comprising:
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`the one or more computers configured for generating information that the position was
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`secured to the substitute worker and sending or posting this information via the Internet
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`communication link to the substitute worker and to an organization associated with the position.
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`38. (NEWl The system of claim 6, further comprising:
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`fiJture absence of the respective worker for a position of an organization.
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`39, lflEW) The system of claim 6, further compn'sing:
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`the one or more computers configured for obtaining for each of a plurality of positions of
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`an organization, one or more criteria for selecting a substitute worker to fill in at the respective
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`the one or more computers configured for receiving electronically, on the worker web
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`automatically substitute workers on the list of one or more preferred substitutes;
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`wherein the receiving Operation. bv one or more computer. comprises receiving an
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`acceptance from one of the substitute workers by the telephone communication link or the
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`the one or more computers configpred for securing the position for the substitute worker
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`42. (EEW) The system of claim 41, further comprising:
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`the one or more computers configpred for storing in an electronic database information
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`about telephone calls to the one or more computers of the substitute fulfillment system from
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`ew The s stem of claim 6 further com risin :
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`the one or more computers configpred for generating or obtaining a list of one or more
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`the one or more computers configpred for calling via a telephone communication link
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`the one or more computers configured for receiving an acceptance from one of the
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`substitute workers by the telephone communication link or the Internet communication link; and
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`the one or more computers configured for securing the position for the substitute worker
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`that has first accepted the position by the teiephone communication link or the internet
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`communication link and halting any current parallel processing for fulfillment of the same
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`position received by either the telephone communication link or the Internet communication link.
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`44. (NEW) The system of claim 61 wherein the information provided comprises information on
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`a start time for an absence of the absent worker.
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`45. (NEW) The svstem of claim 44. wherein the location information comprises classroom
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`location information.
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`46. {NEW} The system of claim 6, wherein the information provided further comprises shift and
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`start time information.
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`47. gNEW) The system of claim 6, further comprising the one or more computers configured for
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`NEW The s stem of claim 6 further com risin :
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`the one or more computers configured for receiving from a worker information about a
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`the one or more computers configured for triggering the generating and posting operation
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`in direct response t- rec civino from the 21. sent worker t e -Jture av se--ce in-ormation.
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`gNEWt The system of claim 6, wherein the database for the substitute fulfillment system
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`comprises a main database, and further comprising:
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`the one or more computers confi gured for receiving new information about a worker
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`the one or more computers confi gured for updating automatically the main database with
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`the one or more computers configured for triggering the generating and posting_ppe_ratign
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`in direct response to receiving the new information from the organization database.
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`EW The s stem of claim 43 further com risin :
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`the one or more computers configpred for generatipgupdate information relating to a
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`position and causing transmission of the update information to an organization database of the
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`organization associated with the position.
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`(NEW) The system of claim 43, further comprising:
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`the one or more computers configured for sending information derived from the future
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`absence information via one or more electronic communication links to notifl one or more
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`selected personnel of the organization associated with the position of the worker.
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`of the substitute workers by the telephone communication link or a web communication link.
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`(NEW) The system of claim 6,
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`wherein the one or more computers are configpred for receiving an acceptance from one
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`of the substitute workers by a web communication link.
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`EW The s stem of claim 43 further com risin :
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`telephone communication link to the substitute worker that has accepted the position.
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`STATEMENT OF STATUS AND SUPPORT
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §530(e), the Patent Owner presents herein a statement of status and
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`support for all claim changes.
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`STATUS OF THE CLAIMS:
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`SUPPORT FOR CLAIM CHANGES AND NEW CLAIMS:
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`Patent Owner have made the following amendments and changes from the original claim
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`language, which are supported as indicated.
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`3. (AMENDED) A method for performing substitute fulfillment for a plurality of different
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`organizations comprising:
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`receiving absentee information representing an absent worker that will be or is physically
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`absent from an organization worksite via at least one communication link; [See at least column
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`1, lines 39-45, column 1, line 65 ~ column 2, line 4, column 2, lines 38—47 and 53-61, column 3,
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`lines 22—28, columns 3—4 relating to teacher substitution, column 9, lines 48-49, column 15, lines
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`generating and posting by one or more computers [See at least column 7, lines 1-19.] a
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`[See at least column 5, lines 39-41, column 10, line 12, column 11, lines 59~64, 65—67, column
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`6. (AMENDED) A substitute fulfillment system that secures one or more substitute workers for
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