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`49. (new) The information man ement and synchronous communications system
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`of claim 48 wherein the communications contro module and the applications program interface
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`enable the automatic generation of and updating of operator menus or screens on the second
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`computing device based on data from the central d abase.
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`50. (new) The information managem t and synchronous communications system
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`of claim 1 wherein the second menu is generated
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`manually selecting items from the first
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`menu, adding items to the second menu or assigning p
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`51. (new) The infonnation management
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`of claim 1 wherein the data is synchronized by digita transmission between the data storage
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`device connected to the central processing unit and at leas one other computing device.
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`52. (new) The infonnation management and synchronous communications system
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`of claim 12 wherein the modified menu is generated by man lly selecting items from the master
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`54. (new) The comp
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`56. (n w) The information management and synchronous communications system
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`Claims 1-19 and 31-39 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. l02(e) as anticipated b}
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`Cupps et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,991,739. Claims l, 12 and 31 have been amended to further recite
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`that the data comprising the second or modified menu is synchronized between the data storage
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`(See, e.g., col. 9, lines 3-7). However, Cupps does not describe the synchronization of generated
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`menus between different databases or computing devices. As a matter of fact, Cupps describes
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`data transmission via phone or fax (e.g., col.10, lines 26-42) precisely because Cupps did not
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`appreciate what Applicants describe and claim,
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`different computers or databases. Claims 1, 12 and 31 as amended are thus believed to be
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`patentably distinguishable over Cupps.
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`Claims 2-11, 13-19 and 32-39 further contribute to the claiming of the invention
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`because they are directed to further aspects of the claimed device. Claims 2-1 1, 13-19 and 32-39
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`depend from claims 1, 12 or 31. With the amendments to claims 1, l2 and 31, it is respectfully
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`submitted that claims 2-1 1, 13-19 and 32-39 are now allowable.
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`New claims 44-57 recite further aspects of the invention which Applicants art‘
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`entitled to claim. Claims 44-49 find support in the specification, e.g., at page 21, lines 8-10 and
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`14-15; page 20, line 8 — page 21, line 3 and page 25, line 10 — page 26, line 8. Support for new
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`claims 50 and 52 is found, e.g., at p. 12, line 3 - page 15, line 25. Support for new claims 51 and
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`53-57 is found, e.g., at page I, line 1? and p. 2, lines 2-3. No new matter has been adtlczi
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`Applicants respectfully submit that new claims 44-51‘ are distinguishable and patentable aw-:t' iht‘
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`prior art of record.
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`To avoid any negative inference, Applicants state for the record that Elm
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`respectfiilly disagree with the Examiner’s statements with regard to claims 1-19 and 31-39 that
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`Cupps discloses a synchronous communications system. Applicants fiirther disagree with the
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`Examiner’s statements with respect to claims 8 and 16 that Cupps discloses creating the second
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`In any event, claims 1-19 and 31 -1‘) :15
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`amended are asserted to be patentable over the prior art of record as discussed above.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless --
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`tej the invention was described in a patent granted on an application for patent by another filed in the United
`States before the intention thereof by the applicant for patent, or on an international application by another who
`has fulfilled the requirements of paragraphs (I), (2), and [4] of section 37113 ofthis title before the invention
`thereof by the applicant for patent.
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`Claims 1-19, 31-39 and 50-S4)are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being anticipated by
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`Cupps et al. (5,991,739).
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`Regarding claim 1, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system for generating menus comprising: a central processing unit, a data
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`storage device connected to said central processing unit, an operating system including a graphical
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`user interface (see figure 2), a first menu stored on said data storage device, application software
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`for generating a second menu from said first menu, wherein the application software facilitates the
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`generation of the second menu by allowing selection of items from the first menu. addition of
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`items to the second menu and assignment of parameters to items in the second menu using the
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`graphical user interface of said operating system (see col. 9, lines 42-67).
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`Regarding claim 2, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system, wherein the second menu is a restaurant menu (see col. 5, lines 27-67).
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`Regarding claim 3, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system, wherein the second menu is capable of being displayed on the display
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`screen of a wireless computing device (see col. 4, lines I-S5).
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`Regarding claims 4 and 5, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system, wherein selections from the second menu are capable of being
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`transmitted to a receiving computer by wireless link,(see figures I-2).
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`Regarding claims 6 and ‘I, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system in, wherein the computer network is the int ernet; and selections fi'om the
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`second menu are capable of being transmitted to a receiving computer via the internet (see col. 9,
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`lines 16-65 and figure 8-10).
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`Regarding claims 8-1 1, Cupps discloses an information management and synchronous
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`communications system, wherein the second menu is created in conformity with hypertext markup
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`language or extensible markup language (see col. 10, lines 8-56 and figures 7-10).
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`As claims 12-19, 31-39 and 50-54 are analyzed as previously discussed with respect to
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`claims 1-] 1 above.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(3) which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`rejections set forth in this Ofiice action:
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`(a) A patent rriay not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 of this title. if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person
`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`rnanner in which the invention was made.
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`This application currently namesjoint inventors.
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`In considering patentability of the claims
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`under 35 USC. l03(a), the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was
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`commonly owned at the time any inventions covered therein were made absent any evidence to
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`the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 3? CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor
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`and invention dates of each claim that was not commonly owned at the time a later invention was
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`made in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 103© and potential 35
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`U.S.C. l02(t) or (g) prior art under 35 USC. l03(a).
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`Claims 44-49 and 56-57 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. l03(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Cupps in view of Behr et al. (US Patent No. 6, l07,944).
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`Regarding claim 44, Cupps fails to explicitly teach at least one wireless handheld
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`computing device on which hospitality application.
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`Behr teaches wireless handheld computing device on which hospitality application (see
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`col. 14, lines 1-57).
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`It would have been obvious to one of an ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to provide wireless handheld computing device on which hospitality
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`application as taught by Behr to the internet on-line ordering vendor of Cupps; in order to provide
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`the customer with the hospitality over the wireless communication device.
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`It would enhance user
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`friendly and to remotely access into the hospitality ordering database.
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`Regarding claim 45, Behr discloses wherein the communications control module and the
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`application program interface enable automatic generation of and updating of operator menus or
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`screen of the handheld (see figures 33-35).
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`Regarding claim 46, Cupps discloses wherein Messaging format are used which are
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`conformity with HTML or XML message format (see col. 9, lines 8-65).
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`As claims 48-49 and 56-57 are analyzed as previously discussed with respect to claims 44-
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`46 above.
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`Applicant's arguments filed on 030 N01 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive.
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`On page 7, Applicant argues that Cupps fails to explicitly teach or suggest “the second
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`menu is synchronized between the data storage device connected to CPU “. However, the
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`limitations set forth to reply upon “A customer accesses the online ordering machine through a
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`client computer that is connected to the Intemet_ The customer enters the appropriate web
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`address or universal resource locator (URL) for the online ordering machine. The online order
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`procedure interacts with the client computer by providing access to a series of web pages that can
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`be downloaded to the client computer for the customer's use. Initially, a home web page is
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`provided to the client computer. The customer can register with the online ordering machine
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`which is accomplished by filling out information requested through one or more web pages. The
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`customer is then provided with a web page that prompts the customer for his location as shown in
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`the exemplary web page. This web page can also obtain the current time at the customer’s
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`location which is returned to the online order procedure. The current time is used to determine
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`which restaurants meeting the customer's criteria are currently open.
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`In addition, the web page
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`obtains the type of service that the customer seeks, such as but not limited to take-out service
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`or delivery service." See Cupps col. 9, lines 35-65 and figures 2-3F.
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`On page 7, Applicant argues that the claims invention describe a real-time synchronization
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`of data on different computers or database. However, the limitation as claimed was not clearly
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`defined in the claim invention.
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`Claims 20-30, 40-43 and 55 are allowed over the prior art of record.
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`Applicant has claimed uniquely distinct features in the instant invention which are not
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`found in the prior art either singularly or in combination. They are an information management
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`and synchronous communications system for generating and transmitting menus at sub—modifier
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`menu stored on data storage device and displayable in a window ofgraphical user interface, and
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`application software for generating a second menu from first menu and transmitting second menu
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`to a wireless handheld computing device or Web page. These features are not found or suggested
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`in the prior art.
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`The present invention is directed to an information management and synchronous
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`communications system for generating and transmitting menus. Each independent claims 20 and
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`40 are identified the uniquely distinct features “a smS—mod:' rer menu stored :1 data S! m e
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`detrice and disgfagable in a window of flghfcal user interface, ¢_1_grd agglicgggori ggggrwgre [gr
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`comgutiirg device gr Web mge”. The closest prior art, Cupps (US Patent No. 5,991 J39) and
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`Chen (US Patent No. 5,724,069) discloses convention of user interactive interface providing an
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`on-line ordering distribution, either singularly or in combination, fail to anticipate or render the
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`above underlined limitations obvious.
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure and provided on the attached Form 892.
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