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`Notice of Aiiowabmty
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`121719.310
`Examiner
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`SATYAVOLU, RAMAKRISHNA
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`MAIKHANH NGUYEN
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`2175
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`Interview Summary {PTO-413),
`Paper No.1Mai| Date 20120502.
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`9. D Other
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`1MaiKhanh Nguyen!
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2176
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`US Patent and Trademark Oilice
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`PTOL-3? (Rev. 03-11}
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper |\lo_i'Mai| Date 20120502
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`Examiner-Initiated interview Summary
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`Page 1
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`Application No.
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`AppIicant(s)
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`12i719,31o
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`Examiner
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`SATYAVOLU.
`RAMAKRISHNA
`Art Unit
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`MAIKHANH NGUYEN
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`2176
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`All participants (applicant, applicants representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) .
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`(2) Dona.-‘d Ft. Bogs (Reg. No. 35,0741.
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`Date of Interview: 02 Ma}; 2012.
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`(4)
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`Type:
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`I:I Personal [copy given to: I:I applicant
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`I:I applicants representative]
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`Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted:
`If Yes, brief description:
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`I:I Yes
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`IXI No.
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`[I101 [I112 [I102 [I103 Others
`Issues Discussed
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`Substance of Interview
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`Applicant authorized the Examiner IO amend the Claims (38 presented in the Examiner'8 amendment.
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`|:I Attachment
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`fMaiKhanh Nguyen!
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 21 ?6
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-413B ( Rev. 8.11 122010)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper No. 20120502
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`ApplicationlControl Number: 12,919,310
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`Page 2
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`Art Unit: 2176
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`Examiner’s Amendment
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`1.
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`An examincr’s amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`Authorization for this examiner’s amendment was given in the interview with Mr. Donald
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`R. Boys (Reg. No. 35,074) on 05!'02i'20l2.
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`In 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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`application:
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`1.
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`(Currently amended) An Internet connected server having software executing
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`f1'om memory providing a system for sorting and reporting financial transaction
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`information, comprising[[;]];
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`a collector function of the software, the collector function navigating to one or
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`more network information sites and retrieving therefrom financial transaction information
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`Applicationi’Control Number: l2F’l9,3l0
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`Art Unit: 2176
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`regarding expenditures associated with a specific person 01' enterprise, the t1'ansaction
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`information including at least date, description and amount of the transactions‘,
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`an input function of the software enabling a user to provide to the system a request
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`for a summary of transactions over a specific range of dates; according to types and category
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`of expenditures;
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`a processing function parsing the collected transaction descriptions for determining an
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`purpose expenditure category f1'om a plurality of possible expenditures for each expenditure,
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`using pre—stored description characteristics associated with each categoiy, and summarizing
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`those transactions that meet the category and fall into the date range; and
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`a reporting function of the software reporting the summarized transactions;
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`wherein expenditure categories a1'e developed f1'om information taken f1'om
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`communication between users and the system,
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`wherein a probability algorithm is used in developing the expenditure categories,
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`wherein the expenditure categories are periodically amended according to further
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`infoimation that is collected and processed.
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`2.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 1 wherein the reporting function
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`provides a total transaction amount with the summarized transactions for each purpose.
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`3.
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`(Original) The system of claim I wherein a summary is provided for a first plurality
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`of persons or ente1'prises subscribing to the system according to requests entered by a second
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`plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system.
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`4.—6. (Cancelled)
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`7.
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`(Original) The system of claim I wherein the system reports to users through the
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`Internet network.
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`8.
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`(Original) The system of claim 2 wherein the system furthe1' comprises a function
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`storing past transaction histoiy associated with the particular person or enterprise.
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`9.
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`(Original) The system of claim 8 wherein the past transaction history is used to
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`predict future transaction statistical information.
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`10.
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`(Currently amended) A method for sorting and reporting financial transaction
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`information, comprising[[;]];
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`(a) navigating to one or more network information sites by a collector software
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`function executing f1'om memory of an Intemet-connected server and retrieving therefrom
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`financial transaction information regarding expenditures associated with a specific person
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`01' enterprise, the transaction information including at least date, description and amount of
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`the transactions;
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`(b) providing by a user to the system through an input function of the software a
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`request for a summary of transactions over a specific range of dates, according to types and
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`category of expenditures;
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`(c) parsing the collected transaction descriptions by a processing function,
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`determining an purpose expenditure category from a plurality of possible expenditures for
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`each expenditure, using pre—stored description characteristics associated with each category,
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`and summarizing those transactions that meet the purpose and fall into the date range; and
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`(d) reporting the summarized transactions by a reporting function of the software,
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`wherein expenditure categories are developed f1'om information taken from
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`communication between users and the system,
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`wherein a probability algorithm is used in developing the expenditure categories, and
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`wherein the expenditure categories are periodically amended according to further
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`information that is collected and processed.
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`l 1.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 10 wherein the reporting function
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`provides a total transaction amount with the summarized transactions for each expenditure.
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`12.
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`(Original) The method of claim 10 wherein a summary is provided fo1' a first
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`plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system according to requests entered by
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`a second plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system.
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`13. -15. (Cancelled)
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`Art Unit: 2176
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`16.
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`(Original) The method of claim 10 wherein the system reports to users through the
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`Internet network.
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`17.
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`(Original) The method of claim ll wherein the system fu1'the1' comp1'ises a
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`function storing past transaction histoiy associated with the particular person or enterprise.
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`18. (Original) The method of claim 17 wherein the past transaction history is used to
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`predict future transaction statistical information.
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`Reasons for Allowance
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`2.
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`Claims 1-3, 7-12, and 16-18 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
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`Applicant’s terminal disclaimer filed on 04;’23;’20l2 has been approved. The previous
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`nonstatutory double patenting rejection is Withdrawn.
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`Interpreting the Claims in light of the specification, Examiner finds the claimed invention
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`is patentably distinct f1'om the prior art of record.
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`The prior art does not expressly teach or render obvious the invention as cited in
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`independent Claims 1 and 10.
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`Dependent Claims 2, 3, 7-9, 11, 12, and 16-18 a1'e allowed as they depend upon allowable
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`independent Claims.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than
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`the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the Issue Fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Contact information
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to MaiKhanh Nguyen whose telephone number is (571)
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`272-4093. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday — Friday from 9:00am —
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`30 pm. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner‘s
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`supervisor, Doug Hutton can be reached at (571) 272-413?.
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`The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is
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`Applicationfcontrol No.
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`12719310
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`AppIicant(s)z'Patent Under
`Reexamination
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`SATYAVOLU, RAMAKRISHNA
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`MAIKHANH NGUYEN
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