Art Unit: 2176
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Examiner: Hutton Jr., William D _
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`In Re:
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`Ramakrishna Satyavolu
`P3977CIP
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`Serial No.:
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`11/293,350
`12/01/2005
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`Subject:
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`Categorization of Summarized Information
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Dear Sir:
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`Response B
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`Plaid 1042 '
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`In the Specification:
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`Page 44 delete the "Abstract" of the specification and replace it with the following
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`paragraph, there for:
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`- --A system for categorizing transactions includes a collection function gathering
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`information concerning transactions, including at least date, description and amount of
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`the transactions, for a particular person or enterprise, and a processing function
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`categorizing individual ones of the collected transactions according to at least part of the
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`transaction description. In preferred embodiments of the system a variety of
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`categorization methods for collected information may be utilized including at least
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`categorizing by providing individual categories according to category definition entered
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`by a specific user or on behalf of an enterprise. Categorization may also be done for a
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`first plurality of persons or enterprises according to category definition entered by a
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`second plurality of persons or enterprises, or categories are developed from information
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`taken from communication between users and the system. Probability algorithmsimay
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`also be used in developing categories.--
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`In the claims:
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`All of the claims pending for examination are presented below.
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`1. (Currently amended) A system tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium for
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`categorizing transactions, comprising;
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`‘a collection fl1I1CtlOl'1 gathering information concerning transactions, including at
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`least date, description and amount of the transactions, for a particular person or
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`enterprise; and
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`a processing function categorizing individual ones of the collected transactions
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`according to at least part of the transaction description;
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`wherein the collection function automatically retrieves the information concerning
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`transactions from Intemet-connected web sites adapted to provide account information to
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`the person or enterprise.
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`2. (Original) The system of claim 1 further comprising a compilation function
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`summarizing transactions in individual categories.
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`3.(Original) The system of claim 2 further comprising a reporting function reporting the
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`summarized transactions to the particular person or enterprise.
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`4. (Previously presented) The system of claim 1 wherein categorization is done according
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`to category definitions entered by the particular person or on behalf of the enterprise.
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`5. (Previously presented) The system of claim 1 wherein categorization is done for a first
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`plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system according to category
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`definitions entered by a second plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the
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`system.
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`6. (Original) The system of claim 1 wherein categories are developed fiom information
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`taken from communication between clients and the system.
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`7. (Original) The system of claim 6 wherein a probability algorithm is used in developing
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`categories.
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`8. (Previously presented) The system of claim 1 wherein identifiers for categories are _
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`periodically amended according to further information that is collected and processed.
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`9. (Canceled)
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`10. (Currently amended) The system of claim [[9]] lwherein the system reports to clients
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`through the Internet network.
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`11. (Original) The system of claim 2 wherein the system further comprises a function
`storing past transaction history associated with the particular person or enterprise.
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`12. (Previously presented) The system of claim 11 wherein the past transaction history is
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`used to predict fiiture transaction statistical information.
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`13. (Currently amended) A method for categorizing transactions using proprietary
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`software tangibly embodied on a computer-readableimedium, comprising:
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`(a) automatically gathering information concerning transactions by a collection
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`function of the sofi‘ware[[,]] from Intemet-connected web sites adapted to provide
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`account information for a particular person or enterprise, said information including at
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`least date, description and amount of the nmsactions
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`enterprise; [[and]]
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`(b) categorizing individual ones of the collected transactions according to at least
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`part of the transaction description by a processing function; and
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`go) reporting the summarized transactions to the particular person or enterprise by.
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`a reporting function.
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`14. (Original), The method of claim 13 further comprising summarizing transactions in
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`individual categories by a compilation fimction.
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`15. (Canceled)
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`16. (Original) The method of claim 13 wherein categorization is done according to
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`category definition entered by the particular person or on behalf of the enterprise.
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`17. (Original) The method of claim 13 wherein categorization is done for a first plurality
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`of persons or enterprises according to category definition entered by a second plurality of
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`persons or enterprises.
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`18. (Original) The method of claim 13 wherein categories are developed from
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`information taken from communication between clients and the system.
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`19. (Original) The method of claim 18 wherein a probability algorithm is used in
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`developing categories.
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`20. (Previously presented) The method of claim 13 wherein identifiers for categories are
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`periodically amended according to further information that is collected and processed.
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`21. (Canceled)
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`22. (Currently amended) The method of claim [[21]] Q wherein the system reports to
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`clients through the Internet network.
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`23. (Original) The method of claim 14 wherein the method fi1rther comprises a step for ’
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`storing past transaction history associated with the particular person or enterprise.
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`24. (Previously presented) The method of claim 23 wherein the past transaction history is
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`used to predict future transaction statistical information.
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`REMARKS
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`The present response is to the Office Action mailed in the above-referenced case
`on September 25, 2006, made final. Claims 1-24 are standing for examination. The
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`Examiner states that a portion of the Information Disclosure Statement filed 12/ 1/2005
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`fails to comply with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97, 1.98 and MPEP §609. Claims 13, 14,
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`16-20 and 24 remain rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claims are directed to non-
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`statutory subject matter. Claims 1, 9-11, 13, and 21-23 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`102(b) as being anticipated by Stride et al. (US 6,792,422) hereinafier Stride. Claims 2-4,
`12, 14-16 and 24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Stride in
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`view of Schutzer et-al. (US 5,920,848) hereinafier Schutzer. Claims 5 and 17 are rejected
`under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Stride, in view ofTriggs (US
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`2003/0204485) hereinafier Triggs. Claims 6-8 and 18-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`103 (a) as being unpatentable over Stride in view of Triggs.
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`In response to the Examiner's rejections, objections and statements, applicant
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`herein provides a correct information disclosure statement. Applicant amends the claims
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`as required to overcome the Examiner's 101 rejection and to overcome the art provided by
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`the Examiner. The abstract of the specification is also herein corrected by amendment.
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`Claims 9 and 21 are herein canceled as their limitations have been added to the base
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`claims by amendment.
`Regarding the 102 rejection, applicant herein amends the independent claims 1
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`and 13 to positively recite that the collection function automatically retrieves transaction
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`information from Internet-connected Web sites on behalf of a person or enterprise.
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`The Examiner states in the present Office Action that; “Stride discloses the system
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`of Claim 1, wherein the system collects the information concerning transactions from
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`Intemet-connected web sites adapted to provide account information to clients (see
`Figures 2 and 3; see Column 4, Line 19 through Column 6, Line 23) Stride discloses this
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`limitation in that system operates on the Internet.”
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`Applicant argues that the ‘system of Stride fails to teach anywhere in the portions.
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`provided by the Examiner that the system automatically gathers information concerning
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`transactions by a collection function of the software from Intemet-connected web sites
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`adapted to provide account information for a particular person or enterprise. The mere
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`existence of an Internet connection between a remote computer 100 and the system of
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`Stride certainly carmot read on applicant’s said limitation.
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`Applicant argues that Stride is fed the transaction information and fails to teach or
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`suggest a sofiware gathering function as claimed. As clearly understood from the
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`teaching of Stride, the user must collect the transaction data and feed it to the system for
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`categorization. Therefore the reference of Stride fails to anticipate all of applicant's
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`limitations of claims 1 and 13, as amended.
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`Therefore, applicant believes that claims 1 and 13 are clearly patentable over the
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`art as presented by the Examiner, as clearly argued above. Claims 2-12 and 14-24 are
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`therefore patentable on their own merits, or at least as depended from a patentable claim.
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`As all of applicant's claims as amended and argued above have been shown to be
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`patentable over the combined prior art provided by the Examiner, applicant respectfully
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`requests that this application be reconsidered, the claims be allowed, and that this case be
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`passed quickly to issue. If there are any time extensions needed beyond any extension
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`specifically requested with this amendment, such extension of time is hereby requested. If
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`there are any fees due beyond any fees paid with this amendment, authorization is given to
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`deduct such fees from deposit account 50-0534.
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`Respectfirlly Submitted,
`Ramakrishna Satyavolu
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`BY liilifil-1-73a;ygl
`Donald R. Boys
`Reg. No. 35,074
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