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`First Named Inventor
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`Shlomo Gonen
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Gonen et al.
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`Application No.: 11/538,989
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`Confirmation No.: 2931
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`Filed: October 5, 2006
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`For: REGISTRATION, VERIFICATION AND
`NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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`Art Unit: 2614
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`Examiner: S. P. Sing
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`AMENDMENT AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION
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`Madam:
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`INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 3, 2012, finally rejecting claims
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`1-13, 16-43, 46-53, 56, 56-71, 74-96, 99-106, 109 and 110, please amend the above(cid:173)
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
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`page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 12 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`1-27. (Cancelled)
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`28.
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`(Currently Amended) A verification and notification process, comprising
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`the steps of:
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`providing a registration form to a registrant on line through a '.Neb site;
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`receiving prompting the registrant to completeinformation responsive to, at least
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`partially, thepart of a registration form that is presented to a registrant on
`tRe-§_web-site, including to provide the received information including at
`least one ~registrant electronic contact and at least part of a name or an
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`address;
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`comparing the received information from the registration form to a database
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`containing personal identifying information; and
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`verifying the received registrant electronic contact, including_Qy;,
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`establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via the at least
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`ooeusing the received registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant through the telephonic
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`connection; and
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`prompting the registrant to input thereceiving a verification code into an
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`on line form through after it is entered by the registrant via the web(cid:173)
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`site and verifying the received registrant electronic contact if the
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`received verification code is the same as the communicated
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`verification code and the at least part of the name or the address is
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`identified
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`in
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`the database containing personal
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`identifying
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`i nformationT-aRG
`comparing information provided by the registrant in the registration form to
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`a database containing personal identifying information.
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`29.
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`(Canceled)
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`30.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 28, including the step of
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`. further comprising establishing notification events for which the recipient is to be
`notified.
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`31.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, including the step offurther
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`comprising notifying the registrant of the occurrence of a previouslyan established
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`notification event by establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via the at
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`least onethe registrant electronic contact.
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`32.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 28, wherein the registrant
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`electronic registration contact comprises at least one.§ registrant telephone number.
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`33.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32, wherein the verifying step
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`comprises the step of establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via the at
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`least oneutilizes the registrant telephone number.
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`34.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30,
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`\Nherein
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`thefurther
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`comprising notifying the registrant upon the occurrence of a notification event. the
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`notification notifying step includes the step ofincluding establishing a telephonic
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`connection with the registrant via the at least one registrant telephone number upon the
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`occurrence of the previously established notification event.
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`35.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32,
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`including
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`the step
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`efwherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises sending
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`the registrant an electronic message using the registrant telephone number.
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`36.
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`(Original) The process of claim 35, wherein the electronic message
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`includes the verification code or provides means to obtain the verification code.
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`37.
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`(Cancelled)
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`38.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 35, wherein the electronic
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`message comprises a text messageshort message service (SMS) message received
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`by registrant's telephone or SMS enabled device.
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`39.
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`(Original) The process of claim .35, wherein the electronic message
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`comprises a voice message.
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`40.
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`(Canceled)
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`41.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 4928, including the step of
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`informing the registrant viawherein the website informs the registrant that an electronic
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`message is being sent to the registrant via a registrant provided telephone number.
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`42-45. (Canceled)
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`46.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, wherein the established
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`notification event comprises is a news event.
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`47.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, wherein the established
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`notification event comprises l§_a request to access or alter an account of the registrant!&
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`account.
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`48.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 47, wherein the registrant's
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`account comprises a financial account.
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`49.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 47, including the step offurther
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`comprising reverifying the registrant before permitting access to or alteration of the
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`registrant's account.
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`50.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30 including the step offurther
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`comprising charging the registrant for notifying the registrant of a previouslythe
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`occurrence of an established notification event.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32, wherein communication of
`51.
`the verification code to the registrant is via an automated message, and the process
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`further comprises: including the step of
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`detecting an answering machine message,-,;_and
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`delaying a predetermined amount of time before playing a-A-the automated
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`message.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 51, wherein the automated
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`message includes the verification code or notification of the occurrence of a notification
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`eveRt.
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`53.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32 including the step of further
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`comprising receiving an indication from the registrant indicating that the registrant
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`telephone number requires an extension and an indication of whether a live operator will
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`answer a call to the registration registrant telephone number.
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`54.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 53, including the steps of
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`wherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the
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`registrant telephone number, playing an automated message directing the live operator
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`to dial the extension, and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including either the verification code or occurrence of notification event.
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`55.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 53, including the step of
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`wherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the
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`registrant telephone number, pausing a predetermined amount of time, automatically
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`dialing the extension, and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including either the verification code or occurrence of notification event.
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`56-82. (Cancelled)
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`83.
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`(Currently Amended) A verification and notification process, comprising
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`the steps of:
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`providing a registration form to a registrant on line through a ·.veb site;
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`receiving prompting the registrant to complete, information responsive to at least
`partially, the part of a registration form that is presented to the registrant
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`on tRe-.§....web-site, including to providethe received information including at
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`least one registrant electronic contact;
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`verifying tAe-a received registrant electronic contact, wherein verifying the
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`received registrant electronic contact includes: including
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`establishing a first telephonic connection with the registrant via the at least
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`eRe-using the received registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a first communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the first telephonic connection; and
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`prompting the registrant to input the receiving a first submitted verification
`code into an on line form through after it is entered by the registrant
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`via the web-site and verifying the received registrant electronic
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`contact if the first submitted verification code is the same as the first
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`communicated verification code;
`permitting the registrant access establishing a notification event associated with
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`the registrant;
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`identifying an occurrence of the established notification event; and
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`after identifying the occurrence of the established notification event. re-verifying
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`the registrant electronic contact. wherein re-verifying includes:
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`establishing a second telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`verified registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a second communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the second telephonic connection:
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`receiving a second submitted verification code that is entered by the
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`registrant via the web-site: and
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`re-verifying the registrant electronic contact if the second submitted
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`verification code
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`is
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`the same as the second communicated
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`verification code.
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`access; and
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`requiring the registrant to reverify upon registrant's subsequent access requests.
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`84.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the at least one
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`registrant electronic contact comprises at least one registrant telephone number.
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`85.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84, wherein tAe-telephonic
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`connection.§. is-are established through the at least one§. registrant telephone number.
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`86.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84
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`including
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`the steps
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`effurther comprising:
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`establishing notification eventsrecipient, and
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`notifying
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`the registrant of the occurrence of athe previously established
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`notification event by establishing a telephonic connection with
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`the
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`registrant via the at least one~ registrant electronic contact.
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`87.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 86 wherein tHe-notifying stey
`includes the step of the registrant comprises establishing a telephonic connection with
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`the registrant via the at least one~ registrant telephone number upon the occurrence of
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`the previously established notification event.
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`88.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84,
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`including
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`the step
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`efwherein establishing a first telephonic connection with the registrant comprises
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`sending the registrant an electronic message using the registrant telephone number.
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`89.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic
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`message includes the first communicated verification code or provides means to obtain
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`the first communicated verification code.
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`90.
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`(Cancelled)
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`91.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic
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`message comprises a text messageshort message service (SMS) message received
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`by registrant's telephone or SMS enabled device.
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`92.
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`(Original) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic message
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`comprises a voice message.
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`93.
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`(Canceled)
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`94.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim W83, including the step of
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`informing the registrant viawherein the website informs the registrant that an electronic
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`message is being sent to the registrant via a registrant provided telephone number.
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`95-103.
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`(Canceled)
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 88, wherein communication of
`104.
`at least one of the communicated verification codes to the registrant is via an automated
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`message. and the process further comprises: including the step of
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`detecting an answering machine message,-,;_and
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`delaying a predetermined amount of time before playing a-A--the automated
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`message.
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`105.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 104, wherein the automated
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`message includes the at least one of the communicated verification code§ or notification
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`of the occurrence of a notification event.
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`106.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 83, including the step offurther
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`comprising receiving an indication from the registrant indicating that the registrant
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`telephone number requires an extension and an indication of whether a live operator will
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`answer a call to the registrant telephone number.
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`107.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 106, wherein establishing a
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`telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the registrant telephone
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`number, playing an automated message directing the live operator to dial the extension,
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`and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein communicating a
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`communicated verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including either the communicated verification code or occurrence of a
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`notification event.
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`108.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 106,
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`including the step
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`efwherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the
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`registrant telephone number, pausing a predetermined amount of time, automatically
`dialing the extension, and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein
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`communicating a communicated verification code to the registrant comprises playing an
`automated message including either the verification code or occurrence of notification
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`eveRt.
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`109.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 83, including the step offurther
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`comprising comparing information provided by the registrant in the registration form to a
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`database containing personal identifying information.
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`110.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 109, wherein the personal
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`identifying information includes at least one of: £_name, £_telephone number, an ·
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`address, an email address, a-H€1-or a social security number.
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`111.
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`(New) The process of claim 83, wherein the established notification event
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`pertains to fraud associated with an account of the registrant.
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`112.
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`(New) The process of claim 83, wherein the established notification event
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`is a request to access an account associated with the registrant.
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`113.
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`(New) The process of claim 83, wherein the established notification event
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`is a transaction.
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`114.
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`(New) The process of claim 83, wherein the established notification event
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`is a request to alter an account associated with the registrant.
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`115.
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`(New) The process of claim 38, wherein the text message is a short
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`message service (SMS) message sent to a registrant's telephone or SMS-enabled
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`device.
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`116.
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`(New) The process of claim 91, wherein the text message is a short
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`message service (SMS) message sent to a registrant's telephone or SMS-enabled
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`device.
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`REMARKS
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`Based on the following remarks, the applicants respectfully request that the
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`rejections set forth in the Office Action mailed February 3, 2012 (the "Office Action") be
`withdrawn.
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`The applicants have reviewed the Office Action and respectfully submit that each
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`objection and rejection raised in the Office Action has been appropriately resolved
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`herein. Each objection and rejection is addressed below, preceded by a heading similar
`to that found in the Office Action. 1
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`Claims 1-13, 16-43, 46-71, 74-96, and 99-110 were pending in the application
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`when the Office Action was mailed February 3, 2012. By this Response, claims 1-13,
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`16-27, 29, 37, 40, 42-45, 56-71, 74-82, 90, 93, and 95-103 have been cancelled; claims
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`28, 30-35, 38, 41, 46-47, 49-55, 83, 85-89, 91, 94, and 104-110 have been amended,
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`and claims 111-116 have been added. The foregoing claims have been amended or
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`cancelled
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`for the purpose of expediting prosecution of the application, without
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`commenting on or conceding the merits of any rejections of these claims, and without
`prejudice to pursuing these claims in unamended or other form in a continuation or
`other application. Accordingly, claims 28, 30-36, 38-39, 41, 46-55, 83-89, 91-92, 94,
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`104-116 are currently pending.
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`Applicants have amended the claims in order to clarify certain features of the
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`claims or to highlight some of the differences between the claims and the applied art.
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`Accordingly, support for the amendments may be found in the originally-filed claims as
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`well as throughout the specification. Independent claims 28 has been amended so that
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`it now includes the feature of "verifying the received registrant electronic contact if the
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`received verification code is the same as the communicated verification code and the at
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`1 Silence regarding the position taken, or argument made, by the Examiner does not indicate any
`acquiescence to that position or argument. Furthermore, arguments made by the applicants with respect
`to a particular claim or claims apply only to those claim or claims, and not to other claims or
`patents/applications, unless specifically noted herein.
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`least part of the name or the address is identified in the database containing personal
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`identifying information." Support for this amendment may be found, for example, in the
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`originally-filed claims and in paragraph [0008] and [0046]. Claim 83 has been amended
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`so that it now includes the features of:
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`establishing a notification event associated with the registrant;
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`identifying an occurrence of the established notification event; and
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`after identifying the occurrence of the established notification event, re-verifying
`the registrant electronic contact, wherein re-verifying includes:
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`establishing a second telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`verified registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a second communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the second telephonic connection;
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`receiving a second submitted verification code that is entered by the
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`registrant via the web-site; and
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`re-verifying the registrant electronic contact if the second submitted
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`verification code
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`is
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`the same as
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`the second communicated
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`verification code.
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`Support for the amendments to claim 83 may be found, for example, in the originally(cid:173)
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`filed claims, including claim 1, and throughout the specification, including paragraphs
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`[0009], [0012], [0059] and [0062]. Support for new claims 111-116 may be found, for
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`example, in the previously presented claims as well as generally throughout the
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`specification, including paragraphs [0009] and [0056]-[0059].
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`I.
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`Summary of the Examiner Interview
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`The undersigned wishes to thank the Examiner for the telephone interview on
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`July 19, 2012 (the "Examiner Interview") with applicants' representatives, Robert Mciver
`and Steve Bishop, and applicants' Co-Founder and representative, Darren Berkovitz.
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`Docket No.: 827978001 US2
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`During that interview, the claimed subject matter and teachings of the cited references
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`were discussed. The foregoing and following remarks summarize and expand upon the
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`points discussed during the telephone interview as well as the agreements reached.
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`If
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`the Examiner believes that any additional summary is required, he is encouraged to
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`contact the undersigned attorney.
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`II.
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`Claim Rejections- 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`In the Office Action, claims 1-13, 16-43, 46-53, 56, 59-71, 74-96, 99-106, 109
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`and 110 were rejected. More specifically, the status of the application in light of this
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`Office Action is as follows:
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`• Claims 1-13, 16-23, 26 and 27 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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`the combination of U.S. Patent No. 6,934,858
`to Woodhill
`("Woodhill"), U.S. Patent No. 8,024,567 to Han ("Han") and U.S. Patent
`Publication No. 2001/0032192 to Putta et al. ("Putta");
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`• Claims 28-43 and 46-53 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over the
`combination of Woodhill, Han, and U.S. Patent Publication No.
`2003/0191712 to Ohmae ("Ohmae");
`• Claims 56, 59-71 and 74-82 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
`the combination of Woodhill, Han, and U.S. Patent No. 6,256,512 to
`Verdonk ("Verdonk");
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`• Claims 83-96, 99-106, 109 and 110 were rejected under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 1 03(a) over the combination of Wood hill and Han; and
`• Claims 24, 25, 54, 55, 57, 58, 107 and 108 were objected to as being
`dependent upon a rejected base claim, but were indicated to be allowable
`if rewritten in independent form.
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`For at least the following reasons, the applied references do not support a
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`Section 1 03 rejection of the claims.
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`1.
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`The Cited References Lack Claimed Elements
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`It remains well settled law that a finding of obviousness "requires a suggestion of
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`all limitations in a claim." CFMT. Inc. v. Yieldup Intern. Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 1342
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`(Fed. Cir. 2003) (emphasis added) (cited in Ex Parte Wada, 2008 WL 142652, *4
`(Bd.Pat.App. & lnterf., Jan. 14, 2008)). Applicants submit that the cited references,
`individually and in combination, fail to disclose or suggest all of the elements recited by
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`the pending claims.
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`Both pending independent claims include elements that are not taught or
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`suggested by the applied art. As discussed during the Examiner interview, the applied
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`references do not teach or suggest "verifying the received registrant electronic contact if
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`the received verification code is the same as the communicated verification code and
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`the at least part of the name or the address is identified in the database containing
`personal identifying information," as recited in claim 28. Nor do the applied references
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`teach or suggest "identifying an occurrence of the established notification event; and
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`after identifying the occurrence of the established notification event, re-verifying the
`registrant electronic contact, wherein re-verifying
`includes: establishing a second
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`telephonic connection with the registrant using the verified registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a second communicated verification code to the registrant through the
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`second telephonic connection; receiving a second submitted verification code after it is
`entered by the registrant via the web-site, and re-verifying the registrant electronic
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`contact if the second submitted verification code
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`is the same as the second
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`communicated verification code," as recited in claim 83. Applicants have amended
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`claim 83 slightly from what was discussed during the Examiner Interview by clarifying
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`the process for re-verifying the registrant electronic contact, but the applicants
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`respectfully submit that claim 83 is patentable over the applied art for at least the same
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`reasons as discussed during the Examiner Interview.
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`A
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`The Applied References Fail to Teach or Suggest Verifying the Received
`Registrant Electronic Contact. as Disclosed in Claim 28
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`Applicants respectfully submit that none of the applied references teach or
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`suggest at least the element from claim 28 of "verifying the received registrant electronic
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`contact if the received verification code is the same as the communicated verification
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`code and the at least part of the name or the address is identified in the database
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`containing personal identifying information." Applicants agree with the Office Action that
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`neither Wood hill nor Han teaches comparing the registration information provided by the
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`registrant with personal identification information from a database, as previously
`included in claim 28. 2 Applicants respectfully submit that Ohmae, which was applied for
`allegedly disclosing this previously presented feature, does not teach or suggest
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`verifying the received registrant electronic contact if the received verification code is the
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`same as the communicated verification code and the at least part of the name or the
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`address is identified in the database containing personal identifying information, as in
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`claim 28. For example, the portions of Ohmae cited in the Office Action merely disclose
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`how to confirm a user's bank account based on personal identification information
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`Indeed, assuming for arguments sake that this disclosure corresponds to claim
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`submitted by the user to a "float system" and communicated to a branch computer of a
`bank. 3
`28's feature that the "at least part of the name or the address is identified in the
`database containing personal identifying information," Ohmae does not teach to also
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`compare a verification code submitted by the user to a communicated verification code,
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`and to verify the user based on both the confirmation of the user's bank account and the
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`comparison of the verification code, as provided for in claim 28. As discussed with the
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`Examiner during the Examiner Interview, not one of these references teaches the
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`aforementioned feature. Accordingly, the applied references fail to teach or suggest all
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`of the features of claim 28.
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`Overall, none of the applied references, singly or in any motivated combination,
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`disclose or suggest the features recited in independent claim 28. Since independent
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`claim 28 is allowable, based on at least the foregoing reasons, the claims which depend
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`from claim 28 are likewise allowable.
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`Indeed, the dependent claims provide further
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`clarification of the applicants' system and recite additional limitations not found in the
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`applied references. For example, claims 30-36, 38-39, 41, 46-55, and 115 specify
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`2 Office Action, p. 9.
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`additional details about the electronic message. Applicants therefore respectfully
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`request reconsideration and withdrawal of the Section 103 rejections of claims 28, 30-
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`36, 38-39, 41, 46-55, and 115.
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`B.
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`The Applied References Fail to Teach or Suggest Re-verifying the
`Registrant Electronic Contact, as Disclosed in Claim 83
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`Applicants respectfully submit that none of the applied references teach or
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`suggest at least the element from claim 83 of "identifying an occurrence of the
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`established notification event; and after identifying the occurrence of the established
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`notification event, re-verifying the registrant electronic contact, wherein re-verifying
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`includes: establishing a second telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`verified
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`registrant electronic contact; communicating a second communicated
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`verification code to the registrant through the second telephonic connection; receiving a
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`second submitted verification code that is entered by the registrant via the web-site; and
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`re-verifying the registrant electronic contact if the second submitted verification code is
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`the same as the second communicated verification code." For example, an established
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`notification event may include receiving a request to access an account associated with
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`the registrant from a device that is not associated with the account. Accordingly, fraud
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`may be prevented by requiring that the registrant re-verify the previously-verified
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`registrant electronic