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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Kenneth P. Weiss
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`Application No.: 13/237,184
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`Confirmation No.: 7352
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`Filed: September 20, 2011
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`Art Unit: 3621
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`For: UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY
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`Examiner: C. K. Cheung
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Dear Madam:
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`INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
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`In response to the Office Action dated August 15, 2012, please amend the above-
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendmentsto the Specification begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claimsare reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 3
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 9 of this paper.
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120 as a continuation of U.S. patent
`application No. 12/393,586 filed February 26, 2009, now U.S. Patent No. 8,234,220 whichis a
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`continuation-in-part of each of U.S. patent application serial no. 11/760,732 filed June 8, 2007, now
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,809,651; U.S. patent application serial no. 11/760,729 filed June 8, 2007, now
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,805,372; and U.S. patent application serial no. 11/677,490 filed February 21,
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`2007, now U.S. Patent No. 8,001,055. This application also claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §
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`120 as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application no. 13/168,556 filed on June 24, 2011,
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`which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120 as a continuation of U.S. application no.
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`11/677,490. Each of U.S. application nos. 11/760,732, 11/760,729 and 11/677,490 claim priority
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e) to U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/812,279 filed on June 9, 2006,
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`and 60/859,235 filed on November 15, 2006. U.S. application no. 11/677,490 also claimspriority
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/775,046 filed on February 21,
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`2006. Each of the above-identified applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference inits
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An electronic ID device configured to allow a user to select any one of
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`a plurality of accounts associated with the user to employin a financial transaction, comprising:
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`a biometric sensor configured to receive a biometric input provided by the user;
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`a user interface configured to receive a user input including secret information knownto the
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`user and identifying information concerning an account selected by the user from the plurality of
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`accounts;
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`a communication interface #ak-configured to communicate with a secure registry; and
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`a processor coupled to the biometric sensor to receive information concerning the biometric
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`input, the user interface and the communication interface nk, the processor being programmedto
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`activate the electronic ID device based on successful authentication by the electronic ID device ofat
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`least one of the biometric input and the secret information, the processor also being programmed
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`such that once the electronic ID device is activated the processor is configured to generate a non-
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`predictable value and to generate encrypted authentication information from the non-predictable
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`value, theidentifyineinformation,
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`and-atteastone-of information derived from at least a portion of
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`the biometric input, and the secret information, and to communicate the encrypted authentication
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`information via the communication interface Hnkto the secure registry.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) The device of claim 1, wherein the communication interface Hakis
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`configured to wirelessly transmit the encrypted authentication information to a point-of-sale (POS)
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`device, and wherein the secure registry POS-device is configured to receive transmit at least a
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`portion of the encrypted authentication information from the POS device tethe-secureregistry.
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`(Currently Amended)The device of claim 2, wherein the device comprises the-proeesseris
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`information a discrete code associated with the electronic ID device.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the biometric
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`received by the biometric sensor is communicated to the secure registry for authentication prior to
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`generation of the encrypted authentication information.
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`6.
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`(Original) The device of claim 1, wherein the secret information includesthe identifying
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`information.
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`7.
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`(Original) The device of claim 1, further comprising a memory coupledto the processor,
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`wherein the memory stores information employed by the device to authenticate the biometric
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`received by the biometric sensor.
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`8.
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`(Original) The device of claim 7, wherein the device does not permit the entry of the user
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`input if the biometric input received by the biometric sensor is determined to not belong to an
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`authorized user of the device.
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`9,
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`(Currently Amended) The device of claim 8, wherein the secret information knownto the
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`user includes a PIN, and wherein the authentication of both the secret information and the biometric
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`input activate the device for the afinancial transaction.
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`10.
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`(Original) The device of claim 9, further comprising a memorycoupledto the processor,
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`wherein data stored in the memoryis unavailable to an individual in possession of the device until
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`the device is activated.
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`11.
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`(Original) The device of claim 10, wherein the data is subject to a mathematical operation
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`that acts to modify the data such that it is unintelligible until the device is activated.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) The device of claim 9, further comprising a memory coupled to the
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`processor and configuredto store an electronic serial numberof the device, wherein the processoris
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`configured to generate a seed using at least two of the electronic serial number, a discrete code
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`associated with the device, the PIN, a time value, and the biometric input to generate the encrypted
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`authentication information, and wherein the seed is employed by the processor to generate the non-
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`predictable value.
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`13.
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`(Currently Amended) The device of claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor is configured to
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`receive and processat least one of a fingerprint, a speech/voice input, an iris scan, a retina scan, a
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`facial scan, a-fingerprint, written information and a DNAinput.
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`14.farther(Currently Amended) The device of claim 13, ecemprisixewherein the processoris
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`configured to generate account identifying information for the respective one of the plurality of
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`accounts, wherein the account identifying information does not identify an account numberof the
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`respective one of the plurality of accountsahandheldinchidineeachofthebiometricsenses,device
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of generating authentication information comprising acts of:
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`authenticating an identity of a user to an electronic ID device based onat least one of
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`biometric data received by the device from the user and secret information knownto the user and
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`providedto the device;
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`activating the electronic ID device based on successful authentication;
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`generating, responsive to activating, a non-predictable value with the device;
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` receiving, in a user interface, identifying information from the user concerning a selected
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`one of a plurality of user accounts; and
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`generating encrypted authentication information from the non-predictable value, the
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`identifyineinformation,andatleastoneofinformation derived from at least a portion of the
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`biometric data, and the secret information;and
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`communicating, by a communication interface, the encrypted authentication information to a
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`secure registry.
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`secretinformation,andtheidentifyine information displaying, on the user interface indicators for
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`the plurality of user accounts stored in a memory ofthe device.
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`17.
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`(Original) The methodof claim 15, further comprising an act of de-activating the device
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`without generating the encrypted authentication information if the identity of the user is not
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`successfully authenticated to the device.
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`18.
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`(Original) The methodof claim 15, further comprising an act of generating a seed from
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`whichthe authentication information is generated by employingat least two of the biometric data,
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`the secret information knownto the user, and an electronic serial number of the device.
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`19,
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`(Original) The methodof claim 15, further comprising an act of generating encrypted
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`authentication information in a mannerthat allows the identification of the user and the selected one
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`of the plurality of user accounts by a secure registry.
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`20.
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`(Currently Amended) A methodof controlling access to a plurality of accounts, the method
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`comprising acts of:
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`generating, with a device, encrypted authentication information from a non-predictable value
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`derived from at least a portion of a biometric of the user received by the device, and secret
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`information provided to the device by the user;
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`communicating the encrypted authentication information from the device to a secure registry
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`via a point-of-sale (POS) device to authenticate or not authenticate the device with the secure
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`registry;
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`authorizing the POS deviceto initiate a financial transaction involving a transfer of funds to
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`or from the account selected by the user when the encrypted authentication information is
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`successfully authenticated; and
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`denying the POSdevice from initiation of the financial transaction involving a transfer of
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`funds to or from the account selected by the user when the encrypted authentication information is
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`not successfully authenticated.
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`21.
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`(New) The methodof claim 15, further comprising an act of generating an account
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`identifier for the selected one of the plurality of user accounts that does not include an account
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`number, and wherein the of generating encrypted authentication information includes using the
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`accountidentifier for the identifying information.
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`22.
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`(New) The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to display indicators for
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`the plurality of accounts in the user interface, and the user interface is configured to accept user
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`selection of a respective one of the plurality of accounts.
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`23.
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`(New) The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to display options for
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`purchase.
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`24.
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`(New) The device of claim 23, wherein the user interface is configured to accept selection of
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`at least one productor service.
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`25.
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`(New) The methodof claim 15, further comprising displaying options for purchase on the
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`user interface.
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`26.
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`(New) The methodclaim 25, further comprising selecting with the user interface at least one
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`productor service for purchase.
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`27.
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`(New) The methodof claim 20, further comprising displaying options for purchase on the
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`user interface.
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`28.
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`(New) The methodclaim 27, further comprising selecting with the user interface at least one
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`productor service for purchase.
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-20 were originally filed in this application. Claim 3 has been cancelled without
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`prejudice or disclaimer. Claims 1, 2, 4-5, 9, 12-16, and 20 have been amended. Claims 21-28 have
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`been added. Asa result, claims 1-28 are pending for examination, with claim 1, 15, and 20 being
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`independent claims. No new matter has been added.
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`Specification
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`The original specification was objected to for failing to identify application No. 12/393,586
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`as U.S. Patent Number 8,234,220. The appropriate correction has been made. Accordingly,
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`withdrawal of the objection of the specification is respectfully requested.
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`The Office Action objected to claim 13, as “a fingerprint” is recited twice. Applicant has
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`amended claim 13 as suggested. Applicant respectfully requests withdrawal of the objection.
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`Claim Objections
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`Rejections Under 35 U.S.C.
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`§102
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`The Office Action rejected claims 1-2, 4-6, and 13-20 under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) as being
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`anticipated by U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0178364 Al to Weiss (hereinafter Weiss). In
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`response, Applicant has amendedthe claims and presents the following remarksin support of
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`patentability.
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`Claim 1, as amended,recites “the processor is configured to generate a non-predictable
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`value and to generate encrypted authentication information from the non-predictable value,
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`information derived from at least a portion of the biometric input, and the secret information, and to
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`communicate the encrypted authentication information via the communication interface to the
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`secure registry.” Weiss does not teach or suggest the generation of authentication information from
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`the non-predictable value, information derived from at least a portion of the biometric input, and the
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`secret information.
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`Independent claims 15 and 20 have been amendedtorecite: “generating encrypted
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`authentication information from the non-predictable value, information derived from at least a
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`portion of the biometric data, and the secret information” (Claim 15); and “generating, with a
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`device, encrypted authentication information from a non-predictable value generated by the device,
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`information derived from at least a portion of a biometric of the user received by the device, and
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`secret information provided to the device by the user.”” As discussed above, Weiss does not teach or
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`suggest generating authentication information as recited in claims 15 and 20, as amended.
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`Claims 2, 4-6, and 13-14, and 16-19 depend from claims 1 and 15 respectively, and are
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`therefore, allowable for at least the same reasons.
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`Accordingly, withdrawalof the rejection of claims 1-2, 4-6, and 13-20 are respectfully
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`requested.
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`Rejections Under 35 U.S.C.
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`§103
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`The Office Action rejected claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Weiss in view of U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0117302 Al to Weichert (hereinafter Weichert).
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`The Office Action rejected claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Weiss and
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`further in view of U.S. Patent No. 6,819,219 to Bolle (hereinafter Bolle). Applicant respectfully
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`asserts that Weiss either alone or in proper combination with Wiechert and Bolle does not teach or
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`suggest claims 3 and 7, because Weiss does not teach or suggest a processor configured to “generate
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`encrypted authentication information from the non-predictable value, information derived from at
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`least a portion of the biometric input, and the secret information,” as recited in claim | as amended.
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`Asdiscussed above with respect to claim 1, Weiss does not teach or suggest generation of
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`authentication information using the non-predictable value, information derived from atleast a
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`portion of the biometric input, and the secret information. Neither Weichert nor Bolle cure this
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`deficiency.
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`Accordingly, withdrawal of the rejections of claims 3 and 7 are respectfully requested.
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`The Office Action rejected claims 8-12 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Weiss in view of Bolle and further in view of Official Notice. Each of claims 8-12 directly or
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`indirectly depends from allowable claim 1. Accordingly each of claims 8-12 are allowable for at
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`least the samereasonsas claim |. In addition, Applicant respectfully asserts that the Official Notice
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`fails to support a prima facie case of obviousness at least because:
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`the Official Notice does not cure the deficiencies of Weiss and Bolle alone or in proper
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`combination; and
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`the Examiner has not supported the Official Notice of specific knowledgeofthe prior art
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`with a “citation to some reference work recognized as standard in the pertinentart”
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`where such is required because the recited feature is not capable of instant and
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`unquestionable demonstration as being well-known.
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`itis unclear from the record that the alleged knowledge was knownatthe time of the
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`invention. Applicant respectfully requests that the Examiner provide a reference
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`teaching whatis alleged to be well-knownor withdraw the rejection.
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`Accordingly, reconsideration and withdrawalof the rejection of claims 8-12 under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(a) is respectfully requested.
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`NewClaims
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`Claims 21-28 depend directly or indirectly from allowable independentclaims 1, 15, and 20,
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`and are likewise allowable for at least the same reasons.
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`Double Patenting Rejection
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`In paragraph 10 of the Office Action, claims 1-20 were rejected under the judicially created
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`doctrine of double-patenting over claims 1-54 of U.S. Patent No. 8,234,220. However, the Office
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`Action stated that a timely filed Terminal Disclaimer in compliance with 37 C.F.R. 1.321(c) may be
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`used to overcomethis rejection. Without acceding to the correctnessof this rejection, enclosed
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`herewith is a Terminal Disclaimer with respect to U.S. Patent No. 8,234,220 in compliance with 37
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`C.F.R. 1.321(c) to overcomethis rejection. In view of this Terminal Disclaimer, claims 1-20 are
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`believed to be in allowable condition.
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`Claims 15-19 were rejected under the judicially created doctrine of double-patenting over
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`claims 1-3, 5-8 and 43 of U.S. Patent No. 7,809,651. However, the Office Action stated that a
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`timely filed Terminal Disclaimer in compliance with 37 C.F.R. 1.321(c) may be used to overcome
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`this rejection. Without accedingto the correctness of this rejection, enclosed herewith is a Terminal
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`Disclaimer with respect to U.S. Patent No. 7,809,651 in compliance with 37 C.F.R. 1.321(c) to
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`overcomethis rejection. In view of this Terminal Disclaimer, claims 15-19 are believed to be in
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`allowable condition.
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`CONCLUSION
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`In view of the foregoing amendments and remarks, reconsideration is respectfully requested.
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`This application should nowbein condition for allowance; a notice to this effect is respectfully
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`requested. If the Examinerbelieves, after this amendment, that the application is not in condition
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`for allowance, the Examineris requested to call the Applicant's attorney at the telephone number
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`listed below.
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`If this response is not considered timely filed and if a request for an extension of timeis
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`otherwise absent, Applicant hereby requests any necessary extension oftime. If there is a fee
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`occasionedbythis response, including an extension fee that is not covered by an accompanying
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`payment, please charge any deficiency to Deposit Account No. 50/2762 (ref. no. W0537-701320).
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`Dated: December 17, 2012
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Matthew H. Grady/
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`Electronic signature:
`Matthew H. Grady
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`John N. Anastasi
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