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Application/Control Number: 13/748,523
`Art Unit: 2493
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`1.
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`The information disclosure statement (lOS) submitted on 1/23/2013 is in
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`compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure
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`statement has been considered by the examiner.
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`2.
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes
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`and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided
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`by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`Authorization for this examiner's amendment was given in a telephone interview
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`with Brian Mair on 5/16/2013.
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`3.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`In the claims:
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`Only claims 1 and 12 are amended as follows:
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`In claim 1, line 7 and also in claim 1, line 16, delete the word "local" and replace
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`with the words "local area network".
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`STARWOOD Ex 1004, page 1
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`Application/Control Number: 13/748,523
`Art Unit: 2493
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`In claim 1, line 17, delete the words "said second subset" and replace with the
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`words "said subset".
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`In claim 12, line 15, delete the word "nearby" and replace with the word
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`"overlapping" .
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`Terminal Disclaimer
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`4.
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`The terminal disclaimer filed on 5/17/2013 disclaiming the terminal portion of any
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`patent granted on this application which would extend beyond the expiration date of
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`Patent No. 8,312,286 has been reviewed and is accepted. The terminal disclaimer has
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`been recorded.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`5.
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`Claims 1-20 are allowed.
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`Reason for Allowance
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`6.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The prior art does not specifically teach or suggest all the limitations of the
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`following portion of claim 1: "a network transmitting system, comprising:
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`a first networking device, transmitting an unencrypted first wireless network
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`stream from a first location, said first wireless network stream requiring a first key in
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`order to access content in said first wireless network stream, and said first wireless
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`STARWOOD Ex 1004, page 2
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`Application/Control Number: 13/748,523
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`network stream, when accessed using said first wireless network key, providing a first
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`level of access to network resources;
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`wherein said first level of access to network resources provided by said first
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`wireless network stream does not include access to information on a local area network
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`server, and allows access to one or more specific webpages without said first key but
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`does not allow access to a subset of webpages without said first key, and allows access
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`to additional webpages including said subset of webpages with said first key;
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`a second networking device, transmitting an unencrypted second wireless
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`network stream from an area overlapping in the same space as the first networking
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`device, said second wireless network stream controlling access with a second key, and
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`providing a second level of access to network resources in order to access said second
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`wireless network stream,
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`wherein said second level of access to network resources provided by said
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`second wireless network stream does not include access to the information on the local
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`area network server, and allows access to the internet including said subset of
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`webpages with said second key."
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`Independent claim 12 has similar allowable limitations as claim 1.
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`Dependent claims 2-11 which depend from claim 1 and dependent claims 13-20 which
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`depend from claim 12 inherently include the same limitations and therefore are
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`allowable as well.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`STARWOOD Ex 1004, page 3
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`Application/Control Number: 13/748,523
`Art Unit: 2493
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Conclusion
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`7.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to GARY LAVELLE whose telephone number is (571 )270-
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`7575 and whose direct facsimile number is (571 )270-8575. The examiner can normally
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`be reached on Mon-Fri 9-6.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Carl Colin can be reached on 571 272-3862. The fax phone number for the
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`organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`8.
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`Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the
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`Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for
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`published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR.
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`Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only.
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`For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should
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`you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic
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`Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a
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`USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information
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`system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000.
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`Gary Lavelle
`Examiner, Art Unit 2493
`/gl/
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`STARWOOD Ex 1004, page 4
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`Application/Control Number: 13/748,523
`Art Unit: 2493
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`/HARUNUR RASHID/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2493
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`STARWOOD Ex 1004, page 5

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