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`SKYHAWKE Ex. 1002, page 1
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of
`1.
`35 U.S.C. S 102 that form the basis tor the rejections under this
`sec'tion made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless --
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`2.
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`(e) the invention was described in a patent granted on an
`application for patent by another tiled in the United States
`before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or
`on an international application by another who has fulfilled
`the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and · (4) of section
`371(C) of this title before the invention thereof by the
`applicant for patent.
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`Claims 1-9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C . S 102(e) as being
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`anticipated by Barber.
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`As per claim 1, Barber teaches portable golf device
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`(10)
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`comprising:
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`a memory
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`(16), a display
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`(20)
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`for displaying a
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`plurality of informational screens (Figs. 6 and 7), key entry (18).
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`Therefore, claim 1 is anticipated by barber.
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`Regarding claims 2-9, Barber also teaches a keyboard
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`(18)
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`including cursor director device (60) for selectively displaying
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`screens or choosing a particular field on the displayed screen,
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`save switch (68) for saving golf information for further use.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. S 103 which forms
`4.
`the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office
`action :
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`A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not
`identically disclosed or described as set forth in section 102
`of this title, if the differences between the subject matter
`sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the
`subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time
`the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in
`the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability
`shall not be negatiVed by the manner in which the invention
`was made.
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`Subject matter developed by another person, "'hich qualifies as
`prior art only under SUbsection (fl or (9) of section 102 of
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`section where the subject matter and the claimed invention
`were, at the time the invention was made, owned by the same
`person or sUbject to an obligation of assignment to the same
`person.
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`5.
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`Claims 10-15 are rejected under 35 U. S.C. S 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Barber.
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`Regarding claims 10-11, Barber does not explicitly teach the
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`portable golf device comprising a step of storing a plurality ot
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`pre-game, post-game information, and also future game information
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`in the memory
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`in order to enable the user to revie ....
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`the golf
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`information. Barber discloses storing a player's performance data
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`as well as the topographical data of each golf hole (col. 2, lines
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`17-41) .
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`From these detailed descriptions, it would have been
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`obvious to the skilled artisan that post games data is stored.
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`Also since a player's performance is stored before playing a game
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`a golfer would likely review his past performances. This past
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`performance may be regarded as pre-game data or future data if the
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`golfer would like to have a similar performance in the future. A
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`memory
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`(16) is provided in the form of a random access memory
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`capable of storing golf course geometrical and topographical data
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`and player performance data to be displayed on display or screen
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`(20) . Although a plurality of screens is not explicitly taught, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at
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`the time the invention was made to include a plurality of screens
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`in the computer in order to enter golf data for statistics. The
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`motivation would be to enable the user to keep track the results of
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`the qolf games as well as player's performance data.
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`Claims 12-15 are similar in scope to claims 1, 3 and 6-11, are
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`rejected under a similar rationale.
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`communication
`this
`inquiry concerning
`Any
`6.
`communications from the examiner should be directed
`whose telephone number is (703) 305-9776.
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`or earlier
`to Khai Tran
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of
`this application should be directed to the Group receptionist whose
`telephone number is (703) )05-3800.
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`November 30, 1993
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`application of: Wilens
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`No .: 08/058 , 074
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`Filed:
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`"May 4 , 1993
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`Group No. :
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`23 1 1
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`Examiner :
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`Tra-n
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`For: HANDHELD GOLF REPORT I NG AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM
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`AMENDMENT
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`Hon. Commissioner of Patents
`and Trademarks
`Washington , D.C.
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`20231
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`Sir:
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`RECeilfED
`rm 091994
`r. ~n i iP ?~nfl
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`In response to the Office Action dated December 13 ,
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`1993 , please amend the above-identified application as follows :
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`IN THE DRAWINGS
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`Please see the attached letter Proposed Changes to the
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`Drawings , renumbering the figures.
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`IN THE SPECIFICATION
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`Page 12, line 7 , replace " 40 " with - -41 -- .
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`Page 31, line /ep1ace " 25 - 40 " with -- 24 - 41- - .
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`IN THE CLAIMS
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`reporting gol
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`(Amended) A handheld apparatus for recording and
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`information in a manner tending to increase a
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`player ' s ability
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`0 improve from experience ,
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`the apparatus
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`comprising:
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`self-contained computer
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`ethod for recording and report ing
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`golf information in a mann r tending to increase a player"s
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`storing a plural ty of pre-game, game-int.eractive
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`displaying in equential fashion one or more pre-
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`game screens and prompti 9 entry of data which defines the
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`[defining] parameters of a [current or future] game to be
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`played;
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`subsequently pr viding a choice among a plurality
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`of game-interactive reeo ding screens for recording data
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`during the game defined by the parameters entered in the pre-
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`game screens;
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`displaying ~ C osen game-interactive recording
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`screen ;
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`entering data in [aJ the chosen game-interactive
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`reporting screen correspon ing to (an actual game of golf]
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`the game as it is played,
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`nd simultaneously recording the
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`entered data in the memory 0
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`the handheld computer unit; and
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`providing post - g me
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`reports based on
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`the data
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`entered. in the game-interac ive screen.
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`(Amended) A ethod for recording and reporting
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`golf information in a mann r tending to increase a player1s
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`ability to improve from exp rience, comprising the following
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`steps:
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`providing a hancneld computer unit with a memory,
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`generally writable display and data selection entry keys;
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`storing 2. plurality of informational screens of
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`information for each cho1en field; and
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`storing the sel cted golf information in the memory
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`for retrieval by the us r after the game in the form of
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`statistical or factual r~ orts.
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`13.
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`(Amended) A method as defined in claim 12,
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`wherein the golf informa ion entered in the pre-game screen
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`comprises golf play para eters defining the scope of a game
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`to be played, and the ~ information entered in the game(cid:173)
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`a player's ability to improve from experience ,
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`field on a di
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`6. A method as defined in claim lO,yh'erein the
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`game-interact've screens compris.e a first screen with a first
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`detail
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`recording, and a second screen with a second
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`pre-game screens
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`game-interactive
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`selecting non-sequential
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`19. A handheld
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`for
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`recording
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`and
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`reporting golf information in manner tending to increase a
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`player's ability to improve fr
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`experience, the apparatus
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`comprising:
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`a comfortably
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`display
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`memo
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`first key entry means for sequentially displaying
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`the pre-game screens include means for prompting
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`be played, and means for selecting one of a plurality of
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`game-interactive screens re resenting different levels of
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`data- recording detail in the me-interactive mode.
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`20. A method for reco ding and reporting golf
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`information
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`in a manner
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`tending
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`increase a player's
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`ability to improve from experience,
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`prising the following
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`steps:
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`providing a handheld computer
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`it with a memory,
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`generally writable display and data select on entry keys;
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`storing a plurality of informati
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`a l screens of
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`golf play information in the memory of the han eld computer
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`the screens
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`including screen-dependent
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`~OViding a pre-game mode of data entry in which
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`Remarks
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`With respect to the Notice of Informal Application, and
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`The Examiner has rejected claims 1-9 under 35 U.S.C.
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`§102(e) in view of Barber.
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`The Examiner bas incorrectly interpreted the function of
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`calculations between shots.
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`positioned on the displayed fairway or green."
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`Like other prior art devices, Barber is limited in its
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`performance capabilities by the fact that data selection and
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`In contrast, Applicant' 5
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`claim 1 uses a screen-dependent data entry procedure with an
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`claims first, second and third key means as follows:
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`Applicant's simplified data entry using the claimed tab
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`and scroll keys, coupled with screen-dependent data selection,
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`eliminates the prior art drawback of being limited to the type and
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`number of keys on a handheld unit for data entry. Since Barber
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`apparatus of claim 1, the rejection of claim 1 and the claims
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`dependent thereon is traversed.
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`The Examiner rejected claims 10-15 under 35 U.S.C. §103
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`as being unpatentable over Barber. With respect to claims 10-11,
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`the Examiner acknowledges that Barber lacks the following features
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`of App l icant ' s invention:
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`storing a plurality of pre-game , game-interactive
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`disp l aying pre-game screens to define parameters
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`providing a choice among a plura l ity of game(cid:173)
`interactive
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`irrelevant to this feature of the claim.
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`The Examiner next argues that a golfer's review of past
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`performances " may be regarded as pre - game data or future data".
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`The pre - game screens and data recited in claim 10 do not involve
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`review of past performances.
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`Instead, claim 10 recites that the
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`pre-game screens ' " prompt entry of data defining parameters of a
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`current or future game to be played"; i . e. ,
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`the entry of game-
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`pre-game module 35 shown in Figure 2. Since the game parameters
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`"providing
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`choice
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`among
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`screens." The Examiner argues that:
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`order to enter golf data . for statistics.
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`motivation would be to enable the user to keep
`track the results of the golf games as well as
`player's performance data."
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`the Examiner is
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`addressing with respect to claim 10. Without specifying whether
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`the argument addresses pre-game, game-interactive, or post-game
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`screens (or all three) the generality of the argument makes it
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`data."
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`A good description of the logical sequencing of the
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`different data entry screens
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`in Applicant's screen-dependent
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`line 19 to page 10.
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`It is
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`Applicant has amended claim 10 to more clearly highlight
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`The Examiner's "obvious"
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`The Examiner further argued that claims 12-15 were
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`Applicant has also amended claims 12-14 to highlight the
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`in
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`which selection of parameters in the pre-game mode define the
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`scope of the game to be played, and therefore the nature of the
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`data entry in the game-interactive mode.
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`Claim 15 recites the pre-game, game-interactive and
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`changing key means; a non-sequential screen-changing key means;
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`and
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`the simplified field and value select key arrangement
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`the screen-dependent data entry features. Again, Barber's key-
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`claims 16-18,
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`claim 10.
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`allowance.
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`If the Examiner has any questions or comments, he is
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`at (313) 662-0270"
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`1. This Qffice Action is in response to the Amendment filed on
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`April 18, 1994. Claims 2 and 4-5 have been cancelled. Newly
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`added claims 16-20 have been entered.
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`2.
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`Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S . C. S 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Barber as previously applied and in view of
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`comments below.
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`As per claim 1, Barber teaches a device having the first key
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`entry means for selectively displaying screens by a player (col.
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`7, lines 52-54), the second field keys means for selecting a
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`particular field of predefined data on the screen (see Fig.6 and
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`a cursor key 60) and the third values select key means for
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`displaying and altering data in the selected field (col . 7, lines
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`58-61). Barber does not specifically teach the use of tab keys
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`and scroll keys used to move the cursor from one place to another
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`place. It would have been obviuos to one of ordinary skill in
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`the art in a computer device to move cursor on the display by
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`using a keyboard having up-down arrows and left-right arrows
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`(scroll-keys) in order to retrieve and enter data.
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`Claims 2-9 remains rejected in view Barber as set forth in
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`the prior