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`9) :l The specification is objected towby the Examiner.
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`- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`- Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
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`2a)l:l This action is FINAL.
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`2mm This action is non-final.
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`3)):l Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11; 453 O.G. 213.
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`12):) The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119 and 120
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`13):) Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`2. Cl Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
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`3. Cl Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`14)):) Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`a)l:l The translation of the foreign language provisional application has been received.
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`1) 2 Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`()2) Notice of Draftsperson‘s Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`3) :) Information Disclosure Statementis) (PTO-1449) Paper No(s).
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`4) E) Interview Summary (PTO-413) Paper No(s).
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`5) E) Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)
`6) C) Other:
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`U. 5. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTO-326 (Rev. 04-01)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No. 4
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 1
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`This application has been examined. Claims 1-20 are pending.
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`Notice to Applicant(s)
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`2.
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`The following is a quotation of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112:
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`The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject
`matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
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`Claim 4 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing
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`to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the
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`invention.
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`4.
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`Claim 4 recites the limitation "printing customer facility" in line 2 of the claim. There is
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`insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`5.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`rejections set forthin this Office action:
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`(a) 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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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 2
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`6.
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`Claims 1,2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, and 20 are rejected
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`under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jebens et al (Jebens) (U. S. 6,321,231) in view
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`of Jecha et al (Jecha) (U. S. 6,247,011).
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`With respect to claim 1, Jebens discloses a printing and publishing system comprising an
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`end user facility (14) coupled to a communication network (figure 2), the end user facility page
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`building operations including the construction of pages from images, text and data available via
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`the network (which reads on the userpreparing a document) (column 2, lines 40-46); a printing
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`facility coupled to the network (the printer in part 10 of figure 2), and a central service facility
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`(10) coupled to the communication network (figure 2), the central service facility providing
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`storage (column 9, lines 13-20), file processing (column 9, lines 46-60), remote access (to enable
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`searching) (column 9, lines 30-3 6), and content management (column 9, line 30 to column 10, line
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`52); the content management including the capture and archival (column 9, lines 13-29), retrieval
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`and reuse (column 12, lines 25-65) of electronic (digital) files containing text (column 12, lines
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`25-65); content management operations further including the organization and cataloging of file .
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`content (by filename) (column 9, lines 21-45) for browsing, searching and retrieving of files and
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`data (column 12, lines 10-65).
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`Jebens differs from claim 1 in that although he discloses converting the data to an Open
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`Pre-press Interface file (column 10, lines 53-56), he does not clearly disclose prOviding pre-press
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`services which provide imposition operations including the setting of pages on a particular plate as
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`well as positioning and orientation of pages on the plate.
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 3
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`Jecha discloses a computerized pre-press system for the printing of documents prepared
`by a client (200) and stored in a server (202) (column 4, lines 54-61). “Pre-press” includes all
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`printing operations prior to press work, including design and layout, typesetting/imagesetting,
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`color separation, image assembly and platemaking. Therefore, it would have been obvious to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens to provide pre—
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`press services. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
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`invention to have modified Jebens by the teaching of Jecha in order to give the user more control
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`over how the final image is printed. 4
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`With regard to claim 2, Jebens discloses the end user facility (14) comprises a
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`communications routing device (43) coupling the end user device (14) to the network; a computer
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`(46), and a proofer (50).
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`With respect to claims 3 and 8, Jebens discloses asynchronous transfer mode (column 6,
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`lines 43-51).
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`With regard to claim 5, Jebens discloses the central service facility (10) comprises a
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`communication routing device (22); a server (32), and storage device (20 and 28).
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`With respect to claim 6, Jebens discloses Ethernet ports (column 6, lines 38-51).
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`With regard to claim 7, Jebens discloses a packet switched or cell switched network
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`(which reads on the Internet, since the Internet is a packet switched network) (column 7, lines 1-
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`21).
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 4
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`PETITIONERS Ex. 1003, p. 4
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`With respect to claim 9, Jebens discloses the central service facility is located remotely
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`from the print facility the end user facility (figure 2).
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`With respect to claims 10, 12, and 14, Jebens discloses storing files containing information
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`relating to images text and data on a computer server (column 8, lines 3-36 and column 9, lines
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`13-20) and providing the files to a remote client for designing of a page layout (column 5, lines
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`11-22). Jebens differs from claims 10, 12, and 14 in that he does not clearly disclose generating a
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`PDF file from the data and generating a plate ready file from the PDF file.
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`Jecha discloses generating a PDF file from image data (column 4, lines 30-61) and g
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`' generating a plate ready file (which reads on a pre-press file) from the PDF file (column 4, lines
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`54-61), and transmitting the data to a printer (column 4, lines 62-64), wherein the PDF file may
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`be converted to Postscript (column 4, lines 54-61). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens to generate a PDF
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`file from the data and generate a plate ready file from the PDF file. It would have been obvious to
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`one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens by the teaching
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`of Jecha in order to convert the data to a format which would be more easily processed by the
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`printer.
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`ith respect to claims 11 and 13, Jebens discloses proving the file over the network to the
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`user for revision of the page layout (column 5, lines 11-22).
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`With regard to claim 15, Jebens discloses logging the files into content management
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`database (database) (column 9, lines 13-60 and column 11, lines 4-13).
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 5
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`PETITIONERS Ex. 1003, p. 5
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`With respect to claims 16, 18, and'19 Jebens discloses storing high resolution files on the
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`computer (column 2, lines 64-67); generating low resolution files corresponding to the high
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`resolution files (column 2, line 64 to column 3, line 1), and providing the low resolution files to a
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`remote client for the designing of a page layout (column 5, lines 11-22).
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`Jebens differs from claims l6, l8, and 19 in that he does not clearly disclose generating a
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`PDF file from the data and generating a plate ready file from the PDF file.
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`Jecha discloses generating a PDF file from image data (column 4, lines 30-61) and
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`generating a plate ready file (which reads on a pre-press file) from the PDF file (column 4, 'lines
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`54-61), and transmitting the data to a printer (column 4, lines 62-64), wherein the PDF file may
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`be converted to Postscript (column 4, lines 54-61); Therefore, it would have been obvious to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens to generate a PDF
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`file from the data and generate a plate ready file from the PDF file. It would have been obvious to
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`one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens by the teaching
`of Jecha in order to convert the data to a format which would be more easily processed by the
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`printer.
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`With respect to claim 17, Jebens discloses the low resolution files are stored in the ’remote
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`client (column 2, lines 64-67).
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`With regard to claim 20, Jebens discloses logging the files into content management
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`database (database) according to user attributes (column 9, lines 13-60 and column 11, lines 4-
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`13).
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1003, p. 6
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`PETITIONERS Ex. 1003, p. 6
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`7.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 ‘U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) 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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`8.
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`Claim 4 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jebens in view of
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`Jecha as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Fujisawa et a1 (Fujisawa)(U. S.
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`6,3 84,932).
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`With respect to claim 4, Jebens as modified differs from claim 4 in that he does not clearly
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`disclose the printing facility comprises a communication routing device coupling the print facility
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`to the network; a computer which performs impositioning operations 'and a platesetter which
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`exposes a printing plate.
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`Fujisawa discloses a digital impositioning apparatus comprising a communication routing
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`device (modem) coupling the print facility to the network; a computer (display device) which
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`performs impositioning operations (column 14, lines 12-43) and a platesetter which exposes a
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`printing plate (figure 6). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary. skill in the art
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`at the time of the invention to have modified Jebens as modified wherein the printing facility
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`comprises a communication routing device coupling the print facility to the network; a computer
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`which performs impositioning operations and a platesetter which exposes a printing plate. It
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`would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to have
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`modified Jebens as modified by the teaching of Fujisawa in order to be able to improve printing
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`accuracy.
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`9.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`should be directed to Mark Wallerson whose telephone number is (703) 305-8581.
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application should be
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`directed to the Group receptionist whose telephone number is (703) 305-4700.
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`Any response to this action should be mailed to:
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`Applicant:
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`Scott R. Rosenlund et al.
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`Title:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD OF
`PROVIDING PUBLISHING AND
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`PRINTING SERVICES VIA A
`COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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`Appl. No.:
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`09/364,935
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`Filing
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`07/30/1999
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`Examiner: Wallerson, Mark E
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`Filing Date: 07/30/1999
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`AMENDMENT AND REPLY UNDER 37 CFR 1.111
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`Sir:
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`This communication is responsive to the Non-Final Office Action dated
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`March 25, 2003, concerning the above-referenced patent application.
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`The amendments presented below are in compliance with the revised
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`amendment format permitted in the Notice from the Office of Patent Legal
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`Administration of the US. Patent and Trademark Office dated February 10, 2003, and
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`published at 1267 CG 106 on February 25, 2003. Thus, the provisions of'37 CFR
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which bei'ngs on
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`Amendments to the Drawings begin on page 6 of this document.
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`Please amend the application as follows:
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`In the Claims:
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`In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.121, please substitute for original claims 1-20,
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`the following rewritten versions ofthe same claims, as amended.
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`Please ar{end the following claims.
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`management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers '- eal time
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`using a communication network, the printing and publishing system ' omprising:
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`an end user facility coupled to a communication ne . ork, the end user facility
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`providing page building operations, the page building a oerations including the design
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`and construction of pages from images, text, an- data available via said communication
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`a printing company facility cou ed to said communication network, the printing
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`company facility providing impositin operations, the imposition operations including the
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`setting of pages on a particular olate as well as positioning and orientation of pages on
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`a central servic- facility coupled to said communication network, the central
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`service facility provi ng storage, file processing, remote access, and content
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`management oper.tions; the content management operations including the capture,
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`organization, arhival, retrieval, and reuse of electronic files containing any one of text,
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`graphics, pho os, artwork, full pages, audio, video, and completed projects; content
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1,. wherein the end
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`wherein the- printing eustemer company facility further compri es a communication
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`routing device coupling the printing company facility to th communication network, a
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`(Original): The printin and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the
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`central service fa ility are remotely located from the end user facility and printing
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`Original): A method of providing printing and publishing services to a
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`stor'ng files on a computer server, the files containing information relating to
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`files to a remote client for the
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`l): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of storing files on a
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`where said p inting and publishing services are provided in real time using a wide area .
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`he method of claim 16, wherein the step of generating a
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`portable document f rmat (PDF) file from the page layout designed by said remote
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`layout‘with aid high resolution files.
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`ready f' e to a remote printer comprises converting the format of the PDF file to a plate-
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`(Original): The method of claim 16, wherein the step of providing a plate-
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