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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) 3 This action is FINAL.
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`2b)M This action is non-final.
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`3) 3 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.
`Disposition of Claims
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`4) 2i Claimis) 7-20
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`is/are pending in the application.
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`4a) Of the above, claimls)
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`5) :l 'Claim(s)
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`6)@ Claimis) 7-20
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`8) 3 Claims
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`are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`9) :l The specification is objected towby the Examiner.
`10):l The drawingls) filed on
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`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
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`11):l The proposed drawing correction filed on
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`is: a)D approved b)l:l disapproved by the Examiner.
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`If approved, corrected drawings are required in reply to this Office action.
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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):l Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(aI-(d) or if).
`all All b)D Some* CID None of:
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`1. Cl Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2. El 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)).
`*See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
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`14)El Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`ml: The translation of the foreign language provisional application has been received.
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`15lEl Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120 and/or 121.
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`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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`_ Information Disclosure Statementlsl (PTO-1449) Paper Nols).
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`4) 3 Interview Summary (PTO-413) Paper Nols).
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`5) 3 Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTOA1 52)
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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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`Part III DETAILED ACTION
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`This application has been examined. Claims l-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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`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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`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 a1 (Jebens) (U. S. 6,321,231) in view
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`of Jecha et a1 (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—36), 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 fiirther 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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`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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`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 ,
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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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`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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`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 16, 18, 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 ll, lines 4-
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`13).
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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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`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 84,93 2).
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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
`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 ordinarytskill 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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`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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`Scott R. Rosenlund et a1.
`SYSTEM AND METHOD OF
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`09/364,935
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`This communication is responsive to the Final Office Action dated December 18, 2003,
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`concerning the above-referenced patent application, making February 18, 2004, two months from
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`the mailing date. Accordingly, this Amendment and Reply is timely filed.
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 6 of this document.
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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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`In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.121, please substitute for original claims 1—20, the
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` Please amend the following claims.
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`, (Currently amended): A printing and publishing system providing prepress,
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`content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time
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`using a communication network, the printing and publishing system comprising:
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`an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility providing
`page building operations, the page building operations including the design and construction of
`pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network and the generation
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`of a portable document format 1 EDF) file;
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`a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the printing
`company facility providing imposition operations and generating aplate-ready file from said PDF
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`positioning and orientation of pages on said plate; and
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`facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations;
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`the content management operations including the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and
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`reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio,
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`video, and completed projects; content management operations further including the organization
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`and cataloging of file content for browsing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the end user
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`facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the end user facility to the
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`communication network, a computer which performs page building operations, and a proofer
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`which provides printed samples of pages.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 2, wherein the routing
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`device is connected to an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch.
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`(Previously Presented): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein
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`the printing company facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the
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`printing company facility to the communication network, a computer which performs imposition
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`operations, and a platesetter which exposes a printing plate.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the central
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`service facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the central service
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`facility to the communication network, a server which performs content management operations,
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`and storage devices which contain electronic files.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the central
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`service facility further comprises a network including fast Ethernet and communication ports.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the
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`communicationnetwork includes any one of data packets associated with a packet switched
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`network and data cells associated with a cell switched network.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 7, wherein the cell
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`switched network comprises an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing systemof claim 1, wherein the central
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`service facility are remotely located from the end user facility and printing customer facility.
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`(Original): A method of providing printing and publishing services to a remote
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`storing files on a computer server, the files containing information relating to images,
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`text, art, and data;
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`providing said files to a remote client for the designing of a page layout;
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`generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the designed page layout;
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`(Original): The methodof claim 10, further comprising providing said PDF file to
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`said remote client for proofing and revision of the page layout.
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`(Original): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing said plate-
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`printer via a communication network.
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`1 (Original): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing said files to a
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`remote client for the designing of a page layout comprises providing access to a database
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`(Original): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of generating a plate-ready
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`file from said'PDF file comprises converting said PDF file to a PostScript file.
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`(Original): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of storing files on a
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`(Original): A method of providing printing and publishing services to a remote
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`client performing any one of page layout designing and plate press printing where said printing
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`and publishing services are provided in real time using a wide area communication network, the
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`storing high resolution files on a computer server;
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`generating low resolution files corresponding to said high resolution files;
`providingsaid low resolution files to a remote client for the designing of a page layout;
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`generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the page layout designed by said
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`remote client;
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`providing said PDF file to said remote client; and
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`providing a plate—ready file to a remote printer.
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`(Original): The method of claim 16, wherein the step of generating a portable
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`receiving a PostS cript file from said remote client via the communication network; and swapping
`said low resolution files used in said page layout with said high resolution files.
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`(Original): The method of claim 16, wherein the step ofproviding a plate—ready
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`file to a remote printer comprises converting the format of the PDF file to a plate-ready file
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`format and communicating the plate-ready file to the remote printer via the communication link.
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`(Original): The method of claim 16, wherein the step of storing files on a
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`Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration of the present application in view of the
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`Claims 1-20 are now pending in this application.
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`Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`In Section 4 of the Office Action, Claims 1-3 and 5-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
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`103(a) as being unpatentable over US. Patent 6,321,231 (Jebens et al.) in view of U.S. Patent
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`6,348,932,011 (Fujisawa). Applicants assumes that Claim 4 was similarly rejected because it is
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`otherwise not addressed. Applicants respectfully traverse the rejection. Neither Jebens et a1. nor