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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or
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`X Responsrve to communication(s) filed on Jul 25‘ 2000
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`X This action is FINAL.
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`prosecution as to the merits is closed
`[j Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters,
`in accordance with the practice under EX parte Quawess C D. 11; 453 O G. 213.
`A shortened statutory period for response to this action is set to expire
`three month(s), or thirty days, whichever IS
`longer, from the mailing date of this communication Failure to respond within the period for response will cause the
`application to become abandoned.
`(35 USC § 133) Extensions oftlme may be obtained under the provisrons of
`37 CPR 7.136(a).
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`Disposition of Claim
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`2E Clalm(s) 8—86
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`is/are pending in the applicat
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`Ol‘ the above, claim(s)
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`is/are withdrawn from consideration
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`ls/are allowed
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`is/are rejected.
`X] Claimis) 386
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`are subject to restriction or election requirement.
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`j Ctaims
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`Application Papers
`‘2 See the attached Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948.
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`[j The drawing(s) filed on
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`is/are objected to by the Examiner.
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`f] The proposed drawing correction, filed on
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`if The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner,
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`is '3 approved
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`:tiisapproved,
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`X. Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S C. § 119(ai—(d)
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`VJ received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17 2(3))
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`*Cer‘trfied copies not received:
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`: Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S,C. § 119(e).
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`Attachment(s)
`X Notice of References Cited, PTO-892
`X information Disclosure Statemenus)‘ PTO-1449, Paper No(s),
`f: Interview Summary, PTO-413
`L] Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review. PTO-948
`[1 Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152
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`Application/Control Number: 09/189,626
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`This action is responsive to communications: Amendment, filed on 7/25/00.
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`This action is final.
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`Claims 8 - 86 are pending in this application. Claim 8 is the sole independent claim.
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`In the
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`Amendment, filed on 7/25/00, claim 8 was amended.
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`The present title of the invention is “Method. System and Computer Readable Medium for
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`Addressing Handling from a Computer Program’i
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`Priority
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`Acknowledgment is made of applicant's claim for foreign priority based on an application
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`filed in Norway on 9/3/98.
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`It is noted, however, that applicant has not filed a certified copy of the
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`patent application as required by 35 U.SlC.
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`1 19(1)).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 US. C. 9“ 102
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`5.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless --
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`(e) the invention was described in a patent granted on an application for patent by another filed 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 ofparagraphs (l), (2), and (it) of-tection 37l© ofthis title before the invention
`thereof by the applicant for patent.
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`Claims 8 — 86 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(6) as being anticipated by Tso (US.
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`patent 6,085,201).
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`As per claim 8, Tso teaches the following subject matter:
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`providing a record retrieval program, with data retrieval 51, at Fig. 2, and col, 4. lines 25 -
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`providing an input device configured to enter an execute command which initiates a record
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`retrieval from an information source, at col. 4, lines 35 - 42;
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`upon a single entry of the execute command, searching, using the record retrieval
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`program, the information source for second information associated with the first information, by
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`pressing an “ENTER” key, at col. 4. lines 40 - 42;
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`when the information source includes second information associated with the first
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`information, performing at least one of
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`a) displaying the second information, at col. 5, lines 42 — 44, and Fig. 4;
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`b) inserting the second information in the document, at col. 6, line 66 to col. 7, line 2;
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`c) completing the first information in the document based on the second information, at
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`col, 6, lines 6 - 10.
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`As per claim 9, Tso describes the following:
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`changing the second information based on differences or similarities between the first and
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`second information, at col. 6, lines 16 - 24;
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`completing the first information using the second information, at col. 6, lines 6 - 10, and
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`Fig. 4;
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`adding first information to an existing record, at col. 5. line 61 to col, 6, line 5;
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`correcting the first information using the second information, at col. 6, lines 59 - 6S;
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`adding information about the document to the information source, at col. 6, lines 47 - 51;
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`and wherein the information is associated with the second information, at col. 6, lines 47 —
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`T50 teaches correcting address information, in the first information based on the second
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`information [claim 10], such as a “place” or “where“, at col, 5, lines 23 - 4], doing so
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`automatically [claim 11] at col. 7. lines 3 - 4, and with assistance from a user [claim 12] at col. 6,
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`lines 59 - 62,
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`Tso teaches addressing the document to addresses based on the second information
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`associated with the list of addresses [claim 13] at 6, line 66 to col. 7, line 2, and providing the user
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`with the option of making Changes to the second information [claim 14] at col. 6, lines 59 - 65,
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`As per claim 15, Tso describes entering first information, at col. 5, lines I - 6, comprising
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`address information, such as “place” or “where", at col. 5, lines 23 - 41, and searching for second
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`information, at col. 5. lines 7 — 17, such as “place” or "where", at col, 5, lines 23 — 41,
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`As to claim 16, Tso teaches that the input device comprises a touch keypad, at col. 4, lines
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`41 ~ 42, and that the second information display comprises a message screen, at Fig. 4.
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`Furthermore, Tso teaches using a word processing program to enter fist information
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`[claim 17] at col. 7, lines 55 — S7, and that the information source includes a database [claim 18]
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`with template database 4, at Fig. 2, and col. 3, line 46.
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`As to claim 19, Tso teaches creating copies of the document, at col. 6, line 66 to col. 7,
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`line 2.
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`Tso teaches indicating which information portion is the first information [claim 20] at col.
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`4, lines 32 — 35. and automatically interpreting the first information [claim 21] at col. 4, lines 48 -
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`67.
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`In addition, Tso teaches a computer system [claim 22] at Fig. 1; and a storage medium
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`storing a program [claim 23] at col. 8, lines 2 - 4, for performing the steps recited in one of claims
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`8 — 21.
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`Claims 24 - 29 each correspond to claim 15.
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`Claims 30 - 36 each correspond to claim 16,
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`Claims 37 - 44 each correspond to claim 17.
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`Claims 45 - 53 each correspond to claim 18.
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`Claims 54 - 63 each correspond to claim 19.
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`Claims 64 - 74 each correspond to claim 20.
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`Claims 75 - 86 each correspond to claim 21.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant‘s arguments with respect to claims 8 - 86 have been considered but are moot in
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`View of the new ground(s) of rejection.
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`Examiner agrees that the combination of Pandit and Johnson do not disclose the claim
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`limitations as amended. Rather, the claims have been rejected in view of Tso.
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made or" record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant‘s
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`disclosure.
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`Borovoy et a]. (US. patent 5,873,107) teach the automatic retrieval of information
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`relevant to authored text.
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`Applicant‘s amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office
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`action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is
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`reminded of the extension oftime policy as Set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO
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`MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after
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`the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period
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`In no event,
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`Responses to this action should be mailed to: Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks,
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`Washington, DC. 20231. If applicant desires to fax a response, (703) 308-9051 may be used for
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`formal communications or (703) 308—6606 for informal or draft communications.
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`Please label "PROPOSED" 0r "DRAFT" for informal facsimile communications For after
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or proceeding
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