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`: EXAMINER: Dela Torre, C.
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`SERIAL NO: 09/189,626
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`FILED: November 10, 1998
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`FOR: METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER
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`In response to the Official Action mailed September 18. 2000, and further to the
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`discussion with Examine Dela Torre on October 17, 2000, please amend the above-identified
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` ease amend independent Claim 8, as follows:
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`78/ (Twice Amended) A computerized method for information handling within a
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`document created using an application program, the document including first information
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`provided therein, the method comprising:
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`providing a record retrievai program;
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`providing an input device configured to enter an execute command which initiates a
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`record retrieval from an information source using the record retrieval program;
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`upon a single entry of the execute command by means of the input device;[,]
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`analyzing the document to determine if the first infomation is contained therein, and
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`if the first information is contained in the document, searching, using the record
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`retrieval program, the infomiation source for second information associated with the first
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`information; and
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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,
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`(b) inserting the second information in the document, and
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`(C) completing the first information in the document based on the second
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`REMARKS
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`Favorable reconsideration of this application as presently amended and in light of the
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`following discussion is respectfully requested.
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`Claims 8-86 are presently active in this case, with Claim 8 amended, by way of the
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`present amendment, without the introduction of new matter (see, e.g, Fig. 1, steps 2, 4, 6, 8,
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`10, 12 and 14 and the discussion in Applicants‘ disclosure thereof).
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`In the outstanding Office Action, Claims 8—86 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(e)
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`as being anticipated by the newly cited T_so (6,085,201) reference.
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`First, Applicant wishes to thank Examiner Dela Torre for the courtesy of an interview
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`granted to Applicant’s attorney on October 17, 2000, in regard to the outstanding issues in
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`the present application. During the discussion, it was noted that columns 4-5 of T_sg teach a
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`user selecting a text string to be processed by clicking on the text string using various
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`selection means. In this respect, the present invention does not require the user to select a
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`text string to be processed since it functions automatically upon a single click of an input
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`device, such as a button, menu item, etc. No agreement was reached, however, pending the
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`Examiner’s detailed reconsideration of the application upon formal submission of an
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`amendment and subject to the Examiner updating her search.
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`In light of the discussion with the Examiner, Claim 8 has been amended to clarify that
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`according to Applicants’ invention, upon a single entry of an execute command by means of
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`an input device, a document is analyzed to determine if first information is contained therein,
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`and if the first information is contained in the document, an information source is searched
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`for second information associated with the first information using a record retrieval program.
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`These changes are not believed to add new matter (see, e.g, Fig. 1, steps 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and
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`14 and the discussion in Applicants” disclosure thereof), and are believed to be patentably
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`distinguishing over the applied prior art for the reasons discussed with the Examiner on
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`October 17, 2000, as above noted.
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`The present amendment is submitted in accordance with the provisions of 37 CPR,
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`§l.ll6, which after Final Rejection permits entry of amendments placing the claims in better
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`form for consideration on appeal. As the present amendment is believed to overcome the
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`outstanding rejection under 35 U.S.C. §102, the present amendment places the application in
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`better form for consideration on appeal.
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`It is therefore respectfully requested that 37 C.F.R.
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`Consequently, in View of the present amendment, no further issues are believed to be
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`outstanding, and the application as amended herewith is believed to be in condition for
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`formal Allowance An early and favorable action to that effect is respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`IN RE APPLICATION OF: Atle HEDLOY
`SERIAL NO: 09/189,626
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