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`Office Action Summary
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`D Responsive to comrnunication(s) Vied on ------~------=--------------­
`.0 This action i3 FINAl,. ..
`0 Since this applloatlon IS ii'l t:onditlon for allowance ex~pt for formal matters,
`prosecution liB to the mflrlts Ia closed
`in accordance with .the pr<~ctlce under Ex parl8 Qu(ly\'835 C. D. 11; 453 O,G; 213.
`A shortened slalulory period for nisponse 'to this action Is set io expire
`3 month(s), or thirty days, whk:hever is
`longer, from the mailing date of this communication. Failure to respond within the period lor response will cause ttie
`application to become abandoned. (35 U.S.C. § 133). EXtensions of time may be obtained .under the provisions cif
`37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`Disposition of Claim
`~ Claim(s) .... 1-:!L!& ________________________ Is/are pending Jn the applicat
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`Of the above, claim(s)
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`is/are Withdrawn from consideration
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`is/are aUowed.
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`~ Clalm(a) .!.:1-~2~----------------------- islare rejected.
`0 CJaim(s)
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`0 Claims
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`Application Papers
`~ee tlle attached Notice of' Oraftsperson's Patent DraWing· Review, PT0-9413.
`.0 The draWing(s) filed on
`1!;/are objeoted to by the Examiner.
`0 The proposed drawing correction, filed on
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`G The sp~cification Is objected to by the Examiner.
`0: The oath or declar<\tion is objected to by .t!Je Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U;S.C. ~ 119
`0 Acknowledgement is made or .a claim for foreign priority under :35 U.S. C.§ 119(a}{d).
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`(None ol the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents. have been
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`0 recelv~ in Application No (SerieS Code/Serial Nurt)ber) ____ ____ _
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`0 Acknowledgement ls ri11!de of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e),
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`Attachment(s)
`Ql;! Notice of References Cited, PTQ.892
`0 Information Dis.elosure Statement(s), PT0-1449, Paper. No(s). ___ _
`D Interview Summary, PT0-413
`(gl Notice of Draftsperson's Patent DraWing ReView, PT0•948
`0 Notice of Informal Patent Application, PT0-1.52
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`U. IS P'Ateo\ ~nd Tr.o.-nlfk Office
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`Office Action Summary
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`Serial Number; 08/985,265
`Art Unit: '2773
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`DET AlUm ACTION
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`Specification
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`Th(i attempt to incorporate subject matter into this application by references for
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`RELATED APPLJCA TlONS is improper because missing serial number.
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`II. Cliilins Rejections
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`Ctaim Rejecti(Jns.- 35 USC§ 102
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`The following is a quoJation ofthe-appropriate paragraphs of3,5 l);s.c. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office actidnz
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unlc:ss -
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`(e) the invention was described in a patent granted on an application for patertt by another filed _in the
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`United States· \l~fore the inv.ention thereof by the applicant for patent, or 0q an international application \ly
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`another who has fulfilled the requlre.q~enlll ,ofparagriiphs (I), (Z), and (4) of section 3710 of thin~tle
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`before the inventi'on thereof by the applicant for patent.
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`Claim: i-7, 9-18,20-22 .are reje-cted under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being unpatentable
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`over Bertnan ct al. US Patent 5,736,982.
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`As per clllihll: Berman discloses a system and method of controlling display of
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`content information in a p~ysical viewing are~t and display .control tools and present it over the
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`display ofcontent infomation.a pennit user.input selecting control tool, and controlling the
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`display of co11tent information according to the. user input (see abstract, col.4, line 5~17).
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`As per cl3bn 2: Recite claiin 1, Berman also inCluding receiving a user input
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`selectit)g a predetennined portion of the control tool; and activatfug the control tool in re~ponse
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`to the user input, and ch!IJlgin~rthe display tO provide visual feedback (coM; line J 8-32).
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`As p~r Claim 3~5.: Recite.claim 1, Bennan's system explicitly teaches "action handle''
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`for controlling step includes .shifting the content information in'the_physical vi~Win~· ~ea by
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`scrolling ( co12(), line 32~50) and ju,mping ( c<if.l7, line 1-11) to different p«;>rtiop «;>fthe.contentof
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`infonnation.
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`A~ per claim 6: Recite claim 1, B.ennan's system discloses controlling step incl~des
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`tile user input: shifting the display of content information e.t ,a speed detennio:ed by to the user
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`inp!lt (col;20; line 43-50).
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`As per claim 7: Recite claim 1, Berman's system discloses .the control information
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`include's a plurality of pages, ~d displaying a different one of the pages .ofthe content
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`information .(col.l7, line 1-15).
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`A~ per ciaim 9: 'Recite .claim 1, Berman's system discloses a c:locument software
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`program includes control tool indicating various functions related to the document
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`(FTG.2-4).
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`As· per claim 10-;ll: B:ennan's system use action handle includes the step of
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`displaying the control tool includes the substep of displaying an opaque control tool.
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`(abstract, FIG.9-10) that also haii tranparentregion.
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`Serial Number: 08/712,566
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`As per claim 12: Recite claim 1, Pisutha-A'rnond discloses an. apparatus inCluded
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`means for controlling di~play ofcontent i.nfonrta:tion 1n ap.Q.ysicatviewing area (FIGJ,4)~
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`As per cJaim 1.3: Recite clafm 12;2.
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`As per cbim 14•16: Recite claim 12;3-5;
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`As per claim17: Recite claim 14,6.
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`As per Claim 20: Recite claim 12;9.
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`AS per claim 21: Recite claim 12, m
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`AS per chi'im 22: Recite claim 12, 11.
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`·Claim Rejections- '35 USC§ 103
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`The following is. a quotationofJS U$;C. lOS(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth irt this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be·obtainedihough the invention is not identically disclosed or de3cribed as set forth
`in section I 02·of this title, if the differt:nces between the subject matter sought to be pateoted and the prior
`!!rl are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious al the time the invention '~as
`made ·to a person having ordinary skill .inlhe a.rt to wliiclt ~aid subject matter pertains. Paten }ability shall
`not b~ n~gatlved by .the rruinrH:r in which tl,e invention was made.
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`Claim 8,19 are rejected under 35 tJ.S.C. 103(a) as heing.ui:J.patentable over
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`Berman eta/. US Patc::nt 5,736,982 in view of Pisutha-Arnond US Patent 5;745,116 ...
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`As pet claim&: Benn~'s system discloses activation of action handle causes
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`display controlling tools which associated with data object (see abstract, col.4line 67).
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`Pisutha-Arnond's system filrther displaying the controltool includes~<! substep of
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`displaying the control tqol containing arrows indicating direction (see abstract, and
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`FlGA). lt'Wo:u.id have been obvious fo ·oneo6fotdfuary skill in the relevant 11rt at the tim~. of
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`jnvention to use .I3er:tttan''s:. c.onttol tool 'indicating various functiorinelat~d to~~ :data
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`o~ject, an,d PisiJ,tna·Aih(>nd's system di~playing the control tool containing arrows
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`indicating direction, because 1.1ser hav" control in navigation /m~,~rtipulating content of display
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`infotmatioQ dfective.andefficlently With user visual feed baek for imp~ove produ¢tiVity and
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`enhance sylitem petfonnance.
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`As per Claim 19: Rec.ite claim 12,8.
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`.Prior art
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`The prlor art made .of record and not relied l,lpon ·is cpnsidered pertirient to
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`a_pplicant's· disclosure
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`Meisel ·et,al. US Patent 5,297,253 disclo$es an lll!er interactive of navigation
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`tool with t:ltree modules.
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`Pooser et al., US Patent 5,812,134 discloses OUinavi~ation system:ptovides
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`user with. both position and of information in data base and ·custo~e:navigation paths.
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`Tcbao et al., US :patent 5,563;996 discloses a gesnrre based and a di\ilsion tools
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`and method.
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`Tchao et al., l)S patent ~.745,71.6 discloses a system for·pen based w1thtabs
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`for a navigation controlling tools.
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`Jenson et al., US patent 5,570,109 disCloses a system for controlling a
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`sc}tedule and document to~do list with pen based input.
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`Conclusion
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`Responses to this action should-he :mailed to: Commissioner o:fl~atents and
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`Any inquiry conc.ernirJ.g this communication or earlier communications ·from the
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`Examiner should be directed t() Thomas Nguyen, whose telephone number is (703) 308;.,
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`7240. The exam'iner can nonnally be reached on Monday to Thursday 8:00 ~ 6:00 ET. If
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`attempts to reach the Examiner by telephon~ are unsuccessful,;the workgroup 2773
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`Ex*!tniner's contact person, Crescelle dela Torre; can be reached at ·(703) 305..:9782~
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or
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`proceeding should be directed to the .Group· receptionist whose telephone number is (703)
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`Thomas T '· Ngl,l}'en
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`October 9, 1998
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`Notice Qf References Cited
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`Appllcallon No.
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