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`Office Action Summary
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`E Responsive to communication(s) tiled on Jun 17, 1997
`n This action is FINAL.
`! Sinc6 this application is in condition for allowanqe except ior formal matters, prosscutlon as to the merlts is closed
`in accordance with th€ practice undet Ex parte Quavle, 1935 C.D. 1 1 ; 453 O.G. 2t 3.
`A shortened statutory period for regponse to this action is sst to expire 3 month(s), or thirty days, whichever
`is longer, from the mailing date ol this communication. Failure to respond within the period for response wlll cause the
`application to become abandoned. (35 U.S.C. e 133). Extensions ot time may be obtained under the orovisions of
`37 CFR 1 .136(a).
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`is/ars ponding in the applicstion.
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`is/are withdrawn from consideration,
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`is/are allowed,
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`is/are rsjectod.
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`is/ars objected to.
`are subisct to restriction or election requirem€nt,
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`Dlsoosltion ot Clalms
`E Claift{s} /-24
`Ol th€ above, claim(s)
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`8 clsim{s) 1,2,4-16, and 18-24
`m Claim(s) 3 and 17
`n claims
`Application Papers
`K See the attached Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948.
`! Tho drawingls) liled on
`is/are obiected to by th€ Examiner.
`is Gpproved Bisapproved.
`n The proposed drawing correction, filed on
`n The sp€cification
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`E The oath or declaration is obiected to by the Examiner,
`Priorlty undor 35 U.S.C. ! 119
`E Acknowledgement is made of a claim for forelgn priority under 35 U.S,C. 6 I 19(al-(d).
`E All ! Some' I None of the CERTIFIED copi€s of the priority documents have been
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`nreceivedinApplicationNo.(SeriesCode/Seria|Numbor)-.
`I received in this national stage application trom tho International Bureau (PCT RulB 17.2(a)),
`*Certified copies not received:
`I Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priorlty under 35 U.S.C. 5 1 19(e),
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`Attachment(sl
`E] Notice of References Cited, PTO-892
`m Information Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1449, Paper No(s). 4
`I lnterview Summary, PTO-413
`E Notice ol Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
`E trtotlce of Informal Patent Appllcation, PTO-152
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`U. S, P.t.nt .nc Tr.d.h.d otth.
`PTO-326 (Fev. 9-95)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Serial Number: 081877 A88
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`ArtUfi:2743
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Objections
`claim 1 is objected to because ofthe following informalities: on claim I' line 4'
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`be --,--. Appropriate corection is required.
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`Claim Reiictions - 35 ASC S 103
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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 OfEce action:
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`(a)Apatentmaynotbeobtainedthoughtheinventionisnotidenticallydisctosedordescribed.assetforthin
`se"tion tOZ oftttir titte, ifthe differenies 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 ttre art to which said subject matter pertahs. Patentability shall not be negtived by the
`manner in which the invention was made'
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`3.Claims1-2,5-12,|6and19-24arerejectedunder35U.S.C.l03(a)asbeingunpatentable
`over Parulski et al. (us PAT. 5,666,i59 hereinafter Parulski) in view of Kawamura et al. (uS
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`P AT. 5,57 6,'1 59 hereinafter Kawamura).
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`Regardingclaiml,Parulskiteachesacommunicationsystemasshowninfigurell
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`comprising:
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`a)atelephoneunit43asshowninfiguregincludingatelephoneportion,i.e.'akeypad53,for
`making telephone call, a camera module 68 for recording image, a memory unit 64' a control
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`processing unit 62;
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`b) a computer, i.e., a server, including a receiver c for receiving data ftom the telephone unit 48;
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`c) a transmission system connection.
`parulski differs from the claimed invention in not having a classification unit to ciassifr
`image data. However, Kawam'riteaches an image processing for classifing image data into
`specific goup such that the image data may be easily view when displayed' see col. 2 lines 13-64'
`Therefore, it would have been obvious to a pelson of ordinary skill in the art at the time the
`invention was made to modifi Parulski having a classification unit in the computer because of
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`easily view as the image data classified'
`Regarding claim 16, Parulski teaches a combined telephone./camera 48 as shown in figure
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`a) a camera module 68 for recording image;
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`b) a memory unit 64 for storing image data;
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`c) a cellular transceiver for transmitting data;
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`d) a computer for receiving image data (see figure 1l)'
`Note while Panrlski does not specifically teaches to store tlre image in the computer, it is
`obvious to have the computer storing the image data in order to display' Parulski differs from the
`claimed invention in not having a classification unit to classifi received image data' However'
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`Kawamurateachesanimageprocessingforclassifiingimagedataintospecificgtoupsuchthat
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`ttreimagedatamaybeeasilyviewwhendisplayed'Seecol'2lines13-64'Therefore'itwould
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`havebeenobvioustoapersonofordinaryskilli:rtheartatthetimetheinventionwasmadeto
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`modiff Parulski having a classificatiori unit in the computer because of easily view as the image
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`data classified.
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`Regarding claim 2, Parulqki teaches a transmission system is wireless coupled to a
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`telephone unit as shown in figure 1 1.
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`Regarding claims 5-9 and 1,9-24, Kawamura teaches a time information detection unit for
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`incorporating time information as a classification information. See col. 2 lines 39-5' Although
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`Kawamura teaches to classifi image data based on time information, it is obvious to classifr
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`image data into different categories, i.e., audio data, telephone number, memory location of image
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`data and character information, because ofuser friendly so that a user can easily retieve and
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`identiff the image data based on a particular classification information.
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`Regarding claim 10, although Parulski does not specifically teaches the computer as
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`shown in figure 1 I including a data bank system, it is well known that a computer is inherently
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`having a memory for storing data such that a processor of the computer operates in associated
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`with the memory to retrieve ot store data which serves as a data batk.
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`Regarding claims I 1 and 12, Kawamura teaches a control unit 104 for contolling
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`transmission rate of data and compression ratio control unit for controlling the image quality. See
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`col. 3 line 59 through col. 4 line 19.
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`claims 4 and 18 are rejected under 35 u.s.c. 103(a) as being unpatentable over as
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`applied to claim I above, and firther in view of Ishii et al. (us PAT' 5,L82,765 hereinafter Ishii).
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`Regariling claims 4 and 18, neither Parulski nor Kawamura teach a telephone comprising a
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`speech recognition unit in a telephonq unit. However, it is well known in the art for the telephone
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`comprisingaspeechrecogritionunitsothatausercaninpuldataandgiveaninstructionwitha
`speech input, for example see Ishii. Ishii teaches a speech recognition system as being applied to a
`wireldss telephor. as ,ho*r, in figure l. see col, 2 iine 46 through col. 3 line 25. Therefore, it
`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
`made to modiff the combination of Parulski and Kawamura having a speech recognition system in
`a telephone unit because of easily to operate so that a user can input data and give an instruction
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`without using hisArer hands.
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`claim 13-14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Parulski et al'
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`(US PAT. 5,666,159 hereinafter Parulski) in view of Kawamura et al. (US PAT.5,576'759
`hereinafter Kawamura) as applied to claim I above, and further in view of Morin et al (us PAT'
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`5,748,84 I hereinafter Morin).
`Regarding claim i 3 and 14, neither Parulski nor Kawamura teach a telephone comprising
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`a speech synthesis unit in a server. However' Morin teaches a server 20 comprising a speech
`converter 48a converting data using speech synthesis procedure as shown in figure I so that the
`server is multi modal and supports both speech and text input. Therefore, it would have been
`obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modiff the
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`combination of parulski and Kawamura having a speech synttresis unit in a server because of
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`supporting sPeech inPut'
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`6'Claim15isrejectedunddr35U.S.c.103(a)asbeingunpatentableoverParulskietal.(US
`PAT. 5,666,159 hereinafter Parulski) in view of Kawamura et al' (US PAT' 5'576'759
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`hereinafterKawamura)asappliedtoclaimlabove,andfirrttrerinviewofNguyenetal.(US
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`P AT . 5,7 37,592 her einaft er N guYen'
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`Regartlingclaiml5,neitherParulskinorKawamurateachthecommunicationsystemvia
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`thelnternet.However,itisverypopularityofthelrrtemetinusewithcommunicationsystem,for
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`exampleseeNguyen'Nguyenteachestoquerryinrelationaldatabasemanagementsystemviathe
`lntemet. See abstract and figwe l. Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary
`skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modif the combination of Parulski and
`Kawamura using the lntemet" as per teaching of Nguyen, because of populmity and common in
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`use,
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`Allowable Subiect Mattet
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`7.Claims3andl?areobjectedtoasbeingdependentuponarejectedbaseclaim,butwould
`be allowable if rewritten in independent forrn inclucling all of the limitations of the base claim and
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`any intervening claims.
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`S.Thepriorartmadeofrecordandnotrelieduponisconsideredpertinenttoapplicant.s
`disclosure. Ueda (Js PAT. 5,74s,898) teaches an image data communication system for rapidiy
`transmitting an image data to a tenninal fiom a server. see figure I and abshact' Logan et al' (US
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`PAT.5,72::,sll)teachesaserverl0lconnectedwithauserterminall03viathelntemetl2las
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`shown in figure 1.
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`10. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications ftom the examiner
`should be directed to George Eng whole telephone number is (703) 308-9555. The examiner can
`normally be reached on Tuesday to Friday from 7 AM to 5:30 PM'
`If attempts to feach the elaminer by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor,
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`Mr. Curtis Kuntz, can be reached on (703) 305-4708'
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`Anyinquiryofageneralnatureorrelatingtothestatusofthisapplicationorproceeding
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`Natice sf Referances Cited
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`5,1A2,765
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`5,737 ,592
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`5.7 4A,841
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`DOCU EIIT tlndudlig A st' Tlth, 3drc.. .td Pddmri PtqE l
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`U. s. P .nl .nd T6d.turt Ofli6.
`PTO-892 (Rev. 9-95)
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`Notlce of Rsteioncas Cited
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`Part of Paper No'
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