IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
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`Rosen et al.
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`Appln. No.: 12/064,489
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`Filed: February 22, 2008
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`For: MESSAGING SYSTEM AND
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`METHOD
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`Atty. Docket: ROSEN1A
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`Conf. No.: 1291
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`Art Unit: 2443
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`Examiner: A. M. Mirza
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`Washington, DC.
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`May 18, 2012
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`AMENDMENT
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`Honorable Commissioner for Patents
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Sir:
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`In response to the Office Action of January 18, 2012,
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`the period for
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`response having been extended from April 18, 2012, until May 18, 2012, by the
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`concurrent filing of a request for a one month extension of time and payment of the
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`appropriate fee, please amend as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims that
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`begins on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 23 of this paper.
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`In re Application of:
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`Rosen et al.
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`Appln. No.: 12/064,489
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`Filed: February 22, 2008
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`For: MESSAGING SYSTEM AND
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`METHOD
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`Atty. Docket: ROSEN1A
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`Conf. No.: 1291
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`Art Unit: 2443
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`Examiner: A. M. Mirza
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`Washington, DC.
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`May 18, 2012
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`AMENDMENT
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`Honorable Commissioner for Patents
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Sir:
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`In response to the Office Action of January 18, 2012,
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`the period for
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`response having been extended from April 18, 2012, until May 18, 2012, by the
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`concurrent filing of a request for a one month extension of time and payment of the
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`appropriate fee, please amend as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims that
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`begins on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 23 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of the claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of
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`claims in the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A system for message communication via a communication
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`media between one or more originating communication devices assigned to a sender
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`and one or more destination communication devices assigned to a receiver, the system
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`comprising:
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`a)
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`an access block configured to receive, directly or indirectly, from at least
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`one
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`originating
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`communication
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`device
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`a message
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`having
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`initial
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`characteristics comprising, at least message format and an initial message
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`layout,
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`and to transmit
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`the message to
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`at
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`least one destination
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`communication device;
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`a media block operatively coupled to said access block and configured to
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`adapt,—select, before transmitting, at
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`least one message format and a
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`message layout for each of the at least one message formats fitting to each
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`of said at least one destination device and to then convert at least said
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`initial message layout to the selected message layouts, said selection and
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`conversion being done in accordance with at least one criterion selected
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`from a group comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device;
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`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to the communication media.
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`2.
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`(Original) The system of Claim 1 configured to support at least two destination
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`communication devices assigned to the receiver, the system further comprising:
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`a)
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`a database operatively coupled to the media block and configured to store
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`historical
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`information and/or derivatives thereof related to the message
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`communication by the sender and/or the receiver, and
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`b)
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`a destination block operatively coupled to said media block and said
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`database and configured to process at
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`least part of said historical
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`information with the help of one or more algorithms, and to estimate,
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`in
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`accordance with certain criterion, preferred destination communication
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver.
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`3.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of Claim 2 wherein the certain criterion is
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`selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted availability of certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`b)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted reply time from certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver; and
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`c)
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`4.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of Claim 2 wherein the one or more
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`algorithms are selected from a group comprising:
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`c)
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`one or more predictive algorithms;
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`one or more learning algorithms;
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`one or more adaptive algorithms; and
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`5.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of Claim 2 wherein said processing further
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`includes processing data selected from a group comprising:
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`the receiver's preferences;
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`ii) the sender's preferences;
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`iii) one or more
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`indications
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`of actual
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`availability of
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`the destination
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`communication devices assigned to the receiver; and
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`iv) combinations thereof.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of Claim 1 configured to receive a message
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`having a layout based on a template, said template characterized by at least a unique
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`identifier, wherein the system is further configured to recognize the unique identifier of
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`the template, and the media block is
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`further configured to adaptselect, before
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`transmitting, at least one message format and a message layout for each of the at least
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`one message formats fitting to each of said at least one destination device, and then
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`convert the initial layout of the message to the selected message layouts, said selection
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`and conversion being done in accordance with at
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`least one predefined layout
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`corresponding to the recognized unique identifier and te—the—th_edisplaying capabilities
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`of the destination communication device.
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`7.
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`(Original) The system of Claim 6 wherein the template is selected from a group
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`comprising initial interactive message and replying interactive message.
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`8.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of Claim 7 wherein the unique identifier
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`corresponding to at
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`least one message is considered as a criterion for adapting
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`selecting and converting the message format.
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) A block configured to obtain a message having a layout
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`based on a template, said message characterized, at least, by a message format and
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`an initial message layout and to be communicated between one or more originating
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`communication devices assigned to
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`a sender and one or more destination
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`communication devices assigned to a receiver, said template characterized by at least a
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`unique identifier, wherein said block is further configured to obtain information related to
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`said unique identifier, and to adapt—select a message layout and convert the initial layout
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`of the message to the selected message layout
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`in accordance with at
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`least one
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`predefined layout corresponding to said unique identifier and te—displaying capabilities of
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`the destination communication device before the message is transmitted .
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) The block of Claim 9 further configured to obtain historical
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`information and/or derivatives thereof related to the message communication by the
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`sender and/or the receiver, to process at least part of said information with the help of
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`one or more algorithms, and to estimate,
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`in accordance with certain criterion, a
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`preferred destination communication device among the destination communication
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`devices assigned to the receiver.
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`11.
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`(Previously Presented) The block of Claim 10 wherein the certain criterion is
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`selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted availability of a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`b)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted reply time from a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`c)
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of message communication via a messaging
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`system between one or more originating communication devices assigned to a sender
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`and one or more destination communication devices assigned to a receiver, the method
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`comprising:
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`a)
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`before delivery to the receiver, obtaining by a messaging system a
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`message having initial characteristics comprising, at
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`least, a message
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`format and an initial message layout;
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`b)
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`adapting—selecting a at—least—said—initial—message layout and converting at
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`least said initial message layout to said selected message layout to form an
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`adapted message Min accordance with at least one criterion selected
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`from a group comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device;
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`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to communication media between originating and
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`destination device; and
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`c)
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`facilitating delivery of the adapted message to the receiver.
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 12 further comprising:
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`a)
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`obtaining historical
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`information and/or derivatives thereof related to the
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`message communication by the sender and/or the receiver,
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`b)
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`processing at least part of said historical information with the help of one or
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`more algorithms; and
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`c)
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`estimating,
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`in accordance with certain criterion, a preferred destination
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`communication device among the destination communication devices
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`assigned to the receiver.
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`14.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 13 wherein the certain criterion is
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`selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted availability of the certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`b)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted reply time from the certain
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`destination device among the destination communication devices assigned
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`to the receiver;
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`c)
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`15.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 13 wherein the one or more
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`algorithms are selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`one or more predictive algorithms;
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`one or more learning algorithms;
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`one or more adaptive algorithms; and
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`16.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 13 wherein said processing further
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`includes processing data selected from a group comprising:
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`i)
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`the receiver's preferences;
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`ii) the sender's preferences;
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`iii) one or more
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`indications
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`of actual
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`availability of
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`the destination
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`communication devices assigned to the receiver; and
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`iv) combinations thereof.
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`17.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of message communication via a messaging
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`system between one or more originating communication devices assigned to a sender
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`and one or more destination communication devices assigned to a receiver, the method
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`comprising:
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`a)
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`before delivery to the receiver, obtaining by the messaging system a
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`message having a layout based on a template, and characterized, at least,
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`by a message format and an initial message layout; said template
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`characterized by, at least, a unique identifier;
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`obtaining information related to said unique identifier;
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`adapting—selecting a message layout for the message format fitting to each
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`of said at least one destination device and converting the initial layout of the
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`message to the selected message layout, said selection and conversion
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`being done in accordance with at least one predefined layout corresponding
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`to said unique identifier and—te—and displaying capabilities of the destination
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`communication device to form an adapted message; and
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`d)
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`fonNarding the adapted message to the receiver.
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`18.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 17 wherein at least part of the step
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`of adapting is performed by the messaging system.
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`19.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 17 wherein at least part of the step
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`of adapting is performed by the originating device.
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`20.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 17 wherein the template is selected
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`from a group comprising an initial
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`interactive message and a replying interactive
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`message.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 12 further comprising:
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`a)
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`storing in the messaging system the message with the initial message
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`layout,
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`b)
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`receiving from the destination device the adapted message received by the
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`receiver and to be forwarded to a fonNarding address;
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`c)
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`replacing the adapted message with the corresponding message stored in
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`the messaging system;
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`d)
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`facilitating delivery of the message with the initial message layout to the
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`fonNarding address.
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`22.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of Claim 21 wherein said replacing is
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`performed in accordance with a request from the receiver.
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`23.
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`(Currently Amended) A service center for message communication between one
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`or more originating communication devices assigned to a sender and one or more
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`destination communication devices assigned to a receiver,
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`the service center
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`a)
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`before delivery to
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`the
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`receiver,
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`obtain
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`a message
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`having
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`initial
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`characteristics comprising, at least, an initial message format and message
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`layout;
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`b)
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`adapting—adapt—select at least one message format and a message layout
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`for each of the at least one message formats fitting to each of said at least
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`one destination device and convert at least said initial message layout t_o
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`the selected message layout to form an adapted message in accordance
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`with at least one criterion selected from a group comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device;
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`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to communication media between originating and
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`destination device; and
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`c)
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`faeilitating—facilitate delivery of the adapted message to the receiver.
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`24.
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`(Currently Amended) The service center of Claim 23 further faeilitatingconfigured
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`to:
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`a)
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`obtaining—obtain historical information and/or derivatives thereof related to
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`the message communication by the sender and/or the receiver,
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`b)
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`preeessing—process at least part of said historical information with the help
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`of one or more algorithms; and
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`c)
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`estimatingestimate,
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`in accordance with
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`certain criterion, a preferred
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`destination communication device among the destination communication
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`devices assigned to the receiver.
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`25.
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`(Previously Presented) The service center of Claim 24 wherein the—the at least
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`one criterion is selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted availability of a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`b)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted reply time from a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver; and
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`c)
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`26.
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`(Previously Presented) The service center of Claim 23 wherein the one or
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`algorithms are selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`one or more predictive algorithms;
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`one or more learning algorithms;
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`one or more adaptive algorithms; and;
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`27.
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`(Previously Presented) The service center of Claim 24 wherein said processing
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`further includes processing data selected from a group comprising:
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`i)
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`the receiver's preferences;
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`ii) the sender's preferences;
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`iii) one or more
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`indications
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`of actual
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`availability of
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`the destination
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`communication devices assigned to the receiver; and
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`iv) combinations thereof.
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`28.
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`(Currently Amended) A service center
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`for message communication via a
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`messaging system between one or more originating communication devices assigned to
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`a sender and one or more destination communication devices assigned to a receiver,
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`the service center faeiiitatingconfigured to:
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`a)
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`before delivery to the receiver, obtain a message with a layout based on a
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`temple, and comprising message format and characterized by, at least, an
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`initial message layout; said template characterized by, at least, a unique
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`identifier,
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`b)
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`c)
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`detaining—obtain information related to said unique identifier; and
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`adapting—adaptselect at least one message format and a message layout for
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`each of the at least one message formats fitting to each of said at least one
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`destination device and convert the initial
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`layout of the message to the
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`selected message layout, said selection and conversion being done in
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`accordance with at
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`least one predefined layout corresponding to said
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`unique identifier and—tea_nd displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication device to form an adapted message; and
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`d)
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`femarding—forward the adapted message to the receiver.
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`29.
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`(Currently Amended) The service center of Claim 28 wherein at least part of the
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`stepef—adaptingselection and conversion is performed by the originating device.
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`30.
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`(Original) The service center of Claim 28 wherein the template is selected from a
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`group comprising initial interactive message and replying interactive message.
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`31.
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`(Currently Amended) A client for a communication device configured to facilitate,
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`via a messaging system, a message communication of a originating communication
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`device assigned to a sender and one or more destination devices assigned to a
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`receiver,
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`said client being installed at originating device configured to facilitate
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`composing a message with a layout based on a template, and comprising message
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`format and characterized, at least, by an initial message layout and adapting—selecting a
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`message layout for at least one message formats fitting to each of said one or moiré
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`destination devices, and converting at least said initial message layout to the selected
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`message layout to form an adapted message in accordance with at least one criterion
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`selected from a group comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device;
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`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to communication media between originating and
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`destination device.
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`32.
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`(Previously Presented) The client of Claim 31 configured to obtain historical
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`information and/or derivatives thereof related to the message communication by the
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`sender and/or the receiver, to process at least part of said information with the help of
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`one or more algorithms, and to estimate,
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`in accordance with certain criterion, a
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`preferred destination communication device among the destination communication
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`devices assigned to the receiver.
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`33.
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`(Previously Presented) The client of Claim 32 wherein the certain criterion is
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`selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted availability of a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver;
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`b)
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`one or more criteria related to predicted reply time from a certain destination
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`device among the destination communication devices assigned to the
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`receiver; and
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`c)
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`34.
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`(Previously Presented) The client of Claim 32 wherein the one or more
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`algorithms are selected from a group comprising:
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`one or more predictive algorithms;
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`one or more learning algorithms;
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`one or more adaptive algorithms; and
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`one or more combinations thereof.
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`015
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`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`35.
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`(Previously Presented) The client of Claim 34 wherein said processing further
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`includes processing data selected from a group comprising:
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`i)
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`the receiver's preferences;
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`ii) the sender's preferences;
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`iii) one or more
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`indications
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`of actual
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`availability of
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`the destination
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`communication devices assigned to the receiver; and
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`iv) combinations thereof.
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`36.
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`(Currently Amended) A client for a communication device configured to facilitate,
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`via a messaging system, a message communication of an originating communication
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`device and a destination device, said client being installed at the originating device
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`configured to facilitate composing a message using a template characterized by at least
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`unique identifier, said message characterized by an initial layout, wherein said client is
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`further configured to select a message layout for at least one message formats fitting to
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`each of said at least one destination device and convert adapt—the initial layout of the
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`message to the selected message layout, said selection and conversion being done in
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`accordance with at least one predefined layout corresponding to said unique identifier
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`and to displaying capabilities of
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`the destination communication device to form an
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`adapted message.
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`37.
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`(Currently Amended) A non-transitory program storage device readable by
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`machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to
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`perform method steps of message communication via a messaging system between
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`016
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`016
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`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`one or more originating communication devices and one or more destination
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`communication devices, the method comprising:
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`a)
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`before delivery to the destination communication device, obtaining by a
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`messaging system a message comprising a message format and
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`characterized, at least, by an initial message layout;
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`b)
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`selecting a message layout for a message format fitting to each of said at
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`least one destination device and converting adapting—at least said initial
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`message layout
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`to the selected message layout
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`to form an adapted
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`message in accordance with at least one criterion selected from a group
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`comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device;
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`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
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`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
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`communication
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`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to communication media between originating and
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`destination device; and
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`c)
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`facilitating
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`delivery
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`of
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`the
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`adapted message
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`to
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`the
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`destination
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`communication device.
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`38.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer program product stored on a non-transitory
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`computer readable medium embodying computer readable program code to perform
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`017
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`017
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`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`message communication, via a messaging system, between one or more originating
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`communication devices and one or more destination communication devices,
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`the
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`computer program product comprising:
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`8)
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`[[,]] before delivery to the one or more originating communication devices,
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`obtaining, by a messaging system, a message characterized, at least, by a
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`message format and an initial message layout;
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`computer readable program code for causing the computer to select a
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`message layout for one message format fitting to each of said at least one
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`destination device and convert adapt—at least said initial message layout to
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`the selected message layout to form an adapted message in accordance
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`with at least one criterion selected from a group comprising:
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`computer readable program code for causing the computer to criterion
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`related to message
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`communication
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`capabilities
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`of
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`the destination
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`communication device with regard to message communication capabilities
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`of the originating communication device;
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`computer readable program code for causing the computer to criterion
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`related to message displaying capabilities of the destination communication
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`device with regard to message communication capabilities of the originating
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`communication device; and
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`computer readable program code for causing the computer to criterion
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`related to communication media between originating and destination device;
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`-18-
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`018
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`018
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`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`f)
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`computer readable program code for causing the computer to facilitate
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`delivery of
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`the adapted message to the one or more destination
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`communication devices.
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`39.
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`(Currently Amended) A system for message communication via a communication
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`media between one or more originating communication devices and one or more
`
`destination communication devices, the system comprising:
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`a)
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`an access block configured to receive, directly or indirectly, from at least
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`one
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`originating
`
`communication
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`device
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`a message
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`having
`
`initial
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`characteristics comprising, at least, message layout, and to transmit the
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`message to at least one destination communication device;
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`a media block operatively coupled to said access block and configured to
`
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`select, before transmitting, a message layout for at least one message
`
`format fitting to each of said at least one destination device and convert at
`
`least initial
`
`layout of the message to the selected message layout, said
`
`selection and conversion being done in accordance with at
`
`least one
`
`criterion selected from a group comprising:
`
`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
`
`communication
`
`device with
`
`regard to message
`
`communication
`
`capabilities of the originating communication device;
`
`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
`
`the destination
`
`communication
`
`device with
`
`regard to message
`
`communication
`
`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`-19-
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`019
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`019
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`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`iii) criterion related to the communication media.
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`40.
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`(Currently Amended) A block configured to obtain a message having a layout
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`based on a template, characterized, at least, by initial message layout and to be
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`communicated between one or more originating communication devices and one
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`or more destination communication devices, said template characterized by at
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`least unique identifier, wherein said block is further configured to obtain information
`
`related to said unique identifier, and to select at least one message format and a
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`message layout for each of the at least one message formats fitting to each of said
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`at least one destination device, and convert, before the message is transmitted,
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`the initial layout of the message to the selected message layout, said selection and
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`conversion being done in accordance with at
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`least one predefined layout
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`corresponding to said unique identifier and to displaying capabilities of
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`the
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`destination communication device.
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`41.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of message communication via a messaging
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`system between one or more originating communication devices and one or more
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`destination communication devices, the method comprising:
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`a)
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`before delivery to a destination communication device, obtaining, by a
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`messaging system, a message having initial characteristics comprising, at
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`least, message layout;
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`b)
`
`selecting at least one message format and a message layout for each of the
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`at least one message formats fitting to each of said at least one destination
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`device, and converting at least said initial message layout to the selected
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`-20-
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`020
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`020
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`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`message layout to form an adapted message in accordance with at least
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`one criterion selected from a group comprising:
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`i) criterion related to message communication capabilities of the destination
`
`communication
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`device with
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`regard to message
`
`communication
`
`capabilities of the originating communication device;
`
`ii) criterion related to message displaying capabilities of
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`the destination
`
`communication
`
`device with
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`regard to message
`
`communication
`
`capabilities of the originating communication device; and
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`iii) criterion related to communication media between originating and
`
`destination device; and
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`c)
`
`facilitating
`
`delivery
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`of
`
`the
`
`adapted message
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`to
`
`the
`
`destination
`
`communication device.
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`42.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of message communication via a messaging
`
`system between one or more originating communication devices and one or more
`
`destination communication devices, the method comprising:
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`a)
`
`before delivery to a destination communication device, obtaining by the
`
`messaging system, a message characterized, at
`
`least, by a message
`
`format and an initial message layout in the form of a template, said template
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`b)
`
`c)
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`characterized by at least unique identifier;
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`obtaining information related to said unique identifier; and
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`before delivery to the destination communication device, selecting at least
`
`one message format and a message layout for at
`
`least one message
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`-21-
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`021
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`021
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`Appln. No. 12/064,489
`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`formats fitting to each of said at least one destination device, and converting
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`the initial
`
`layout of
`
`the message to the selected message layout, said
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`selection and conversion being done in accordance with at
`
`least one
`
`predefined layout corresponding to said unique identifier and to displaying
`
`capabilities of the destination communication device.
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`-22-
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`022
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`WhatsApp |nc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`WhatsApp Inc.'s Exhibit 1008
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`022
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`Appln. No. 12/064,489
`Amdt. dated May 18, 2012
`Reply to Office action of January 18, 2012
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-42 are pending in the present application, claims 39-42 having
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`been added herein. The Office Action and cited references have been considered.
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`Favorable reconsideration is respectfully requested.
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`The Examiner is thanked for the courtesies shown during the interview on
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`May 15, 2012. No agreement was reached.
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`Claims 1-42 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as
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