UNITED Smms PA'i"E’”1lIT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COIVEMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COL/EMISBIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
`Washingwn, DC. 20231
`www.uspt.o.g<w
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFXRMATION NO.
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`09/3 65,3 65
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`07/30/1999
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`JOYCE E. VOGT
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`14530-271
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`1694
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`75 90
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`01/29/2003
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` FOLEY & LARDNER
`PAUL S HUNTER
`FIRSTAR CENTER
`777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
`MILwAUKEE,w1 532025367
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`GRANT II, JEROME
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`2624
`DATE MAILED: 01/29/2003
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`PTO-90C (Rev. 07-01)
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 1
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`Om-Ce Action summary
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`Application No.
`09/365,365
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`Jerome Grantll
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`I Applicant(s)
`VOGT ET AL.
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address --
`Period for Reply .
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE Q MONTH(S) FROM
`THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.
`- Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
`after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.
`If the period for reply specified-above is less than thirty (30) days. a reply within the statutory minimum of thirty (30) days will be considered timely.
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`If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.
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`- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`- Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
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`In no event, however, may a reply be timely filed
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`1)I:l Responsive to communication(s) filed on
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`2a)lj
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`This action is FINAL.
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`2b) This action is non—final.
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`3)l:I Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)lXI Claim(s) L2_0 is/are pending in the application.
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`4a) Of the above claim(s) __ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`5)E Claim(
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`s) 10-20 is/are allowed.
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`6)l:i C|aim(s
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`) 1 3 5 and 7-9 is/are rejected.
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`7) Claim(s) 2,4 and 6 is/are objected to.
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`8)[:] Claim(s) ___1_"are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`Application Papers
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`9)[:] The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
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`10)l:I The drawing(s) filed on
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`7 is/are: a)[:I accepted or b)l:I objected to by the Examiner.
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`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
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`11)[:] The proposed drawing correction filed on
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`is: a)I:I approved b)I:I disapproved by the Examiner.
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`If approved, corrected drawings are required in reply to this Office action.
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`12)I:l The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119 and 120
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`13)l:l Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)—(d) or (f).
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`a)I:| All b)I:I Some * c)l:l None of:
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`1.1:] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2.1:] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
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`3.1:] Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
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`14)l] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) (to a provisional application).
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`a) 1:] The translation of the foreign language provisional application has been received.
`15)I:I Acknowledgment is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120 and/or 121.
`Attachment(s)
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`1) IX Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2) IE Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review (PTO—948)
`i 3) D lnforrnation Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO-1449) Paper No(s)
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`interview Summary (PTO-413) Paper No(s).
`4) 1:]
`5) 1:] Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)
`6) 1:] Other:
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`PTO-326 (Rev. 04-01)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No. 4
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 2
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`pplication/Control Number: 09/365,365
`Art Unit: 2624
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`Detailed Action
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless -
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`(e) the invention was described in a patent granted on an application for patent by another filed in the
`United States before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or on an international application
`by another who has fulfilled the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 371(c) of this
`title before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent.
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`The changes made to 35 U1..S.C. 102(e) by the American inventors Protection Act
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`of 1999 (AlPA) do not apply to the examination of this application as the application
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`being examined was not (1) filed on or after November 29, 2000, or (2) voluntarily
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`published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b). Therefore, this application is examined under.35
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`U.S.C. 102(e) prior to the, amendment by the AlPA (pre-AlPA 35 U.S.C. 102( )).
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`The changes made to 35 U.S.C. 102(e) by the American Inventors Protection Act
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`of 1999 (Al PA) do not apply to the examination of this application as the application
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`being examined was not (1) filed on or after November 29, 2000, or (2) voluntarily
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`published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b). Therefore, this application is examined under 35
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`U.S.C. 102(e) prior to the amendment by the AlPA (pre-AlPA 35 U.S.C. 102( )).
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`Claims 1, 3 and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being anticipated. by
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`Nusbickel.
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 3
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`Application/Control Number: 09/365,365
`Art Unit: 2624
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`Page 3
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`With respect to claim 1, Nusbickel teaches a printing and publishing system which
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`generates a printing plate-ready file from data provided remotely in real time using a
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`communication network, the printing and publishing system comprising: an end user
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`facility (109) coupled to a communication network 107,
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`the end user facility providing
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`page building operations (from Web Browser 111 according to col. 4, lines 16-46), the
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`page building operations including the design and construction of pages from images,
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`text, and data available via the communication network, see screen 200 in figure 2.
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`Nusbickel teaches a central service facility (101) coupled to said communication
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`network 107 , the central service facility providing storage, file processing, remote
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`access (communication over the Internet), content management operations (WEB
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`Browser applications); the file processing operations including generating a plate-ready
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`file from pages designed at said end userfacility (i.e., multimedia file) said plate-ready
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`file having a file format capable of high resolution and ready for creation of a printing
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`plate and a printing company facility (701 indirectly connected to said communication
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`network), the printing company facility providingprinting operations (fax operations), the
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`printing operations including printing from the printing p|ate’(fi|e designated by the
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`Browser) from said ready file (via format 713)
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`With respect to claim 3, Nusbickel teaches wherein said file processing operations
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`further comprise generating a Postscript file (GIFF) for operating over the '
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`communication network 107.
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 4
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`Application/Control Number: O9/365,365
`Art Unit: 2624
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`Page 4
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`With respect to claim 7, Nusbickel teaches wherein the central service facility
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`further comprises a communication routing device coupling the central service facility
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`to the communication network, a server which performs content management
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`operations, and storage devices which contain electronic files. See col. 5, lines 50-60
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`and col. 4, lines 7-15.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`j obviousness rejections set forth infthis Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences 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 the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 5, 8 and 91 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Nusbickel in view of the’ Well Known Prior Art 2144.03 (official notice).
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`Nusbickel teaches all of the subject matter upon which the claims depend except for
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`the specific language that the communication network has to be a WAN, switched
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`network or an ATM type network. Nusbickel clearly shows a network 107 which
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`happens to be an Internet network. However, it is well known to one of ordinary skill
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 5
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`Application/Control Number: 09/365,365
`Art Unit: 2624
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`Page 5
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`in the art_ of image transmission and communication of images that images can be
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`transmitted over various type of networks. Furthermore, it is well known to transmit data
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`over switched packet networks, WANs and ATM.
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`Hence, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to simply replace
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`the network provided by Nusbickel with a WAN, ATM or packet switched network for
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`the purpose of routing printing information from and end user to a printing publishing
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`system, as suggested by Nusbickel.
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`Claims 2, 4 and 6 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base
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`claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the
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`limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
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`Claims 10-20 are allowed.
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`Claims 10-15 are allowed for the reason the prior art does not teach or suggest in
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`claimed combination,
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`parsing said thin Postscript file to ex tract data associated with
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`low resolution images and replace with high resolution data, thereby forming a fat
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`Postscript file... creating a portable document format file from the fat Postscript file and
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`converting said PDF file to a file in plate ready format.”
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`Claims 16-20 are allowed for
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`the reason the prior art does not teach or suggest in
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`claimed combination,
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`generating low resolution files corresponding to said high
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 6
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`Application/Control Number: 09/365,365
`Art Unit: 2624
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`resolution files.. providing said low resolution files to a remote client for the designing of
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`a page layout via a communication network... generating a plate-ready file from the
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`page layout designed by said remote c|ient..”
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication should be directed to Jerome Grant
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`ll at telephone number 703-305-4391.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Jerome Grant ll whose telephone number is 703-305-
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`4391. The examiner can normally be reached on Mon.-Fri. from 9:00 to 5:00.
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`If attempts to reachl the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, David K. Moore, can be reached on (703) 308-7452. The fax phone number
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`for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 703-872-9314.
`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 receptionist whose telephone number is 703-305-
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`3900.
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`J. §-{rant II
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`IL
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`1-25-2003
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 7
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`Form PTO 948 (Rev. 8~98)
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`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE « Patent and Trademark Office
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`Application No. Xi
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`The drawing(s ‘filed (insert date)
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`objected to by the Draftspersonlund r 37 CFR 1.84 or 1.152 for the reasons indicated below. The Examiner will require
`submission of’ new, corrected drawingswhen necessary. Correcteddrawing must be sumitted according to the instructions on the back of this notice.
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`. DRAWINGS. 37 CFR 1.84(a)'. ‘ Acceptable categories of drawings:
`Black ink. Color.
`____~_ Color drawings are not acceptable until petiton is granted.
`Fig(s)
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`. PHOTOGRAPHS. 37 CFR 1.84 (b)
`:1 full-tone set is required. Fig(s)
`__ Photographs not properly mounted (must use brystol board or
`photographic double~weight paper). Fig(s)
`_ Poor quality (half~tone). Fig(s)
`. TYPE OF PAPER. 37 CFR 1.84(e)
`__ Paper not flexible, strong, white, and durable.
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`folds, copy machine marks not accepted. Fig(s)
`__ Mylar, velum paper is not acceptable (too thin).
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`. 37 CFR 1.84(1): Acceptable sizes:
`cm by 29.7 cm (DIN siz'e A4)
`1.6 cmtby 27.9 cm (8 1/2 X11 inches)
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`Top 2.5 cm Left 2.5cm Right 1.5 cm Bottom 1.0 cm
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`SIZE: A4 Size
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`REMINDER: Specification may require revision to
`correspond to drawing changes.
`Partial views. 37 CFR 1.84(h)(2)
`__'_ Brackets needed to show figure as one entity.
`Fists) _._-j.
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`7. SECTIONALVIEWS. 37 CFR 1.84 (h)(3)
`Hatching not indicated for sectional portions of an object.
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`__ Sectional designation should be noted with Arabic or
`Roman numbers. Fig(s)
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`. ARRANGEMENT OF VIEWS. 37 CFR l.84(i)
`Words do not appear on*a horizontal, left-to-right fashion
`when page is either upright or turned so that the top
`becomes the right side, except for graphs. Fig(s)
`. SCALE. 37 CFR 1.84(k)
`Scale not large enough to show mechanism without
`crowding when drawing is reduced in size to two~thirds in
`reproduction.
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`defined, clean, durable, and - ck (poor liiie quality .
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`'. SHADING. 37 CFR1.84(m)
`Solid black areas pale. Fig(s)
`Solid black shading not permitted. Fig(s)
`Shade lines, pale, rough and blurred. Fig(s)
`12. NUMBERS, LETTERS, & REFERENCE CHARACTERS.
`37 CFR 1.84(p)
`___; Numbers and reference characters not plain and legible.
`Fig(s) _..______
`__ Figure legends are poor. Fig(s) __________
`__ Numbers and reference characters not oriented in the
`same directionras the view. 37 CFR '1.84(p)(l)
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`__ English alphabet not used. 37 CFR 1.84(p)(2)
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`.32 cm (1/8 inch) in height. 37 CFR 1.84(p)(3)
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`bead lines cross each other. Fig(s)
`—— Lead lines missing. F_ig(s)
`. NUMBERING OF SHEETS OF DRAWINGS. 37 CFR 1.84(t)
`Sheets not numbered consecutively, and in Arabic numerals
`beginning with number 1. Sheet(s)
`. NUMBERING OF VIEWS. 37 CFR 1.84(u)
`Views not numbered consecutively, and in Arabic numerals,
`beginning with number 1. Fig(s)
`. CORRECTIONS. 37 CFR 1.84(w)
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`Corrections not made from prior PTO~948
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`Solid black shading not used for color contrast.
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`COMMENTS
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`REVIEWER
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`ATTACHMENT TO
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`TELEPHONE NO.
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 8
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`Notice of References Cited
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`' Application/Control No.
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`707/511
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`Lahey
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`Van Hoof et al.
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTO-892 (Rev. 01-2001)
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`Notice of References Cited
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`Part of Paper No. 4
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 9
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`Filing Date: 07/30/1999
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`Examiner:
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`Grant ll, Jerome
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`Art Unit:
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`Sandra A. Murphy
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`AM EN DMENT TRANSMITTAL
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`MAY 0 2 2003
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`Transmitted herewith is an amendment in the above-identified application.
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`Applicant hereby petitions for an extension of time under 37 CFR. §1.136(a)
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`O01.1418467.1
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`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees which
`may be required regarding this application under 37 CFR. §§ 1.16-1.17, or
`credit any overpayment, to Deposit Account No. 06-1447. Should no proper
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Paul 8. Hunter
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`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 44,787
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`FOLEY & LARDNER
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`001.1418467.1
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 0145300271
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`IN THE UNITED S TA TES PA TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Joyce E. Vogt et al.
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`PLATE FILE IN REAL TIME
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`USING A COMMUNICATION
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`CERTIFICATE OF EXPRESS MAILING
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`Office To Addresses" service under 37 C.F.R. § 1A.1O on the
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`Sandra A. Murphy
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`Grant 11, Jerome
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`AlV[ENDl\/IENT AND REPLY UNDER 37 CFR 1.111
`Commissioner for Patents
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`Washington, D.C. 20231
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`MAY 0 2 2003
`Technology Center 2600
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`Sir:
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`This communication is responsive to the Non-Final Office Action dated January 29,
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`2003, concerning the above—referenced patent application.
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`The amendments presented below are in compliance with the revised amendment
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`format permitted in the Notice from the Office of Patent Legal Administration of the U.S.
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`Patent and Trademark Office dated.February 10, 2003, and published at 1267 0G 106 on
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`February 25, 2003. Thus, the provisions of 37 CFR 1.121(a), (b), (c) and (d) are waived for"
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`amendments made in this application to the claims, specification, and drawings.
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page
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`3 of this document.
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`Amendments to the Drawings begin on page 7 ofthis document, and include an
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`attached replacement drawing sheet.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 8 of this document.
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`Please amend the application as follows:
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`D01.1417'|34.1
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`Petitioners' Exhibit 1003, pg. 15
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`(Cancelled without Prejudice)
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`(Currently Amended) A printing and publishing system which generates a
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`printing plate—ready file from data pgovided remotely_in real time us'_1r_ig a communication
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`network, the printing and publishing system comprising:
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`an end us er facility coupled to a communication network,_the end user facility
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`providing page building operations, the page building operations including the desigp and
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`construction of pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network",
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`a central service facility coupled to said communication network, the central
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`service facility providing storage’, file processing, remote access, and content management
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`operations; the file processing operations including_generating_aplate—ready file from pages
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`designed at said end user facility, said plate-ready file having a file format capable of high
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`resolution and ready for creation of a printingplate;
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`a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the
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`printing company facility providing printing o_perationsL_the_printing operations including
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`roducin a rintin
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`late from said late—read file" and
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`wherein the end user facility
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`fiirther comprises a communication routing device coupling the end user facilityto the
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`communication network, a computer which performs page building operations, and a proofer
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`which provides printed samples of pages.
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`(Currently Amended) A printing and publishinggystem which generates a
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`rintin
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`late—read file from data rovided remote]
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`in real time usin a communication
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`network the rintin and ublishin s stem com risin :
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`an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility
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`a e buildin o erations the a e buildin o erations includin the desi n and
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`construction of a es from ima es text and ata available via said communication network-
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`a central service facility coupled to said communication network. the central
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`service facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management
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`operations‘, the file processing operations including generating a plate-ready file from pages
`design.ed at said end user facility, said plate-ready file having a file format capable of high
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`resolution and ready for creation of a printing plate;
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`a printing company facility coupled to said communication network. the
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`printing company facility providing printing operations, the printing operations including
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`producing a printingplate from said plate-ready file; and
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`wherein said file processing
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`further comprises performing open prepress interface (OPI) operations.
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`(Cancelled without Prejudice)
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`(Currently Amended) A printing and publishing system which generates a
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`printing plate-ready file from data provided remotebz in real time using a communication
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`network, the printing and publishing system comprising:
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`an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user faciligg
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`providing page building operations, the page building operations including the design and
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`construction ofpages from images, text, and data available via said
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`communication network"
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`a central service facility coupled to said communication network, the central
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`service facility providing storage, file processinggemote access, and content management
`operations; the file processing operations including generating a plate-ready file fiom pages
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`designed at said end user facility, said plate-ready file having a file format capable of high
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`resolution and ready for creation of a printing plate;
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`a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the
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`printing company facility providing printing operations, the printing operations including
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`producing a printing plate from said plate-ready file‘, and
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` wherem the printing customer
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`facility fiirther comprises a communication routing device coupling the printing company
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`facility to the communication network, a computer which performs imposition operations, and
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`a platesetter which exposes a printing plate.
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`(Cancelled without Prejudice)
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`(Cancelled without Prejudice)
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`(Original) A method ofgenerating a plate-ready file configured for the creation
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`of a printing plate, said plate-ready file being associated with page layouts and being provided
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`in real time from a remote location using a communication network, the method comprising:
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`remotely providing access to imaging files for searching and retrieving images
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`used in the design of a page layout by a remote user;
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`establishing links to said imaging files, thereby creating a thin Postscript file
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`from the page layout designed by the remote user;
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`parsing said thin Postscript file to extract data associated with low resolution
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`images and replace with high resolution data, thereby forming a fat Postscript file;
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`creating a portable document format (PDF) file from said fat Postscript ‘file;
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`and
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`converting said PDF file to a file in plate-ready format.
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`51%.
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`(Original) The method ofclaim 1;), fllI'th6I‘ comprising communicating said
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`PDF file to said remote user for proofing and revision of the page layout.
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`(Original) The method ofclaim 1fiffurther comprising converting said file in
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`plate-ready format into a virtual proofing software proofing file.
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`(Original) The method ofclaim 1%, wherein the step ofremotely providing
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`access to imaging files for searching and retrieving images and used in the design of a page
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`layout by a remote user comprises dragging and dropping elements selected from a database of
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`said imaging files.
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`(Original) The methodofclaim 1/I/Jfwhereinthe step ofremotelyproviding
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`access to imaging files for searching and retrieving images used in the design of a page layout
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`by a remote user comprises using a web browser configured for communications over the
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`Internet.
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`001.1417134.1
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`(Original) The method ofclaim )6, wherein the step ofremotely providing
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`access to imaging files for searching and retrieving images used in the design of a page layout
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`by a remote user comprises using a private network configured for dedicated communictions.
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`(Original) Amethodofgenerating aplate—readyfile configuredforthe creation
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`of a printing plate, said plate—ready file being associated with page layouts and being provided
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`in real time from a remote location using a communication network, the method comprising:
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`storing high resolution files on a computer server;
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`generating low resolution files corresponding to said high resolution files;
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`providing said low resolution files to a remote client for the designing of a page layout
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`via a communication network‘,
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`generating a plate—ready file from the page layout designed by said remote client; and
`providing said plate-ready file to a remote printer.
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`(Original) The method ofclaim)6, whereinthe low resolutionfiles are stored
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`(Original) The method of claim IA wherein the step ofgenerating a
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`plate-ready file from the page layout designed by said remote client comprises receiving a
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`Postscript file from said remote client via the communication network; and swapping low
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`resolution files used in said page layout with high resolution files.
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`(Original) The method ofclaim 1;)’, wherein the step ofgenerating a plate-
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`ready file from the page layout designed by said remote client comprises converting the page
`layout from a Postscript file to a portable document format (PDF).
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`(Origin