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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`JOHN C. HARVEY
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`JOHN C. HARVEY
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`5774
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`UNITED STA IBS p A IBNT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`JOHN C. HARVEY
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`901 NEW YORK A VENUE, N.W.
`WASHINGTON, DC 20001
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`EXAMINER
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`BLAIR, APRIL YING SHAN
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`2492
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`DATE MAILED: 07/10/2013
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`08/460,793
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`Examiner
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`April Y. Blair
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`HARVEY ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`2492
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) April Y. Blair.
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`(2) Mr. Carl L. Benson.
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`(3) __ .
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`(4) __ .
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`Date of Interview: 26 June 2013.
`Type: ~ Telephonic 0 Video Conference
`0 Personal [copy given to: 0 applicant
`Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted: 0 Yes
`If Yes, brief description: __ .
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`0 applicant's representative]
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`0No.
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`Issues Discussed 0101 0112 0102 0103 OOthers
`(For each of the checked box( es) above, please describe below the issue and detailed description of the discussion)
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`Claim(s) discussed: __ .
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`Identification of prior art discussed: __ .
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`Substance of Interview
`(For each issue discussed, provide a detailed description and indicate if agreement was reached. Some topics may include: identification or clarification of a
`reference or a portion thereof, claim interpretation, proposed amendments, arguments of any applied references etc ... )
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`The examiner and Mr. Benson discussed the potential differences between the supplemental amendment and prior
`art. The examiner will conisder the supplemental amendment once it is formallv filed ..
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`Applicant recordation instructions: It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of interview.
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`Examiner recordation instructions: Examiners must summarize the substance of any interview of record. A complete and proper recordation of
`the substance of an interview should include the items listed in MPEP 713.04 for complete and proper recordation including the identification of the
`general thrust of each argument or issue discussed, a general indication of any other pertinent matters discussed regarding patentability and the
`general results or outcome of the interview, to include an indication as to whether or not agreement was reached on the issues raised.
`0 Attachment
`/April Y. Blair/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2492
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL·413B (Rev. 8/11/2010)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper No. 20130705
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`08/460,793
`Examiner
`April Y. Blair
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`Applicant(s)
`HARVEY ET AL.
`AIA (First Inventor to
`Art Unit
`File) Status
`2492
`No
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-(cid:173)
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and M PEP 1308.
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`1. [8J This communication is responsive to 711612012 and 71112013.
`DA declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on ___ .
`2. D An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on __ ; the restriction
`requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`3. [8J The allowed claim(s) is/are 55-101. As a result of the allowed claim(s), you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent Prosecution
`Highway program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information, please see
`~1tl;Q://www.usnto.gov/gatents/init events/.Qgh/index.js:Q or send an inquiry to PPHfeedback@us:Qto.aov .
`4. D Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
`*c) D None of the:
`a) D All
`b) D Some
`1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3. D 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)).
`* Certified copies not received: __ .
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
`5. D CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`D including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`Identifying indicia such as the application number {see 37 CFR 1.84{c)) should be written on the drawings in the front {not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet{s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121{d).
`6. 0 DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. D Notice of References Cited (PT0-892)
`2. D Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date __
`3. D Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4. [8J Interview Summary (PT0-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date 612612013.
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`/April Y. Blair/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2492
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`5. [8J Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`6. D Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`7. D Other __ .
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 05·13)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20130705
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`Application/Control Number: 08/460,793
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`This action is in response to amendment accompanying Request under Rule 129 filed
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`7/16/2012 and supplemental amendment submitted 7/1/2013.
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`2.
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`By the amendment submitted on 7/16/2012, claims 55, 58, 60-61, 63-71, 75-76, 80, 82,
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`86-87 91-92 and 98 have been amended. Claims 1-54 have been canceled (see below examiner's
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`amendment) and no new claim has been added.
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`3.
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`The supplemental amendment further amends claims 66, 68, 69, 70, 87, 92, 96 and 98.
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`No new claim has been added and no claim has been canceled.
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`4.
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`Thus, claims 55-101 have been examined.
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`Terminal Disclaimer
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`5.
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`The terminal disclaimer filed on 5/28/2013 disclaiming the terminal portion of any patent
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`granted on this application which would extend beyond the expiration date of U.S. Patent No.
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`8,046,791 has been reviewed and is accepted. The terminal disclaimer has been recorded.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`6.
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`Some of the publications listed in the Information disclosure statement filed on 1/16/96,
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`211196, 417 /97 and 9/20/11 do not fully comply with the requirements of 37 CPR 1.98(b)
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`because: they do not have the publication year information. These publications mentioned above
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`have been placed in the application file, but the information referred to therein has not been
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`considered as to the merits. Applicant is advised that the date of any re-submission of any item
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`of information contained in this information disclosure statement or the submission of any
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`missing element(s) will be the date of submission for purposes of determining compliance with
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`the requirements based on the time of filing the statement, including all certification
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`requirements for statements under 37 CPR 1.97(e). See MPEP § 609.05(a).
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`7.
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`An examiner's minor amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided by 37 CPR
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`1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than the
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`payment of the issue fee.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`In the claims:
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`• 1-55 (canceled) should be changed to 1-54 (canceled) [see page 2 of
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`Amendment of the claims in the supplemental amendment submitted on
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`7/1/2013]
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`• Claim 99 is currently listed as part of claim 98, [see lines 23-25, page 9 of
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`Amendment of the claims in the supplemental amendment submitted on
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`7/1/2013]. "99. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 98, wherein said
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`receiver station environment comprises a home or office where said receiver
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`station is located" should be moved to a new line.
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`Response to Arguments
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`8.
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`Applicant's remarks submitted on 7/16/2012 and 7/1/2013 have been considered and are
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`persuasive. Also, please see the prior Office Actions and interview summary. The examiner
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`further notes all the amendments submitted on 7/16/2012 and 7/1/2013 are supported by the
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`parent Application (U.S. Patent No. 4,694,490 filed on November 3, 1981). Therefore, all the
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`previous pending rejections are withdrawn and the record is clear. Please note the above
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`examiner's amendments are to correct minor informality issues.
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`According to MPEP 1302.14 (I): "In most cases, the examiner's actions and the
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`applicant's replies make evident the reasons for allowance, satisfying the "record as a whole"
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`proviso of the rule. This is particularly true when applicant fully complies with 37 CPR 1.111 (b)
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`and (c) and 37 CFR l.133(b). Thus, where the examiner's actions clearly point out the reasons
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`for rejection and the applicant's reply explicitly presents reasons why claims are patentable over
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`the reference, the reasons for allowance are in all probability evident from the record and no
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`statement should be necessary."
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the
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`payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue
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`fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on Statement of Reasons for
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`Allowance."
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`9.
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`Claims 55-101 are allowed.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Contact Information
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to April Y. Blair whose telephone number is (571)270-1014. The
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`examiner can normally be reached on Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., EST.
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`Application/Control Number: 08/460,793
`Art Unit: 2492
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`/April Y. Blair/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2492
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