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`11 re Application
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`Title: DATA TRANSFER AND
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`PATENT APPLICATION
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`This RESPONSE B is in reply to the Office Action mailed March 7, 2003. This amendment is
`submitted under the Revised Amendment Practice described in AMENDMENTS IN A REVISED
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`FORD/{AT NOW PERIVIITTED, Patent Office Official Gazette 1267-4, February 25, 2003.
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`AMENDMENTS to the CLAIMS begin on Page 2 of this paper.
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`REMARKS begin on Page 7 of this paper.
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`(Currently Amended) A[n] system for synchronizing data between a first system and a
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`a first sync engine on the first system interfacing with data on the first system to provide
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`difference information in a difference transaction;
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`a data store coupled to Q1; network and in communication with the first and second systems;
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`a second sync engine on the second system coupled to receive the difference information in
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`the difference transaction from the data store via the network, and interfacing with data on the second
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`system to update said data on the second system with said difference infonnation;
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`wherein each said sygc engine comprises a data interface, a copy of a previous state of said
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`data, and a difference transaction generator.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first system and second system are coupled to
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`the server via a private network.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first system and second system are coupled to
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`the server via an Internet connection.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the difference information is transmitted to the data
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`store by the first sync engine and received from the data store from the second sync engine.
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`The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the difference information is transmitted to the data
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`store at a first point in time, and received from the data store at a second, subsequent point in time.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said second sync engine interfaces with said data on
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`the second system to provide second difference information to the data store.
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`The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the first sync engine coupies to the data store to
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`retrieve the second difference information and interfaces with the data on the first system to update
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`said data on the first system with said second difference information.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 fiirther including a management server coupled to the
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`network and in communication with the first sync engine, the second sync engine and the data store.
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`The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said management server authorizes access of
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`difference information on the data store by the first and second sync engines.
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`The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said management server locks access to difference
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`information on the data store during communication with the first and the second sync engines.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 further including a first device, coupled to the first system
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`Via the network, providing said data to the first system.
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`The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the first system is a sync server.
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`The apparatus of claim 1 1 wherein said data comprises changes to a previous state of
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`the data, and said difference information comprises said changes in an encoded, universal format.
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`The apparatus ofclaim 1 wherein said data on said first system comprises application
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`data having a plurality of application specific formats, and said difference information is provided for
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`The apparatus of claim 1 fiirther including:
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`a plurality of sync engines on a respective plurality of systems, each of said plurality of
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`engines being coupled to receive difference information from each of said first, second and plurality
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`system on which it resides to update said data on said system on which it resides said difference
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`information, and interface with data on said system on which it resides to provide difference data
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`(Currently Amended) A system, comprising:
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`a first device including at least a first data file and first differencing code, the E device
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`having an input and an output coupled to a network to receive first device data change transactions
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`from, and provide change transactions generated by the first differencing code based on said at least
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`one data file to, said network;
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`a data store coupled to the network having at least one data structure coupled to store change
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`a second [system] ;d_1ic_e including at least a second data file and second differencing code,
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`the i:o_i_i_d device having an input and an output coupled to the network to receive said first device
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`data change transactions from, and provide second change transactions generated by the second
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`differencing code based on said at least second data file to, said data store[.];
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`(Currently Amended) An Internet synchronization system, comprising:
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`a storage server having an Internet connection;
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`a first device coupled to the Internet and including a first device sync engine interfacing with
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`a second device coupled to the Internet and including a second device sync engine[.]
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`Remarks
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`The above Amendments and these Remarks are in reply to the Office Action mailed March 7,
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`2003. Claims 1-13, 15-24 and 31 - 37 are presented herewith for consideration.
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`Objections to the Claims
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`The claims have been amended taking into account the comments by the Examiner on Page 2
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`Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. §l 12
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`It is respectfully submitted that claims 21 and 30 now particularly point out and distinctly
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`claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention.
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`Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. §lO3
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`Claims 1, 17 and 31 have been amended to include the limitations present in claim 14. As to
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`claim 1, and dependent claims 2-23 and 15 -16, the Examiner indicated:
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`Claim 14 is objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base
`claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of
`the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
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`Hence, it is submitted claims 1 —- 16 are allowable.
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`Moreover, the Examiner indicated that:
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`Claim 14 discloses that the sync engine resided on each device
`includes a copy of a previous state of the data. No prior art discloses or
`suggest the sync engine including a copy of a previous state of the data.
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`As the limitations of claim 14 concerning a sync engine are now incorporated into independent claims
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`17 and 31, and by their dependency claims 18-24 and 32-37, it is respectfully submitted claims 1-24
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`and 31-37 are now allowable.
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`Summa of Examiner Interview
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`The Examiner is thanked for the opportunity to discuss this case on April 24, 2003. A general
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`discussion ofthe proposed amendments occurred between the Examiner and the undersigned attorney,
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`and the proposed amendments to claims 17 and 31 were considered generally in light of the
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`Examiner’s comments on allowable subject matter in the Office Action mailed March 7, 2003
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`Based on the above amendments and these remarks, reconsideration of Claims 1-13, 15-24
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`and 31 — 37 is respectfully requested.
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`The Examiner’s prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Should further
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`questions remain, the Examiner is invited to contact the undersigned attorney by telephone.
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`Respectfiilly submitted,
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`Date: April 24, 2003
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