IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant:
`Appln. No.:
`Customer No.:
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`Wesby-Van Swaay
`13/934,763
`02101
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`Att’y Docket:
`Filing Date:
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`Examiner:
`Invention:
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`Art Unit:
`Nguyen, Nam V.
`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
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`3781/1014
`July 3, 2013
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`FILED BY USPTO ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM
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`Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT
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`Dear Sir:
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`Further to the response filed on October 9, 2013 in response to the Office Action
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`dated September 25, 2013, please amend the above identified application as follows.
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`Listing of the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2 of this
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`paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 10 of this paper.
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`LISTING OF THE CLAIMS
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`1. (Currently Amended) A programmable communicator device comprising:
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`a wireless communications circuit for communicating through an antenna over a
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`communications network;
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`a programmable interface for establishing a communication link with at least one
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`monitored technical device, wherein the programmable interface is programmable by
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`wireless packet switched data messages; and
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`a processing module for authenticating one or more wireless transmissions sent
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`from a programming transmitter and received by the programmable communicator device
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`by determining if at least one transmission contains a coded number;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use a memory
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`to store at least one telephone number or IP address included within at least one of the
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`transmissions as one or more stored telephone numbers or IP addresses if the processing
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`module authenticates the at least one of the transmissions including the at least one
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`telephone number or IP address and the coded number by determining that the at least
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`one of the transmissions includes the coded number, the one or more stored telephone
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`numbers or IP addresses being numbers to which the programmable communicator
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`device is configured to and permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use an identity
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`module for storing a unique identifier that is unique to the programmable communicator
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`device;
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`and wherein the one or more wireless transmissions fiom the programming
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`transmitter comprises a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or other wireless packet
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`switched data message;
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`and wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to process
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`data received through the programmable interface fiom the at least one monitored
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`technical device in response to programming instructions received in an incoming
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`wireless packet switched data message.
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`2. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`processing module is configured to process data received through the programmable
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`interface fiom the at least one monitored technical device in response to programming
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`instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`3. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`programmable communicator device comprises the identity module.
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`4. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`wireless communications circuit is configured to receive wireless transmissions
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`compliant with Bluetooth wireless air interface standards.
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`5. (Cancelled)
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`6. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`configured to request that an at least one monitored technical device send data through
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`the programmable interface for processing by the programmable communicator device in
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`response to programming instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched
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`data message.
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`7. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`configured to transmit the processed data to an at least one monitoring device in response
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`to programming instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched data
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`message.
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`8. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 7, wherein the
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`processing module is configured to cause the processed data to be transmitted to the at
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`least one monitoring device in response to programming instructions received in an
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`incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`9. (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 7
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`further configured to determine whether a data request initiated by the monitoring device
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`includes a required access code in response to programming instructions received in an
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`incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`10. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 9, wherein the
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`processing module is configured to determine whether the data request includes the
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`required access code in response to programming instructions received in an incoming
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`wireless packet switched data message.
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`11. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`configured to determine whether the processed received data indicates a change in status
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`of the at least one monitored technical device that crosses a threshold parameter, or that
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`otherwise indicates an alarm condition in response to programming instructions received
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`in an incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`12. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 11 further
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`configured to send an at least one transmission for alerting an at least one monitoring
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`device of said change in status or other alarm condition in response to programming
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`instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`13. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`configured to request that an at least one monitored technical device send data through
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`the programmable interface for receipt by the programmable communicator device in
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`response to programming instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched
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`data message.
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`14. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`configured to transmit the received data to an at least one monitoring device either
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`periodically or in response to a data request initiated by the monitoring device in response
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`to programming instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched data
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`message.
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`15. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 14, wherein the
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`processing module is configured to cause the received data to be transmitted to the at
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`least one monitoring device in response to programming instructions received in an
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`incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`16. (Cancelled)
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`17. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 configured to
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`process an at least one data monitoring or data collection request contained in an at least
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`one transmission received from an at least one monitoring device in response to
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`programming instructions received in an incoming wireless packet switched data
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`message.
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`18. (Cancelled)
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`19. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 further
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`comprising a location processing module configured to determine an at least one location
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`of the programmable communicator device, and wherein the programmable
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`communicator device is configured to respond to an at least one transmission initiated by
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`an at least one monitoring device requesting that said location data be sent to the
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`monitoring device in response to programming instructions received in an incoming
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`wireless packet switched data message.
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`20. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 19 wherein the
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`location processing module comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) module.
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`21. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`monitored technical device is a sensor device.
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`22. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`monitored technical device is a health monitoring system.
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`23. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 22 wherein the
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`programmable communicator device is configured to receive data from the health
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`monitoring system through the programmable interface representing at least one of body
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`temperature, blood pressure, periodic or continuous electrocardiogram heart rhythm,
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`blood glucose concentration, blood electrolyte concentration, kidney function, liver
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`function, and labor contractions in response to programming instructions received in an
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`incoming wireless packet switched data message.
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`24. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`monitored technical device is a vending machine.
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`25. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`monitored technical device is a home or domestic appliance.
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`26. (Original) A programmable communicator device according to claim 1 wherein the
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`monitored technical device is at least one of a door status monitoring device, a window
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`status monitoring device, a proximity detector device, and a fire alarm device.
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`27. (Currently Amended) A programmable communicator device comprising:
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`a wireless communications circuit for communicating through an antenna over a
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`communications network;
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`a programmable interface for establishing a communication link with at least one
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`monitored technical device; and
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`a processing module for authenticating one or more wireless transmissions sent
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`from a programming transmitter and received by the programmable communicator device
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`by determining if at least one transmission contains a coded number;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use a memory
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`to store at least one telephone number or IP address included within at least one of the
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`transmissions as one or more stored telephone numbers or IP addresses if the processing
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`module authenticates the at least one of the transmissions including the at least one
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`telephone number or IP address and the coded number by determining that the at least
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`one of the transmissions includes the coded number, the one or more stored telephone
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`numbers or IP addresses being numbers to which the programmable communicator
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`device is configured to and permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use an identity
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`module for storing a unique identifier that is unique to the programmable communicator
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`device; and
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to process data
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`received through the programmable interface from the at least one monitored technical
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`device.
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`28 (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 27,
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`wherein the programmable communicator is configured to process data received through
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`the programmable interface fiom the at least one monitored technical device in response
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`to programming instructions received in at least one incoming short message service
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`(SMS) data message, a GPRS message, or any wireless packet switched data message.
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`29. (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 27,
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`wherein the programmable interface is wirelessly programmable by an incoming short
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`message service (SMS) data message, a GPRS message, or any wireless packet switched
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`data message.
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`30. (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 28
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`further configured to request that an at least one monitored technical device send data
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`through the programmable interface for receipt by the programmable communicator
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`device in response to programming instructions received in an incoming short message
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`service (SMS) data message, a GPRS message, or any wireless packet switched data
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`message.
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`31 (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 27
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`wherein the processing module processes received data to determine whether it indicates
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`a change in status of the at least one monitored technical device that crosses a threshold
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`parameter, or that otherwise indicates an alarm condition.
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`32 (Currently Amended) A programmable communicator device comprising:
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`a wireless communications circuit for communicating through an antenna over a
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`communications network;
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`a programmable interface for establishing a communication link with at least one
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`monitored technical device, wherein the programmable interface is programmable by
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`wireless packet switched data messages; and
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`a processing module for authenticating one or more wireless transmissions sent
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`from a programming transmitter and received by the programmable communicator device
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`by determining if at least one transmission contains a coded number;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use a memory
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`to store at least one telephone number or IP address included within at least one of the
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`transmissions as one or more stored telephone numbers or IP addresses if the processing
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`module authenticates the at least one of the transmissions including the at least one
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`telephone number or IP address and the coded number by determining that the at least
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`one of the transmissions includes the coded number, the one or more stored telephone
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`numbers or IP addresses being numbers to which the programmable communicator
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`device is configured to and permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions;
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`wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to use an identity
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`module for storing a unique identifier that is unique to the programmable communicator
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`device;
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`and wherein the one or more wireless transmissions fiom the programming
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`transmitter containing instructions to program the stored number comprise one or more
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`short message service (SMS) data messages;
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`and wherein the programmable communicator device is configured to process
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`data received through the programmable interface from the at least one monitored
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`technical device in response to programming instructions received in at least one
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`incoming short message service (SMS) data message or packet switched data message.
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`33 (Previously Presented) A programmable communicator device according to claim 32
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`wherein the processing module processes received data to determine whether it indicates
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`a change in status of the at least one monitored technical device that crosses a threshold
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`parameter, or that otherwise indicates an alarm condition.
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`REMARKS
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`Applicants would like to thank the examiner for the review of the present
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`application and prior art. Applicants request reconsideration of the pending claims in
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`view of the following remarks. Applicants have amended claims 1, 27 and 32 herewith,
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`and previously cancelled claims 5, 16, and 18. Accordingly, claims 1-4, 6-15, 17, and 19-
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`33 are currently under consideration in this application. No new matter has been added.
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`Interview Summary
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`Applicants would like to thank the examiner for the telephone interview of
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`November 8, 2013. During the interview, Examiner Nguyen suggested that it was not
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`clear from the claim language that the programmable communicator device was
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`permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions to the stored telephone numbers or IP
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`addresses. Applicant’s counsel and Examiner Nguyen then discussed amending the
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`claims to add the language “and permitted to”. Examiner Nguyen indicated that the
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`amendments would put the claims in condition for allowance.
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`Amendments To the Claims
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`As mentioned above, during the telephone interview of November 8, 2013,
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`Examiner Nguyen suggested it was not clear from the claims that the programmable
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`communicator device was permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions the stored
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`number(s). Although Applicants believe that “configured to,” in the context of the claim,
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`meant the device was capable of and permitted to send outgoing wireless transmission, to
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`expedite prosecution, Applicants have amended independent claims 1, 27 and 32 to read
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`“the one or more stored telephone numbers or IP addresses being numbers to which the
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`programmable communicator device is configured to and permitted to send outgoing
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`wireless transmissions. .
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`It is believed that the application is in condition for allowance and Applicant
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`respectfully requests that a notice of allowance be issued. Applicant does not believe any
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`extension of time is required. However, if an extension of time is required, please charge
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`the associated fee and any additional fees required by this paper or credit any
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`overpayment to deposit account number 19-4972. Applicant also requests that the
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`examiner contact applicant’s attorney, Jonathan Lovely, if it will assist in processing this
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`application through issuance.
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`DATE: November 8, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Jonathan C. Lovely, #60,82l/
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`Jonathan C. Lovely
`Registration No. 60,821
`Attorney for Applicant
`Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP
`125 Summer Street
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`Boston, MA 02110-1618
`(617) 443-9292
`03781/01014 l99467l.l
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