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`(PATENT)
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Gonen et al.
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`Application No.: 11/538,989
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`Confirmation No.: 2931
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`Filed: October 5, 2006
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`Art Unit: 2653
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`For: REGISTRATION, VERIFICATION AND
`NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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`Examiner: S. P. Sing
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`AMENDMENT IN RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION UNDER 37 C.F.R.
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 13, 2013, please amend the
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`above—identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
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`page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 7 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`1-82.
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`(Cancelled)
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`83.
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`(Previously Presented) A verification and notification process, comprising:
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`receiving information responsive to at least part of a registration form that
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`is
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`presented to the registrant on a web—site,
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`the received information
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`including at least one registrant electronic contact;
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`verifying a received registrant electronic contact, wherein verifying the received
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`registrant electronic contact includes:
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`establishing a first telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`received registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a first communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the first telephonic connection; and
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`receiving a first submitted verification code after it
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`is entered by the
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`registrant via the web—site and verifying the received registrant
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`electronic contact if the first submitted verification code is the same
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`as the first communicated verification code;
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`establishing a notification event associated with the registrant;
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`identifying an occurrence of the established notification event; and
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`after identifying the occurrence of the established notification event, re-verifying
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`the registrant electronic contact, wherein re-verifying includes:
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`establishing a second telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`verified registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a second communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the second telephonic connection;
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`receiving a second submitted verification code that
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`is entered by the
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`registrant via the web—site; and
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`re—verifying the registrant electronic contact
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`if
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`the second submitted
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`verification code is
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`the same as the second communicated
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`verification code.
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`84.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the at least one
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`registrant electronic contact comprises at least one registrant telephone number.
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`85.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 84, wherein telephonic
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`connections are established through a registrant telephone number.
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`86.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 84 further comprising:
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`notifying the registrant of the occurrence of the established notification event by
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`establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via a registrant
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`electronic contact.
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`87.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 86 wherein notifying the
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`registrant comprises establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via a
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`registrant telephone number upon the occurrence of the established notification event.
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`88.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 84, wherein establishing a
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`first
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`telephonic connection with the registrant comprises sending the registrant an
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`electronic message using the registrant telephone number.
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`89.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic
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`message includes the first communicated verification code or provides means to obtain
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`the first communicated verification code.
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`90.
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`(Cancelled)
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`91.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic
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`message comprises 8. text message.
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`92.
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`(Original) The process of claim 88, wherein the electronic message
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`comprises a voice message.
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`93.
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`(Canceled)
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`94.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the website
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`informs the registrant that an electronic message is being sent to the registrant via a
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`registrant provided telephone number.
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`95-103.
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`(Canceled)
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`104.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 88, wherein communication
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`of at
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`least one of the communicated verification codes to the registrant
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`is via an
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`automated message, and the process further comprises:
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`detecting an answering machine message; and
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`delaying a predetermined amount of
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`time before playing the automated
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`message.
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`105.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 104, wherein the automated
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`message includes the at least one of the communicated verification codes.
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`106.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83,
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`further comprising
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`receiving an indication from the registrant
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`indicating that
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`the registrant
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`telephone
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`number requires an extension and an indication of whether a live operator will answer a
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`call to the registrant telephone number.
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`107.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 106, wherein establishing a
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`telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the registrant telephone
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`number, playing an automated message directing the live operator to dial the extension,
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`and pausing a predetermined amount of
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`time, and wherein communicating a
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`communicated verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including the communicated verification code.
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`108.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 106, wherein establishing a
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`telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the registrant telephone
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`number, pausing a predetermined amount of time, automatically dialing the extension,
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`and pausing a predetermined amount of
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`time, and wherein communicating a
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`communicated verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including the verification code .
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`109.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83,
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`further comprising
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`comparing information provided by the registrant in the registration form to a database
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`containing personal identifying information.
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`110.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 109, wherein the personal
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`identifying information includes at
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`least one of: a name, a telephone number, an
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`address, an email address, or a social security number.
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`111.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the established
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`notification event pertains to fraud associated with an account of the registrant.
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`112.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the established
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`notification event is a request to access an account associated with the registrant.
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`113.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the established
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`notification event is a transaction.
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`114.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the established
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`notification event is a request to alter an account associated with the registrant.
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`115.
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`(Cancelled)
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`116.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 91, wherein the text
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`message is a short message service (SMS) message sent to a registrant’s telephone or
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`SMS—enabled device.
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`REMARKS
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`Based on these Remarks, the applicants respectfully request that the rejections
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`set
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`forth in the Office Action mailed February 13, 2013 (the “Office Action”) be
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`withdrawn.
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`The applicants have reviewed the Office Action and respectfully submit that each
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`objection and rejection raised in the Office Action has been appropriately resolved
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`herein. Each objection and rejection is addressed below, preceded by a heading similar
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`to that found in the Office Action.
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`Claims 28, 30-36, 38, 39, 41, 46-55, 83-89, 91, 92, 94, 104-116 were pending
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`when the present Office Action was mailed.
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`In this Response, claims 28, 30-36, 38, 39,
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`41, 46-55, and 1 15 have been cancelled. The foregoing claims have been cancelled for
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`the purpose of expediting prosecution of the present application, without conceding the
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`merits of the rejections of these claims, and without prejudice to pursuing these claims
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`in unamended or other forms in a continuation or other application. Accordingly, claims
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`83-89, 91, 92, 94, 104-114, and 116 are currently pending.
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`As an initial matter, applicants wish to thank the Examiner for allowing claims 82-
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`89, 91, 92, 94, 104-114, and 116. The applicants have cancelled the claims that were
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`either objected to or rejected in the Office Action. Accordingly, all pending claims have
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`been indicated to be allowable, and applicants request a Notice of Allowance.
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`I.
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`Claim Rejections -- 35 USC § 103
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`In the Office Action, claims 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 51-53 and 115 were
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`rejected under Section 103 over U.S. Patent No. 6,934,858 to Woodhill ("Woodhill"),
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,024,567 to Han ("Han"), and U.S. Patent No. 7,389,913 to Starrs
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`("Starrs"); and claims 30, 31, 34 and 45-50 were rejected under Section 103 over
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`Woodhill, Han, Starrs and U.S. Patent Publication No. 2001/0032192 to Putta et al.
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`("Putta").
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`In this response, claims 28, 30-36, 38, 39, 41, 46-53 have been cancelled.
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`Applicants therefore request that the Section 103 rejections be withdrawn.
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`II.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 83-89, 91, 92, 94, 104-114 and 116 were indicated to be allowable.
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`Claims 54 and 55 were objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but
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`would have been allowable if
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`rewritten in independent
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`form including all of
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`the
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`limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
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`In this response, claims 54 and 55 have been cancelled. Only allowable claims
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`83-89, 91, 92, 94, 104-114 and 116 remain pending. Although the applicants‘ attorney
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`agrees with the Examiner's conclusion that these claims are allowable, the applicants‘
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`attorney notes that the claims may be allowable for reasons other than those identified
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`by the Examiner and does not concede that the Examiner's characterization of the
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`terms of the claims and the applied references are correct.
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`III.
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`Conclusion
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`In view of the above amendment, applicants believe the pending application is in
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`condition for allowance.
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`If the Examiner has any questions or believes a telephone
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`conference would expedite prosecution of this application, the Examiner is encouraged
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`Although the present communication may include alterations to the application or
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`claims, or characterizations of claim scope or referenced art, the applicants are not
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`conceding that previously pending claims are not patentable over the cited references;
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`instead, any alteration or characterizations are being made to facilitate expeditious
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`prosecution of this application.
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`The applicants reserve the right to later pursue any previously pending or other
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`broader or narrow claims that capture any subject matter supported by the present
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Gonen et al.
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`Application No.: 11/538,989
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`Confirmation No.: 2931
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`Filed: October 5, 2006
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`Art Unit: 2614
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`For: REGISTRATION, VERIFICATION AND
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`Examiner: S. P. Sing
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`AMENDMENT AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Madam:
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`INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 3, 2012, finally rejecting claims
`1-13, 16-43, 46-53, 56, 56-71, 74-96, 99-106, 109 and 110, please amend the above-
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
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`page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 12 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENTS TOITHE CLAIMS
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`1-27.
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`28.
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`(Currently Amended) A verification and notification process, comprising
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`receiving information responsive to; at least
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` pad of a registration form that is presented to a registrant on
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`the—_a_web—site, the received information including at
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`leasPenea_registrant electronic contact and at least part of a name or an
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`address;
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`comparing the received information from the registration form to a database
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`containing personal identifying information; and
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`verifying the received registrant electronic contact,—ineluelingpy_:
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`establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via—tl=ie—at—least
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`eneusing the received registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant through the telephonic
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`connection; and
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` receiving a verification code inte—an
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` afier it is entered by the registrant via the web-
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`site and verifying the received registrant electronic contact if the
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`received verification code is
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`the same as the communicated
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`verification code and the at least part of the name or the address is
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`identified
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`the
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`database
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`containing
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`personal
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`identifying
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`information;—and
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 28,
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`ineluding—the—step—ef
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`(further comprising establishing notification events for which the recipient
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`nofified.
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`31.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, udher
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`comprising notifying the registrant of the occurrence of fl established
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`notification event by establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via 1:-he—at
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`leastenefi registrant electronic contact.
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`32.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 28, wherein the registrant
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`electronic contact comprises g registrant telephone number.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32, wherein t
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` establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant via—the-at
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`leasteneutilizes the registrant telephone number.
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`34.
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`(Currently Amended) The process -of claim 30, fudher
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`comprising notifying the registrant upon the occurrence of a notification event,
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`the
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`notification inc|uding establishing a telephonic
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`connection with the registrant via the registrant telephone number~upen—the
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`35.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32,
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`ineluding—the—step
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`efwherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises sending
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`the registrant an electronic message using the registrant telephone number.
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`36.
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`(Original) The process of claim 35, wherein the electronic message
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`includes the verification code or provides means to obtain the verification code.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 35, wherein the electronic
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`message comprises a textmessage
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`39.
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`(Original) The process of claim .35, wherein the electronic message
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`comprises a voice message.
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`40.
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`(Canceled)
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`41.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 492_8,
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`inelueling—t~he—step—ef
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` wherein the website informs the registrant that an electronic
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`message is being sent to the registrant via a registrant provided telephone number.
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`42-45. (Canceled)
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`46.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, wherein the established
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`notification event eemprises-i_s_a news event.
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`47.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30, wherein the established
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`notification event eemprises—i_s_a request to access or alter an account of the registrantis
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`aeeeunt.
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`48.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 47, wherein the registrant's
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`account comprises a financial account.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 47, udher
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`comprising reverifying the registrant before permitting access t_o_or alteration of the
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`registrant's account.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 30 unher
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`comprising charging the registrant
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`for notifying the registrant of m§
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`occurrence of an established notification event.
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`51.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32, wherein communication of
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`the verification code to the registrant is via an automated message, and the process
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`detecting an answering machine message,—;_and
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`delaying a predetermined amount of time before playing an—the automated
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`message.
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`52.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 51, wherein the automated
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`message includes the verificationcod
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 32 funher
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`comprising receiving an indication from the registrant
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`indicating that the registrant
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`telephone number requires an extension and an indication of whether a live operator will
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`answer a call to the registrant telephone number.
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`54.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 53, ¢
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`wherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the
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`registrant telephone number, playing an automated message directing the live operator
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`to dial
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`the extension, and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including either—the verification code .
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`55.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 53,m
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`wherein establishing a telephonic connection with the registrant comprises calling the
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`registrant telephone number, pausing a predetermined amount of time, automatically
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`dialing the extension, and pausing a predetermined amount of time, and wherein
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`communicating a verification code to the registrant comprises playing an automated
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`message including eitl=ier—the verification code .
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`56-82.
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`(Cancelled)
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`83.
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`(Currently Amended) A verification and notification process, comprising
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`receiving information responsive to at least
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` pafl of a registration form that is presented to the registrant
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`on the—a_web—site, the received information including at
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`least one registrant electronic contact;
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`verifying the—a received registrant electronic contact, wherein verifying the
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`received registrant electronic contact includes: including
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`establishing a fir_sttelephonic connection with the registrant via—th<-:~at4east
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`eneusing the received registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a first communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the first telephonic connection; and
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` receiving a first submitted verification
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`code afler it is entered by the registrant
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`via the web-site and verifying the received registrant electronic
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`contact if the first submitted verification code is the same as the first
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`communicated verification code;
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` establishing a notification event associated with
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`the registrant;
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`identifying an occurrence of the established notification event; and
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`after identifying the occurrence of the established notification event, re—verifying
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`the registrant electronic contact, wherein re—verifying includes:
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`establishing a second telephonic connection with the registrant using the
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`verified registrant electronic contact;
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`communicating a second communicated verification code to the registrant
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`through the second telephonic connection;
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`receiving a second submitted verification code that
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`is entered by the
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`registrant via the web-site; and
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`re—verifying the registrant electronic contact
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`if
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`the second submitted
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`verification code is
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`the same as the second communicated
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`verification code.
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`84.
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`(Previously Presented) The process of claim 83, wherein the at least one
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`registrant electronic contact comprises at least one registrant telephone number.
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`85.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84, wherein the—te|ephonic
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`connections is—g_r_e_established through g registrant telephone number.
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`86.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84 inelueling——the—steps
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`effurther comprising:
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`notifying the registrant of
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`the occurrence of
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`att1_e established
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`notification event by establishing a telephonic connection with the
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`registrant via a registrant electronic contact.
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`87.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim '86 wherein the—notifying step
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` the registrant comprises establishing a telephonic connection with
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`the registrant via g registrant telephone number upon the occurrence of
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`the previeuslyestablished notification event.
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`88.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of claim 84.
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`inelueling—the—step
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`efwherein establishing a first
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`telephonic connection with the registrant comprises
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`sending the registrant an electronic message using the registrant telephone number.
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`89.
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`(Currently Amended) The process of cla