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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`95/001,926
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`03/02/2012
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`7161506 .
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`20132.0005.RX506
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`5983
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`11/27/2013
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y
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`3992
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`11/27/2013
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period forreply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Teradata, Exh. 1006, p. 1 of 10
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`Control No.
`Patent Under Reexamination
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`Transmittal of Communication to
`Third Party Requester
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`Inter Partes Reexamination
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`95/001,926 _ ET AL.
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`Examiner
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`Art Unit
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address. --
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`Christina Y. Leung
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`3992
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`(THIRD PARTY REQUESTER'S CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS) ————q
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`NOVAK DRUCE + QUIGG LLP 2ND REEXAM GROUP
`1000 LOUISIANA STREET
`FIFTY-THIRD FLOOR
`HOUSTON, TX 77002
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`Enclosed is a copy of the latest communication from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`in the above-identified reexamination prceeding. 37 CFR 1.903.
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`Prior to thefiling of a Notice of Appeal, each time the patent owner respondsto this communication,
`the third party requester of the inter partes reexamination may oncefile written comments within a
`period of 30 days from the date of service of the patent owner's response. This 30-daytime period is
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`statutory (35 U.S.C. 314(b)(2)), and, as such, it cannot be extended. See also 37 CFR 1.947.
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`If an ex parte reexamination has been merged with the inter partes reexamination, no responsive
`submission by any ex parte third party requesteris permitted.
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`All correspondencerelating to this inter partes reexamination proceeding should be directed to the
`Central Reexamination Unit at the mail, FAX, or hand-carry addresses given at the end of the
`communication enclosed with this transmittal.
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-2070 (Rev. 07-04)
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`Teradata, Exh. 1006, p. 2 of 10
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`Paper No. 20131030
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`c.
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`Control No.
`Patent Under Reexamination
` NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE INTER PARTES 95/001,926 .ET AL.
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`REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE
`Examiner
`Art Unit
`Christina Y. Leung
`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondenceaddress.--
`XX] Prosecution on the merits is (or remains) closed in this inter partes reexamination proceeding. This proceedingis
`subject to reopeningat theinitiative of the Office or upon petition. Cf 37 CFR 1.313(a). A Certificate will be issued
`in view of:
`by
`a.
`[_] The communicationfiled on
`b.
`[J Patent owner's failure to file an appropriate timely responseto the Office action
`dated
`[&X Thefailure to timely file an Appealwith fee byall parties to the reexamination proceeding entitled to do
`so. 37 CFR 1.959 and 41.61.
`d.
`(J Thefailure to timely file an Appellant's Brief with fee by all parties to the reexamination
`proceeding
`entitled to do so. 37 CFR 41.66(a).
`e. EF The decision on appeal by the [_] Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences [_] Court dated
`[&X] The Reexamination Certificate will indicate the following:
`a. Changein the Specification: [] Yes KJ No
`b. Changein the Drawings: CL] Yes J No
`c. Status of the Claims:
`(1) Patent claim(s) confirmed:
`(2) Patent claim(s) amended (including dependent on amendedclaim(s)): 91,97 and 99
`(3) Patent claim(s) cancelled:
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`(4) Newly presented claim(s) patentable: 100-105.
`(5) Newly presented cancelled claims:
`(6) Patent claim(s) [] previously (J currently disclaimed:
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`f
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`Other:
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`(7) Patent claim(s) not subject to reexamination: See Continuation Sheet.
`3.[X] Note the attached statementof reasonsfor patentability and/or confirmation. Any comments considered
`necessary by patent owner regarding reasons for patentability and/or confirmation must be submitted promptly to
`avoid processing delays. Such submission(s) should be labeled: “Comments On Statement of Reasonsfor
`Patentability and/or Confirmation.”
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`Note attached NOTICE OF REFERENCE CITED,(PTO-892).
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`Note attached LIST OF REFERENCESCITED (PTO/SB/08 or PTO/SB/08 substitute).
`The drawingsfiled on
`is:
`Ll approved
`[J disapproved.
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`2.
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`NOs
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`3992
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`a)L] All
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`of the certified copies have
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`__c)[_] None
`b)L] Some*
`C] been received.
`[_] not been received.
`J been filed in Application No.
`] been filed in reexamination Control No.
`(J beenreceived bythe International Bureau in PCT Application No.
`* Certified copies not received:
`8. LJ Note Examiner's Amendment.
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`9. [] Other:
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`All correspondencerelating to this inter partes reexamination proceeding should be directed to the Central
`Reexamination Unit at the mail, FAX, or hand-carry addresses given at the end of this Office action.
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`Part of Paper No. 20131030
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-2068 (07-10)
`NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE INTER PARTES REEXAMINATIONCERTIFICATE
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`Teradata, Exh. 1006, p. 3 of 10
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`/Christina Y. Leung/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3992
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`OOWO Acknowledgmentis madeofthe claim for priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) - (d) or (f).
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`Continuation Sheet (PTO-2068)
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`Control No. 95/001,926
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`Continuation of (7) New claim(s) patentable: 10,12-15,18,19,24-26,28-38,40,44-68,74-78,80,83 and 92-95.
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`Application/Control Number: 95/001,926
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 2
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR PATENTABILITY AND/OR CONFIRMATION
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`Claims 91, 97, and 99-105 of Fallon (US 7,161,506 B2) are being reexamined. Claims
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`1-5, 8, 9, 11, 17, 20-23, 27, 39, 43, 69-73, 79, 81, 82, 84-90, 96, and 98 were canceled at the
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`conclusion of previous reexamination 95/000,479. Claims 10, 12-15, 18, 19, 24-26, 28-38, 40,
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`44-68, 74-78, 80, 83, and 92-95 are not subject to reexamination.
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`The Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) filed 05 September 2013 by Patent Owneris
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`has been considered by the examiner. Examinerhas considered the cited documents to the extent
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`that the party filing the IDS has explained the content and relevance of the information
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`provided. Information that complies with information disclosure requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.98
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`but is in a non-English language will be considered in view of the concise explanation submitted
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`(see MPEP §609.04(a), subsection IJ) and insofaras it is understood onits face (e.g., drawings
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`and chemical formulas) in the same manner that non-English language information in Office
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`search files is considered by examiners in conducting searches. Theinitials of the examiner
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`placed adjacent to the citations on the form PTO/SB/08A and 08Borits equivalent, without any
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`indication to the contrary in the record, meansthat the information has been considered by the
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`examinerto the extent noted above. See MPEP §§609.05(b), 2256, and 2656. Information that
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`does not appear to be “patents or printed publications” as identified in 35 U.S.C. 301 have been
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`considered to the same extent (unless otherwise noted), but their citations have been lined
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`through and will not be printed on any resulting examination certificate.
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`Noparty has timely filed a notice of appeal in response to the Right of Appeal Notice
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`(RAN) mailed 16 August 2013. As first noted in the RAN, claims 91, 97, and 99-105 are
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`patentable.
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`Application/Control Number: 95/001,926
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 3
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for patentability and/or confirmation
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`of the claims found patentable in this reexamination proceeding:
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`Asfirst noted in the RAN, Patent Owner’s arguments filed 05 April 2013 (in view of
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`PO’s amendmentto claims 91, 97, and 99-105 also filed 05 April 2013) are generally persuasive.
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`Thepriorart of record, including Sebastian (US 6,253,264 B1), Franaszek (US 5,805,932 A),
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`and Kawashima (US 5,870,036 A), does not specifically disclose or fairly teach a method
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`including all of the limitations and steps recited in claims 91, 97, and 99-105, particularly
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`including analyzing data within the data block to identify one or more data types of the data with
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`the data block, wherein the analyzing of the data within the data block to identify one or more
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`data types excludes analyzing based only on a descriptorthat is indicative of the data type of the
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`data within the data block.
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`PO’s amendmenthas also overcomethe previous 35 U.S.C. 112 rejections of claims 100-
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`105 (see ACP), and Examinerfinds support for amended claims 91, 97, and 99-105 in Fallon.
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`These sections of Fallon specification describe analyzing data within the data block to identify
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`one or more data types of the data with the data block, wherein the analyzing of the data within
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`the data block to identify one or more data types excludes analyzing based only on a descriptor
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`that is indicative of the data type of the data within the data block:
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`“In another aspect, the step of analyzing the data block comprises analyzing the data
`block to recognize one of a data type, data structure, data block format,file substructure, and/or
`file types. A further step comprises maintaining an association between encodertypes and data
`types, data structures, data block formats, file substructure, and/orfile types.” (column 4,lines
`39-45)
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`“A content dependent data recognition module 1300 analyzes the incoming data stream to
`recognize data types, data structures, data block formats, file substructures, file types, and/or any
`other parameters that may be indicative of either the data type/content of a given data block or
`the appropriate data compression algorithm or algorithms(in serial or in parallel) to be applied.
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 4
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`Optionally, a data file recognition list(s) or algorithm(s) 1310 module may be employedto hold
`and/or determine associations between recognized data parameters and appropriate algorithms.
`Each data block that is recognized by the content data compression module 1300 is routed to a
`content dependent encoder module 1320,if not the data is routed to the content independent
`encoder module 30.” (column16, lines 29-42)
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`“Morespecifically, a content dependent data recognition and or estimation module 1700
`is utilized to analyze the incoming data stream for recognition of data types, data structures, data
`block formats,file substructures, file types, or any other parameters that may be indicative of
`the appropriate data compression algorithm oralgorithms(in serial or in parallel) to be applied.
`Optionally, a data file recognition list(s) or algorithm(s) 1710 module may be employedto hold
`associations between recognized data parameters and appropriate algorithms. If the content data
`compression module recognizes a portion of the data, that portion is routed to the content
`dependent encoder module 1320,if not the data is routed to the content independent encoder
`module 30.It is to be appreciated that process of recognition (modules 1700 and 1710) is not
`limited to a deterministic recognition, but may further comprise a probabilistic estimation of
`which encoders to select for compression from the set of encoders of the content dependent
`module 1320 or the content independent module 30. For example, a method may be employed to
`computestatistics of a data block whereby a determination that the locality of repetition of
`characters in a data stream is determined is high can suggest a text document, which may be
`beneficially compressed with a lossless dictionary type algorithm. Furtherthestatistics of
`repeated characters and relative frequencies may suggest a specific type of dictionary algorithm.
`Longstrings will require a wide dictionary file while a wide diversity of strings may suggest a
`deep dictionary. Statistics may also be utilized in algorithms such as Huffman where various
`characterstatistics will dictate the choice of different Huffman compression tables. This
`techniqueis not limited to lossless algorithms but may be widely employed with lossy
`algorithms. Header information in frames for video files can imply a specific data resolution. The
`estimator then mayselect the appropriate lossy compression algorithm and compression
`parameters (amountof resolution desired). As shown in previous embodimentsofthe present
`invention, desirability of various algorithms and now associated resolutions with lossy type
`algorithms may also be applied in the estimation selection process.” (column 23, lines 28-67)
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`Sebastian does not specifically disclose or fairly teach analyzing data with the data block
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`to identify one or more data types of data within the data block, wherein the analyzing of the data
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`within the data block to identify one or more data types excludes analyzing based only on a
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`descriptorthat is indicative of the data type of data within the data block. Specifically, with
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`respect to determining a data type of a data block, Sebastian discloses
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 5
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`“The selection criteria 12x, determined by the file format specification, includes
`information needed to recognize files served by the filter 10x such as byte values at the
`beginningofthefile or file title suffices [sic].” (column 4, lines 47-50).
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`Although Sebastian discloses determining a data type of a data block, Sebastian
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`specifically discloses that the data types are recognized by included information such as “byte
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`values at the beginningofthefile orfile title suffi[xes].” In other words, Sebastian discloses
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`determining a data type based on examining a data type descriptor associated with the data block.
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`Franaszekdoesnot specifically disclose orfairly teach analyzing data with the data
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`block to identify one or more data types of data within the data block, wherein the analyzing of
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`the data within the data block to identify one or more data types excludes analyzing based only
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`on a descriptor that is indicative of the data type of data within the data block. Specifically, with
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`respect to determining a data type of a data block, Franaszek discloses
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`“In this embodiment, the uncompressed data blocks 210 that can optionally contain type
`information 205. The type information can be, for examples, image data encoded in a given
`format, source code for a given programming language,etc.” (column4, lines 30-34).
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`“In step 414,it is determined if a data type is available (i.e., the block includes a ‘data
`type’ entry in the type field 205)” (column6,lines 1-2).
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`Although Franaszek discloses determining a data type ofa data block, Franaszek
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`specifically discloses that the data blocks “contain type information”orthat the block “includes a
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`‘data type’ entry.” In other words, Franaszek discloses determining a data type based on
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`examining a data type descriptor associated with the data block.
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`Kawashimadoesnot specifically disclose or fairly teach analyzing data with the data
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`block to identify one or more data types of data within the data block, wherein the analyzing of
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`the data within the data block to identify one or more data types excludes analyzing based only
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`on a descriptor thatis indicative of the data type of data within the data block. Specifically, with
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`respect to determining a data type of a data block, Kawashimadiscloses
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`“For transmitting data, it is customary to add a header containing information which
`represents the type of the data, the data length, etc. to the beginning of the data” (column 28,
`lines 52-55)
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`“The type of data contained in the header of pre-compression data transferred from the
`data source 2 is referred to...” (column 36, lines 23-25)
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`Although Kawashimadiscloses determining a data type of a data block, Kawashima
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`discloses determining a data type based on examining a data type descriptor associated with the
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`data block.
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`Any comments considered necessary by the PATENT OWNERregarding the above
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`statement must be submitted promptly to avoid processing delays. Such submission by the
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`patent ownershould be labeled: “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Patentability and/or
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`Confirmation”and will be placed in the reexaminationfile.
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`All correspondencerelating to this inter partes reexamination proceeding should be
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`directed:
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`By mailto:
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`By fax to:
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`By handto:
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`Mail Stop Inter Partes Reexam
`Attn: Central Reexamination Unit
`Commissionerof Patents
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`(571) 273-9900
`Central Reexamination Unit
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`Customer Service Window
`Randolph Building
`401 DulanySt.
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Application/Control Number: 95/001,926
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 7
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication orearlier communications from the
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`examiner, or as to the status of this proceeding, should be directed to the Central Reexamination
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`Unit at telephone number(571) 272-7705.
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`/Christina Y. Leung/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3992
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`Conferees:
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`/D.M.H./, PE AU3992
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`/Sudhanshu C Pathak/
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3992
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`Teradata, Exh. 1006, p. 10 of 10
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