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`James J. Fallon
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`10/668,768
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`Examiner: A. Elamin
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`Group Art Unit: 2819
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`September 22, 2003
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`Dated: August 20, 2004
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`CONTENT INDEPENDENT DATA COMPRESSION METHOD
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`Attorney Docket No.: 8011-1 CIP CON
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissionerfor Patents
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`AMENDMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM
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`Transmitted herewith is an amendmentin the above-identified application.
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`Dated: August 20, 2004
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`Frank V. DeRosa
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`Veritas Techs. LLC
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`Frank V. DeRosa
`Reg No. 43,584
`Attorney for Applicant(s)
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE .
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`James J. Fallon
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`Examiner: Nguyen, Linh V.
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`erial No.: 10/668,768
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`Group Art Unit: 2819
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`iled: September 22, 2003
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`Docket: 8011-1 CIPCON
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`For:
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`CONTENT INDEPENDENT DATA
`COMPRESSION METHOD AND SYSTEM
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`Commissioner for Patents
`.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA. 22313
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`AMENDMENT
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`This is a responseto the Office Action mailed on February 20, 2004. Please amend the
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`application as follows:
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`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING 37 C.F.R.§1.8{a
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`I herebycertify that this correspondenceis being deposited with the United States Postal Service as first
`class mail, postpaid in an envelope, addressed to the Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
`22313-1450, on August 20, 2004.
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`Date: FSGo/OY —aa
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`Frank V. DeRosa
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`Veritas Techs. LLC
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`1. (Currently Amended) A method for compressing data, comprising thestepsof:
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`analyzing a data block of an input data stream to identify a-datetype one or more data
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` isting of Claims
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`es of the data block, the input data stream comprising a plurality of disparate data types;
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`performing content dependent data compression enthe-data-bleck, if the a data type of the
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`data block is identified;
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`performingcententindependent data compression enthe-data-bleek with a single data
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`compression encoder,if the a data type of the data block is not identified.
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`23. (New) The method ofclaim 1, further comprising outputting a compressed data block.
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`24. (New) The method of claim 1, further comprising appending a data compression type
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`descriptor to a compressed data block.
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`25. (New) The method of claim 24, further comprising outputting the compressed data
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`block with the appended data compression type descriptor.
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`26. (New) A method for compressing data, comprising the steps of:
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`analyzing a data block ofan input data stream to estimate one of a plurality of data
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`compression methodsor encoders that would provide a highest compressionratio for the data
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`block;
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`selecting the data compression method or encoder estimated to provide the highest
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`ompressionratio for the data block; and
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`compressing the data block with the selected data compression method or encoder.
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`27. (New) The method of claim 26, further comprising outputting the compressed data
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`lock.
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`28. (New) The method of claim 26, further comprising appending a data compression
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`type descriptor to the compressed data block.
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`29. (New) The method of claim 28, further comprising outputting the compressed data
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`block with the appended data compression type descriptor.
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`30. (New) A method for compressing data, comprising the stepsof:
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`analyzing a data block of an input data stream to identify a data type of the data block, the
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`input data stream comprising a plurality of disparate data types,
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`if the data type of the data blockis identified, then the method further comprising:
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`performing content dependent data compression to compressthe data block;
`comparing a content dependent data compression ratio ofthe compressed data
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`block againstafirst threshold;
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`appending a data compression type descriptor to the compressed data block;
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`outputting the compressed data block and appended data compression type
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`descriptor, if the content data compressionratio is above the first threshold; and
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`performing data compression on the data block with a single data compression
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`encoder, if the content dependent data compressionratio is not above thefirst threshold.
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`31. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein if the data type of the data block is not
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`identified, then the method further comprising:
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`performing data compression with a single default data compression encoder to compress
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`the data block;
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`comparing a default data compression ratio of the compressed data block against a second
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`threshold;
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`if the default data compressionratio is below the second threshold, then appending a null
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`data compression type descriptor to the data block and outputting the data block and appended
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`null data compression type descriptor; and
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`if the default data compression ration is above the second threshold, then appending a
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`default data compression type descriptor to the compressed data block and outputting the
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`compressed data block and appended default data compression type descriptor.
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`REMARKS
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`Claim 1 is pending. Claim 1 has been amended and new claims 23-31 have been added.
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`Claim 1 stands rejected understatutory type double patenting (35 U.S.C. § 101) as
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`claiming the same invention as that of claim 1 in the parent U.S. Patent No. 6,624,761. Claim 1
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`has been amendedandis no longer coextensive in scope with claim 1 in U.S. Patent No.
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`6,624,761. Accordingly, withdrawalof the rejection is requested.
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`Early and favorable consideration by the Examineris respectfully urged. Should the
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`Examiner believe that a telephoneor personal interview mayfacilitate resolution of any
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`remaining matters, it is requested that the Examiner contact Applicants’ undersigned attorney.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FEeALE
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`Frank V. DeRosa
`Reg. No. 43,584
`Attorney for Applicant(s)
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`F. Chau & Associates, LLC
`130 Woodbury Road
`Woodbury, New York 11797
`TEL.: (516) 692-8888
`FAX: (516) 692-8889
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`Veritas Techs. LLC
`Exhibit 1023
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