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`APPLICATION NO,
`09/343,607
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`FILING DATE
`06/30/1999
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR,
`YASSER ALSAFADI
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
`PHA-23.706
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
`8127
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`02/14/2002
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`7590
`CORPORATE PATENT COUNSEL
`US PHILIPS CORPORATION
`580 WHITE PLAINS ROAD
`TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
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`CHAVIS, JOHNQ
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`2122
`DATE MAILED;02/14/2002
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
`Status
`1)&] Responsive to communication(s} filed on papers filed 6-30-99 and 7 1-29-99
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`MONTH(S) FROM
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`2b) This action is non-final.
`2a)L] This action is FINAL.
`3}( Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under &x parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11; 453 0.G. 213.
`Disposition of Claims
`4) Claim(s) 7-27
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`is/are pending in the application.
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`4a) Of the above, claim(s}
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`5)C) Claimis)
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`is/are allowed.
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`6)K) Claim(s) 7-27
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`70] Claim{s)
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`8)L Claims
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`is/are rejected.
`is/are objected to.
`are subject to restriction and/or election requiremen
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`Application Papers
`9)L] The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`10)C} The drawing(s)filed an
`is/are objected to by the Examiner.
`11)0] The proposed drawing correction filed on
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`approved 4) disapproved.
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` 12)L] The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`13) Acknowledgementis made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d).
`a} Ali b) =Some* c)D Noneof:
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`Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2.0) Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3.(. Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been receivedin this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`*See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
`14) Acknowledgementis made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`18} 4] Notice of Referances Cited (PTO-892})
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`Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948}
`17) x Information Disclosure Statementis) {PTO-1449) Papar No(s? &4
`U. 8. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTO-326 (Rev. 9-00)
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`Office Action Summary
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`18) Q Interview Summary {PTO-413} Paper No(s).
`19) oO Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTQ-152)
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`Application/Control Number: 09/343,607
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`rejectionsset forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 ofthistitle, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented andtheprior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obviousat the time the invention was made to a person
`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`manner in which the invention was made.
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`2.
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`Claims 1-21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Carrollet al.
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`(6,301,707) in view of the applicant’s design choice of determining to compare for uncompatible
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`versus compatible items to determine compatibility.
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`Claims
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`Carroll
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`1. A processor implemented method for
`controlling the reconfiguration of an
`electronic device, the method comprising
`the steps of:
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`receiving information representative of a
`reconfiguration requestrelating to the
`electronic device;
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`determining at least one device component
`required to implement the reconfiguration
`request;
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`comparing the determined component and
`information specifying at least one
`additional component currently implemented
`in the electronic device with at least one of a
`list of known unacceptable configurations
`for the electronic device; and
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`see thetitle, abstract and the
`Backgroundofthe invention.
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`This feature is inherent in view of
`col. 4 lines 37-49, specifically the
`Feature that indicates that
`“Reconfiguration can be selectively
`Selectively activated” (ie. Requested)
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`see col, 3 lines 20-35 and col. 5 lines
`§4-col. 6 line 12.
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`see col. | lines 43-54,specifically the
`Phrase that indicates “the core
`program needsto access only
`selected components... Also, see col.
`6 lines 13-23 (a subset of which are
`Beinstalled in the target system
`Accordingto a profile of the target
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`System that is stored in the target
`system. These features indicate that
`A comparison is occurring; however,
`The comparisonis based on the
`“profile ofthe system”, which infers
`Thatlike items are compared.
`However, it is considered a choice of
`Design to select to compare either
`Items that are compatible (as taught
`By Carroll) or items that are not
`Compatible; since, both provides the
`Sameresult of determiningif the
`Component is compatible with the
`Target. Therefore, it would have
`Been obviousto a person of ordinary
`Skill in the art at the time of the
`invention to substitute for the feature
`Of comparing to determine similarity
`(based Ontheprofile of the target
`system), With comparing to
`determine if the itemsare dissimilar
`(Unacceptable configurations), since
`Thetest merely utilize opposite types
`Of data (similar vs dissimilar) to
`Determine the sameresult
`(compatibility of the update).
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`see col. 8 lines 49-53.
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`see the rejection of the last step of
`claim 1, supra.
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`generating information indicative of an
`approval or a denial of the reconfiguration
`request based at least in part on the result of
`the comparing step.
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`2. The method of claim 1 further including
`the step of generating information indicative
`of an approval of the reconfiguration
`requestif the determined component and the
`additional componentare consistent with a
`given one of the known acceptable
`configurations.
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`3. The method of claim 1 further including
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`see again thelast step ofclaim 1.
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`the step of downloading the determined
`component to the electronic deviceif the
`determined component and the additional
`component are consistent with a given one
`of the known acceptable configurations.
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`4. The methodof claim 1 further including
`the steps of: comparing the determined
`component and information specifying at
`least one additional componentcurrently
`implementedin the electronic device with
`the list of known unacceptable
`configurations for the electronic device; and
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`generating information indicative of a denial
`of the reconfiguration request ifthe
`determined componentand the additional
`component are consistent with a given one
`of the known unacceptable configurations.
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`5. The method of claim 1 further including
`the steps of: comparing the determined
`component and information specifying at
`least one additional component currently
`implementedin the electronic device with
`the list of known unacceptable
`configurationsfor the electronic device; and
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`generating information indicating that the
`requested reconfiguration is unknown ifthe
`determined componentand the additional
`component are not consistent with a given
`one of the known acceptable or
`unacceptable configurations.
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`6. The method of claim 1 further including
`the step of transmitting in response to the
`reconfiguration requesta list of additional
`components required in the electronic device
`in order to implement the reconfiguration.
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`see the comparing step of claim 1.
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`see the last step of claim 1.
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`see claim 1.
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`see claim 1.
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`7. The method of claim 1 wherein the
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`See the PCN’s, which identifies the
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`information specifying at least one additional
`component currently implemented in the
`electronic device includes identifiers of each
`of the componentsin a set of components
`currently implementedin the electronic
`device.
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`8. The method of claim 7 wherein the
`identifiers of each of the componentsin the
`set of componentsare included in the
`reconfiguration request.
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`9. The method of claim 1 wherein the
`reconfiguration request comprises a request
`for an upgrade ofat least one of a software
`component and a hardware component of
`the electronic device.
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`10. The method of claim 1 wherein the
`reconfiguration request is received from the
`electronic device over a network connection
`established with a reconfiguration manager
`implementing the receiving, determining,
`comparing and generatingsteps.
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`software components,col. 7 lines
`19-32,
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`See again the rejection ofclaim 7.
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`It is considered inherent that the
`software downloaded can be utilized
`to update software or hardware (such
`as providing new drivers) “based
`Onthe profile of the system”
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`See col. 5 lines 14-29.
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`Claims 11-20 are rejected as claims 1-10 above.
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`The features of claim 21 is taught via claim 1.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier
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`communications from the examiner should be directed to Examiner
`Chavis whose telephone number is (703) 305-9665. The examiner can
`normally be reached on Monday~Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are
`unsuccessful,
`the examiner's supervisor, Gregory Morse, can be
`reached on (703) 308-4789. The Official Fax Numbers for TC-2100 are:
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`this application or proceeding should be directed to the Group
`receptionist whose telephone number is (703) 305-3900.
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`Carroll et al.
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