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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 DOCKET NO.
`FHA-23 .706
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`CONFIRMATION NO,
`8127
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`02/14/2002
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`CORPORATEPATBNTWUN
`US PHILIPS CORPORATION
`580 WHITE PLAINS ROAD
`TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
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`CHAVIS’ JOHN-Q
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`DATE MAILED: 02/]4/2002
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`3H3 Since this application is in condltion for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)I)_(I Claim(sj 1-27
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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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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`rejections set forth in this Ofiice 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 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at 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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`Claims 1-21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Carroll et a].
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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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`Email
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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 request relating 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 speciiying at least one
`additional component currently implemented
`in the electronic device with at least one of a
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`list of known unacceptable configurations
`for the electronic device; and
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`see the title, abstract and the
`Background of the invention.
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`This feature is inherent in view of
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`col. 4 lines 37-49, specifically the
`Feature that indicates that
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`“Reconfiguration can be selectively
`Selectively activated” (re. Requested)
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`see col. 3 lines 20-35 and col. 5 lines
`54-col. 6 line 12.
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`see col. 1 lines 43-54, specifically the
`Phrase that indicates “the core
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`program needs to access only
`selected components... Also, see col.
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`Be installed in the target system
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`System that is stored in the target
`system. These features indicate that
`A comparison is occurring; however,
`The comparison is based on the
`“profile of the system”, which infers
`That like 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
`Same result of determining if the
`Component is compatible with the
`Target. Therefore, it would have
`Been obvious to a person of ordinary
`Skill in the art at the time of the
`invention to substitute for the feature
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`Of comparing to determine similarity
`(based On the profile of the target
`system), With comparing to
`determine if the items are dissimilar
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`(Unacceptable configurations), since
`The test merely utilize opposite types
`Of data (similar vs dissimilar) to
`Determine the same result
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`(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 fiirther including
`the step of generating information indicative
`of an approval of the reconfiguration
`request if the determined component and the
`additional component are 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 the last step of claim 1.
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`the step of downloading the determined
`component to the electronic device if the
`determined component and the additional
`component are consistent with a given one
`of the known acceptable configurations.
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`4. The method of claim 1 further including
`the steps of: comparing the determined
`component and information specifying at
`least one additional component currently
`implemented in 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 if the
`determined component and 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
`implemented in the electronic device with
`the list of known unacceptable
`configurations for the electronic device; and
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`generating information indicating that the
`requested reconfiguration is unknown if the
`determined component and 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 request a list of additional
`components required in the electronic device
`in order to implement the reconfiguration.
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`see the compan'ng 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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`information specifying at least one additional
`component currently implemented in the
`electronic device includes identifiers of each
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`of the components in a set of components
`currently implemented in the electronic
`device.
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`8. The method of claim 7 wherein the
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`identifiers of each of the components in the
`set of components are included in the
`reconfiguration request.
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`9. The method of claim 1 wherein the
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`reconfiguration request comprises a request
`for an upgrade of at least one of a soflrware
`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
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`established with a reconfiguration manager
`implementing the receiving, determining,
`comparing and generating steps.
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`software components, col. 7 lines
`19-32.
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`See again the rejection of claim 7.
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`It is considered inherent that the
`software downloaded can be utilized
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`to update software or hardware (such
`as providing new drivers) “based
`On the 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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`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
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`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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