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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`10/447,607
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`05/29/2003
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`Eric G. Suder
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`21618-013001
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`0412012007
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`EXAMINER
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`CHANG, RICHARD
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`ART UNIT
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`2616
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`3MONTHS
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`MAIL DATE
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`04/20/2007
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`DELIVERY MODE
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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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`If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire 6 MONTHS
`from the mailing date of this communication.
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 10/06)
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`Application No.
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`Richard Chang
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`Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1. 704(b).
`Status
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`1 )12] Responsive to communication(s) filed on 29 Mav 2003.
`2a)0 This action is FINAL.
`2b)i2] This action is non-final.
`3)0 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 Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)12] Claim(s) 1-40 is/are pending in the application.
`4a) Of the above claim(s) __ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`5)0 Claim(s)
`is/are allowed.
`6)12] Claim(s) 1-40 is/are rejected.
`7)0 Claim(s)
`is/are objected to.
`8)0 Claim(s) __ are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`Application Papers
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`9)0 The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`1 0)12] The drawing(s) filed on 27 October 2003 is/are: a)i2] accepted or b)O objected to by the Examiner.
`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
`Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
`11 )0 The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PT0-152.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)0 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`a)O All b)O Some * c)O None of:
`1.0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received .
`. 2.0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3.0 Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in 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.
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`Office Action Summary
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections- 35 USC§ 102
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless -
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`(e) the invention was described in (1) an application for patent, published under section 122(b), by
`another filed in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent or (2) a patent
`granted on an application for patent by another filed in the United States before the invention by the
`applicant for patent, except that an international application filed under the treaty defined in section
`351 (a) shall have the effects for purposes of this subsection of an application filed in the United States
`only if the international application designated the United States and was published under Article 21 (2)
`of such treaty in the English language.
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`Claims 11-12, 17-22, 24 and 30 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being
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`unpatentable by Wilson et al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,829,231 81 ), hereinafter "Wilson".
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`As to claim 11, Wilson discloses an IP telephone adaptable for coupling to a first
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`· LAN, the IP telephone comprising [Fig. 5, Abstract, Col. 8, Lines 17-28, the Local
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`Exchange switch 205 and local ISP 215 and network switch 302 form a LAN
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`system that allowed the internet phones to connect]:
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`a first state of operation entered in response to a selection of an input by a
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`user, wherein the first state of operation of the IP telephone results in a
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`display of a list of telecommunications extensions coupled to a second
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`LAN coupled to the first LAN via a WAN [Fig. 5, Fig.6, Co1.7, Lines 4-67
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`and Col. 8, Lines 1-39, A caller can access the directory database
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`and directory search engine through the internet (WAN) for the
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`callee's address and address conversion unit will convert the
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`address to a callee's name and display it on the display of the
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`caller's internet phone];
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`a second state of operation entered in response to a selection of the input
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`by the user, wherein the second state of operation of the IP telephone
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`results
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`in an automatic calling of one of the
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`telecommunications
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`extensions selected by the user [Fig. 3, Col.8, Lines 7-15, The caller can
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`select the proper callee's name display and make a call. Note, the
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`dialer pad of the internet phone has DTMF tone transceiver 140 and it
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`is inherent that a phone has the DTMF tone capability to have AUTO-
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`DIALING function, such as "Re-dial"].
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`As to claim 12, Wilson discloses the IP telephone as recited in claim 11, wherein
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`the erie of the telecommun'ications extensions automatically called has an identifier
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`displayed to the user on the IP telephone when the input is selected by the user [Col. 8,
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`Lines 7-15, Caller name displayed on the display, the user can select name from
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`the scrolling list.].
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`As to claim 17, Wilson discloses information handling system comprising:
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`a first local area network ("LAN") operating under an IP protocol [Fig. 5,
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`Abstract, Col. 8, Lines 17-28, the Local Exchange switch 205 and local ISP
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`215
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`and
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`network
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`switch
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`302
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`form
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`a
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`LAN
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`system];
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`a first IP telephone coupled to the first LAN, the first IP telephone having a
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`display and a set of keys for enabling a user to enter inputs [Fig. 2, Col. 4, Lines
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`39-67, Col. 5, Lines 1-38];
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`a second LAN operating under the IP protocol [Fig. 5, Col. 8, Lines 17-28, the
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`Local Exchange switch 240 and local ISP 215 and network switch 304 form
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`a LAN system];
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`second and third telephone extensions coupled to the second LAN [Fig.5, IP
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`phones 245-247];
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`a wide area network ('WAN") operating under the IP protocol coupling the first
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`LAN to the second LAN [Network 210 coupled to local ISP, implied the
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`network 210 is a internet (WAN)];
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`the first LAN including first circuitry for enabling a user of t~e first IP telephone to
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`view a list including the second and third telephone extensions [Col. 8, Lines 7-
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`15, The display screen displays the list of the caller's request and the caller
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`can select the intended caller for phone call];
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`As to claim 18, Wilson disclose the system as recited in claim 17, further
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`comprising:
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`the first LAN including second circuitry for automatically calling the second
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`telephone extension in response to the user selecting the second telephone
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`extension from the viewed list [Fig. 3, Col.8, Lines 7-15, The caller can select
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`the proper callee's name display and make a call. Note, the dialer pad of the
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`Internet phone has DTMF tone transceiver 140 and it is inherent that a
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`phone has the DTMF tone capability to have AUTO-DIALING function]..
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`As to claims 19 and 20, Wilson discloses the system as recited in claim 18,
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`wherein selection of the second telephone extension from the viewed list by the user is
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`accomplished by selection of one of the set of keys and the selection of one of the set of
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`keys results in an initiation of a call from the first IP telephone to the second telephone
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`extension across the WAN [Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Col. 8, Lines 50-67, Col. 9, Lines 1-5, Once
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`the user select th,e key and dial the calling number, the call setup will establish a
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`connection across network 210 from calling to called side. ].
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`As to claim 21, Wilson discloses the system as recited in claim 17, wherein the
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`list is stored in a server in the second LAN, and is accessed by the first circuitry across
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`the WAN [Fig. 5, the Internet user database directory, can be access by the first
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`and the 2"d LANs].
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`As to claim 22, Wilson discloses the system as recited in claim 17, wherein the
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`first IP telephone includes circuitry for enabling the user to scroll through the displayed
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`list [Col. 8, Lines 7-15].
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`As
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`to claims 24 and 30, Wilson discloses a telecommunications system
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`comprising:
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`a first IP telephone coupled to a first IP server within a first LAN [Fig. 5,
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`Col. 8, Lines 17-45, The IP phones 201-203 coupled to Local
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`exchange switch and network switch and the internet domain server
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`308 forms a LAN];
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`second and third telephone extensions coupled to a second IP server
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`within a second LAN [IP phones 245-247 coupled to Local exchange
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`switch 240 and network switch 304 and .the internet domain server
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`308 forms a second LAN, It is well known in the art the local
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`exchange switch can connect to many extensions, such as PBX];
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`a WAN coupling the first LAN to the second LAN, the first LAN, the second
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`LAN, and the WAN communicating using an IP protocol [Fig. 5, Col. 8,
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`Lines 7-28, The network 210, it is IP network since it needs to
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`establish connection via Internet ISP];
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`means for displaying on the first IP telephone a list of telephone
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`destinations stored in the second IP server in response to selection of a
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`first input on the first IP telephone, wherein the list of telephone
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`destinations is communicated from the second IP server over the WAN to
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`the first IP telephone [Col. 8, Lines 7-15, The display screen displays
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`the list of the caller's request and the caller can select the intended
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`caller for phone call];
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`means for automatically dialing the selected one of the telephone
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`destinations for a communications link between the first IP telephone and
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`the selected one of the telephone destinations in response to selection of·
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`one of the telephone destinations from the displayed list [Fig. 3, Coi.B,
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`Lines 7-15, The caller can select the proper callee's name display
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`and make a call. Note, the dialer pad of the Internet phone has DTMF
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`tone transceiver 140. and it is inherent that a phone has the DTMF
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`tone capability to have AUTO-DIALING function].
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`As to claims 31-33 and 25-27, Wilson discloses the system as recited in claim
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`30, wherein the selection of one of the telephone destinations from the displayed list is
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`performed in response to selection of a second input on the first IP telephone by a user.
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`[Fig.5 and Fig.6, Col. 8, Lines 7-17, Caller can use key pad to make request of
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`directory, then from the screen to select the proper callee for phone call.] And the
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`first and second inputs are the same key button on the first IP telephone [It is well
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`known in the art that using one key pad to change menu and make a selection
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`afterward]. And the telephone destinations include the second and third telephone
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`extensions coupled to the second IP server [Fig. 5, Both LANs can connection many
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`IP phone (extensions) since both sides has Local exchange Switch. It is inherent
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`that a local switch can connect many extensions, such as PBX. ].
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`As to .claims 28 and 34, Wilson discloses the system as recited in claim 32,
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`wherein the telephone destinations include telephones external to the system [Fig. 5,
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`The local exchange switch inherently is able to connect local telephones and the
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`outside line phone, such as a dedicate a T1 trunk from the local exchange switch
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`for PSTN line so that the external line can call to the local telephone].
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`Claim Rejections- 35 USC§ 103
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S. C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set 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 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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`4.
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`Claims 1-4,7 and 10 are rejected under 35 U.S. C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Guy et al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,298,057 81 ), hereinafter "Guy, in view of Stuntebeck
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`et al. (U.S. Patent 6,065,016}, hereinafter "Stuntebeck".
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`As to claim 1, Guy discloses information handling system comprising:
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`A first local area network ("LAN")[Fig. 1, LAN 116];
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`a second LAN [Fig.1, LAN 134];
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`a wide area network ('WAN") coupling the first LAN to the second LAN
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`[Fig.1, WAN 104 connected to LANs 116 and 134 through routers 114
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`and 132];
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`a first telecommunications device coupled to the first LAN[Fig. Phone
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`106/108 connects to LAN 116 through server 112];
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`a plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the second
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`LAN[Fig. 1 ,Phones 124,126 through the PBX and server to the LAN
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`134, PBX is well known to be able to have many phone extensions);
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`But Guy fails to teach the system has a circuitry in the first LAN for enabling user
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`device to observe a list of the plurality of telecommunication extensions. And another
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`circuit for automatically calling one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions in
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`. response to the user selecting one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions
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`from the observed list
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`Stuntebeck teaches a universal directory server can be connected a user LAN for
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`end user to access and select the phone number stored in the server for automatically
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`dialing the phone number to make a phone call [Fig. 1, Abstract, Col. 6, Lines 39-45,
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`user can select phone numbers (extension) from the user computer through the
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`LAN to access the directory server and the computer can display numbers as
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`icon then based on the number that user selected to make phone call.].
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`It would have been obvious to a person of the ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to implement the directory server that Stuntebeck taught into
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`the file server 112 that Guy taught so the user in the LAN can access the directory
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`server and select the proper number to make a phone call automatically as specified in
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`claim 1.
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`The motivation for doing so would have been to have a directory server that
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`provide a convenient way to be accessed through a communication channel so the end
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`user can easily to search, observe and auto·dialing the destination number without
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`looking up another phone book.
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`As to claim 2, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses the system as recited in
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`claim 1, wherein communication among the first LAN, second LAN, and WAN uses IP
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`protocol (Guy, Col. 14, Lines 13-22].
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`As to claim 3, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses the system as recited in
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`claim 2, wherein the list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions is displayed to
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`the user of the first telecommunications device [Stuntebeck, Col. 6, Lines 39-45].
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`As to claim 4, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses the system as ·recited in
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`claim 2, wherein the list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions is played as
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`audio to the user of the first telecommunications device [Stuntebeck, Col. 4, Lines 28-
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`26, since the user can use voice to access the directory server, it is inherent that
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`the server will play back the pre-recorded selection menu to let user to select
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`proper extension].
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`As to claim 7, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses the system as recited in
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`claim 1, wherein the list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions is stored in a
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`server in the second LAN, and is accessed by the first circuitry· across the WAN
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`[Stuntebeck, Fig. 1, the universal server coupled to user LAN and be access from
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`internet (WAN) or any other access channel].
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`As to claim 1 0, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses the system as recited in
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a third LAN coupled to the first and second LANs via the WAN; and
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`a plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the third LAN, the
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`first LAN including circuitry for enabling the user to select between observing the list of
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`the plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the second LAN or observing
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`a list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the third LAN [Guy,
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`Fig. 1, The WAN network is inherently for connecting a plurality of LANs in order
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`to allow the users in those LANs can communicate to each other through WAN. ].
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`5.
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`Claims 5-6, 8-9 and 23 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`u~patentable over Guy et al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,298,057 81 ), hereinafter "Guy, in view
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`of Stuntebeck et al. (U.S. Patent 6,065,016), hereinafter "Stuntebeck", further in view of
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`Wilson (U.S. Patent No. 6,829,231 81 ), h.ereinafter "Wilson".
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`As to claim 5, Guy modified by Stuntebeck, discloses all the limitations of claim 3
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`(see above), whiCh claim 5 depends.
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`But Guy modified by Stuntebeck fails to disclose the telecommunication device is
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`an IP phone.
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`Wilson teaches a IP telephone which has display, input key pad for user to select
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`the phone number from a scrolling list to make call through internet [Fig. 2, Col. 5,
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`Lines 11-30 and Col8, Lines 7-15].
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`It would have been obvious to a person of the ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to have the IP phone taught by Wilson as a communication
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`device to connect to the Internet system that taught by Guy and Stuntebeck so that can
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`make a internet voice call.
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`The motivation for doing so is to provide a stand alone internet phone that user
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`can access internet voice service without hooking up the computer and it is more
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`convenient for the end user.
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`As to claim 6, Guy modified by Stuntebeck and Wilson, discloses the system as
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`recited
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`in claim 5, wherein
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`the
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`tactile selection of one of
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`the plurality of
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`telecommunications extensions from the displayed list by the user results in an initiation
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`of a call from the first telecommunications device to the selected one of the plurality of
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`telecommunications extensions across the WAN [Wilson, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Col. 7, Lines
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`45-67 and Col. 8, Lines 1-38, Lines 50-67].
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`As to claim 8, Guy modified by Stuntebeck and Wilson, discloses the system as
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`recited in claim 6, wherein the list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions is
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`stored in a server in the second LAN, and is accessed by the first circuitry across the
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`WAN [Wilson, Fig. 5, the Internet user database directory, can be access by the
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`first and the 2"d LANs].
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`As to claim 9, Guy modified by Stuntebeck and Wilson, discloses The system as
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`recited in claim 8, wherein the first telecommunications device includes circuitry for
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`enabling
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`the user
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`to scroll
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`through
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`the displayed
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`list of
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`the plurality of
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`telecommunications devices [Wilson, Col. 8, Lines 7 -15].
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`As to claim 23, Guy modified by Stuntebeck and Wilson, teaches all the
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`limitations of claim 1 (see above), which claim 23 depends.
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`But Guy modified by Stuntebeck and Wilson, dose not disclose that there is 3rd
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`LAN connected to the WAN and the caller's phone in the 1st LAN can display the
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`callee's list (extensions) of the 2"d LAN and 3rd LAN.
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`It would have been obvious to a person of the ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to have more than 2 LANs connect to WAN (internet) and every
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`LAN has same structure as taught by Wilson [Wilson, Fig. 5, LAN comprises Local
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`exchange switch and network switch] so that a caller in one of the LANs can access
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`the directory database of the other two LANs through WAN as specified in· claim 35.
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`Notice that, the WAN is inherently to be able to connect to a plurality of LANs together
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`for sharing the ·information.
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`The motivation for doing so is to provide more capacity and convince for the e·nd
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`user of every l:.ANs. For example, a big organization has multiple work locations and the
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`employee in this organization can access the whole phone directory of this organization
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`no matter where the user located
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`6.
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`Claims 13-16, 29, 35-40 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Wilson (U.S. Patent No. 6,829,231 81 ), hereinafter "Wilson".
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`As to claim 13, Wilson teaches the Internet phone sy.stem performs the
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`functionalities as described in claim 11 [See rejection above].
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`But Wilson dose not disclose that there is 3rd LAN connected to the WAN and the
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`caller's phone in the 151 LAN can display the callee's list on.the 2nd LAN and 3rd LAN.
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`It would have been obvious to a person of the ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to have more than 2 LANs connect to WAN (internet) and every
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`LAN has same structure as .taught by Wilson [Wilson, Fig. 5, LAN comprises Local
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`exchange switch and network switch] so that a caller in one of the LANs can access
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`the directory database of the other two LANs through WAN as specified in claim 13.
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`Notice that, the WAN is inherently to be able to connect to a ·plurality of LANs together
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`for sharing the information.
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`The motivation for doing so is to provide more capacity and convince for the end
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`user of every LANs. For example, a big organization has multiple work locations and the
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`employee in this organization can access the whole phone directory of this organization
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`no matter where the user located.
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`As to claim 14, Wilson discloses the IP telephone as recited in claim 13, further
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`comprising:
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`a third state of operation of the IP telephone entered in response to a third
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`selection of the input by the user, wherein the third state of operation of the IP
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`telephone results in a calling of one of the telephone destinations displayed to
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`the user, wherein the calling of the one of the telephone destinations is
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`accomplished from the first LAN via the WAN, through the second LAN [Col. 8,
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`Lines 7-15, Caller name displayed on the display, the user can select name
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`RingCentral Ex-1002, p. 16
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`from the scrolling list and, Fig. 3, Col.8, Lines 7-15, the caller can select the
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`proper callee's name display and make a call. Note, the dialer pad of the
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`Internet phone has DTMF tone transceiver 140 and it is inherent that a
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`phone has the DTMF tone capability to have AUTO-DIALING function, such
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`as "Re-dial". It is well known that in the directory selection menu, the user
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`can choose locations, departments or units within the company (different
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`LANs) and further choose the proper destination phone number].
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`As to claims 15 and 16, Wilson discloses the IP telephone as recited in claim 14,
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`wherein the user can scroll through the list of second and third LANs to select the third
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`LAN, wherein the second state of operation of the IP telephone will then display
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`telephone destinations the user can potentially call through the third LAN.
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`And the user can scroll through the telephone destinations the user can potentially call,
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`wherein when the third state of operation is entered, the user has selected one of the
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`telephone destinations with the third selection of the input [Fig. 5, Fig.6 ,Col.7, Lines 4-
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`67 and Col. 8, Lines 1-39, A caller can access the directory database and directory
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`search engine through the internet (WAN) for the callee's address and address
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`conversion unit will convert the address to a callee's name and display it on the
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`display of the caller's internet phone. Col. 8, Lines 7-15, Caller name displayed on
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`the display, the user can select name from the scrolling list.].
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`RingCentral Ex-1002, p. 17
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`As to claims 29 and 35, Wilson teaches all the limitations of claims 24 and 30
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`(see above), which claims 29 and 35 depends.
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`But Wilson dose not disclose that there is 3rd LAN connected to the WAN
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`and the caller's phone in the 1st LAN can display the callee's list on the 2"d LAN and 3rd
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`LAN.
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`It would have been obvious to a person of the ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to have more than 2 LANs connect to WAN (internet) and every
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`LAN has same structure as taught by Wilson [Wilson, Fig. 5, LAN comprises Local
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`exchange switch and network switch] so that a caller in one of the LANs can access
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`the directory database of the other two LANs through WAN as specified in claim 35.
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`Notice that, the WAN is inherently to be able to connect to a plurality of LANs together
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`for sharing the information.
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`The motivation for doing so is to provide more capacity and convince for the end
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`user of every LANs. For example, a big organization has multiple work locations and the
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`employee in this organization can access the whole phone directory of this organization
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`no matter where the user located.
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`As to claim 36, Wilson discloses a method comprising the steps of:
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`RingCentral Ex-1002, p. 18
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`receiving a input from a user on an IP telephone that is networked into a
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`first LAN operating under an IP protocol [Fig. 5, Internet phone connect to
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`internet through the local switc~ and network switch, Col. 7, Lines 45-67,
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`user can use the alphanumeric keypad to make a request of callee search];
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`in response to receipt of the input, displaying on a display on the IP telephone a
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`first list including second and third LANs coupled to the first LAN, wherein the
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`second and third LANs operate under the IP protocol [Col. 7,Lines 46-67 and
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`Col. 8, Lines 1-17, the sreen on the caller's side can display the numbers of
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`callee after the search engine reply the search request];
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`receiving another input from the user on the IP telephone; in response to receipt
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`of the input, displaying on the display on the IP telephone a second list of
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`telephone destinations accessible from the second LAN [Basically, this is same
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`operation of the above];
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`receiving another input from the user on the IP telephone; and in response to
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`receipt of the input, automatically dialing one of the telephone destinations
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`accessible from the second LAN for a communications connection between the
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`·one of the telephone destinations and the IP telephone (Col. 8, Lines 7-15,
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`Caller name displayed on the display, the user can select name from the
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`scrolling list and . Fig. 3, Col.8, Lines 7-15, the caller can select the proper
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`callee's name display and make a call. Note, the dialer pad of the Internet
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`phone has DTMF tone transceiver 140 and it is inherent that a phone has
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`the DTMF tone capability to have AUTO-DIALING function, such as "Re-
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`RingCentral Ex-1002, p. 19
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`dial". It is well known that in the directory selection menu, the user can
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`choose locations, departments or units within the company (different
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`LANs) and further choose the proper destination phone number].
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`-But Wilson does not explicitly disclose those touch inputs are in order, 15
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`and 3rd.
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`However, at the time the invention was made, it would have been obvious to a
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`person of the ordinary skill in the art to modify the order of the touch input such that can
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`perform the phone number selection as specified as claim 36. Since application has not
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`disclosed that the input order solves ant problem or is for any particular purpose and it
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`appears that the invention would perform equally well with the order of those touch
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`input.
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`As to claims 37 and 38, Wilson discloses the method as recited in claim 36,
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`before the step of receiving the second touch input, further comprising the steps of:
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`receiving a
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`fourth
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`touch
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`input
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`from
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`the user on
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`the
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`IP
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`telephone; and
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`in response to receipt of the fourth touch input, scrolling through the first list.
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`and the method as recited in claim 37, before the step of receiving the third touch input,
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`further comprising the steps of receiving a fifth touch input from the user on the IP
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`telephone; and in response to receipt of the fifth touch input, scrolling through the
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`second list [ Col. 8, Lines 7-15, the user can scroll the list and select the phone
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`number from the list. It is well known that a person in the art to design the keypad
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`RingCentral Ex-1002, p. 20
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`to make a scrolling list and make a selection from a phone list or to choose
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`different list by pressing the keypad].
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`As to claim 39, Wilson discloses the method as recited in claim 36, wherein the
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`step of displaying on the display on the 1 p telephone the second list further includes the
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`steps of:
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