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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2023-00056
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`DECLARATION OF DAVID HILLIARD WILLIAMS
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`Verizon 1002
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`EXHIBIT LIST ....................................................................................................... xiv 
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`CLAIM LISTING ................................................................................................... xvi 
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`I. 
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`II. 
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`Overview .......................................................................................................... 1 
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`List of Documents Considered in Formulating My Opinion .......................... 2 
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`III.  Qualifications ................................................................................................... 5 
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`IV.  Legal Principles ............................................................................................... 9 
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`A.  My Understanding of Claim Construction ............................................ 9 
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`B.  My Understanding of Obviousness ..................................................... 10 
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`V. 
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`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................. 13 
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`VI.  Overview of the ’970 Patent .......................................................................... 14 
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`VII.  Understanding of Certain Claim Terms ........................................................ 14 
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`A. 
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`B. 
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`C. 
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`D. 
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`E. 
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`F. 
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`“data transmission means” (limitation [2.b]) ...................................... 15 
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`“means for attaching . . .” (limitation [2.e]) ...................................... 15 
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`“means for requiring . . .” (limitation [2.f]) ...................................... 16 
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`“means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient
`PDA/cell phones have automatically acknowledged . . .”
`(limitation [2.g]) .................................................................................. 16 
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`“means for periodically resending . . .” (limitation [2.h]) ................. 17 
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`“means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient
`PDA/cell phones have transmitted . . .” (limitation [2.i]) ................. 17 
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`G. 
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`“means for displaying . . .” (limitation [2.j]) ....................................... 17 
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`“means for obtaining” (limitation [2.k]) ............................................. 18 
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`I. 
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`J. 
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`K. 
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`L. 
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`M. 
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`N. 
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`“means for presenting” (limitation [2.l]) ............................................. 18 
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`“means for transmitting” (limitation [2.m]) ........................................ 18 
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`“means for controlling” (limitation [2.n]) ........................................... 19 
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`“means for allowing… and transmitting . . .” (limitation [2.o]) ......... 19 
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`“means for clearing” (limitation [2.p]) ................................................ 19 
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`“forced message alert” (limitation [2.e]) ............................................. 20 
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`VIII.  Overview of the State of the Art at the Time of Filing ................................. 20 
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`A. 
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`B. 
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`C. 
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`D. 
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`E. 
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`F. 
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`Sending and Receiving Mandatory Responses in Electronic
`Messaging were Known ...................................................................... 21 
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`Industry Trend: Applications on Cell Phones and/or Personal
`Communications Devices .................................................................... 23 
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`Tracking Delivery and Responses of Electronic Messages was
`Known ................................................................................................. 28 
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`Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with Touchscreen and Stylus
`were Known ........................................................................................ 30 
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`Sending Alerts to a Recipient of an Email Message with a
`Mandatory Response was Known ....................................................... 31 
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`Displaying a Map on a PDA/Cell Phone Including Received
`Location Information of Other PDAs/Cell Phones was Known ......... 34 
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`IX.  Analysis of Disclosure in Earlier-Filed Applications .................................... 39 
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`X.  Ground of Unpatentability ............................................................................. 43 
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`A.  Ground 1: Claims 2 and 10-13 are obvious over Kubala in view
`of Hammond and Emigh ..................................................................... 43 
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`2. 
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`3. 
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`4. 
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`Overview of Kubala .................................................................. 43 
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`Overview of Hammond ............................................................. 47 
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`Overview of Emigh ................................................................... 49 
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`Overview of the Combination of Kubala and Hammond ......... 50 
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`5.  Motivation to Combine Hammond with Kubala ...................... 51 
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`6.  Motivation to Combine Emigh with Kubala and
`Hammond .................................................................................. 55 
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`7. 
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`Claims 2 and 10-13 are obvious over Kubala in view of
`Hammond and Emigh ............................................................... 56 
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`(a)  Claim 2 ............................................................................ 56 
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`[2.preamble] A communication system for
`transmitting, receiving, confirming receipt,
`and responding to an electronic message,
`comprising: ........................................................... 57 
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`[2.a] a predetermined network of participants,
`wherein each participant has a similarly
`equipped PDA/cell phone that includes a
`CPU and a touch screen display a CPU and
`memory; ................................................................ 57 
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`[2.b] a data transmission means that facilitates the
`transmission of electronic files between said
`PDA/cell phones in different locations; ............... 60 
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`[2.c] a sender PDA/cell phone and at least one
`recipient PDA/cell phone for each electronic
`message; ............................................................... 61 
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`[2.d] a forced message alert software application
`program including a list of required possible
`responses to be selected by a participant
`recipient of a forced message response
`loaded on each participating PDA/cell
`phone; ................................................................... 62 
`
`[2.e] means for attaching a forced message alert
`software packet to a voice or text message
`creating a forced message alert that is
`transmitted by said sender PDA/cell phone
`to the recipient PDA/cell phone, said forced
`message alert software packet containing a
`list of possible required responses and
`requiring the forced message alert software
`on said recipient PDA/cell phone to transmit
`an automatic acknowledgment to the sender
`PDA/cell phone as soon as said forced
`message alert is received by the recipient
`PDA/cell phone; ................................................... 64 
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`[2.f] means for requiring a required manual
`response from the response list by the
`recipient in order to clear recipient’s
`response list from recipient’s cell phone
`display; ................................................................. 69 
`
`[2.g] means for receiving and displaying a listing
`of which recipient PDA/cell phones have
`automatically acknowledged the forced
`message alert and which recipient PDA/cell
`phones have not automatically
`acknowledged the forced message alert; .............. 71 
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`[2.h] means for periodically resending said forced
`message alert to said recipient PDA/cell
`phones that have not automatically
`acknowledged the forced message alert; and ....... 75 
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`[2.i] means for receiving and displaying a listing of
`which recipient PDA/cell phones have
`transmitted a manual response to said forced
`message alert and details the response from
`each recipient PDA/cell phone that
`responded. ............................................................. 78 
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`[2.j] means for displaying a geographical map with
`georeferenced entities on the display of the
`sender PDA/cell phone; ........................................ 82 
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`[2.k] means for obtaining location and status data
`associated with the recipient PDA/cell
`phone; and ............................................................ 85 
`
`[2.l] means for presenting a recipient symbol on
`the geographical map corresponding to a
`correct geographical location of the recipient
`PDA/cell phone, ................................................... 86 
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`[2.m] wherein the forced message alert software
`application program on the recipient
`PDA/cell phone includes: means for
`transmitting the acknowledgment of receipt
`to said sender PDA/cell phone immediately
`upon receiving a forced message alert from
`the sender PDA/cell phone; .................................. 88 
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`[2.n] means for controlling of the recipient
`PDA/cell phone upon transmitting said
`automatic acknowledgment and causing, in
`cases where the force message alert is a text
`message, the text message and a response
`list to be shown on the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone or causes, in cases
`where the forced message alert is a voice
`message, the voice message being
`periodically repeated by the speakers of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone while said
`response list is shown on the display; .................. 90 
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`[2.o] means for allowing a manual response to be
`manually selected from the response list or
`manually recorded and transmitting said
`manual response to the sender PDA/cell
`phone; and ............................................................ 93 
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`[2.p] means for clearing the text message and a
`response list from the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone or stopping the
`repeating voice message and clearing the
`response list from the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone once the manual
`response is transmitted. ........................................ 94 
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`(b)  Claim 10 .......................................................................... 95 
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`[10.preamble] A method of receiving,
`acknowledging and responding to a forced
`message alert from a sender PDA/cell phone
`to a recipient PDA/cell phone, wherein the
`receipt, acknowledgment, and response to
`said forced message alert is forced by a
`forced message alert software application
`program, said method comprising the steps
`of: .......................................................................... 95 
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`[10.a] receiving an electronically transmitted
`electronic message; .............................................. 96 
`
`[10.b] identifying said electronic message as a
`forced message alert, wherein said forced
`message alert comprises of a voice or text
`message and a forced message alert
`application software packet, which triggers
`the activation of the forced message alert
`software application program within the
`recipient PDA/cell phone; .................................... 97 
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`[10.c] transmitting an automatic acknowledgment
`of receipt to the sender PDA/cell phone,
`which triggers the forced message alert
`software application program to take control
`of the recipient PDA/cell phone and show
`the content of the text message and a
`required response list on the display
`recipient PDA/cell phone or to repeat
`audibly the content of the voice message on
`the speakers of the recipient PDA/cell phone
`and show the required response list on the
`display recipient PDA/cell phone; and ................. 99 
`
`[10.d] transmitting a selected required response
`from the response list in order to allow the
`message required response list to be cleared
`from the recipient’s cell phone display,
`whether said selected response is a chosen
`option from the response list, causing the
`forced message alert software to release
`control of the recipient PDA/cell phone and
`stop showing the content of the text message
`and a response list on the display recipient
`PDA/cell phone and or stop repeating the
`content of the voice message on the speakers
`of the recipient PDA/cell phone; .......................... 99 
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`[10.e] displaying the response received from the
`PDA cell phone that transmitted the
`response on the sender of the forced alert
`PDA/cell phone; and .......................................... 100 
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`[10.f] providing a list of the recipient PDA/cell
`phones have automatically acknowledged
`receipt of a forced alert message and their
`response to the forced alert message; and .......... 100 
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`[10.g] displaying a geographical map with
`georeferenced entities on the display of the
`sender PDA/cellphone; ....................................... 101 
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`[10.h] obtaining location and status data associated
`with the recipient PDA/cellphone; and .............. 101 
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`[10.i] presenting a recipient symbol on the
`geographical map corresponding to a correct
`geographical location of the recipient
`PDA/cellphone based on at least the location
`data. .................................................................... 101 
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`(c)  Dependent Claim 11 ..................................................... 102 
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`(d)  Dependent Claim 12 ..................................................... 105 
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`(e)  Dependent Claim 13 ..................................................... 107 
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`B. 
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`Ground 2: Claims 2 and 10-13 are obvious over Hammond in
`view of Johnson, Pepe, and Emigh ................................................... 108 
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`1. 
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`2. 
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`3. 
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`4. 
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`5. 
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`Overview of Hammond ........................................................... 109 
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`Overview of Johnson .............................................................. 112 
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`Overview of Pepe .................................................................... 112 
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`Overview of Emigh ................................................................. 113 
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`Overview of the Combination of Hammond, Johnson,
`Pepe, and Emigh ..................................................................... 114 
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`6.  Motivation to Combine Hammond, Johnson, Pepe, and
`Emigh ...................................................................................... 114 
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`7. 
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`Claims 2 and 10-13 are obvious over Hammond in view
`of Johnson, Pepe, and Emigh .................................................. 118 
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`(a)  Claim 2 .......................................................................... 118 
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`[2.preamble] A communication system for
`transmitting, receiving, confirming receipt,
`and responding to an electronic message,
`comprising: ......................................................... 118 
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`[2.a] a predetermined network of participants,
`wherein each participant has a similarly
`equipped PDA/cell phone that includes a
`CPU and a touch screen display a CPU and
`memory; .............................................................. 119 
`
`[2.b] a data transmission means that facilitates the
`transmission of electronic files between said
`PDA/cell phones in different locations; ............. 121 
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`[2.c] a sender PDA/cell phone and at least one
`recipient PDA/cell phone for each electronic
`message; ............................................................. 121 
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`[2.d] a forced message alert software application
`program including a list of required possible
`responses to be selected by a participant
`recipient of a forced message response
`loaded on each participating PDA/cell
`phone; ................................................................. 122 
`
`[2.e] means for attaching a forced message alert
`software packet to a voice or text message
`creating a forced message alert that is
`transmitted by said sender PDA/cell phone
`to the recipient PDA/cell phone, said forced
`message alert software packet containing a
`list of possible required responses and
`requiring the forced message alert software
`on said recipient PDA/cell phone to transmit
`an automatic acknowledgment to the sender
`PDA/cell phone as soon as said forced
`message alert is received by the recipient
`PDA/cell phone; ................................................. 124 
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`[2.f] means for requiring a required manual
`response from the response list by the
`recipient in order to clear recipient’s
`response list from recipient’s cell phone
`display; ............................................................... 126 
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`[2.g] means for receiving and displaying a listing
`of which recipient PDA/cell phones have
`automatically acknowledged the forced
`message alert and which recipient PDA/cell
`phones have not automatically
`acknowledged the forced message alert; ............ 127 
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`[2.h] means for periodically resending said forced
`message alert to said recipient PDA/cell
`phones that have not automatically
`acknowledged the forced message alert; and ..... 128 
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`[2.i] means for receiving and displaying a listing of
`which recipient PDA/cell phones have
`transmitted a manual response to said forced
`message alert and details the response from
`each recipient PDA/cell phone that
`responded. ........................................................... 129 
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`[2.j] means for displaying a geographical map with
`georeferenced entities on the display of the
`sender PDA/cell phone; ...................................... 130 
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`[2.k] means for obtaining location and status data
`associated with the recipient PDA/cell
`phone; and .......................................................... 130 
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`[2.l] means for presenting a recipient symbol on
`the geographical map corresponding to a
`correct geographical location of the recipient
`PDA/cell phone, ................................................. 131 
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`[2.m] wherein the forced message alert software
`application program on the recipient
`PDA/cell phone includes: means for
`transmitting the acknowledgment of receipt
`to said sender PDA/cell phone immediately
`upon receiving a forced message alert from
`the sender PDA/cell phone; ................................ 131 
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`[2.n] means for controlling of the recipient
`PDA/cell phone upon transmitting said
`automatic acknowledgment and causing, in
`cases where the force message alert is a text
`message, the text message and a response
`list to be shown on the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone or causes, in cases
`where the forced message alert is a voice
`message, the voice message being
`periodically repeated by the speakers of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone while said
`response list is shown on the display; ................ 132 
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`[2.o] means for allowing a manual response to be
`manually selected from the response list or
`manually recorded and transmitting said
`manual response to the sender PDA/cell
`phone; and .......................................................... 134 
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`[2.p] means for clearing the text message and a
`response list from the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone or stopping the
`repeating voice message and clearing the
`response list from the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone once the manual
`response is transmitted. ...................................... 135 
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`(b)  Claim 10 ........................................................................ 136 
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`[10.preamble] A method of receiving,
`acknowledging and responding to a forced
`message alert from a sender PDA/cell phone
`to a recipient PDA/cell phone, wherein the
`receipt, acknowledgment, and response to
`said forced message alert is forced by a
`forced message alert software application
`program, said method comprising the steps
`of: ........................................................................ 136 
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`[10.a] receiving an electronically transmitted
`electronic message; ............................................ 136 
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`[10.b] identifying said electronic message as a
`forced message alert, wherein said forced
`message alert comprises of a voice or text
`message and a forced message alert
`application software packet, which triggers
`the activation of the forced message alert
`software application program within the
`recipient PDA/cell phone; .................................. 137 
`
`[10.c] transmitting an automatic acknowledgment
`of receipt to the sender PDA/cell phone,
`which triggers the forced message alert
`software application program to take control
`of the recipient PDA/cell phone and show
`the content of the text message and a
`required response list on the display
`recipient PDA/cell phone or to repeat
`audibly the content of the voice message on
`the speakers of the recipient PDA/cell phone
`and show the required response list on the
`display recipient PDA/cell phone; and ............... 137 
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`[10.d] transmitting a selected required response
`from the response list in order to allow the
`message required response list to be cleared
`from the recipient's cell phone display,
`whether said selected response is a chosen
`option from the response list, causing the
`forced message alert software to release
`control of the recipient PDA/cell phone and
`stop showing the content of the text message
`and a response list on the display recipient
`PDA/cell phone and or stop repeating the
`content of the voice message on the speakers
`of the recipient PDA/cell phone; ........................ 138 
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`[10.e] displaying the response received from the
`PDA cell phone that transmitted the
`response on the sender of the forced alert
`PDA/cell phone; and .......................................... 138 
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`[10.f] providing a list of the recipient PDA/cell
`phones have automatically acknowledged
`receipt of a forced alert message and their
`response to the forced alert message; and .......... 138 
`
`[10.g] displaying a geographical map with
`georeferenced entities on the display of the
`sender PDA/cellphone; ....................................... 139 
`
`[10.h] obtaining location and status data associated
`with the recipient PDA/cellphone; and .............. 139 
`
`[10.i] presenting a recipient symbol on the
`geographical map corresponding to a correct
`geographical location of the recipient
`PDA/cellphone based on at least the location
`data. .................................................................... 139 
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`(c)  Dependent Claim 11 ..................................................... 139 
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`(d)  Dependent Claim 12 ..................................................... 141 
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`(e)  Dependent Claim 13 ..................................................... 142 
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`C. 
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`Ground 3: Claims 2 and 10-13 are obvious over Hammond in
`view of Johnson, Pepe, Emigh, and Banerjee ................................... 143 
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`XI.  Conclusion ................................................................................................... 144 
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`CLAIM LISTING
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`The following claim listing adds bracketed labels ([preamble], [a], [b], etc.)
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`to the independent claims for reference:
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`2. [preamble] A communication system for transmitting, receiving, confirming
`receipt, and responding to an electronic message, comprising:
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`[a] a predetermined network of participants, wherein each participant has a
`similarly equipped PDA/cell phone that includes a CPU and a touch screen
`display a CPU and memory;
`
`[b] a data transmission means that facilitates the transmission of electronic files
`between said PDA/cell phones in different locations;
`
`[c] a sender PDA/cell phone and at least one recipient PDA/cell phone for each
`electronic message;
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`[d] a forced message alert software application program including a list of
`required possible responses to be selected by a participant recipient of a
`forced message response loaded on each participating PDA/cell phone;
`
`[e] means for attaching a forced message alert software packet to a voice or
`text message creating a forced message alert that is transmitted by said
`sender PDA/cell phone to the recipient PDA/cell phone, said forced message
`alert software packet containing a list of possible required responses and
`requiring the forced message alert software on said recipient PDA/cell phone
`to transmit an automatic acknowledgment to the sender PDA/cell phone as
`soon as said forced message alert is received by the recipient PDA/cell
`phone;
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`[f] means for requiring a required manual response from the response list by
`the recipient in order to clear recipient's response list from recipient's cell
`phone display;
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`[g] means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient PDA/cell
`phones have automatically acknowledged the forced message alert and
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`which recipient PDA/cell phones have not automatically acknowledged the
`forced message alert;
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`[h] means for periodically resending said forced message alert to said recipient
`PDA/cell phones that have not automatically acknowledged the forced
`message alert; and
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`[i] means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient PDA/cell
`phones have transmitted a manual response to said forced message alert and
`details the response from each recipient PDA/cell phone that responded; and
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`[j] means for displaying a geographical map with georeferenced entities on the
`display of the sender PDA/cell phone;
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`[k] means for obtaining location and status data associated with the recipient
`PDA/cell phone; and
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`[l] means for presenting a recipient symbol on the geographical map
`corresponding to a correct geographical location of the recipient PDA/cell
`phone,
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`[m] wherein the forced message alert software application program on the
`recipient PDA/cell phone includes:
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`means for transmitting the acknowledgment of receipt to said sender
`PDA/cell phone immediately upon receiving a forced message alert
`from the sender PDA/cell phone;
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`[n] means for controlling of the recipient PDA/cell phone upon
`transmitting said automatic acknowledgment and causing, in cases
`where the force message alert is a text message, the text message and
`a response list to be shown on the display of the recipient PDA/cell
`phone or causes, in cases where the forced message alert is a voice
`message, the voice message being periodically repeated by the
`speakers of the recipient PDA/cell phone while said response list is
`shown on the display;
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`[o] means for allowing a manual response to be manually selected from
`the response list or manually recorded and transmitting said manual
`response to the sender PDA/cell phone; and
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`[p] means for clearing the text message and a response list from the
`display of the recipient PDA/cell phone or stopping the repeating
`voice message and clearing the response list from the display of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone once the manual response is transmitted.
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`10. [preamble] A method of receiving, acknowledging and responding to a
`forced message alert from a sender PDA/cell phone to a recipient PDA/cell phone,
`wherein the receipt, acknowledgment, and response to said forced message alert is
`forced by a forced message alert software application program, said method
`comprising the steps of:
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`[a] receiving an electronically transmitted electronic message;
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`[b] identifying said electronic message as a forced message alert, wherein said
`forced message alert comprises of a voice or text message and a forced
`message alert application software packet, which triggers the activation of
`the forced message alert software application program within the recipient
`PDA/cell phone;
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`[c] transmitting an automatic acknowledgment of receipt to the sender
`PDA/cell phone, which triggers the forced message alert software
`application program to take control of the recipient PDA/cell phone and
`show the content of the text message and a required response list on the
`display recipient PDA/cell phone or to repeat audibly the content of the
`voice message on the speakers of the recipient PDA/cell phone and show the
`required response list on the display recipient PDA/cell phone; and
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`[d] transmitting a selected required response from the response list in order to
`allow the message required response list to be cleared from the recipient's
`cell phone display, whether said selected response is a chosen option from
`the response list, causing the forced message alert software to release control
`of the recipient PDA/cell phone and stop showing the content of the text
`message and a response list on the display recipient PDA/cell phone and or
`stop repeating the content of the voice message on the speakers of the
`recipient PDA/cell phone;
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`[e] displaying the response received from the PDA cell phone that transmitted
`the response on the sender of the forced alert PDA/cell phone; and
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`[f] providing a list of the recipient PDA/cell phones have automatically
`acknowledged receipt of a forced alert message and their response to the
`forced alert message; and
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`[g] displaying a geographical map with georeferenced entities on the display of
`the sender PDA/cellphone;
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`[h] obtaining location and status data associated with the recipient
`PDA/cellphone; and
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`[i] presenting a recipient symbol on the geographical map corresponding to a
`correct geographical location of the recipient PDA/cellphone based on at
`least the location data.
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`11. The method as in claim 10, wherein each PDA/cell phone within a
`predetermined communic