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`whereby touching an individual symbol will target the device for communication as taught by
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`Gorday '331, so that the overall system provides initiating cellular phone calling software in
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`each cellular phone that is activated by touching a symbol on the touch display that automatically
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`initiates a cellular phone using the stored cellular phone number to the participant represented by
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`the symbol, which gives a method of targeting a message to one of several devices, without
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`specifying an address inherently associated with that device (Gorday '331, Paras. 0003+ and
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`0004+).
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`4.
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`Claims 7 and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Muramatsu '377 (U.S. 6,868,337) in view ofGorday '331 (U.S. Publication 0192331Al) as
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`discussed above, and further in view of Bala '475 (U.S. 5,542,475).
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`Regarding claim 7, the combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 disclose the
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`method of establishing a communication network as in claim 6 comprising the additional step of:
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`e) providing communication initiating software that allows each of the participants to initiate a
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`communication to other participants by touching each of the symbols on the touch screen
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`representing participants who will participate in the communication (Gorday '331, 0014+).
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`The combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 does not specifically disclose
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`conference call initiating software that allows each of the participants to initiate a conference call
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`to other participants by touching each of the symbols on the touch screen representing
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`participants who will participate in the conference call, however Bala '475 teaches conference
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`call initiating software that allows each of the participants to initiate a conference call to other
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`participants by touching each of the symbols on the touch screen representing participants who
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`will participate in the conference call (i.e. Conference button on "soft phone" display, Bala '475
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`Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76, clearly showing conference call capabilities).
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`In view of the above, having the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337 and
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`Gorday '3 31 and then given the well-established teaching of Bala '4 7 5, it would have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify the
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`system of the combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 by incorporating the Conference
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`button on "soft phone" display as taught by Bala '475, so that the overall system provides
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`conference call initiating software that allows each of the participants to initiate a conference call
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`to other participants by touching each of the symbols on the touch screen representing
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`participants who will participate in the conference call, providing enhanced call service features
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`at remote locations (Bala '475 Col. l, lines 56+).
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`Regarding claim 8, the combination ofMuramatsu '337, and Gorday '331 discloses a
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`method of establishing a communication network as in claim 6 including the step of:
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`f) providing communication initiating software for a large number of participants represented by
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`the symbols on the touch screen in which each of the proposed communication participants are
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`established by touching the participant's symbol on the screen (i.e: software connected to the
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`touch screen and the symbols on the touch screen whereby touching an individual symbol will
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`target the device for communication, Gorday '331 Para. 0014+).
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`The combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 does not specifically disclose
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`providing conference call initiating software for a large number of participants represented by
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`the symbols on the touch screen in which each of the proposed conference call participants are
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`established by touching the participant's symbol on the screen, however Bala '475 teaches
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`providing conference call initiating software for a large number of participants represented by
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`the symbols on the touch screen in which each of the proposed conference call participants are
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`established by touching the participant's symbol on the screen (i.e. Conference button on "soft
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`phone" display, Bala '475 Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76).
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`In view of the above, having the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337 and
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`Gorday '331 and then given the well-established teaching of Bala '475, it would have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify the
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`system of the combination ofMurarnatsu '337 and Gorday '331 by incorporating the Conference
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`button on "soft phone" display as taught by Bala '475, so that the overall system providing
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`conference call initiating software for a large number of participants represented by the symbols
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`on the touch screen in which each of the proposed conference call participants are established by
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`touching the participant's symbol on the screen, providing enhanced call service features at
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`remote locations (Bala '475 Col. 1, lines 56+).
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`Also, it is noted that the combination ofMuramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 does not
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`specifically disclose which causes the cellular phone initiating the conference call to transmit
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`messages to each of the users represented by the touched symbols that tells each of the called
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`participants through their cellular phones to call a particular 800 number to establish the
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`conference call.
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`However, it is noted from the teaching of Bala '475 that the part of the graphical user
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`interface (i.e., see Fig. 2) included a message area (66) for notifying the remote user (i.e., noted
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`the mobile worker as shown in Fig. 1 of Bala '475) with specific message, such as 800 number
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`of the caller and further show the use of"800" in the area (58) and a conference button 76. In
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`view of this, it is obvious that the system of Bala '475 is capable ofreceiving a message with
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`"800" information attached to the message and capable of participating/establishing the
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`conference call with the use of a conference button 76 and "800" information from the areas 66
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`and 58 as shown in Fig. 2.
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`In view of this, having the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday
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`'3°31, and then given the well-established teaching of Bala '475, it would have been obvious to
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`one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify the system of
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`the combination of Muramatsu '337 and Gorday '331 by incorporating the transmitting of
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`information from the server node (12/26) to each of the client nodes (i.e., Mobile Worker) of the
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`prospective conference call participants regarding information for establishing access to a 1-800
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`number for the conference call as taught by Bala '475, so that the overall system provides which
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`causes the cellular phone initiating the conference call to transmit messages to each of the users
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`through their cellular phones to call a particular 800 number to establish the conference call,
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`enabling greater bridge utilization and reduced costs.
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`4.
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`Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Muramatsu '377
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`(U.S. 6,868,337) in view ofGorday '331 (U.S. Publication 2004/0l92331Al), Godfrey '634
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`(U.S. Publication 2005/0130634Al), and Ausems '321 (U.S. Publication 2001/0044321 Al).
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`Regarding claim 10, Muramatsu '337 discloses a cellular phone for use in a
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`communication network for a plurality of participants (Muramatsu '337 Fig. 3 and 17)
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`comprising: a cellular phone transmitter and receiver (Muramatsu '337 Fig. 3, elements 112 and
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`20 Note: inherently known that for wireless communications there must be a transmitter and
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`receiver);
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`a small hand held portable housing containing said cellular phone transmitter and receiver
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`(Muramatsu '337,Col. 3, lines 45+), (Muramatsu '337 Fig. 3) (Note: a portable phone has a
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`portable housing);
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`a display screen mounted in said housing (Muramatsu '337, Fig. 3, element 118);
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`a CPU connected to said cellular phone transmitter and receiver (Muramatsu '337, Fig. 3,
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`element 100);
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`a GPS navigation system connected to said CPU and to said cellular phone transmitter
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`and receiver on said screen (Muramatsu '337, Fig. 3, element 108);
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`a database connected to said CPU that includes the symbol of a list of telephone numbers that
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`relate to specific symbols (Muramatsu '337 Col. 5, line 51+),(Muramatsu '337, Col. 6, line 36+);
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`a symbol generator connected to said CPU and said database for generating symbols on said
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`screen, each of said symbols representing a participant in a communication network that has a
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`cellular phone (Muramatsu '337, Col. 5, line 51+),(Muramatsu '337, Col. 6, line 36+);
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`call initiating software connected through said CPU and said telephone database and said symbol
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`generator whereby when a user selects the symbol displayed on a display screen the cellular
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`phone call is automatically initiated to the cellular phone represented by the symbol (Muramatsu
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`'337, Col. 10, line 3+);
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`a geographical database connected to said CPU to provide a geographical display on said
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`touch screen representing a defined geographical area that also displays symbols representing
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`each of the participants that has an identical cellular phone by latitude and longitude (Muramatsu
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`'337, Col. 4, line 20+),(Muramatsu '337, Fig. 12, element 404).
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`Also, Muramatsu '337 does not specifically disclose a modem connected to said cellular
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`phone transmitter and receiver, Ausems '321 teaches a modem connected to said cellular phone
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`transmitter and receiver (Ausems '321, i.e. clearly shown on Fig. 2, elements 220 and 210).
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`In view of this, having the system ofMuramatsu '337 and then given the well-established
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`teaching of Ausems '321, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at
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`the time the invention was made to modify the system of Muramatsu '337 by incorporating the
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`modem connected to said cellular phone transmitter and receiver as taught by Ausems '321 so
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`that the operability of the overall system can be improve by enabling cellular phone to send and
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`receive fax messages or have Internet access (Ausems '321, Para 0047+).
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`Also, Muramatsu '337 does not specifically disclose CPU software for selectively polling
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`other participants with a cellular phone, however Godfrey '634 teaches CPU software for
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`selectively polling other participants with a cellular phone (Godfrey '634, i.e. the proximity
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`identification module may be adapted to transmit the position coordinates supplied by the GPS
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`receiver to the access point or proximity server in response to a poll transmitted by the access
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`point from Para. 0076+, and Fig. 2 elements 206 and 208 Note: elements show the Proximity
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`Identification Module interfacing with the Processor).
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`In view of this, having the system of Muramatsu '337 and then given the well-established
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`teaching of Godfrey '634, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at
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`the time the invention was made to modify the system of Muramatsu '337 by incorporating the
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`proximity identification module may be adapted to transmit the position coordinates supplied by
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`the GPS receiver to the access point or proximity server in response to a poll transmitted by the
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`access point as taught by Godfrey '634 so that the overall system contains CPU software for
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`selectively polling other participants with a cellular phone, which gives the ability for a user of a
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`wireless station to receive notification of other users of proximate wireless stations if the user
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`desires (Godfrey '634, Para. 0034+).
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`Muramatsu '337 does not specifically disclose a touch display screen, however Gorday
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`'331 teaches a touch screen display (Godfrey '331, Fig. 2). In view of this, having the system of
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`Muramatsu '337 and then given the well-established teaching of Gorday '331, it would have
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`been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify
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`the system of Muramatsu '337 by incorporating the touch screen display as taught by Gorday
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`'331 so that it would enhanced the operability with the use a touch display screen, which
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`functions as a presentation or output device, and also as an input device when depressed by a
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`stylus (Gorday '337, Para. 0013+).
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`Also, Muramatsu '337 does not specifically disclose a touch display screen and allowing
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`a user touches the symbol to initiate the communication, however Gorday '331 teaches a user
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`touches the symbol with a touch display screen is well known in the art (i.e., Gorday '331
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`teaches that the communication device selects for communication at least one device from the
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`network of devices by using the stylus and the touch screen to target devices represented by
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`icons. from; see Para. 0014+ ).
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`In view ofthis, having the system ofMuramatsu '337 and then given the well-established
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`teaching ofGorday '331, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the
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`time the invention was made to modify the system of Muramatsu '337 by incorporating
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`communication device selects for communication at least one device from the network of
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`devices by using the stylus and the touch screen to target devices represented by icons as taught
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`by Gorday '331, so that that it would enhanced the operability with the use a touch display
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`screen, which functions as a presentation or output device, and also as an input device when
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`depressed by a stylus (Gorday '337, Para. 0013+), and moreover, it would allow the user to
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`easily initiate a target communication with one of several devices by touching the respective
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`symbol on the display without specifying an address inherently associated with that device (i.e.,
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`see Paragraph 0004).
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`5.
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`Claims 11 and 12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Muramatsu '377 (U.S. 6,868,337) in view ofGorday '331 (U.S. Publication 2004/0192331Al),
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`Godfrey '634 (U.S. Publication 2005/0130634Al), and Ausems '321 (U.S. Publication
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`2001/0044321 Al) as discussed above and in further in view of Bala '475 (U.S. 5,542,475).
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`Regarding claim 11, the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321 and
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`Godfrey '634 discloses a cellular phone as in claim 10, including: Communication initiating
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`software connected to said CPU that allows the cellular phone user to initiate a communication
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`to a plurality of participants represented by symbols by touching each of the symbols (Gorday
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`'331, Para. 0014+) and initiating a communication method (Gorday '331, Fig. 3 elements 334
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`and 336 Note: initiating a communication method pertains to transmit message to selected
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`recipients which is the next step after using the touch screen to select message recipient(s)).
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`Moreover, it is noted that the combination of Muramatsu '33 7, Gorday '331, Ausems
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`'321 and Godfrey '634 does not specifically disclose Conference call initiating software
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`connected to said CPU that allows the cellular phone user to initiate a conference call to a
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`plurality of participants represented by symbols by touching each of the symbols and initiating a
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`conference call software switch, Bala '475 teaches Conference call initiating software connected
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`to said CPU that allows the cellular phone user to initiate a conference call (Bala '475, i.e.
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`Conference button on "soft phone" display, Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76, clearly showing
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`conference call capabilities) to a plurality of participants represented by symbols by touching
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`each of the symbols and initiating a conference call software switch (Bala '475, i.e. Conference
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`button on "soft phone" display, Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76)
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`In view of this, having the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321 and Godfrey '634 and then given the well-established teaching of Bala '475, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
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`made to modify the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321
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`and Godfrey '634 by incorporating Conference button on "soft phone" display as taught by Bala
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`'475, so that the overall system contains Conference call initiating software connected to said
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`CPU that allows the cellular phone user to initiate a conference call to a plurality of participants
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`represented by symbols by touching each of the symbols and initiating a conference call software
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`switch, providing enhanced call service features at remote locations (Bala '4 75 Col. 1, lines
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`56+).
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`Regarding claim 12, the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321 and
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`Godfrey '634 discloses a cellular phone as in claim 10, including: communication initiating
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`software for large number of communication participants that allows the user of the cellular
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`phone to initiate a communication to the cellular phone users represented by the symbols on the
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`screen by touching each of the symbols representing a participant in the communication (Gorday
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`· '331, Para. 0014+) which initiates an automatic cellular phone call to the remote cellular phone
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`users represented by the symbols (Muramatsu '337 Col. 10, line 3+).
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`The combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321 and Godfrey '634 does
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`not specifically disclose conference call initiating software for large number of conference call
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`participants that allows the user of the cellular phone to initiate a conference call to the cellular
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`phone users represented by the symbols on the screen by touching each of the symbols
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`representing a participant in the conference call which initiates an automatic cellular phone call
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`to the remote cellular phone users represented by the symbols displaying a text message to call a
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`particular 800 number to establish the conference call, however Bala '475 teaches conference
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`cafl (Bala '475, i.e. Conference button on "soft phone" display, Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76,
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`clearly showing conference call capabilities) initiating software for large number of conference
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`call participants that allows the user of the cellular phone to initiate a conference call to the
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`cellular phone users represented by the symbols on the screen by touching each of the symbols
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`representing a participant in the conference call which initiates an automatic cellular phone call
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`to the remote cellular phone users represented by the symbols displaying a text message to call a
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`particular 800 number to establish the conference call (i.e., Fig. 2 of Bala '475 shows that the
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`part of the graphical user interface included an message area (66) for notifying the remote user,
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`e.g., noted the mobile worker as shown in Fig. 1 of Bala '475, with specific text message, such as
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`800 number of the caller and further show the use of "800" in the area (58) and a conference
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`button 76. In view ofthis, it is obvious that the system of Bala '475 is capable ofreceiving a text
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`message with "800" information attached to the text message and capable of
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`participating/establishing the conference call with the use of a conference button 76 and "800"
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`information from the areas 66 and 58 as shown in Fig. 2).
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`In view of the, having the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321 and Godfrey '634 and then given the well-established teaching of Bala '475, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
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`made to modify the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321
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`and Godfrey '634 by incorporating Conference button on "soft phone" display and that the part
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`of the graphical user interface {i.e., see Fig. 2} included a message area (66) for notifying the
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`remote user [noted: the mobile worker as shown in Fig. 1 of Bala '475] with specific text
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`message, such as 800 number of the caller and further show the use of "800" in the area (58) and
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`a conference button 76. In view of this, it is obvious that the system of Bala '475 is capable of
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`receiving a text message with "800" information attached to the text message and capable of
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`participating/establishing the conference call with the use of a conference button 76 and "800"
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`information from the areas 66 and 58 as shown in Fig. 2 as taught by Bala '475, so that the
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`overall system contains conference call initiating software for large number of conference call
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`participants that allows the user of the cellular phone to initiate a conference call to the cellular
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`phone users represented by the symbols on the screen by touching each of the symbols
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`representing a participant in the conference call which initiates an automatic cellular phone call
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`to the remote cellular phone users represented by the symbols displaying a text message to call a
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`particular 800 number to establish the conference call, providing enhanced call service features
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`at remote locations (Bala '475 Col. I, lines 56+).
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`6.
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`Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Muramatsu '337
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`(U.S. 6,868,337) in view ofGorday '331 (U.S. Publication 2004/0192331), Ausems '321 (U.S.
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`Publication 2001/0044321 Al) and Godfrey '634 (U.S. Publication 2005/0130634Al) as
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`discussed above, and further in view ofTendler '286 (U.S. 5,555,286).
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`Regarding claim 13, the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321 and
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`Godfrey '634 discloses a remote cellular phone that is called by touching a symbol representing
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`the cellular phone to be called (Godfrey '634, Para. 0014+).
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`Although the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321 and Godfrey
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`'634 does not specifically disclose a cellular phone as in claim I 0, including: an emergency call
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`initiating software connected to said CPU that includes a remote cellular phone activating signal
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`for causing a remote cellular phone that is called by touching a symbol representing the cellular
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`phone to be called to generate and play an audio message telling the remote cellular phone user
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`that there is an emergency and to call the cellular phone initiator, Tendler '286 teaches a cellular
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`phone as in claim I 0, including: an emergency call initiating software connected to said CPU
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`that includes a remote cellular phone activating signal for causing a remote cellular phone that is
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`called by touching a symbol representing the cellular phone to be called to generate and play an
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`audio message telling the remote cellular phone user tharthere is an emergency and to call the
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`cellular phone initiator (Tendler '286 i.e. a paging system such that the cellular phone may be
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`made to "call home" via pager activation which turns the system on and then actuates it to
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`broadcast the verbal message, Col. 5, line 24+).
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`In view of this, having the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321 and Godfrey '634 and then given the well-established teaching ofTendler '286, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
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`made to modify the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321
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`and Godfrey '634 by incorporating paging system such that the cellular phone may be made to
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`"call home" via pager activation which turns the system on and then actuates it to broadcast the
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`verbal message as taught by Tendler '286 so that the overall system contains a cellular phone as
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`in claim 10, including: an emergency call initiating software connected to said CPU that includes
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`a remote cellular phone activating signal for causing a remote cellular phone that is called by
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`touching a symbol representing the cellular phone to be called to generate and play an audio
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`message telling the remote cellular phone user that there is an emergency and to call the cellular
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`phone initiator, which gives a low cost universal monitoring system for emergencies (Tendler
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`'286, Col. 2, line 2o+).
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`7.
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`Claim 14 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Muramatsu '337
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`(U.S. 6,868,337) in view of Gorday '331 (U.S. Publication 2004/0192331), Ausems '321(U.S.
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`Publication 2001/0044321 Al), Godfrey '634 (U.S. Publication 2005/0130634Al), and Bala
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`'475 (U.S. 5,542,475) as discussed above, and further in view of Fumarolo '844 (U.S.
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`6,204,844).
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`Regarding claim 14, the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321,
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`Godfrey '634, and Bala '475 discloses providing the ability to conference the participants
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`previously assigned to a net by using a software drawn switch(es) for a conference call, whereby
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`the user touches the net software switches to initiate the call to all of the participants on the net
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`(Bala '475, i.e. Conference button on "soft phone" display, Fig. 2 elements 50 and 76, clearly
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`showing conference call capabilities).
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`The system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday '331, Ausems '321, Godfrey
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`'634, and Bala '475 does not specifically disclose a limitations such as "providing the ability to
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`pre-establish phone conferencing nets by touching a PDA display screen at a symbolic
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`representation of the person(s) location", however, Fumarolo' 844 teaches a cellular phone as in
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`claim 14, including: Providing the ability to pre-establish phone conferencing nets by touching
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`the PDA display screen at a symbolic representation of the person(s) location (Fumarolo '844,
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`i.e. a user input device of a touch-screen portion of the GUI [Col. 4, line 59+] and selecting of a
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`communication unit ofcommunication units to be dynamically regrouped [Col. 7, line 9+] as
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`well as targeting talkgroups [Fig. 3]).
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`In view of the above, having the system of the combination ofMuramatsu '337, Gorday
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`'331, Ausems '321, Godfrey '634 and Bala '475 and then given the well-established teaching of
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`Fumarolo '844, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to modify the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321, Godfrey '634 and Bala '475 by incorporating the user input device of a touch(cid:173)
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`screen portion of the GUI (Fumarolo '844, Col. 4, line 59+) and selecting of a communication
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`unit of communication units to be dynamically. regrouped (Fumarolo '844, Col. 7, line 9+) as
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`well as targeting talkgroups as taught by Fumarolo '844 so that it would allow a user of a
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`display-based terminal having an integrated mapping program to dynamically group and ungroup
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`communication units (i.e., see Fumarolo '844, Col. 2, line 37+).
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`Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Muramatsu '337
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`(U.S. 6,868,337) in view of Gorday '331 (U.S. Publication 2004/0192331), Ausems '321(U.S.
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`Publication 2001/0044321 Al), Godfrey '634 (U.S. Publication 2005/0130634Al), Bala '475
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`(U.S. 5,542,475) and Fumarolo '844 (U.S. 6,204,844) as discussed above, and further in view of
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`King '560 (U.S. 6,775,560).
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`Regarding claim 15, the combination of Muramatsu '33 7, Gorday '331, Ausems '321,
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`Bala '475, and Fumarolo '844 does not specifically disclose a layered set of software drawn
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`switches as in claim 14, including:
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`A set of layered software drawn switches so that each switch that when activated on the PDA
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`overlays the previously drawn switches, thus providing the operator a large choice of switches in
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`the same physical space on the PDA screen, however King '560 teaches a layered set of software
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`drawn switches as in claim 14, including: A set oflayered software drawn switches so that each
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`switch that when activated on the PDA overlays the previously drawn switches, thus providing
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`the operator a large choice of switches in the same physical space on the PDA screen (King '560,
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`i.e. a single display having a first predetermined portion to display text or icons associated with
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`various functions of the device while a second portion could be used for the display of pictures;
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`see Col. 11, line 12+; and a user can view a picture file as well as other information or functions
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`of the wireless communication device without having to close the picture file or have a portion of
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`the picture file obscured when cursoring through text or other information associated with the
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`picture file; see Col. 6, line 13+; also the graphic would change as the user cursors through the
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`options; see Col. 15, line 30+).
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`Therefore, having the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321, Bala '475, and Fumarolo '844 and then given the well-established teaching of
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`King '560, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to modify the system of the combination of Muramatsu '337, Gorday '331,
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`Ausems '321,Bala '475, and Furnarolo '844 by incorporating the single display having a first
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`predetermined portion to display text or icons associated with various functions of the device
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`while a second portion could be used for the display of pictures, and a user can view a picture
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`file as well as other information or functions of the wireless communication device without
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`having to close the picture file or have a portion of the picture file obscured when cursoring
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`through text or other information associated with the picture file, also the graphic would change
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`as the user cursors through the options as taught by King '560 so that it would provide the
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`operator a large choice of switches in the same physical space on the PDA screen, which enables
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`a portion of the display to be deactivated or placed in low power mode to reduce battery
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`consumption (King '560 Col. 11, line 15+).
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`3.
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`Claim 1, 5 and 9 would be allowable ifrewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s)
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`under 35 U.S.C. 112, 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
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`Conclusion
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`supervisor, Edward F. Urban can be reached on 571-272-7899. The fax phone number for the
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`organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Electronic Version v18
`Stylesheet Version v18.0
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`Title of
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`CELLULAR PHONE/PDA COMMUNICATION SY