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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr. et al.
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`Application No.: 15/809,102
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`Confirmation No.: 8422
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`Filed: November 10, 2017
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`Art Unit: 2646
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`For: METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND
`PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND
`VOICE NETWORKS
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`Filed Electronically via EFS-Web
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`Examiner: 0. Obayanju
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`AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE TO FINAL OFFICE ACTION
`FILED WITH REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION
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`In response to the final Office action dated October 5, 2018, Applicant respectfully
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`submits a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) and this Amendment and Response. Please
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`amend the above-identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2
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`of this paper.
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`Remarks begin on page 10 of this paper.
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`1-58.
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`(Canceled)
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`59.
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`(Currently amended) A method performed by one or more servers each having one or
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`more processors, the method comprising:
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`executing operations on the one or more processors, the operations comprising:
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`obtaining first data provided by a first mobile device corresponding to a vehicle, the first
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`data including a first identifier;
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`permitting the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle to join a communication
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`network, the permitting based on a determination regarding the first data;
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`obtaining second data provided by a second mobile device corresponding to a participant,
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`the second data including a second identifier associated with the participant;
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`allowing the second mobile device corresponding to the participant to join the
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`communication network, the allowing based on a determination regarding the second data;
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`receiving vehicle location data provided by the first mobile device corresponding to the
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`vehicle, wherein the vehicle location data are associated with the first identifier and indicate
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`coordinates of a geographical location of the first mobile device;
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`receiving participant location data provided by the second mobile device corresponding
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`to the participant, wherein the participant location data are associated with the second identifier
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`and indicate coordinates of a geographical location of the second mobile device;
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`sending participant data and first georeferenced map data to the second mobile device
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`corresponding to the participant, wherein the participant data comprise the vehicle location data,
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`,,vherein the first georeferenced map data relate positions on a participant map to corresponding
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`locations, wherein the second mobile device corresponding to the participant is configured to (1)
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`determine, based at least in part on the participant data and the first georeferenced map data,
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`coordinates of a position on the participant map corresponding to the coordinates of the
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`geographical location of the second mobile device, (2) display the participant map, and (3) place
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`a first symbol on the participant map at the determined coordinates of the position on the
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`participant map corresponding to the coordinates of the geographical location of the second
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`mobile device;
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`sending vehicle data and second georeferenced map data to the first mobile device
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`corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle data comprise the participant location data,
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`,.vherein the second georeferenced map data relate positions on a yehicle map to corresponding
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`locations, wherein the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle is configured to (1)
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`determine, based at least in part on the yehicle data and the second georeferenced map data,
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`coordinates of a position on the vehicle map corresponding to the coordinates of the geographical
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`location of the first mobile device, (2) display the vehicle map, and (3) place a second symbol on
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`the vehicle map at the determined coordinates of the position on the vehicle map corresponding
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`to the coordinates of the geographical location of the first mobile device;
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`receiving participant selection data provided by the second mobile device corresponding
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`to the participant, the participant selection data corresponding to user input provided via a
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`display of the second mobile device; [[and]]
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`based on the participant selection data, performing one or more acts selected from the
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`group consisting of: sending updated vehicle data to the first mobile device corresponding to the
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`vehicle, sending updated participant data to the second mobile device corresponding to the
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`participant, and sending a message to the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle;
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`receiving entity-of-interest data transmitted by the second mobile device, the entity-of(cid:173)
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`interest data comprising coordinates of a geographical location of a new entity of interest,
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`wherein the second mobile device is configured to (I) identify participant interaction with a
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`display of the second mobile device, the participant interaction indicating selection of a position
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`on the participant map and entry of the new entity of interest at the selected position, (2) display
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`an entity symbol representing the new entity of interest at the selected position on the participant
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`map, (3) determine coordinates of a geographical location of the new entity of interest based on
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`coordinates of the selected position on the participant map, and ( 4) transmit the entity-of-interest
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`data; and
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`sending the entity-of-interest data to the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle,
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`wherein the first mobile device is configured to place the entity symbol representing the new
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`entity of interest on the vehicle map at a position on the vehicle map corresponding to the
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`geographical location of the new entity of interest.
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`60.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated participant data to the
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`second mobile device corresponding to the participant, wherein the second mobile device is
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`configured to display the updated participant data within the participant map.
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`61.
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`(Currently amended) The method of claim 60, wherein the updated participant data
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`comprise updated vehicle location data indicating coordinates of an updated geographical
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`location of the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle.
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`62.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated participant data to the
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`second mobile device corresponding to the participant, wherein the second mobile device is
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`configured to replace the participant map with an updated participant map on the display of the
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`second mobile device based at least in part on the updated participant data.
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`63.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the message to the first mobile device
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`corresponding to the vehicle.
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`64.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 63, wherein the message to the first mobile
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`device corresponding to the vehicle includes the second identifier and updated participant
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`location data.
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`65.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated vehicle data to the first
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`mobile device corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the first mobile device is configured to
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`display the updated vehicle data within the vehicle map.
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`66.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated vehicle data to the first
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`mobile device corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the first mobile device is configured to
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`replace the vehicle map with an updated vehicle map on the display of the first mobile device
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`based at least in part on the updated vehicle data.
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`67-68. (Canceled)
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`69.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein the vehicle map is interactive.
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`70.
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`(Previously presented) The method of claim 59, wherein the participant map is
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`interactive.
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`71.
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`(Currently amended) A system comprising:
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`one or more servers each having one or more processors, the processors configured to
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`execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
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`obtaining first data provided by a first mobile device corresponding to a vehicle, the first
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`data including a first identifier;
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`permitting the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle to join a communication
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`network, the permitting based on a determination regarding the first data;
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`obtaining second data provided by a second mobile device corresponding to a participant,
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`the second data including a second identifier associated with the participant;
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`allowing the second mobile device corresponding to the participant to join the
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`communication network, the allowing based on a determination regarding the second data;
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`receiving vehicle location data provided by the first mobile device corresponding to the
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`vehicle, wherein the vehicle location data are associated with the first identifier and indicate
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`coordinates of a geographical location of the first mobile device;
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`receiving participant location data provided by the second mobile device corresponding
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`to the participant, wherein the participant location data are associated with the second identifier
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`and indicate coordinates of a geographical location of the second mobile device;
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`sending participant data and first georeferenced map data to the second mobile device
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`corresponding to the participant, wherein the participant data comprise the vehicle location data,
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`,,vherein the first georeferenced map data relate positions on a participant map to corresponding
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`locations, wherein the second mobile device corresponding to the participant is configured to (1)
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`determine, based at least in part on the participant data and the first georeferenced map data,
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`coordinates of a position on the participant map corresponding to the coordinates of the
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`geographical location of the second mobile device, (2) display the participant map, and (3) place
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`a first symbol on the participant map at the determined coordinates of the position on the
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`participant map corresponding to the coordinates of the geographical location of the second
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`mobile device;
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`sending vehicle data and second georeferenced map data to the first mobile device
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`corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle data comprise the participant location data,
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`,,vherein the second georeferenced map data relate positions on a yehicle map to corresponding
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`locations, wherein the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle is configured to (1)
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`determine, based at least in part on the yehicle data and the second georeferenced map data,
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`coordinates of a position on the vehicle map corresponding to the coordinates of the geographical
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`location of the first mobile device, (2) display the vehicle map, and (3) place a second symbol on
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`the vehicle map at the determined coordinates of the position on the vehicle map corresponding
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`to the coordinates of the geographical location of the first mobile device;
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`receiving participant selection data provided by the second mobile device corresponding
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`to the participant, the participant selection data corresponding to user input provided via a
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`display of the second mobile device; [[and]]
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`based on the participant selection data, performing one or more acts selected from the
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`group consisting of: sending updated vehicle data to the first mobile device corresponding to the
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`vehicle, sending updated participant data to the second mobile device corresponding to the
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`participant, and sending a message to the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle;
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`receiving entity-of-interest data transmitted by the second mobile device, the entity-of(cid:173)
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`interest data comprising coordinates of a geographical location of a new entity of interest,
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`wherein the second mobile device is configured to (I) identify participant interaction with a
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`display of the second mobile device, the participant interaction indicating selection of a position
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`on the participant map and entry of the new entity of interest at the selected position, (2) display
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`an entity symbol representing the new entity of interest at the selected position on the participant
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`map, (3) determine coordinates of a geographical location of the new entity of interest based on
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`coordinates of the selected position on the participant map, and ( 4) transmit the entity-of-interest
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`data; and
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`sending the entity-of-interest data to the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle,
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`wherein the first mobile device is configured to place the entity symbol representing the new
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`entity of interest on the vehicle map at a position on the vehicle map corresponding to the
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`geographical location of the new entity of interest.
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`72.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated participant data to the
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`second mobile device corresponding to the participant, wherein the second mobile device is
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`configured to display the updated participant data within the participant map.
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`73.
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`(Currently amended) The system of claim 72, wherein the updated participant data
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`comprise updated vehicle location data indicating coordinates of an updated geographical
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`location of the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle.
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`74.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated participant data to the
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`second mobile device corresponding to the participant, wherein the second mobile device is
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`configured to replace the participant map with an updated participant map on the display of the
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`second mobile device based at least in part on the updated participant data.
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`75.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the message to the first mobile device
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`corresponding to the vehicle.
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`76.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 75, wherein the message to the first mobile
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`device corresponding to the vehicle includes the second identifier and updated participant
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`location data.
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`77.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated vehicle data to the first
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`mobile device corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the first mobile device is configured to
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`display the updated vehicle data within the vehicle map.
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`78.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein performing the one or more acts
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`comprises sending, based on the participant selection data, the updated vehicle data to the first
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`mobile device corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the first mobile device is configured to
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`replace the vehicle map with an updated vehicle map on the display of the first mobile device
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`based at least in part on the updated vehicle data.
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`79-80. (Canceled)
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`81.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein the vehicle map is interactive.
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`82.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 71, wherein the participant map is interactive.
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`83-84. (Canceled)
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`85.
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`(New) The method of claim 59, wherein the new entity of interest is an event and the
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`location of the new entity of interest is a location of the event.
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`86.
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`(New) The system of claim 71, wherein the new entity of interest is an event and the
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`location of the new entity of interest is a location of the event.
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`87.
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`(New) The method of claim 59, wherein the new entity of interest location is different
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`from the locations of the first and second mobile devices.
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`88.
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`(New) The system of claim 71, wherein the new entity of interest location is different
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`from the locations of the first and second mobile devices.
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`89.
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`(New) The method of claim 63, wherein the message comprises at least one of a text
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`message, a photograph, or a video.
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`90.
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`(New) The system of claim 75, wherein the message comprises at least one of a text
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`message, a photograph, or a video.
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`Administrative Overview
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`REMARKS
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`Prior to the Office action of October 5, 2018, claims 59-66, 69-78, and 81-84 were
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`pending. In the Office action:
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`claims 59 and 71 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) as failing to comply with the
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`written description requirement;
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`claims 59-66, 69-78, 81, and 82 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious
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`over U.S. PGPUB No. 2003/0114171 ("Miyamoto") in view of U.S. PGPUB No.
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`2004/0148090 ("Melen") and further in view of U.S. PGPUB No. 2003/0229441
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`("Pechatnikov"); and
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`claims 83 and 84 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious Miyamoto in
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`view of Melen and further in view of Pechatnikov and U.S. Patent No. 7,271,742
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`("Sheha").
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`In the present Amendment, claims 59, 61, 71, and 73 are amended, new claims 85-90 are
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`added, and claims 83 and 84 are canceled without prejudice or disclaimer. Support for the claim
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`amendments and new claims can be found, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,031,728 ("the '728
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`patent") and 7,630,724 ("the '724 patent"), which were incorporated by reference in the present
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`application at the time of the present application's filing.
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`For example, support for the amendments to independent claims 59 and 71 and for new
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`claims 87 and 88 can be found in the '728 patent at least at cols. 3:44-56, 4:59-64, 5: 1-8, 8:45-
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`50, 2:27-31, 3:26-28, 3:48-56, 4:59-5:3, 5:3-8, 6:41-46, and 10:51-55, and in the '724 patent at
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`least at cols. 5:60-67, 6:44-59, 7:48-57, 10:53-56, 15:31-36, 18:57-19:7, 2:60-64, 3:36-41, 6:49-
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`55, 10:23-39, 10:57-11:11, and 15:38-43. Support for new claims 85 and 86 can be found in the
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`'728 patent at least at col. 2:27-31 and in the '724 patent at least at cols. 3:36-41, 6:49-59, and
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`10:23-29. Support for new claims 89 and 90 can be found in the '728 patent at least at cols.
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`4:25-31 and 5:9-15, and in the '724 patent at least at cols. 3:46-51, 7:18-24, 11:39-43, and 14:8-
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`17. Claims 61 and 73 are amended for consistency with the amendments to the claims from
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`which they depend. No new matter is added.
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`The Applicant and the undersigned thank Examiner Obayanju for his time and courtesy
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`during the telephonic interview that took place on March 26, 2019. The participants were
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`Examiner Obayanju, Applicant's attorneys, Christopher W. Stamos and Samuel S. Stone, and the
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`first-named inventor, Malcom K. Beyer, Jr. During the interview, the discussion focused on the
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`amendments to independent claim 59 presented herein, the rejection of claim 59 under 35 U.S.C.
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`§§ 103 and 112, and the corresponding remarks presented herein. Accordingly, this paper is
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`intended to constitute a proper recordation of the interview in accordance with M.P.E.P. § 713.04
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`and also to provide a full response to the Office action of October 5, 2018.
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`Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 112
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`The Office action (pp. 2-3) rejects independent claims 59 and 71 under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ l 12(a) as failing to comply with the written description requirement, because these claims as
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`previously pending recited "sending ... first georeferenced map data ... wherein the first
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`georeferenced map data relate positions on a participant map to corresponding locations" and
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`"sending ... second georeferenced map data ... wherein the second georeferenced map data
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`related positions on a vehicle map to corresponding locations." In addition, the Office action
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`states that the meaning of "corresponding locations" as recited in claims 59 and 71 as previously
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`pending is unclear.
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`Applicant respectfully traverses this rejection; however, to advance prosecution
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`independent claims 59 and 71 are amended herein to delete the language cited in the rejection
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`under§ 112(a) and to clarify that coordinates of positions on the recited maps (e.g., Cartesian
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`coordinates) correspond to coordinates of geographical locations (e.g., latitude and longitude).
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`Accordingly, Applicant respectfully submits that the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § l 12(a) is moot
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`and that the language of the amended independent claims is clear.
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`Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`The Office action rejects each of the independent claims and certain of the dependent
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`claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over Miyamoto in view of Melen and
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`Pechatnikov, and further rejects dependent claims 83 and 84 as being obvious over Miyamoto in
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`view of Melen, Pechatnikov, and Sheha. Even assuming (without conceding) that the cited
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`references could have properly been combined, Applicant respectfully submits that no
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`combination of the cited references would teach or suggest each and every limitation of any of
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`the claims, as amended.
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`I.
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`Overview of Some Embodiments
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`In the past, conventional mobile device interfaces for locating and communicating with
`entities (e.g., other mobile device users, vehicles, etc.) were generally cumbersome to use. 1 For
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`example, to view contact information for an entity at a particular location, a conventional mobile
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`device may have required a user to access a user interface that displayed a map with symbols
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`representing entities and select the symbol for the desired entity. 2 To use the contact information
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`to send data to the entity, the conventional mobile device may have required the user to access
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`yet another user interface and manually enter the entity's contact information. 3 Furthermore, to
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`enter and share the location of an entity of interest not shown on the map, the mobile device
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`might require a user to manually enter coordinates of the entity of interest using yet another user
`interface. 4 This process of switching between different user interfaces to communicate with
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`other users and to view, enter, and share georeferenced information can be quite inconvenient
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`and inefficient. Likewise, the processes of manually entering contact information to initiate
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`communication and manually entering geographical coordinates to share the location of an entity
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`can be cumbersome and error prone.
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`The present application describes, among other things, some embodiments of a mobile
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`device that present a user interface through which a user can view, enter, and share
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`georeferenced information (e.g., georeferenced information associated with other users or
`events), and can communicate with other users. 5 For example, the user interface may permit a
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`user to view the locations of entities (e.g., other users), that may be represented by symbols
`displayed on a map at positions corresponding to the entities' locations. 6 The location of an
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`1 See '724 patent at Abstract and col. 1 :53 - 2:4.
`2 See '724 patent at col. 1 :53-60.
`3 See '724 patent at col. 1 :64 - 2:4.
`4 See '724 patent at col. 2:5-9.
`5 See '724 patent at FIG. l; cols. 1:6-17, 2:48 -3:10, 3:24-28, and 3:36-52.
`6 See '724 patent at cols. 2:48-57, and 6:44-49.
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`entity may be updated based on the passage of time and/or based on the entity's movement. 7 In
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`some embodiments, the user interface permits a user to send data (e.g., text messages) to another
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`user without entering the other user's contact information. 8 The user interface may also permit a
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`user to view the locations of other entities (e.g., facilities, vehicles, events, etc.) and to access
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`information about those entities. 9 In some embodiments, the user interface permits a user to
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`enter an additional georeferenced entity of interest (e.g., an event) and share the location of the
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`added entity of interest with other users by touching the displayed map at a position
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`corresponding to the location of the entity or event. 10 Thus, the present application describes,
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`among other things, a device that coordinates the retrieval of information associated with real(cid:173)
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`world entities and the communication of information through an easy-to-use but powerful user
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`interface in which the entities are represented by interactive symbols displayed on a map at
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`positions on the map corresponding to the entities' real-world, geographic locations.
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`Furthermore, the present application describes novel techniques for efficiently updating
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`the map, such that the updated positions of the symbols accurately represent the changing
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`locations of the corresponding entities. 11 For example, a server may receive location data
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`indicating the locations of a group of mobile devices, and may forward the location data to other
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`mobile devices in the group. 12 In addition, each mobile device may be capable of relating
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`positions (e.g., Cartesian coordinates) on the mobile device's map to corresponding locations in
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`the real world (e.g., latitude and longitude). 13 Each mobile device may convert the location data
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`provided by the server to the map coordinates corresponding to the locations of the other devices,
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`and may place symbols representing the locations of the other devices on the map. 14
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`Furthermore, when a mobile device receives updated location data from the server, indicating
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`that the location of another device has changed, the mobile device may use the updated location
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`7 See '724 patent at cols. 14:66 -15:6 and 9:34-38.
`8 See '724 patent at cols. 3:42-52 and 10:57 - 11: 15.
`9 See '724 patent at cols. 2:60-63, 6:49-59, 8:23-48 and 20:1-19.
`10 See '724 patent at 10:23-56.
`11 See '724 patent at cols. 3:47-52, 5:51-67, 7:48-8:22, 10:23-56, 15:19-49, and 18:57-19:7.
`12 '724 patent at col. 12:20-28 and FIG. 4.
`13 '724 patent at cols. 5:51-67, 6:44-59, 10:23-56, 15:19-49, and 18:57-19:7.
`14 '724 patent at cols. 5:51-67, 6:44-59, 10:23-56, and 15: 19-49.
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`data to update the placement of the corresponding symbol on the map, so that the symbol's
`position accurately represents the updated location of the device. 15
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`Accordingly, amended independent claims 59 and 71 recite, inter alia: "receiving entity(cid:173)
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`of-interest data transmitted by the second mobile device, the entity-of-interest data comprising
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`coordinates of a geographical location of a new entity of interest, wherein the second mobile
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`device is configured to (1) identify participant interaction with a display of the second mobile
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`device, the participant interaction indicating the participant selected a position on the participant
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`map and requested entry of the new entity of interest at the selected position, (2) display an entity
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`symbol representing the new entity of interest at the selected position on the vehicle map, (3)
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`determine coordinates of a geographical location of the new entity of interest based on
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`coordinates of the selected position on the vehicle map, and ( 4) transmit the entity-of-interest
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`data; and sending the entity-of-interest data to the first mobile device corresponding to the
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`vehicle, wherein the first mobile device is configured to place the entity symbol representing the
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`new entity of interest on the vehicle map at a position on the vehicle map corresponding to the
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`geographical location of the new entity of interest."
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`II.
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`Independent Claim 59 and the Claims Depending Therefrom
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`Independent claim 59 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over Miyamoto
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`in view of Melen and Pechatnikov. Without acceding to the rejection, claim 59 has been
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`amended and reconsideration is respectfully requested.
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`As amended, independent claim 59 is directed to a method performed by one or more
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`servers, comprising executing operations comprising:
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`obtaining first data provided by a first mobile device corresponding to a vehicle, the first
`data including a first identifier;
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`permitting the first mobile device corresponding to the vehicle to join a communication
`network, the permitting based on a determination regarding the first data;
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`obtaining second data provided by a second mobile device corresponding to a participant,
`the second data including a second identifier associated with the participant;
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`15 '724 patent at cols. 5:51-67, 6:44-59, 10:23-56, and 15: 19-49.
`16 The foregoing discussion is provided solely to assist the Examiner in understanding some embodiments and is not
`intended to limit the scope of any of the claims, which are to be construed based on the limitations recited therein.
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`allowing the second mobile device corresponding to the participant to join the
`communication network, the allowing based on a determination regarding the second data;
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`receiving vehicle location data provided by the first mobile device corresponding to the
`vehicle, wherein the vehicle location data are associated with the first identifier and indicate
`coordinates of a geographical location of the first mobile device;
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`receiving participant location data provided by the second mobile device corresponding
`to the participant, wherein the participant location data are associated with the second
`identifier and indicate coordinates of a geographical location of the second mobile device;
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`sending participant data to the second mobile device corresponding to the participant,
`wherein the participant data comprise the vehicle location data, wherein the second mobile
`device corresponding to the participant is configured to ( 1) determine coordinates of a
`position on the participant map