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`Case 5:19-cv-00036-RWS Document 164-4 Filed 12/16/19 Page 2 of 9 PageID #: 7141
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`CONTINUATION/DIVISIONAL APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL
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`Address to: Commissioner of Patents
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`This requests a 121 Continuation or E] Divisional application under 37 CFR §1.53(b) of prior application:
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`Appln. No.:
`12/457,257
`Group Art Unit:
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`Examiner:
`Woo, Stella L
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`Entitled:
`TELEVISION RECEIVER WITH A TV PHONE FUNCTION
`1. The entire disclosure of the pending, prior application is hereby incorporated by reference.
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`2. Submitted herewith is a copy of the complete prior application as filed.
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`3. This application is filed by fewer then all the inventors named in the prior nonprovisional application, 37
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`4. Submitted herewith is a copy of the signed Oath/Declaration from the prior application.
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`8. Credit Card form in the amount of $ 1 300.00 for filing and 1Assignment Recordation fee is submitted herewith.
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`I 9. The prior application is assigned of record to: Hitachi, Ltd..
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`10. The present application claims priority from of US. Application No. 12/457,257 filed June 4, 2009, which claims
`priority from Japanese application JP2008—246232 filed on September 25, 2008, the content of which is hereby
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`1 1. Request for Change of Correspondence Address.
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`12. Other: Information Disclosure Statement with Form PTO-1449.
`THE FILING FEE IS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
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`STITES & HARBISON PLLC
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`Date:
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`Case 5:19-cv-00036-RWS Document 164-4 Filed 12/16/19 Page 3 of 9 PageID #: 7142
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`Confirmation Number:
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`Title of Invention:
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`TELEVISION RECEIVER WITH ATV PHONE FUNCTION
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Application Type:
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`Utillty under 35 USC111(a)
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`This Acknowledgement Receipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO ofthe indicated documents,
`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable. It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
`Post Card, as described in MPEP 503.
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`the application.
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`New International Application Filed with the USPTO as a Receiving Office
`lfa new international application is being filed and the international application includes the necessary components for
`an international filing date (see PCT Article 11 and MPEP 1810), a Notification of the International Application Number
`and ofthe International Filing Date (Form PCT/RO/105) will be issued in due course, subject to prescriptions concerning
`national security, and the date shown on this Acknowledgement Receipt will establish the international filing date of
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`National Stage of an International Application under 35 U.S.C. 371
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`national stage submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt, in due course.
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`CLAIMS:
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`A television receiver with video telephone
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`function for receiving a digital broadcast program signal
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`and for transmitting and receiving a video telephone
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`signal to and from ano:her television receiver with video
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`telephone function to thereby perform videophone
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`communication, said television receiver comprising:
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`a decoder being adapted to d cod
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`digital broadcast program signal and th vid 0 t l phon
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`signal;
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`a display panel being adapted to display a video
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`image upon receipt or a video signal decoded by said
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`decoder and supplied therefrom;
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`a speaker to which an audio signal decoded by
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`said decoder is supplied;
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`a camera;
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`a microphone; and
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`an encoder being adapted to encode output
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`signals of the camera and the microphone and for
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`generating a video telephone signal to be transmitted :or
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`the videophone communication.
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`IWABUCHI et al.
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`Confirmation No. 3250
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`US. Patent Application Number: 13/723,312
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`Filed: December 21, 2012
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`For:
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`TELEVISION RECEIVER WITH A TV PHONE
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. ASAM-0348
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`Commissioner of Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Prior to an examination on the merits, please amend the above-identified application as
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`follows:
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`Please cancel claim 1 and add new claim 2 as follows:
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`1. (Cancelled)
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`2.
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`(New) A digital information signal receiving and transmitting apparatus comprising:
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`a digital
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`information signal receiver which receives a first digital information signal
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`including a first Video signal and a first audio signal;
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`a videophone communicator which receives a second digital information signal including
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`a second video signal and a second audio signal from other communication apparatus via a
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`network and which transmits a third digital information signal including a third video signal and
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`a third audio signal to the other apparatus;
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`an output unit which‘outputs the first video signal and the first audio signal received by
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`the digital information signal receiver and the second video signal and the second audio signal
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`received by the videophone communicator; and
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`a controller which controls the digital
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`information signal receiver,
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`the videophone
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`communicator, and the output unit, wherein
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`when the videophone communication is started upon receiving,
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`from the other
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`communication apparatus, an inbound videophone call in the middle of outputting, by the output
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`unit the first digital information signal received by the digital information signal receiver, the
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`output unit outputs
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`the second digital
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`information signal
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`received by the videophone
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`communicator, and
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`when the videophone communication is finished, the output unit stops outputting the
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`second digital information signal received by the videophone communicator.
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`REMARKS
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`Applicants cancelled claim 1 and added new claim 2 to provide a clear description of the
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`claim in the present
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`invention.
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`The Examiner is respectfully requested to consider this
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`Preliminary Amendment, to proceed with examination of the application on the merits, and to
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`indicate the allowability of the claim. There is no new matter being added as a result of this
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`Preliminary Amendment.
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`In view of the above amendments and Applicants’ comments stated herein, Applicants
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`respectfully request an early and favorable action on the merits.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STITES & HARBISON PLLC
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`1199 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 900
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22314
`(703) 739-4900
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`January 31, 2013
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`276323 :1 :ALEXANDRIA
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