Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`PAYNE ET AL.
`Art Unit
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`Larry D. Donaghue
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`2154
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`All daims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSEDinthis application.
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`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communicationwill be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANTOF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
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`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
` 1. KJ This communication is responsive to 10/20/2005.
` 2. XJ The allowed claim(s)is/are 179-253 and 255.
` 3. CL] Acknowledgmentis made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)}-(d)or(f).
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`1. ( Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2. () Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
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`3. CJ Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
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`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENTofthis application.
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`INFORMAL PATENTAPPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
` Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE “MAILING DATE’of this communicationto file a reply complying with the requirements
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`5.) CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as “replacement sheets”) must be submitted.
`(a) CJ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948)attached
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`(b}( including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Commentorin the Office action of
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`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawingsin the front (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
`6. L] DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATIONabout the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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` 8. & Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`Attachment(s)
`1. Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2.0 Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`5. (2 Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)
`6. 1 Interview Summary (PTO-413),
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`7. & Examiner's Apserttrrrernt(Comment
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`3. CJ Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1449 or PTO/SB/08),
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`4. Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
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` U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-37 (Rev. 7-05)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20051126
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`Application/Contro! Number: 09/350,467
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`Art Unit: 2154
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`Page 2
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`An examiner's amendmentto the record appears below. Should the changes and/or additions be
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`unacceptable to applicant, an amendment maybefiled as provided by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure
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`consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than the paymentof the issue fee.
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`The application has been amendedasfollows:
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`Replace the amendment dated 07/09/199 amending the specification before the first sentence with the
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`This application is a continuation of Serial No. 08/788,613, filed January 24,1997, now US
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`Patent 6,021,433, with claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/010,651, filed on
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`Jan. 26,1996; U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/014,341, filed on Mar. 29, 1996; U.S.
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`Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/014,735, filed on Apr. 1, 1996; and U.S. Provisional
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`Application Ser. No. 60/026,471, filed on Sep. 23, 1996.
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art of record failed to
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`teach or suggest parsing said data with parsers corresponding to said central broadcast server; transmitting
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`said data to an information gatewayfor building data blocks and assigning addressesto said data block;
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`transmitting said data blocks from said information gatewayto a transmission gateway for preparing said
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`data block for transmission to receivers in the system as claimed.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the paymentof
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`the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompanythe issue fee. Such
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`submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
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`Anyinquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be
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`directed to Larry D. Donaghue whosetelephone numberis 571-272-3962. The examiner can normally be
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`reached on M-F 8:00-5:00.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, John
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`Follansbee can be reached on 571-272-3964. The fax phone numberfor the organization where this
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`application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`Art Unit: 2154
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