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`Chuck Jennings
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`2b)|:l This action is non-final.
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`4)|:| Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)I:| Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`Application/Control Number: 11/680,452
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`Art Unit: 2442
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`The present application is being examined under the pre—AIA first to invent provisions.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 6— 106 have been considered but are moot
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`because the arguments do not apply to any of the references as they are being used in the current
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`rejection.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of pre—AIA 35 USC. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless ,
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`(e) the invention was described in (1) an application for patent, published under section 122(b), by
`another filed in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent or (2) a patent granted
`on an application for patent by another filed in the United States before the invention by the applicant
`for patent, except that an international application filed under the treaty defined in section 351(a) shall
`have the effects for purposes of this subsection of an application filed in the United States only if the
`international application designated the United States and was published under Article 21(2) of such
`treaty in the English language.
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`Claim 6, 17—19, 22, 57, 24—27, 41, 52—54, 59—62, 79—87, 88, and 93—102 are rejected under
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`pre—AIA 35 USC. 102(e) as being anticipated by US. Patent Number 6,389,467 to Eyal.
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`As to claim 6, Eyal teaches a method comprising: receiving, by a management system via
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`a communication network and from a communication device, a request associated with a user of
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`the communication device to have media streamed to the communication device, the
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`management system comprising a combination of hardware and software (col. 1, lines 64 and
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`65); using at least one rule associated with the media to generate an identification of a plurality
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`of portions of the media (col. 11, lines 45-52); determining, by the management system, a
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`plurality of resources other than the management system available to facilitate streaming of the
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`plurality of portions of the media to the communication device (col. 1 line 66-col. 2, line 1); and
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`transmitting, from the management system to the communication device, (i) an identification of
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`the plurality of portions of the media (col. 2, lines 2 and 3) and (ii) information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources to
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`cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device (col. 2,
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`lines 3-6).
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`As to claim 41, Eyal teaches a system comprising: a management system comprising a
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`combination of hardware and software to: receive, via a communication network and from a
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`communication device, a request associated with a user of the communication device to have
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`media streamed to the communication device (col. 1, lines 52 and 53 and 64 and 65); use at
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`least one rule associated with the media to generate an identification of a plurality of portions of
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`the media (col. 11, lines 45-52); determine a plurality of resources other than the management
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`system available to facilitate streaming of the plurality of portions of the media to the
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`communication device (col. 1, lines 54-47 and col. 1 line 66-col. 2, line 1); and transmit to the
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`communication device (i) an identification of the plurality of portions of the media (col. 1, lines
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`59 and 60 and col. 2, lines 2 and 3) and (ii) information for use by the communication device
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`identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of
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`portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device (col. 2, lines 3-6).
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`As to claim 79, Eyal teaches a method comprising: receiving, by a management system
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`via a communication network and from a communication device, a request associated with a user
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`of the communication device to have media streamed to the communication device, the
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`management system comprising a combination of hardware and software (col. 1, lines 64 and
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`65); determining, by the management system, a plurality of resources other than the management
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`system available to facilitate streaming of the media to the communication device (col. 1 line 66-
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`col. 2, line 1); and transmitting, from the management system to the communication device, (i)
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`an identification of a plurality of portions of the media (col. 2, lines 2 and 3) and (ii) information
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`for use by the communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality
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`of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication
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`device (col. 2, lines 3-6).
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`As to claim 93, Eyal teaches a system comprising: a management system comprising a
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`combination of hardware and software to: receive, via a communication network and from a
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`communication device, a request associated with a user of the communication device to have
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`media streamed to the communication device (col. 1, lines 64 and 65); determine a plurality of
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`resources other than the management system available to facilitate streaming of the media to the
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`communication device (col. 1 line 66-col. 2, line 1); and transmit to the communication device
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`(i) an identification of a plurality of portions of the media (col. 2, lines 2 and 3) and (ii)
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`information for use by the communication device identifying how to communicate with each of
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`the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the
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`communication device (col. 2, lines 3-6).
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`As to claims 17 and 52, see col. 26, lines 19—32.
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`As to claims 18 and 53, see col. 1, line 66—col. 2, line 1.
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`As to claims 19 and 54, see col. 9, lines 5—12, the multiple sites qualify as "at least one of
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`a switch, a media server, and a stream caster of the switch".
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`As to claims 22, 57, 86 and 100, see col. 9, lines 5—12, the multiple sites described by
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`Eyal would qualify as a routing processor. The applicant does not explicitly limit the definition
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`of a routing processor.
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`As to claims 24 and 59, see col. 12, lines 13—28 and col. 13, lines 9—36.
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`As to claims 25, 26, 60, and 61, see col. 12, lines 64—67.
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`As to claims 27 and 62, see col. 12, lines 37—63.
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`As to claims 80, 81, 94, and 95, see col. 13, lines 1—8.
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`As to claims 82 and 96, media player clearly receives a format that it can use to retrieve
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`the media.
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`As to claims 83 and 97, see col. 12, lines 37—63.
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`As to claims 84 and 98, see col. 1, line 64—col. 2, line 6.
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`As to claims 85 and 99, see col. 12, lines 37—63.
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`As to claims 87, 88, 101, and 102, see Figure 11 and corresponding text.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of pre—AIA 35 USC. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and
`the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the
`invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 7—14, 16, 42—49, and 51 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 USC. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over US. Patent Number 6,389,467 to Eyal in View of US. Patent Number
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`5,758,257 to Herz et al.
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`As to claims 7 and 42, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 79 and 93 however Eyal
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`does not explicitly teach the use of a Viewer profile to generate the identification for the plurality
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`of portions of the media.
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`Herz teaches a method and system for delivering media to a user comprising using a
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`Viewer profile to generate identification of a plurality of portions of media (Figures 1 and 2).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Herz regarding using a Viewer profile to select media because using a Viewer profile
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`would enhance the selection based on search results used by Eyal without modifying the
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`inventive concept of Eyal.
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`As to claim 8, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 79; however Eyal does not
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`explicitly teach selecting other media based upon a viewer profile.
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`Herz teaches a method of selecting other media to be included in a presentation
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`comprising selecting, based on upon a viewer profile, other media, wherein the other media is
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`not requested by the user of the communication device to be streamed to the communication
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`device and transmitting the other media to the communication device (col. 47, line 2l—col. 48,
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`line 22).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant’s
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Herz regarding adding other media to a presentation because doing so can generate
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`revenue through advertising for the media provider. Eyal does suggest the insertion of
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`commercials (see col. 13, lines 1—8).
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`As to claim 43, it is rejected for the same reasoning as claim 8.
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`As to claims 9, 10, 44, and 45, see col. 47, line 2l—col. 48, line 22 of Herz.
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`As to claims ll and 46, see col. 48, lines 5—22 of Herz.
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`As to claim 47, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 93; however Eyal does not
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`explicitly teach the selection of a media clip based on collected data associated with the user of a
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`communication device.
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`Herz teaches a method of selecting other media to be included in a presentation
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`comprising collecting data and selecting a media clip based on the selected data (col. 39, line 20—
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`col. 40, line 10).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant’s
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Herz regarding collecting data associated with a user for selecting media because
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`using collected data can enhance the relevance of media for a particular user.
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`As to claim 12, it is rejected for the same reasoning as claim 47.
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`As to claims 13 and 48, see col. 38, lines 18—41 and col. 39, line 20—col. 40, line 10 of
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`Herz.
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`As to claims 14 and 49, see col. 47, line 2l—col. 48, line 22 of Herz.
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`As to claims 16 and 51, they are rejected for the same reasoning as claims 7 and 42.
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`Claims 15 and 50 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over US. Patent Number 6,389,467 to Eyal in view of US. Patent Number 5,933,811 to Angles
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`et al.
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`As to claims 15 and 50, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 79 and 93 however Eyal
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`does not explicitly teach the selection of other media to be included with a request based on
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`revenue.
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`Angles teaches a method and system for delivering media to a user comprising using a
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`viewer profile to generate identification of a plurality of portions of media (col. 4, lines 17—26).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Angles regarding selecting other media base done revenue because Eyal discusses
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`commercials can be inserted into a playlist (see col. 13, lines 1—8) and Angles shows that revenue
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`can be used to persuade a content provider to insert advertising.
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`Claims 20, 21, 55, and 56 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over US. Patent Number 6,389,467 to Eyal in view of US. Patent Number
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`6,654,807 to Farber et al.
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`As to claims 20 and 55, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 19 and 93 but Eyal does
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`not explicitly teach selecting a different resource if a resource is not available.
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`Farber teaches a method of distributing data comprising selecting a different resource to
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`facilitate streaming a portion of media if a resource is not able to stream the portion of media and
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`transmitting an identification of a different resource to a communication device (See Figures 5
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`and 6).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Farber regarding selecting another resource when a first resource is unavailable
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`because such a selection allows for a more efficient distribution of data (see background of
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`Farber).
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`As to claims 21 and 56, see Figures 5 and 6 of Farber.
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`Claims 23, 28—35, 58, 63—78, 89—92 and 103—106 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 U.S.C.
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`103(a) as being unpatentable over US. Patent Number 6,389,467 to Eyal in view of US. Patent
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`Number 6,385,596 to Wiser.
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`As to claims 23 and 58, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 22 and 57; however
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`Eyal does not explicitly teach the generation of reservations comprising reservation IDs.
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`Wiser teaches a method comprising generating a reservation associated with streaming a
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`portion of media to a communication device with the reservation comprising a reservation ID
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`(see Figure 9).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Wiser regarding reservations because reservations allow for a media providing to
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`obtain compensation for media provided to a user (see background of Wiser).
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`As to claims 28—35 and 63—70, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 79 and 93;
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`however Eyal does not teach the claimed authorization techniques.
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`Wiser teaches the claimed techniques for authorizing the use of media (see Figure 9 and
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`corresponding text).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Wiser regarding the authorized use of media because authorizing the use of media
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`allows for compensation to be provided to a media producer (see background of Wiser).
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`As to claims 71—78, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 79 and 93 however Eyal
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`does not explicitly teach the claimed settlement methods.
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`Wiser teaches the claimed settlement methods (see col. lS—col. 20).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Wiser regarding settlement techniques because financial settlement provides a
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`benefit for content providers to provide media over a network (see background of Wiser).
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`As to claims 89—92 and 103—106, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 24, 27, 53, and
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`62 however Eyal does not explicitly teach embedding authentication information and reservation
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`information in each URL.
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`Wiser teaches a method of providing video via a URL including retrieving authentication
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`and reservation information (col. 18, lines 9—55).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the applicant's
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`invention to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding providing media to a requester with the
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`teachings of Wiser regarding including authentication and reservation information in a URL
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`because such information allows a server to determine whether a request for information is valid.
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this
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`Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a).
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