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`11/680,452
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`Chuck Jennings
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`Application/Control Number: 11/680,452
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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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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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`A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in
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`37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is
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`eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR l.l7(e)
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`has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to
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`37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 5/20/2016 has been entered.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed 5/20/2016 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive.
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`The applicant argument that the playlist cannot be considered the requested media is not
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`persuasive. First, the applicant does not define the term "media" in any specific way in the
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`claim. Second, the applicant's "media" when interpreted in light of the applicant's specification,
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`appears to actually cover a playlist. The applicant did not explain what the requested "media"
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`was supposed to cover in their remarks. The Examiner interprets the playlist in Eyal as the
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`claimed “media” and the media in the playlist and advertisements as "segments".
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`The applicant argues that Eyal does not teach or disclose ”determining, by the
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`management system, a plurality of resources available to facilitate streaming the segment to the
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`communication device”. This is arguments is not persuasive because it ignores the breadth of the
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`claims. Eyal clearly determines the resources available when it discovers available media. The
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`resources are the servers shown in Figure 19. If Eyal did not determine that the servers in Figure
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`19 were "available" it would not function. If the applicant has something specific in mind about
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`how this limitation should be interpreted, the applicant should explain and hopefully amend the
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`claims.
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`The applicant argues that Eyal does not teach or disclose “an indication of the segment
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`and information instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the
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`plurality of resources to cause the segment to be streamed to the communication device”. The
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`URL’s for retrieving the segments that make up the playlist are "an indication of the segment"
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`and the URL is clearly information that is for "instructing the communication device how to
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`communicate with each of the plurality of resources to cause the segment to be streamed”.
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`The applicant is encouraged to (a) specifically define "media" and “segments” in the
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`claims, (b) specify how the invention determines the availability of the resources, and (c)
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`specifying how the instructions specify how the communication device communicates with the
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`resources.
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`Double Patenting
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`The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine
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`grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or
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`improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible
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`harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where
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`the claims at issue are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably
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`distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated
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`by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d
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`1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed.
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`Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686
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`F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA
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`1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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`A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may
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`be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting
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`ground provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with
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`this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope
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`of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under
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`the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP §§
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`706.02(l)(1) — 706.02(l)(3) for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to
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`file provisions of the AIA. A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR
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`1.321(b).
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`The USPTO Internet website contains terminal disclaimer forms which may be used.
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`Please visit www.uspto.gov/forms/. The filing date of the application in which the form is filed
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`determines what form (e.g., PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/AIA/25, or PTO/AIA/26) should be
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`used. A web—based eTerminal Disclaimer may be filled out completely online using web—screens.
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`Claim 6—35 and 41—128 are provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double
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`patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1—27 and 35—47 of copending Application No.
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`13/843,412 (reference application). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not
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`patentably distinct from each other because the current claims do not feature any limitations
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`which patentably distinguish the invention from the invention claimed in the '412 application.
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`This is a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection because the patentably
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`indistinct claims have not in fact been patented.
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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, 24-27, 41, 52-55, 59-62, 79-88, 93-102, 107-116, and 122-124 are
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`rejected under pre—AIA 35 USC. 102(e) as being anticipated by US. Patent Number 6,389,467
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`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 (Figure 4, search
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`request 203 and col. 19, lines 30-35 and 41-44); using at least one rule associated with the
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`media to identify a plurality of segments of the requested media (col. 19, line 48-col. 20, line
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`14); and for each one of the plurality of identified segments, (i) determining, by the management
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`system, a plurality of resources (Figure 19, the media sites are resources) available to facilitate
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`streaming the segment to the communication device (col. 14, lines 50-60 describes a process of
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`determining whether the media sites corresponding to the URL are “available to facilitate
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`streaming”); and (ii) transmitting, from the management system to the communication device,
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`an indication of the segment (col. 19, lines 38-40) and information instructing 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 segment to be streamed to the communication device (col. 20, lines 39-45).
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`As to claim 41, it is rejected for the same reasoning as claim 6.
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`As to claims 107 and 109, col. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 108 and 110, col. 11, lines 31—37.
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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 (Figure 4, search
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`request 203 and col. 19, lines 30-35 and 41-44); determining, by the management system, a
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`plurality of resources (Figure 19, the media sites are resources) other than the management
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`system available to facilitate streaming of the media to the communication device (col. 14, lines
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`50-60 describes a process of determining Whether the media sites corresponding to the URL
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`are “available to facilitate streaming”); and transmitting, from the management system to the
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`communication device, (i) an identification of a plurality of portions of the media (col. 19, lines
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`38-40) and (ii) information for use by the communication device identifying how to
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`communicate with each of the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the
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`media to be streamed to the communication device (col. 20, lines 39-45).
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`As to claim 93, it is rejected for the same reasoning as claim 79.
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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. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 19 and 54, see Figure 19.
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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. 19, lines 30—54.
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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. 19, lines 30—54.
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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. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 84 and 98, see col. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 85 and 99, see col. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 87, 88, 101, and 102, see Figure 11 and corresponding text.
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`As to claims 111 and 113, see col. 19, lines 30—54.
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`As to claims 112 and 114, see col. 11, lines 31—37.
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`As to claims 115—117 and 122—124, see col. 13, lines 1—8.
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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, 51, 118—121, and 125—128 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 USC.
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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 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 l—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 11 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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`As to claims 118—121 and 125—128, Eyal teaches the subject matter of claims 115 and 122
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`including inserting advertisements into segments (col. 13, lines 1—8) however Eyal does not
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`explicitly teach how the advertisements are chosen.
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`Herz teaches the manners of selecting advertisements based on audience, profiles,
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`demographics and rules (col. 29, lines 31—51).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention
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`to combine the teachings of Eyal regarding selecting commercials with the teachings of Herz
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`regarding selecting commercials based on audience, profiles, demographics and rules because
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`doing so allows for particularly relevant commercials.
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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. 15—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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`Application/Control Number: 11/680,452
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`Page 14
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`Art Unit: 2442
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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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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to DOUGLAS BLAIR whose telephone number is (571)272—3893.
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`The examiner can normally be reached on 9:00am-5:30pm.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s
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`supervisor, Glen Burgess can be reached on (571) 272—3949. The fax phone number for the
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`organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571—273—8300.
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`system, see http://pair—direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR
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`system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866—217—9197 (toll—free). If you would
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`/DOUGLAS BLAIR/
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`Application/Control Number: 11/680,452
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`Art Unit: 2442
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2442
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