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`Filing ofamendments and statement under Article 19:
`The applicant is entitled, ifhe so wishes, to amend the claims ofthe international application (see Rule 46):
`When? The time limit for filing such amendments is normally two months from the date oftransmittal ofthe international .
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`Directly to the International Bureau of WIPO preferably through ePCT or on paper to, 34 chemin des Colombettes
`12] 1 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Facsimile No.2 +41 22 338 82 70
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`to the International Bureau. These comments will be made available to the public after international publication. The
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`examination report has been or; is to be established.
`Shortly after the expiration of 18 months from the priority date, the international application will be published by the.
`lntemational Bureau.
`If the applicant wishes to avoid or postpone publication, a notice of withdrawal of the international
`application, or of the priority claim, must reach the International Bureau before the completion of the technical preparations for "
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`examination must be filed ifthe applicant wishes to postpone the entry into the national phase until 30 months from the priority.
`date (in some Offices even later); otherwise, the applicant must, within 20 months from the priority date, perforni' the
`prescribed acts for entry into the national phase before those designated Offices.
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`time limit of30 months (or later) will apply even ifno demand is filed within 19 months. For details about the applicable time
`limits, Office by Office, see www.wipo.int/pcUen/texts/tirneulimits.htrnl and the PCT Applicant ’5 Guide, National Chapters. ' "‘-
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`supplementary international search is described in the PCT Applicant ’5 Guide, International Phase, paragraphs 8006-8032.
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`PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`NORTH, KENNETH
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`International application No.
`PCT/USZD17/012709
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`International filing date (day/momh/year)
`09 January 2017
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`(Earliest) Priority Date (day/manzh/year)
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`This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant
`according to Article 18. A copy is being transmitted to the International Bureau.
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`sheets.
`This international search report consists of a total of
`D It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in this report.
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`1. Basis ofthe report
`a. With regard to the language, the international search was carried out on the basis of:
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`the international application in the language in which it was filed.
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`E] a translation ofthe international application into
`a translation furnished for the purposes ofintemational search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1(b)).
`b. El This international search report has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake
`authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43.6bz‘s(a)).
`c. C] With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, see Box No:
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
`El the text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
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`5. With regard to the abstract,
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
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`the text has been established, according to Rule 38.2, by this Authority as it appears in Box No. IV. The applicant may,
`within one month from the date of mailing of this international search report, submit comments to this Authority.
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`[:1 as selected by this Authority, because the applicant failed to suggest a figure.
`I: as selected by this Authority, because this figure better characterizes the invention.
`b. [:1 none ofthe figures is to be published with the abstract.
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`CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`International application No.
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`1130(8)- G06F 3/01; GOBF 3/048; G06F 9/46; GOBF 15/16; H04N 7/10; H04N 7/173; H04N 17/00 (2016.0fi
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`63/0428; H04N 7/173; H04N 7/17318; H04N 17/004; H04N 21/2223; H04N 21/23439; H04N
`21/25825; HO4W 12/06 (2016.08)
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`According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and PC
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`FIELDS SEARCHED
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`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
`See Search History document
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched USPC - 709/219; 709/227; 715/746; 715/772; 719/312; 725/32; 725/115 (keyword delimited)
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`Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)
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`US 2012/0054664 A1 (DOUGALL et al.) 01 March 2012 (01.03.2012) entire document
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`International application No,
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`PCT/U82017/O12709
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`International filing date (day/month/year}
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`International Patent Classification (IPC) or both national classification and IPC
`lPC(8) — G06F 3/01; GOSF 3/048; GOGF 9/46; GOBF 15/16; H04N 7/10; H04N 7/173; H04N 17/00 (2016.0fl
`CPC '
`GOBF 3/1423; GOBF 3/1454; GOBF 9/4443; GOSF 9/4445; GOSF 9/4843; GOSQ 30/0256; HO4L
`63/0428; H04N 7/173; H04N 7/17318; H04N 17/004; H04N 21/2223; H04N 21/234329; H04N
`21/25825; HO4W 12/06 (2016.08)
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`Reasoned statement under Rule 43bz's.l(a)(i) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability;
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`other than this one to be the [PEA and the chosen IPEA has notified the International Bureau under Rule 66.1bz‘s(b) that written
`opinions of this International Searching Authority will not be so considered.
`If this opinion is, as provided above, considered to be a written opinion of the IPEA, the applicant is invited to submit to the lPEA
`a written reply together, where appropriate, with amendments, before the expiration of 3 months from the date of mailing of Form
`PCT/ISA/ZZO or before the expiration of 22 months from the priority date, whichever expires later.
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`Name and mailing address ofthe ISA/US Date of completion of this opinion
`Mail Stop PCT, Attn: ISA/US
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`{Z} the international application in the language in which it was filed.
`[:1 a translation ofthe international application into
`furnished for the purposes ofinternational search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1(b)).
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`2. E] This opinion has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to
`this Authority under Rule 9l (Rule 43b1‘5.l(a)).
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`3. E] Willi regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, this opinion has“
`been established on the basis ofa sequence listing:
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`a. E] forming part oi‘the international application as filed:
`I: in the form of an Annex C/ST.25 text file.
`1:] on paper or in the form of an image file.
`b. E] furnished together with the international application under PCT Rule 13!er.1(a) for the purposes ofinternational
`search only in the form ofan Annex C/ST.25 text file.
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`c. D furnished subsequent to the international filing date for the purposes of international search only:
`G in the form or an Annex C/ST.25 text file (Rule 13ter.1(a)).
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`statements that the information in the subsequent or additional copies is identical to that forming part ofthe application as?
`filed or does not go beyond the application as filed, as appropriate, were furnished.
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`Claims 1, 4, 9, 12, and 16 lack novelty under PCT Article 33(2) as being anticipated by Lajoie et al. (hereinafter Lajoie).
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`Regarding Claim 1, Lajoie discloses a method for remotely configuring and controlling a client device without user input at the client: device
`(“capability to remotely control and configure premises devices [the client device] from the remote client device [without user input at the
`client device]” [para 97]), the method comprising:
`providing usage activities at the client device; (”The billing module 152 or other comparable process software at the M80 head-end'Is
`configured to obtain the relevant data regarding the subscriber’s remote device usage [usage activity], which is then integrated with that
`subscriber's other activity to generate a monthly statement." [para 221]; “the display and seamless transition of primary [content] and
`secondary content [usage activity] within, e.g., a unified display mechanism (window)." [para 231]; see also [para 198])
`limiting usage of the client device by a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities, wherein the first set includes an
`interaction activity; (See Figure 28 "Similarly, the RCD can be configured to communicate with the CM 238 (or even the LCD 208 directly) '
`to enable/disable certain functions or tuning capabilities. For example, the RCD can instruct the CM 238 to disable serving VOD or
`broadcast content [limiting usage] associated with more adult or mature channels to the LCD during certain time periods [user interaction
`activity is limited to the VOD/broadcast content that is not of a mature nature].” [para 198])
`receiving, at the client device, an instruction and distributed content from a device controller; (“For example, in one variant, the subscriber
`must affirmatively select content for recording via their DVR/NDVRNDVR [device controller] before it can delivered to the RCD. in this
`manner, the user has affirmatively selected content for recording, and hence the M30 [client device] or other entity tasked with recording" ‘
`the content (if necessary) for delivery to the ROD is in effect simply acting as a remote recorder for the subscriber." [para 199])
`based on the received instruction, initiating installation of the distributed content on the client device without receiving any input from the'
`user at the client device to initiate the installation of the distributed content and without receiving any input from the user at the client
`device during the installation of the distributed content; (“For example. one RCD 214 may have a Powerkey or similar CA capability, while
`anotherIs enabled for downloadabie conditional access (DCAS) within its trusted domain. Accordingly, the head-end server processpenile
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`configure the CA aspects of the content as appropriate for the relevant CA context and also trigger other processes (such as DCAS
`download, key negotiation, etc.) necessary to facilitate the playback of the requested content. in this regard the server process 242 can
`be made "self healing” [install content without receiving input from the client device], i. e., where the requesting RCD is not properly l"
`configured to play back the content, the necessary configuration changes [installing distributed content] can be instituted automatically to
`provide a seamless appearance to the remote user." [para 161]) and
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`allowing management of the client device by the device controller according to a second set of the usage activities. (See Figure 6 “The
`exemplary CD 602 comprises a remotely manageable premises device that, inter alia, acts as a centralized client networking platform
`providing gateway services such as network management as well as traditional content and high-speed data delivery functions.“ [para ,
`215]; See also “in effect, the rules engine comprises a supervisory entity which monitors and selectively controls, via the content manager
`238, the remote content delivery functions at a higher level, so as to implement desired operational or business rules. The rules engine
`can be considered an overlay of sorts to the remote content management and delivery algorithms. For example, the content manager 238
`may invoke certain operational protocols or decision processes based on requests received from the RCD, subscriber data, geographic ,-
`data, etc. However, these processes may not always be compatible with higher level business or operational goals. such as maximizing
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`profit or system reliability. Hence, when imposed, the business/operational rules can be used to dynamically (or manually) [managing ,
`according to a second set of usage activities] control the operation of the CM 238. The rules may be, 6.9., operational or business-oriented
`in nature, or related to preservation of security, and may also be applied selectively in terms of time of day, duration, specific local areas,
`or even at the individual user level.” [para 233]; See Also Figure 25 “Similarly, the RCD can be configured to communicate with the CM
`238 (or even the LCD 208 directly) to enablefdisable certain functions or tuning capabilities. For example, the RCD can instruct the CM
`238 to disable serving VOD or broadcast content associated with more adult or mature channels to the LCD during certain time periods .
`[enabled serving mature content at a designated time is a second set of usage activities] [enabling a second set of usage activities]? [para
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`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
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`Continuation of:
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`Regarding Claim 4, Laioie discloses the method of claim 1,further comprising: receiving touch-related input from the user at the client
`device ("A user interface may comprise, for example, a computer screen display, touch screen [touch Input], speech recognition engine,
`text-to-speech (TTS) algorithm, and so forth." [para 87]), wherein the touch—related input is related to a usage activity of the first set; (”In
`one embodiment. the method comprises: providing a user with a plurality of copyrighted content choices; receiving at least one content
`selection from the user, the at least one selection relating to first copyrighted content: providing the first content to a first device In data
`communication with a network; receiving a request from a second device In data communication with the network for access to the first
`content; determining If the first and the second devices are associated with a common user: and If associated with a common user,
`permitting delivery of the first content to the second device [usage activity of the first set]." [para 35])
`storing the touch-related input in the client device; ("For example, in one variant, the subscriber must affirmatively select content for
`recording via their DVR/NDVR/VDVR before It can delivered to the RCD [storing the input in the client device]. In this manner, the user
`has affirmatively selected content for recording, and hence the M50 or other entity tasked with recording the content (if necessary) for
`delivery to the RCDIs in effect simply acting as a remote recorder for the subscriber.’ [para 199]) and
`transmitting the touch—related input to the device controller. (“‘Hence, a given subscriber might remotely transmit a "tune" command from
`their ROD or another device (e.g. via a packetized communication delivered over an In-band—channel 008, DOCSIS channel, telephony
`or other link) to tune their LCD [device controller] to a given program channel or invoke a DVR record function, thereby enabling the
`aforementioned delivery of the same content to the remote location.” [para 200])
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`engine text-to--speech (‘I‘I'S) algorithm, and so forth. ” [para 87]) and
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`a processor communicatively coupled to the touch-sensitive display and configured to: (See Figure 5‘digital processor(s) 504” [par
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`provide usage activities; (“The billing module 152 or other comparable process software at the M80 heed-end is configured to obtain the '
`relevant data regarding the subscriber's re‘mote device usage [usage activity], which is then integrated with that subscriber's other activity
`to generate a monthly statement." [para 221])
`limit usage of the client device by a user at the client device to a first set ofthe usage activities, wherein the first set includes an
`interaction activity; (See Figure 28 “Similarly, the RCD can be configured to communicate with the CM 238 (or even the LCD 208
`directly) to enable/disable certain functions or tunIng capabilities. For example, the RCD can instruct the CM 238 to disable serving VOD
`or broadcast content [limiting usage] associated with more adult or mature channels to the LCD during certain time periods [user
`interaction activity is limited to the VOD/broadcast content that is not of a mature nature]." [para 198])
`receive an instruction and distributed content from a device controller; (”For example, In one variant, the subscriber must affirmatively
`select content for recording via their DVR/NDVR/VDVR [device controller] before It can delivered to the RCD. In this manner, the user ,
`has affirmatively selected content for recording. and hence the M50 [client device] or other entity tasked with recording the content (If
`necessary) for delivery to the RCD Is In effect simply acting as a remote recorder for the subscriber. " [para 199])
`based on the received instruction, initiate Installation of the distributed content on the client device without receiving any Input from the
`user at the client device to Initiate the installation of the distributed content and without receiving any input from the user at the client
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`device during the installation of the distributed content: (“For example, one RCD 214 may have a Powerkey or similar CA capability, while
`another is enabled for downloadable conditional access (DCAS) within its trusted domain. Accordingly, the head-end server processcan
`configure the CA aspects of the content as appropriate forthe relevant CA context, and also trigger other processes [such as DCAS I.
`download, key negotiation, etc.) necessary to facilitate the playback of the requested content. In this regard. the server process 242 can
`be made‘self healing” [Install content without receiving Input from the client device], I..,e where the requesting RCD'Is not properly
`configured to play back the content, the necessary configuration changes [Installing distributed content] can be instituted automatically.to
`provide a seamless appearance to the remote user." [para 161]) and
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`allow management of the client device by the device controller according to a second set of the usage activities. (See Figure 6 'The
`exemplary CD 602 comprises a remotely manageable premises device that. inter alia, acts as a centralized client networking platform
`providing gateway services such as network management as well as traditional content and high-speed data delivery functions." [para
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`215]; See also “In effect. the rules engine comprises a supervisory entity which monitors and selectively controls, via the content
`manager 238, the remote content delivery functions at a higher level, so as to implement desired operational or business rules. The rules
`engine can be considered an overlay of sorts to the remote content management and delivery algorithms. For example the content
`manager 238 may invoke certain operational protocols or decision processes based on requests received from the RCD, subscriber data,
`geographic data, etc. However, these processes may not always be compatible with higher level business or operational goals, such as ‘
`maximizing profit or system reliability. Hence, when imposed, the business/operational rules can be used to dynamically (or manually)
`[managing according to a second set of usage activities] control the operation of the CM 238. The rules may be. e.g., operational or
`business—oriented In nature, or related to preservation of security, and may also be applied selectively In terms oftime of day, duration,
`specific local areas, or even at the Individual user level." [para 233]; See Also Figure 28 "Similarly, the RCD can be configured to --:‘.
`communicate with the CM 238 (or even the LCD 208 directly) to enable/disable certain functions or tuning capabilities. Forexampiepthesg‘
`ROD can instruct the CM 238 to disable serving VOD or broadcast content associated with more adult or mature channels to the L,
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`during certain time periods [enabled serving mature content at a designated time is a second set of usage activities] [enabling a se
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`set of usage activities]." [para 198])
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`Regarding Claim 12, Lajole discloses the client device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive touch-related
`input on the touch-sensitive display from the user ofthe client device (“A user interface may comprise, for example, a computer screen
`display, touch screen [touch input]. speech recognition engine, text-to-speech (TTS) algorithm, and so forth." [para 87]), wherein the
`touch—related input is related to a usage activity of the first set; ("in one embodiment, the method comprises: providing a user with a
`plurality of copyrighted content choices; receiving at least one content selection from the user, the at least one selection relating to first
`copyrighted content; providing the first content to a first device in data communication with a network; receiving a request from a second
`device in data communication with the network for access to the first content; determining if the first and the second devices are
`associated with a common user; and if associated with a common user, permitting delivery ofthe first content to the second device
`[usage activity of the first set].” [para 35])
`store the touch-related input in the client device; ("For example, in one variant. the subscriber must affirmatively select content for
`recording via their DVR/NDVRNDVR before it can delivered to the RCD [storing the input in the client device]. In this manner, the user
`has affirmatively selected content for recording, and hence the M80 or other entity tasked with recording the content (if necessary) for
`delivery to the RCD is in effect simply acting as a remote recorder for the subscriber” [para l99]) and
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`transmit the touch-related input to the device controller. ['Hence, a given subscriber might remotely transmit a "tune" command from
`their RCD or another device (a g. via a packetized communication delivered over an in- band-channel, 008, DOCSIS channel, telephony
`or other link) to tune their LCD [device controller] to a given program channel, or invoke a DVR record function, thereby enabling the -
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`aforementioned delivery of the same content to the remote location.” [para 200])
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`Regarding Claim 16, Lajoie discloses a method for remotely configuring and controlling a client device without user input at the client
`device (“capability to remotely control and configure premises devices [the client device] from the remote client device [without user. input
`at the client device]” [para 97]), the method comprising:
`receiving, at a device controller, a selection for remotely configuring the client device; ("Simllarly, the RCD can be configured to
`communicate with the CM 238 (or even the LCD 206 directly) to enable/disable certain functions or tuning capabilities. For example, the
`RCD can instruct the CM 238 to disable serving VOD or broadcast content associated with more adult or mature channels to the LCD
`during certain time periods.” [para 198])
`based on the selection, determining distributed content for transmitting to the client device; (“For example, in one variant, the subscriber
`must affirmatively select content for recording via their DVR/NDVRNDVR [device controller] before it can delivered to the RCD in this
`manner, the user has affirmatively selected content for recording, and hence the M80 [client device] or other entity tasked with recording
`the content (if n