IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`First NamedInventor: Michael J. SIMON
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`Confirmation No.: 5060
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`Applicant: One Media, LLC
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`Art Unit: 2632
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`Application No.: 17/236,206
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`Examiner: KEVIN MICHAEL BURD
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`Filing Date: April 21, 2021
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`Atty. Docket: 3858.0040004
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`Title: SYSTEM DISCOVERY AND SIGNALING
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`than three monthsafter the U.S. filing date and after the mailing date of a Final Rejection or
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`Notice of Allowance, but on or before payment of the Issue Fee. The required fee is
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`paymentof the fee under 37 C.F.R. § 1.17(p); in addition:
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`more than three monthspriorto the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 CER. § 1.97(e)(1).
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`Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(2). [hereby state that no item of information in
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`this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
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`patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to my knowledge after making
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`reasonable inquiry, was knownto any individual designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c)
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`more than three monthspriorto the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 CFR. § 1.97(e)(2).
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`The patent family for one or more foreign language documents submitted herewith includes
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`a United States patent, and other patent, in the English language. Copies of both the
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`application from the family list, if not already of record, are listed on the accompanying
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`SB/08A form. For the purposes of a statement under 37 CFR 1.97(e)(1), the United States or
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`other English language patent or published application are to be construed as being cited by
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`the foreign patent office. MPEP 609.04(b)(V).
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`The document(s) was/were cited in a search report by a foreign patent office in a counterpart
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`foreign application. Submission of an English language version of the search report that
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`indicates the degree of relevance found by the foreign office is providedin satisfaction of
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`the requirement for a concise explanation of relevance. MPEP 609.04(a)(III).
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`A concise explanation of the relevance of the non-English language document(s) appears
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`below in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3):
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`Document FP1 includes an English translation.
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`A copy of document FP1 is submitted.
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`in an IDS that complies with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)-(c) in Application No.
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`copies of these documents are not attached. 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d).
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`DX] 10.
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`It is expected that the examiner will review the prosecution and cited art in the parent
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`Application No. 16/219,054, filed December 13, 2018 (now Patent No. 11,012,282),
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`Application No. 15/648,978, filed July 13, 2017 (now Patent No. 10,158,518), and
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`Application No. 15/065,427, filed March 9, 2016 (now Patent No. 10,079,708), in
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`accordance with MPEP 2001.06(b), and indicate in the next communication from the office
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`that the documents cited in the earlier prosecution histories have been reviewed in
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`connection with the present application.
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`[_] 11. In accordance with the Federal Circuit decision in Dayco Prods., Inc. v. Total Containment,
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`Inc. 329 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2003), Applicants submit herewith Office Actions from the co-
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`to . The identification of these Office Actions is not to
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`be construed as a waiverof secrecy as to those applications now or uponissuance ofthe
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`present application as a patent. The Examineris respectfully requested to considerthe cited
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`applications and theart cited therein during examination.
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`It is respectfully requested that the Examinerinitial and return a copy of the enclosed IDS
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`Forms, and indicate in the official file wrapper of this patent application that the documents have
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`been considered.
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`The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to charge any fee deficiency, or
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Amirali Sharifi/
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`Amirali Sharifi
`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 68,887
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 3858.0040004
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`Date: August 30, 2022
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