Exhibit 1002
`Exhibit 1002
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`Exhibit 1002
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`U.S. PTO
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`13/506208
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`04/04/2012
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`PATENT APPLICATION B
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`ADDRESS TO.‘
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`APPLICATION ELEMENTS
`See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.
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`ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS
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`Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s))
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`Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SBI17)
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`Applicant claims small entity status.
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`Name of Assignee Pathway Innovations 8. Technologies,
`Both the claims and abstract must start on a new page
`(Forinformatlon on the preferred arrangement, see MPEP 608.01(a))
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`4. Drawlng(s) (35 U.S.C. 113)
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`5. Oath or Declaration
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`a. - Newly executed (original or copy)
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`A copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))
`for continuation/divisional with Box 18 completed)
`DELETION OF |NVENTOR(S)
`Signed statement attached deleting inventor(s)
`name in the prior application, see 37 CFR
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`37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement
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`Power of
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`11. E] English Translation Document (if applicable)
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`12. [Z] Infomtlon Disclosure Statement (PTOISB/08 or PTO-1449)
`Copies of citations attached
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`Application Data Sheet. See 37 CFR 1.76
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`7. 1:! CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or
`puter Program (Appendix)
`Landscape Table on CD
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`13. El Preliminary Amendment
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`14. E] Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)
`(Should be specifically itemized)
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`8. Nucleotide andlor Amino Acid Sequence Submission
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`Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i).
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`18. It a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information below and in the first sentence of the
`specification following the title, or in an Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1.76:
`[:1 Continuation
`[:1 Continuation-in-part (CIP)
`of prior application No.:
`E] Divisional
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`Examiner
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`19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
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`- Art Unit:
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`The address associated with Customer Number:
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`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.53(b). The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the
`USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to
`complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any
`comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form andlor suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer,
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED
`FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.0. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
`If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800—PTO-9199 and select option 2.
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`15. [3 Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
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`Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
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`The application data sheet is part of the provisional or nonprovisional application for which it is being submitted. The following fonn contains the
`bibliographic data arranged in a format specified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as outlined in 37 CFR 1.76.
`This document may be completed electronically and submitted to the Office in electronic format using the Electronic Filing System (EFS) or the
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`Secrecy Order 37 CFR 5.2
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`D Portions or all of the application associated with this Application Data Sheet may fall under a Secrecy Order pursuant to
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`37 CFR 5.2 (Paper filers only. Applications that fall under Secrecy Order may not be filed electronically.)
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`Applicant Authority ©'“Ve"t°'
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`Residence Information (Select One) © US Residency 0 Non US Residency 0 Active US Military Service
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`San Diego
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`Citizenship under 37 CFR 1.41(bi
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`Correspondence Information:
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`Enter either Customer Number or complete the Correspondence lnfonnation section below.
`For further information see 37 CFR 1.33(a).
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`|:] An Address is being provided for the correspondence lnfonnation of this application.
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`Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
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`Title of mvention
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`DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A CAMERA-SCANNER APPARATUS AND PERSONAL
`COMPUTER BASED PROCESSING SOFTWARE
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`Application Information:
`DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A CAMERA-SCANNER APPARATUS AND PERSONAL
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`Title of the Invention
`COMPUTER BASED PROCESSING SOFTWARE
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`Suggested Class (if any)
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`[:| Request Early Publication (Fee required at time of Request 37 CFR 1.219)
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`Request Not to Publish. I hereby request that the attached application not be published under 35 U.S.
`D C. 122(b) and certify that the invention disclosed in the attached application has not and will not be the subject of
`an application filed in another country, or under a multilateral international agreement, that requires publication at
`eighteen months after filing.
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`Representative Information:
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`Attorney Docket Number
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`PIT-114US
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`Small Entity Status Claimed X]
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`Representative information should be provided for all practitioners having a power of attorney in the application. Providing
`this infonnation in the Application Data Sheet does not constitute a power of attorney in the application (see 37 CFR 1.32).
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`either Customer Number. or
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`O US Patent Practitioner O Limited Recognition (37 CFR 11.9)
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`Domestic BenefitlNational Stage Information:
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`This section allows for the applicant to either claim benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c) or indicate National Stage
`entry from a PCT application. Providing this information in the application data sheet constitutes the specific reference required by
`35 U.S.C. 119(e) or 120, and 37 CFR 1.78(a)(2) or CFR 1.78(a)(4). and need not otherwise be made part of the specification.
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`P'i°rAvP'i°ai°n Number
`61/298912
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`Additional Domestic Benefit/National Stage Data may be generated within this form
`by selecting the Add button.
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`Foreign Priority Information:
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`This section allows for the applicant to claim benefit of foreign priority and to identify any prior foreign application for which priority is
`not claimed. Providing this information in the application data sheet constitutes the claim for priority as required by 35 U.S.C. 119(b)
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`Application Number
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`Priority Claimed
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`Additional Foreign Priority Data may be generated within this form by selecting the
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`Assignee Information:
`Providing this information in the application data sheet does not substitute for compliance with any requirement of part 3 of Title 37
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`of the CFR to have an assignment recorded in the Office.
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`If the Assignee is an Organization check here.
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`Organization Name
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`Pathway Innovations and Technologies, Inc.
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`Mailing Address Information:
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`Signature:
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`A signature of the applicant or representative is required in accordance with 37 CF R 1.33 and 10.18. Please see 37
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`PTO/SBI14 (07-07)
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`Title of Invention
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` Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
`DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A CAMERA-SCANNER APPARATUS AND PERSONAL
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`COMPUTER BASED PROCESSING SOFTWARE
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`This collection of infonnation is required by 37 CFR 1.76. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which
`is to file (and by the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This
`collection is estimated to take 23 minutes to complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application data
`sheet form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to
`complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief information Officer, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR
`COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`PIT- 1 14US
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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Appln. No:
`Applicant:
`Filed:
`Title:
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`TC/A.U.:
`Examiner:
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`To be assigned
`Ji Shen et al.
`Concurrently herewith
`DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A CAMERA-SCANNER APPARATUS
`AND PERSONAL COMPUTER BASED PROCESSING SOH'WARE
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`To be assigned
`To be assigned
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`IN FORMATIO N DISCLOSURE STATEM ENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98 and to the duty of disclosure set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. § 1.56, the Examiner in charge of the above—identified application is requested to
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`consider and make of record the references listed on the PTO/SB/08 form submitted herewith.
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`A copy of each reference listed on the PTO/SB/08 form, other than U.S. patents, is enclosed
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`Although the information submitted herewith may be "material" to the Examiner's
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`consideration of the subject application, this submission is not intended to constitute an
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`admission that such information is "prior art" as to the claimed invention.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(g), the filing of this Information Disclosure
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`Statement shall not be construed to mean that a search has been made.
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`PIT-1 14US
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`PATENT
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed concurrently with the above-
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`referenced application.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Derek Richmond, Reg. No. 45,771
`Attorney for Applicants
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`DR/mc
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`Enclosures: PTO/SB/08
`International Search Report
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`Dated: April 4, 2012
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`P.O. Box 980
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`Valley Forge, PA 19482-0980
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`The Director is hereby authorized to charge or credit Deposit Account No. 18-0350 for any additional fees. or any
`underpayment or credit for overpayment in connection herewith.
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`PTO/SB/08a (02-09)
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEM ENT BY APPLICANT
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`Complete if Known
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`concurenvvheremh
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`Examiner Name
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`SHEET 1 of 2
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`Attorney Docket No.
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`PIT-114US
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Document Number
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`Date
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`‘EXAMINER: initial if reference considered, whether or not citation is In conformance with MPEP 609. Draw line through citation if not in conformance and not
`considered.
`Include copy of this form with next communication to Applicant.
`‘Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional).
`‘See Kind Codes of USPTO Patent Documents at www,g,;§p_t_Q,gQy or MPEP 901.04.
`’Enter Offlce that issued the document, by the two-letter code (WIPO Standard St.3).
`‘For Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent document.
`‘Kind of document by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible.
`‘Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language translation is attached.
`The collection of Information is required by 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to flle (and by the
`USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Inforrnatlon Offlcer, U.S. Patent
`and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.0. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS
`ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
`If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 (1-800-786-9199) and select option 2. PTOISBI08a (02-09)
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`PTO/SBI08b (02-09)
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`Complete if Known
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
`(Use as many sheets as necessary)
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`Fmneoate
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`Application Number
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`PIT-114US NON-PATENT LITERATURE DOCUMENTSI Include name of the author (in CAPITAL LETTERS), title of the article (when appropriate), title of the item (book,
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`Examiner Name
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`T0 be assigfled
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`SHEET 2 of 2
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`Attorney Docket No.
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`magazine, journal, serial, symposium, catalog, etc.), date, page(s), volume-issue number(s), publisher, city and/or
`country where published
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`-- International Search Report mailed March 25, 2011, for PCT/US2011/022549 filed January 26, 2011.
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`Signature
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`Considered
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`*EXAM1NER: initial If reference considered, whether or not dtation is in conformance with MPEP 609. Draw line through citation If not in conformance and not
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`lndude copy of this form with next communication to Applicant.
`‘Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional).
`‘Applicant is to place a check mark here If English language translation Is attached.
`The collection of information Is required by 37 CFR 1.98. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO
`to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is esflmated to take 120 minutes to complete, lndudlng
`gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the
`amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information offlcer, US. Patent and
`Trademark Offlce, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
`SEND TO: commissioner for Patenu, P.0. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
`If you need assistance in completing the fonn, call 1-800-PTO-9199 (1-800-786-9199) and select option 2.
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`13/506,208
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`04/04/2012
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`Ji Shen
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`PIT—114US
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`3359
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`RATNERPRESTIA —
`P.O. BOX 980
`RUST, ERIC A
`VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482-0980
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`ART UNIT
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`2674
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`MAIL DATE
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`11/06/2012
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL—90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Exhibit 1002
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`Exhibit 1002
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`Office Action Summary
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`Application No.
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`13/506,208
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`Examiner
`ERIC A. RUST
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`App|icant(s)
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`SH EN ET AL.
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`A“ Unit
`2674
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address --
`Period for Reply
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE § MONTH(S) OR THIRTY (30) DAYS,
`WHICHEVER IS LONGER, FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.
`Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR1.136(a).
`In no event, however, may a reply be timely filed
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`— Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
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`Status
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`1)IXl Responsive to communication(s) filed on 26 September 2012.
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`2a)I:I This action is FINAL.
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`2b)IXl This action is non—final.
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`3)I:l An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`; the restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`4)I:l Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`closed in accordance with the practice under Exparte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`5)IZl Claim(s) 1) is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s) j is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`6)I:l Claim(s) j is/are allowed.
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`7)|Zl Claim(s) ) is/are rejected.
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`8)I:l Claim(s) j is/are objected to.
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`9)I:l Claim(s) j are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`* If any claims have been determined allowable, you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent Prosecution Highway
`program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information, please see
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`Application Papers
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`10)I:I The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
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`11)|Z| The drawing(s) filed on 26 September 2012 is/are: a)IZI accepted or b)I:I objected to by the Examiner.
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`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
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`Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
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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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`a)|:I All
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`b)I:l Some * c)I:I None of:
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`1.|:I Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2.|:I Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. _.
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`3.|:I Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
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`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
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`Attachment(s)
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`1) IX] Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`2) X Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date 04/04/2012.
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`3) El Interview Summary (PTO-413)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date.
`4) D Other:
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`PTOL-326 (Rev. 09-12)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20121031
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`Claims 1-20 are pending in this application.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`2.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 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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`3.
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`Claims 1-2 and 4-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0012830 A1 to Also in view of U.S.
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`Patent No. RE42,898 E to Shimizu et al. (hereinafter, Shimizu).
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`In regard to claim 1, Also discloses a method of acquiring an image of a target
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`to provide an output video image comprising a plurality of frame images, the method
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`comprising: connecting a slave digital image sensing unit to a master personal
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`processor, the master personal processor receiving a series of frame images from the
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`slave digital image sensing unit (Aiso, Abstract, and Fig. 7);
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`displaying and/or storing the manipulated series of frame images as an output
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`video image without changing resolution of the output frame images (Aiso, Abstract,
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`Fig. 7, and [0043]),
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`wherein the slave digital image sensing unit is removably connected to the
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`master personal processor via a master personal processor port (Aiso, [0043]).
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`Also does not disclose using the master personal processor to manipulate the
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`series of frame images, including zooming in or out without changing resolution of the
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`frame images.
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`Shimizu, however, discloses manipulating images, including zooming in or out
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`without changing resolution of the frame images (Shimizu, col. 5, lines 30-51,
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`preserve zoom image with same size and resolution).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
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`invention to combine the disclosure of Shimizu with the disclosure of Also in order to
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`preserve output images to the same size and resolution to the standard angle view
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`(Shimizu, col. 5, lines 30-51).
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`In regard to claim 2, which depends from claim 1, neither Aiso nor Shimizu
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`disclose executing the manipulation in response to a user request in real time.
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`The Examiner, however, takes Official Notice that executing the manipulation in
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`response to a user request in real time is well known and expected in the art, and it
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`would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to
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`modify the cited references for such.
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`One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to modify the cited
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`references in such a way so as to give the user more options.
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`In regard to claim 4, which depends from claim 3, Also discloses wherein the
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`personal processor is housed in an external personal computer, further comprising
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`using an external personal computer to provide the processor used to manipulate the
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`series of frame images (Aiso, Fig. 1 and Fig. 3).
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`In regard to claim 5, which depends from claim 4, Also discloses wherein the
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`manipulation further comprises at least one of the operations selected from the group
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`consisting of: re—sizing the image; panning the image in a selected direction; rotating the
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`image in a selected direction and annotating the image (Aiso, Fig. 3, correct
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`positional shift).
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`4.
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`Claims 6-7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Aiso
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`and Shimizu in view of U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0177783 A1 to
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`Agrawala et al. (hereinafter, Agrawala).
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`In regard to claim 6, which depends from claim 5, neither Aiso nor Shimizu
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`disclose wherein annotating an image is conducted during re—sizing the image.
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`Agrawala, however, discloses wherein annotating an image is conducted during
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`re—sizing the image (Agrawala, [0043] — [0043]).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
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`invention to combine the disclosure of Agrawala with the disclosure of Shimizu and Also
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`in order to enable the user to add annotations similar in size to the existing document
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`information (Agrawala, [0042]).
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`In regard to claim 7, which depends from claim 5, Shimizu discloses wherein
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`the at least one operation is conducted without changing a resolution of the output
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`frame images (Shimizu, col. 5, lines 30-51).
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`5.
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`Claims 8-9, 12-13, and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Also in view of U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0206912
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`A1 to Megawa et al. (hereinafter, Megawa).
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`In regard to claim 8, Also discloses a method of acquiring an image of a target
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`comprising:
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`capturing a video image comprising the series of frame images in one
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`instantaneous snapshot of a subject's entire surface area without line-by-line scanning
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`(Aiso, Abstract, Fig. 7)
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`Also does not disclose using an external processor to compare a resolution of
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`each frame image of the video image with the reference resolution and adjusting the
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`resolution of each frame image to correspond to the reference resolution; and
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`determining a reference resolution at which each frame image of a series of frame
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`images will be maintained and storing the reference resolution in a non- transitory
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`medium; after comparing the resolution of each frame image, storing and/or displaying
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`in real-time each frame image on a display.
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`Megawa, however, discloses setting a resolution for images (Megawa, [0041]).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
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`invention to combine the disclosure of Megawa with the disclosure of Also in order to
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`enable the user to add annotations similar in size to the existing document
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`information (Agrawala, [0042]).
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`In regard to claim 9, which depends from claim 8, Also discloses wherein the
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`external processor is housed in a personal computer (Aiso, Fig. 1 and Fig. 3).
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`In regard to claim 12, which depends from claim 8, Also does not specifically
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`disclose displaying panning the image in a selected direction without changing a
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`resolution of the output frame images.
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`The Examiner, however, takes Official Notice that executing the manipulation in
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`response to a user request in real time is well known and expected in the art, and it
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`would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to
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`modify the cited references for such.
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`One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to modify the cited
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`references for such so that a user because it is common practice in the art of cameras.
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`In regard to claim 13, which depends from claim 8, Also discloses further
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`comprising when displaying each frame image on a display rotating the image in a
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`selected direction without changing a resolution of the output frame images (Aiso, Fig.
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`3, correct positional shift).
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`In regard to claim 16, which depends from claim 8, Also discloses further
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`comprising when displaying each frame image on a display, performing an image
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`manipulation selected from the group consisting of: re—sizing the image, re—sizing a
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`selected portion of the frame to provide a visual effect of rotating the image in three
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`dimensions, panning the image in a selected direction, rotating the image in a selected
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`direction, and annotating the image (Aiso, Fig. 3, correct positional shift).
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`6.
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`Claims 10-11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Aiso and Megawa in view of Shimizu.
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`In regard to claim 10, which depends from claim 8, neither Aiso nor Megawa
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`specifically disclose further comprising when displaying each frame image on a display
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`re—sizing the image without changing a resolution of the output frame images.
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`Shimizu, however, discloses manipulating images, including zooming in or out
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`without changing resolution of the fra