IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Darrell Diem
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`Art Unit: 2684
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`Application No: 14/629,347
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`Examiner: Curtis J King
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`Confirmation No: 8284
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`Filed: 02-23-2015
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`Atty. Docket No: 1114-0004001
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`Customer No: 124657
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`For: A LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM CONVEYING
`EVENT INFORMATION BASED ON
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`ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZATIONS
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`PATENT TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`RESPONSE TO FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Dear Sir:
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`INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 8, 2017, please amend the above-
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Claims are reflected in the listing of claims, which begins on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 9 of this paper.
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`GPSNA Ex. 1025
`GPSNA EX. 1025
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`In re Patent Application of:
`Darrell Diem
`
`Art Unit: 2684
`
`Application No: 14/629,347
`
`Examiner: Curtis J King
`
`Confirmation No: 8284
`
`Filed: 02-23-2015
`
`Atty. Docket No: 1114-0004001
`
`Customer No: 124657
`
`For: A LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM CONVEYING
`EVENT INFORMATION BASED ON
`
`ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZATIONS
`
`PATENT TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`RESPONSE TO FINAL OFFICE ACTION
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`
`P.O. Box 1450
`
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`Dear Sir:
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`INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
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`In response to the Office Action dated February 8, 2017, please amend the above-
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
`
`Claims are reflected in the listing of claims, which begins on page 2 of this paper.
`
`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 9 of this paper.
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`GPSNA Ex. 1025
`GPSNA EX. 1025
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`2.
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`(Cancelled)
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`(Currently Amended) A location tracking system comprising:
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`CLAIMS
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`one or more servers capable of receiving identifiers and location information for a plurality of
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`mobile devices having corresponding mobile device identification codes that identify each
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`mobile device;
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`the one or more servers configured to:
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`store in one or more databases information for groups of users of mobile devices
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`based on corresponding group identification codes that identify each group, each user
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`in a group having a user identification code associated with a corresponding group
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`identification code in the one or more databases, the user identification code
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`identifying the user, said groups being defined by a first administrator having a first
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`level of administrative privilege, said first level of administrative privilege being
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`used to authorize a user in each group to be a second administrator of a plurality of
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`second administrators, each second administrator having a corresponding second
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`level of administrative privilege associated with a group,
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`store in the one or more databases information for the plurality of second
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`administrators, each second administrator using a ‘th_e corresponding second level of
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`administrative privilege after a corresponding group is defined by the first
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`administrator to specify one or more information access codes, said one or more
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`information access codes specifying one or more users in the corresponding group
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`having access 1) to location information and 2) to event information other than
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`location information, wherein a ‘th_e location information corresponds to a coordinate
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`of a mobile device within a coordinate system corresponding to a map as determined
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`by a ‘th_e location information source associated with the mobile device, and wherein
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`an ‘th_e event information comprises at least one of a condition that relates a mobile
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`device location information to a zone where the occurrence of the event causes an
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`alert to be sent when a mobile device crosses a boundary associated with the zone;
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`wherein the first administrator defines the corresponding group independent of a
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`location of a zone;
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`control access to the location information and the event information in order to
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`protect the privacy of the location information and the event information based O_I1
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`the on one or more information access codes;
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`check the first level of administrative privilege to authorize a ‘th_e second
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`administrator having a second level of administrative privilege to be associated with
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`the group;
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`check the second level of administrative privilege to control conveyance of the
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`location and the event information regarding the group using the one or more
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`information access codes;
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`provide one or more interfaces configured to receive information related to a zone;
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`an event; and an alert for the group;
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`receive a request to set a zone for the group; the zone having a boundary that is
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`independent of where mobile devices are located;
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`receive a request to set an event for the group;
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`receive a request to set an alert for the group; the request identifying a recipient of
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`the alert;
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`store the group’s zone; event and alert in ‘th_e one or more databases;
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`receive identifiers and ‘th_e location information for mobile devices in the group;
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`compare the identifiers and location information with the group's zone and event to
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`determine whether to send the group’s alert;
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`cause the group’s alert to be sent; and
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`convey ‘th_e location information based on the one or more information access codes
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`specified for the group under said second level of administrative privilege.
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`3.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2; the one or more servers configured to:
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`receive information corresponding to a second zone and a second event associated
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`with a mobile object other than the mobile devices;
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`receive a request to set the second zone for the group;
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`receive a request to set the second event for the group;
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`store the group’s second zone and second event in the one or more databases; and
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`compare the location information for the mobile object with the second zone and the
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`second event to determine whether to send an alert associated with the second zone
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`and the second event.
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`4.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2; where an information access code specified for
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`the group comprises a group identification code.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4; where an ‘th_e information access code specified
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`for the group comprises an access list including one or more user identification codes
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`associated with the group identification code.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim~4v-5, where said access list further comprises a
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`plurality of sub-group identification codes, said sub-group identification codes identifying
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`corresponding sub-groups created within the group.
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim=4-6, where the one or more servers control access
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`to the one or more user interfaces for adding a mobile device to a sub-group based on the sub-
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`group identification code, wherein said second level of administrative privilege comprises a
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`privilege to create the sub-group, specify the sub-group identification code, and specify the
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`users in the sub-group.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2, where said first level of administrative privilege
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`is associated with an location and event (L&E) information service provider and said second
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`level of administrative privileges are provided by the L&E information service provider to
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`customers of the L&E information service, said mobile device identifications codes being
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`associated with vehicles in a plurality of vehicle groups under the second level of the
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`administrative privileges, wherein each vehicle group comprises vehicles used by drivers
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`associated with corresponding mobile object identification codes under the second level of the
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`administrative privileges, said mobile object identification codes being different from the
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`mobile device identification codes, each mobile object identification code being associated
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`with a mobile object comprising an NFC device, wherein a second event associated with the
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`mobile object that is different from the event is determined based on proximity of the driver to
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`the vehicle as determined using the NFC device.
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`9.
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`(Previously presented) The system of claim 2, where the one or more servers are further
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`configured to:
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`determine occurrence of a second event that is different from the event, said second event
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`being based on a condition associated with one or more mobile objects other the one or more
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`mobile devices, wherein a mobile object identification code that is different from the mobile
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`device identification codes is associated with a mobile object; and wherein the occurrence of
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`the event and the second event is determined based on a mobile device identification code and
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`the mobile object identification code.
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 9; where the one or more servers are further
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`configured to:
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`receive location information from the mobile device associated with the mobile
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`device identification code;
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`receive location information from the mobile object associated with the mobile
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`object identification code;
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`determine occurrence of the event based on the location information from the mobile
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`device associated with the mobile device identification code; and
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`determine occurrence of the second event based on the location information from the
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`mobile object associated with the mobile object identification code.
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 10; where the location of the mobile object is
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`determined based on its proximity to the mobile device as determined by a proximity device
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`associated with the mobile object.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2; where the one or more servers are configured to
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`further control access privileges to sensor information other than the location and the event
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`information based the on one or more information access codes.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2; where the first level of administrative privilege
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`is used to administer a first information sharing environment (ISE) and the second level of
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`administrative privilege is used to administer a corresponding second ISE of a plurality of
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`second ISEs created within the first ISE; said first and second ISEs comprising a computing
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`network where the conveyance of the location and the event information from a server to the
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`groups is controlled or configured, wherein each second ISEs is configured to be administered
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`independent of other second ISEs and the first ISE using the one or more information access
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`codes.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2, where said one or more information access
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`codes further comprise one or more user identification codes and one or more sub-group
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`identification codes associated with users in a sub-group having access to the location and the
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`event information.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2, where the location information source
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`comprises a proximity device, where location information is based on proximity of the mobile
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`device to another device or to another object.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 15, where said proximity device comprises a
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`Bluetooth device.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 15, where said Qother device or object comprises a
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`mobile device.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 15, said Qother device or object comprises a fixed
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`device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2, where the location information of a mobile
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`device is determined using an NFC device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 19, where said NFC device is associated with a
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`driver of a vehicle.
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`20.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 2, where said location information source
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`provides outdoor location of a mobile device and a second location information source other
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`than the location information source provides indoor location information of the mobile
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`device, wherein said location information comprises at least one of the outdoor location
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`information or the indoor location information.
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`22.
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`23.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, where identifiers comprise a zone identifier
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`code identifying a zone and an event identifier identifying an event that cause the one or more
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`servers to send the alert.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 22, where identifiers further comprise a sensor
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`identifier.
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`REMARKS
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`The Applicant thanks the Examiner for the careful consideration of the present application
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`and for guidance in advancing prosecution of the instant application. Claims 2, 5-7, and 17-18 have
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`been amended as shown above. Claims 2-23 remain pending.
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`Claim objections
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`All claim objections raised in this Action have been corrected. The claim amendments above
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`show that objections to claims 2 and 6 have been corrected. The Action also objected to claim 9 for
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`having the wrong claim status identifier “Previously Presented” when in fact it should have been
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`“Currently Amended”. Applicant now correctly uses the claim status identifier “Previously
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`Presented” as there are no further amendments made to claim 9.
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`Rejections under 35 USC § 112
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`All claim rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112 in this Action have been overcome via the claim
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`amendments as shown above according to the EXaminer’s suggestion.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`All claims are now considered allowable based on amendments shown above that overcome
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`all rejections under 35 U.S.C. ll2.
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`CONCLUSION
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`In View of the above,
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`it is respectfully submitted that all pending claims are now in
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`allowable form. Early issuance of a Notice of Allowance is respectfully submitted
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`Dated: Februag 8, l7
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Robert S. Babayi/
`Robert S. Babayi
`Registration No.: 33,471
`VECTOR IP LAW GROUP
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`(202) 446-1481 (Direct)
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