Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

Filing 297

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of 296 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Evidence of the 301 Family Patents Under the Doctrine of Equivalents by Defendants/Counter Claimants Vonage America, Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit E# 6 Exhibit F# 7 Exhibit G)(Campbell, Terrence)

Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

Doc. 297 Att. 6

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EXHIBIT F

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ractitioners

Docket No. 1057f

PA TENT

IN TIlE IJNITED

STATES PATENT
Christie

AND TRADEMARK

OFFP2E

In

re application

of Joseph Michael 09/082049
1998

Application No. Filed

Group No.

2662
Patel

May 20

For

METHOD SYSTEM

AN APPARATUS

Examiner A.

FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Assistant Commissioner for Patents

Washington

D.

C.

20231

RECEIVED
JUN

AMENDMENT
Technology Dear A. Patel

O01
Center 2600

In

response

to the Office

Action of time

dated

January

30 2001

please

consider

the following

remarks.

one-month

extension

is

requested.

7/
Please cancel claims

In the Claims and add

152-296

new

claims

297-342

as follows.

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--2. new
system for

method of

operating the

processing

system to control

packet

communication

user

communication
signaling

method comprising
for the user

receiving

message
signaling

communication system
processing

from

narrowband

communication

system into

processing

processing the signaling

message

in the signaling

system to generate

query

message
transferring the query message

from the signaling

processing

system to

service

processing system
processing that identifies the

query message

in the service

processing

system to select communication
the network

network

code

network and

element to provide
to generate

egress

from the packet
indicating

system for the

user communication

response

message

code

transferring

the response

message

indicating

the network

code

from the service

processing system to the signaling processing the response message
indicating the network

processing

system
processing

message

in the signaling

system to generate

control

code and
message
indicating the network

transferring

the control

code

from the signaling

processing system to the packet

communication

system.

9The
Point

method of claim

herein

the service

processing

system comprises

Service

Control

SCP.

3/ new

The method of claimawherein
Initial

processing

the signaling

message

comprises

processing an

Address

Message

lAM.

new The
processing

method of claimMwherein
System

processing

the signaling

message

comprises

Signaling

SS7

message.

1.

new

The method of claim .9Iwherein processing
Q.931 message.

the signaling

message

comprises

processing

new

The method

of claim

wherein processing

the signaling

message

comprises

processing in-band signaling.

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12 new The
code

method of claim3.iwherein
caller

processing the query message
in

to select

the network

comprises processing

number

information

the query message.

new The
code

method of claim

3wherein

processing

the query message in the query message.

to

select

the network

comprises processing called

number information

new

The method of claim

wherein processing
caller

the signaling

message

to generate

and

transfer the query message

comprises processing

number information

in the signaling

message.

31 new
transfer the

The method of claim rherein.processing
query message comprises processing
called

the signaling

message

to generate

and

number information

in the signaling

message.

/1

new The

method of claim 9Tfurther
to

comprising
the network

in the

service

processing system

processing geographic information

select

code.

new The
processing

method

of claim
information

further comprising to select

in the service

processing system

load balancing

the network

code.

3pinew

The method of

claim further
to

comprising
the network

in the service

processing

system

processing time of day information

select

code.

/1/

new
processing

The method of claim 29further
network alarm to select

comprising
code.

in the service

processing system

the network

/_
3/Y1

new

The method of

cIaim

wherein the network

code

comprises

logical

address

of the

network

element.

/4
3y1

new The

method of claim
message

further comprising to select

in the signaling to provide

processing system
the egress

processing the response communication
system.

DSO

connection

from the packet

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it
.l31new The method
processing the response packet communication of claim .29Iurther message
system. to select

comprising
wireless

in the signaling

processing system from the

connection to provide the egress

/9

3new
/1

The method of claimwherein

the network

element comprises

switch.

A-

1.5

new The

method of claime91wherein

the network

element comprises

multiplexer.

2O

3J new The
new

method of

claim9

wherein the network

element comprises

server.

The method of

claim7

wherein the network

element comprises

service

platform.

3Snew
19

The method of claim 2wherein

the user

communication

comprises voice.

new The

method of claim

wherein the

signaling

processing

system and

the service

processing system are external

to any

communication

switches.

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new
communication

processing

system to control

packet

communication

system for

user

the processing

system comprising system configured to receive network and process query message
to select

service

processing

network

code

that identifies

element to provide egress and
transfer

from the packet response

communication

system for the user communication
the network

and to generate

message

indicating

code and
processing

signaling

system configured

to receive

and

process

signaling

message and
to

from
receive

narrowband and process code

communication
the response to the packet

system to generate message
to generate

and and

transfer the query message transfer control

message

indicating

the network

communiction

system.

371.

The

processing Control Point

system of claim

wherein the service processing

system comprises

Service

SCP.

new The
Initial

processing

system of claim .Owherein

the signaling

message

comprises an

Address

Message

JAM.

new The
Signaling

processing system of

claim2wherein

the signaling

message

comprises

System

5S7

message.

0i3 p4.

new

The

processing

system of claim

.herein

the signaling

message

comprises

Q.931

message.

new
signaling.

The

processing

system of claim

3ierein the

signaling

message

comprises in-band

new The
configured

processing system of
caller

claimvherein

the service

processing system
to select

is

to process

number

information

in the query message

the network

code.

317.

new The

processing called

system of claim 2wherein

the service

processing system
to select

is

configured to process

number

information

in

the query message

the network

code.

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ZCnew
configured

The

processing caller

system of claim21i

wherein the signaling
in the signaling

processing
to

system and

is

to process

number

information

message

generate

transfer

the query message.

new
configured
the

The

processing called

system of

claim2iwherein
information

the service

processing system
to generate

is

to process

number

in the signaling

message

and

transfer

query message.

gft

new The
configured

processing

system of claim

3wherein
to select

the service

processing
code.

system

is

to process

geographic information

the network

new The
configured

processing

system of claim

32

wherein the service
to select

processing
code.

system

is

to process

load balancing

information

the network

new The
configured

processing time

system of

claim32
to

wherein the service
select the network

processing system
code.

is

to process

of day information

new The
configured
to

processing

system of claim 3$vherein

the service code.

processing system

is

process

network

alarm to select the network

34.

new The

processing

system of

claimwherein

the network

code

comprises

logical

address

of the network

element.

new The
configured
the packet

processing

system of claim message

3i wherein
to select

the signaling

processing system
to provide the

is

to process

the response

DSO

connection

egress

from

communication

system.

new The
configured

processing

system of claim message

36

wherein the signaling
wireless

processing system
to provide the

is

to process

the response

to select

connection

egress

from the packet

communication

system.

new The

processing

system of claim

3vherein

the network

element comprises

switch.

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.38.

new The

processing system of claim

wherein the network

element comprises

multiplexer.

new The

processing

system of

claimO

wherein the network

element comprises

sewer.

3new
platform.

The

processing

system of claim

2wherein

the network

element comprises

seice

4i new
voice.

The processing system of claim

wherein

the user

communication

comprises

$fr

new
service

The processing system of claim 3.2 wherein
to

the signaling switches.

processing system and
--

the

processing system are extenial

anycoimnunicatign

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Remarks
Claims 152-296 were pending and
rejected.

Claims

152-296

have

been

replaced with and do not

new

claims

297-342.
matter.

The

new

claims

297-342

are fully supported

by

the specification

contain

new

Applicant

requests

allowance of claims

297-342.

Claims view of U.S.

152-296

were

rejected

under 35 U.S.C.

103a
For
that

over U.S. Patent
user communication

5509010
the

in

Patent

5473679

the La Porta references.
network code

claimed service provide
transfers

processing

system selects communication

identifies

network

element to system
code.

egress

from

packet

system and

the signaling

processing

control

message

to the packet

communication

system indicating

the network

See

claims

297

and

320 and

see the Application

page

18

lines 14-23.

In the

La

Porta

references an

the processing

system selects
the

an ATIVI

connection and

transfers

control

message

to

ATM

switch

indicating

ATM

connection.

To
cells

the

ATM

switch

the

ATM
The

connection

identifies

an output

VPI/VCI

for routing

ATM

out of the

ATM

switch.

ATM
communication

connection system.

does not identify

network

element to provide

egress

from

packet

Conclusion. such reasons
are

Applicant
in light

submits that there are additional remarks and

reasons

for patentability

but

moot

of the above

additional

remarks are omitted in the

interests of brevity.

Respectfully

submitted

SIGNATUI OF PRACTITIONER
Michael
Setter

J.

Reg. No.

37936

Phone

303

546-1300 449-5426

Fax

303

CORRESPONDENCE

ADDRESS

Customer No. 021396

Attn
Sprint

Harley R. Ball

Law
Ward

Department

8140

Parkway

Mailstop Kansas

MOKCMIPO5O6
City Missouri 64114

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