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. 7

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EXHIBIT G

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Practitioners

Docket No

1057c

PATENT

IN TIlE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND
of Joseph Michael
Christie

TRADEMARK

OFFICEr$rf
Pu

In

re application

Application No. Filed 05/20/1998

09/082040

Group No. Examiner

2662
A. Patel
t.jjL

For

METHOD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CONTROL

Assistant Commissioner for Patents

Washington

D.

C.

20231

RESPONSE
Dear A. Patel

In

response

to

the

Office

Action dated

January 17 2001 please one-month

enter

this

amendment and

consider

the

following

remarks.

extension

of time

is

requested with fee authorization

in the transmittal.

In the Claims
Please cancel

claims

149-292

and

add

new claims

29as

follows.

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293.

new

processing

system

to

control

packet

communication

system for

user

//

coiunication
call

the processing

system comprising
to

processor

configured
to

process

signaling that

message

from network

narrowband element
to

communication provide

system from

select

network

code

identifies

egress

the packet

communication
to

system for the user communicatioyÆd message
for the user

an interface communication

configured

receive

the signaling

from

the narrowband

communication
to

system and communication

transferntrol
sy

message

indicating

the network

code

the packet

em.

294.

new

The processing system of claim 293 Message

wherein

the

naling

message

comprises

an

Initial

Address

JAM.

295.

new

The processing system of claim 293
System

erein

the signaling

message

comprises

Signaling

SS7

message.

296.

new

The processing system

aim 293

wherein

the signaling

message

comprises

Q.931

message.

297.

new

The

processin

ystem

of claim 293

wherein the signaling

message

comprises

in-band signaling.

298.

new The
caller

pr

cessing

system of claim 293
information
in

wherein the

call

processor
select

is

configured
code.

to process

umber

the signaling

message

to

the network

299.

new

he processing system of claim 293
called

wherein the

call

processor
to select the

is

configured
code.

to proces

number

information

in the signaling

message

network

300.

new
rocess

The processing system of claim 293
point

wherein the
to

call

processor
code.

is

configured

to

code

in the signaling

message

select

the network

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301.

new The

processing

system of claim 293 code

wherein the

call

processor
to

is

confi

red

to process code.

circuit identification

in the signaling

message

select

the

netrk

302.

new The

processing system of claim 293 message process
to

wherein the
transfer

call

proces

is

configured
control

to process

the signaling receive

generate

and

query to

ervice
to

point

and

and

response

from the service

control/oint

select

the

network

code.

303.

new The

processing system of claim 293 information
to

wherein
code.

call

processor

is

configured

to process

geographic

select

the networ

304.

new The
load

processing system of claim 293 balancing information
to

erein

the call

processor

is

configured

to process

select

network

code.

305.

new The

processing system of
to

clai

293

wherein the

call

processor

is

configured

to process

time of day information

ect the network

code.

306.

new The

processing syste alarm
to

of claim 293
ect the network

wherein
code.

the call

processor

is

configured

to process

network

307.

new The
address

processin

system of claim 293

wherein

the network

code

comprises

logical

of the

work

element.

308.

new The
the

pr

cessing

system of claim 293
to

wherein the coimection

call

processor

is

configured from

to process the packet

sialing message
munication

select

DSO

to

provide

the egress

co

system.

309.

ne

The processing system of claim 293
the signaling

wherein the

call

processor
to

is

configured

to

Proyss

message

to select

wireless

connection

provide

the egress

fro

the packet

communication

system.

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310.

new

The processing system of claim 293

wherein the network

element

es

switch.

311.

new

The processing system of claim 293

wherein the network

comprises

multiplexer.

312.

new The

processing system of claim 293

wherein

the

element comprises

server.

313.

new The
platform.

processing system of claim 293

element comprises

service

314.

new The

processing system of claim 293

comprises voice.

315.

new

The processing system of claim
switches.

wherein the processing

system

is

external

to

any communication

316.

new

processing

system to

cotrol

packet

communication

system for

user

communication
call

the processing

sysn

comprising network code
that identifies

processor configurIto
egress frory4he

select

network

element

to

provide

packet

communication

system to

nanowband

communication

system forkIe user communication and

an interface from
the processing

confired sy/em
to

to

transfer

control

message

indicating

the network

code

the packet

communication

system and
to

transfer

signaling

message

for the

use/communication
stem.

from the processing system

the narrowband

communication

317.

new

processing system of claim 316
ddress

wherein

the signaling

message

comprises

an

Initial

Message IAlvI.

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318.

new

The processing system of claim 316
System

wherein the signaling

message

Signaling

SS7

message.

319.

new The

processing system of claim 316

wherein

the signaling

comprises

Q.931

message.

320.

new The

processing

system of claim 316

wherein

the

message

comprises

in-band signaling.

321.

new

The processing system of claim 316
of the network
element.

network

code

comprises

logical

address

322.

new The
DSO

processing system of claim 316/Therein connection
to

the call

processor

is

configured system

to select

provide

the

egrys from
connection.

the packet

communication

and

the signaling

message

identifies

the

323.

new

The processing system of
wireless

aim 316

wherein

the call

processor

is

configured

to

select

connection messa

to

ppAiide

the egress

from the packet
connection.

communication

system and

the signaling

identifies

the wireless

324.

new The

processing

ystem

of claim 316

wherein the network

element comprises

switch.

325.

new

The pro

essing

system of claim 316

wherein

the network

element comprises

multiplexer.

326.

new

processing system of claim 316

wherein

the network

element comprises

server.

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327.

new

The

processing

system of claim 316

wherein the network

element corn

ses

service

platform.

328.

new The

processing

system of claim

316w

in the user

communication

comprises voice.

329.

new The

cessing

system of claim 316
--

wherein the processing

system

is

external

to

any co

unication

switches.

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Remarks
Claims with new 149-292 were pending and
rejected.

Claims

149-292

have

been
the

replaced

claims 293-329. and

The new claims 293-329 new
matter.

are fully supported

by

specification

do not contain

Applicant

requests

allowance

of claims

293-329.

Claims

149-252

were

rejected

under 35 U.S.C.

103a

over

U.S. Patent

5509010

in view

of U.S.

Patent

5473679 the La

Porta

references. system selects packet network code

For
that identifies

user

communication
element
to

the claimed processing

network

provide

egress

from

communication
to the packet

system and
communication

the processing

system transfers
the network

control

message

system indicating page

code.

See

claims 293

and

316

and

see

the Application

18

lines 14-23.

In

one

claim set 293-3

15

the processing

system

processes signaling
code. In the other

from claim
set

narrowband

communication
the processing

system to select system selects
to

the network

16-329

the network

code

to

provide
system.

egress

from the packet

communication

system

nanowband

communication

In

the

La

Porta

references
to an

the processing

system selects
the

an

ATM

connection

and

transfers

control

message

ATM

switch indicating an output

ATM

connection.

To

the

ATM
out

switch

the

ATM

connection identifies

VPI/VCI

for routing

ATM

cells

of the

ATM

switch.

The
packet

ATM

connection

does not identify system.

network

element to

provide

egress

from

communication

Conclusion. but such omitted

Applicant

submits that there of the above

are additional

reasons for patentability remarks are

reasons are moot in

light

remarks

and

additional

in the interests of brevity.

Z7
SIGNAIURE

Respectfully

submitted

PRACTITIONER

ATTORNEY

CONTACT

Michael

J.

Setter

Reg.

No.

37936

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