Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 150

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C - Part 1, #5 Exhibit C - Part 2, #6 Exhibit C - Part 3, #7 Exhibit C - Part 4, #8 Exhibit C - Part 5, #9 Exhibit C - Part 6, #10 Exhibit C - Part 7, #11 Exhibit C - Part 8, #12 Exhibit D, #13 Exhibit E, #14 Exhibit F, #15 Exhibit G - Part 1, #16 Exhibit G - Part 2, #17 Exhibit G - Part 3, #18 Exhibit G - Part 4, #19 Exhibit G - Part 5, #20 Exhibit H)(Cherensky, Steven)

Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

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My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below, next to my name. I believe I am the original, first, and sole inventor (If only one name Is listed below) or an original, first, and joint inventor (If plural names are listed below) of' the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought on the invention entitled
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I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification, inclUding the claim(s), as amended by any amendment referred to above. I do not know and do not believe that the same was ever known or used in the United States of America before my invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before my invention thereof or more than one year prior to this application, that the same was not in public use or on sale in the United States of America more than one year prior to this application, and that the invention has not been patented or made the subject of an inventor's certificate issued before the date of this application in any country foreign to the United States of America on an application filed by me or my legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months (for a utility patent application) or six months (for a design patent application) p r i o r to this application. I acknowledge the duty to disclose all information known to me to be material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1.56. I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code, Section 119, of any foreign application(s) for patent or inventor's certificate listed below and have also identified below any foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate haVing a filing date before that of the application on which priority is claimed: Prior Foreign Application(s) (Number) (Number) (Number) (Country) (Country) (Country) (Day/MonthNear Filed) (Day/MonthNear Filed) (Day/MonthNear Filed) Priority .Qlail'w1 Yes Yes Yes

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Additional claim'fees of $ as a 0 l a r g e e n t i t y 0 small e n t i t y , i n c l u d i n g a n y r e q u i r e d m u l t i p l e d e p e n d e n t claim fee, are r e q u i r e d . Applica~sts u b m i t the a d d i t i o n a l claim fees or cancel t h e a d d i t i o n a l claims for which fees a r e due. NO SURCHARGE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. The o a t h or declaration:

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does not cover i t e m s o m i t t e d a t time of executibrr;"

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Number and Filing Date is required. A S U I tCHARGE MUST ALSO BE SUBMITTED AS INDICATED BELOW.
4. 0

5.

~ s i g n a t u r e to the oath or declaration is: ~.

The o a t h or d e c l a r a t i o n does not identify th~pplication to which it applies. An o a t h or d e c l a r a t i o n in compliance with 37 CFR 1.63, identifying the ~p'plication by the above Application N u m b e r a n d F i l i n g D a t e is ~ed. A SURCHARGE MUST ALSO BE'SUBMITT AS INDICATED BELOW. s s i n g ; , { ] a reproduction; 0 by a p e r s o n o t h e r t h a n the i n v e n t o r or a p e r s o n qualified u n d e r 37 CFR 1.42, 1.'43, or 1.47. A properly s i g n e d o a t h or d e c l a r a t i o n in compliance w i t h 37 CFR 1.63, identifying the ~PElication by the above Application N u m b e r a n d F i l i n g D a t e is r e q u i r e d . A SURCHARGE MUST ALSO BEi'SUBMITTED AS INDICATED BELOW..

6. 0

The s i g n a t u r e of the following j o i n t inventor(s) is m i s s i n g from t h e o a t h or declaration:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . An o a t h or d e c l a r a t i o n l i s t i n g the n a m e s of all i n v e n t o r s a n d signed by
the o m i t t e d inventor(s), i d e n t i f y i n g t h i s application b f 1 h e above Application N u m b e r a n d Receipt Date is r e q u i r e d . A SURCHARGE MUST ALSO BE SUBM,ITTED AS INDICATED BELOW. 7.0 The a p p l i c a t i o n was filed i n a l a n g u a g e other- t h a n English. Applicant m u s t file a verified E n g l i s h t r a n s l a t i o n of the a p p l i c a t i o n a n d a fee of $30.00.·under 3J CFR 1.17(k), u n l e s s t h i s fee h a s a l r e a d y been paid. NO SURCHARGE IS RERQUIRED FOR THIS EPE~L A $50.00 processing fee is r e q u i r e d for r e t u r n e d -ch,eck~:"'(37 CFR 1.21(m)). -, ' Your filing r e c e i p t was m a i l e d i n ' e r r o r because check was r e t u r n e d w i t h o u t p a y m e n t . Other.

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8.0 9.0

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An Application N u m b e r a n d F i l i n g Date have been a s s i g n e d to t h i s application. The m i s s i n g p a r t s a n d fees
i d e n t i f i e d above in i t e m s 1 a n d 3·6 m u s t be .t~ely provided ALONG WITH THE PAYMENT OF A SURCHARGE of$JjO.OO for l a r g e e n t i t i e s or $~.OO for s m a l l e n t i t i e s who h a v e filed a verified s t a t e m e n t ,laiming such s t a t u s . The s u r c h a g e is set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(e). Applicant is given ONE MONTH FROM 'THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, OR TWO MONTHS FROM THE F I L I N G DATE of t h i s application, WHICHEVER IS LATER, w i t h i n which to file all missing p a r t s a n d pay any fees r e q u i r e d above to avoid a b a n d o n m e n t . E x t e n s i o n s of t i m e may be o b t a i n e d by filing a p e t i t i o n accompanied by the e x t e n s i o n fee , u n d e r the provisions of 37 CFR 1. 136(a). D i r e c t the r e s p o n s e to, a n d a n y q u e s t i o n s about, t h i s notice to ATTENTION: Application Division, Special H a n d l i n g U n i t .

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04860.P62 IN

Richard Mander, et al. Examiner: Serial No.: 07/876,921 Art Unit: 230 Filed: April 30, 1992

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For: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

GROUP 230
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Washington, D.C. 20231 Sir: Applicant hereby provides a listing pursuant to 37 CFR 1.56, on PTO Form 1449 and encloses a copy of the references cited on the above referenced form. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.97, this information disclosure statement is being submitted under 37 C.F.R. §1.97(b). Very truly yours, BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

Date:

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10

,1992

I hereby certify that this correspondence is b.ein~ depo~i.ted with the United States Postal Service aslirstclass mall With sulliclent postage in an envelope addressed \0 the Commissioner 01 Patents and Trademarks, Washington, D.C. 20231 on

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Malone. T.W., How Do People OrganizeTheir Desks? Implications for the Design of Office
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January 1983. pp. 99-112. Miller P. Terelbaum S., and Webb, K. BUSINESS an end-user orientedapplication development lanzuaze SIGMOD Record. 12 1 (October 1981).00.38-69.

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UNITED STATES ·.JEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE P a t e n t and T r a d e m a r k O f f i c e
Address: . COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS Washington, D C . 20231

SERIAL NUMBER

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PAPER NUMBER

'?3f11 DATE MAILED:
T h i s is a c o m m u n i c a t i o n f r o m t h e e x a m i n e r in c h a r g e o f y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n ,

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C O M M I S S I O N E R OF P A T E N T S A N D T R A D E M A R K S

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a p p l i c a t i o n has been examined

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to communication f i l e d on

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T h i s action is made f i n a l .

A shortened s t a t u t o r y period for response to t h i s a c t i o n is set to expire

3
2. 4. 6.

month(s),

- - = : . . crays from the date of this l e t t e r .
35 U.S.C. 133

F a i l u r e to respond w i t h i n the period for response w i l l cause the a p p l i c a t i o n to become abandoned. . J " H E FOLLOWING ATTACHMENT(S) ARE P A R T OF THIS A C T I O N : l i 2 1 . J 0 t i c e of References Cited by Examiner, P T 0 - 8 9 2 . . . . .A J ' \

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P a r t II 1.

[ 2 j ' Notice

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!nformation on How to E f f e c t Drawing Changes, PTO·1474 SUMMARY OF ACTION

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~tice re Patent Drawing, PTO·948.
Notice of informal P a t e n t A p p l i c a t i o n , Form PTO·152

~Iaims 1- 7 .:;)
Of the above, c l a i m s '

are pending in the appl i c a t i o n . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are withdrawn from c o n s i d e r a t i o n . have been c a n c e l l e d . _

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are r e j e c t e d .

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6. 7. 8. 9.

are objected to.

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are s u b j e c t to r e s t r i c t i o n or e l e c t i o n requirement.

g T h i s a p p l i c a t i o n has been f i l e d w i t h informal drawings which are acceptable for examination purposes u n t i l such time as a l l o w a b l e s u b j e c t m a t t e r is i n d i c a t e d .

0 0 0 0

A l l o w a b l e s u b j e c t matter having been i n d i c a t e d , formal drawings are required in response to this O f f i c e a c t i o n . The corrected or s u b s t i t u t e drawings have been received on not acceptable (see e x p l a n a t i o n ) . · These drawings are

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acceptable;

10.

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0

proposed d r a w i n g c o r r e c t i o n a n d / o r the

0

proposed a d d i t i o n a l or s u b s t i t u t e sheet(s) of d r a w i n g s , f i l e d on disapproved by the examiner (see e x p l a n a t i o n ) . , has been

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approved by the examiner.

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disapproved (see e x p l a n a t i o n ) . However,

the Patent and Trademark O f f i c e no longer makes d r a w i n g changes. It is now a p p l i c a n t ' s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to ensure that the drawings are corrected. C o r r e c t i o n s MUST be effected in accordance with the i n s t r u c t i o n s set f o r t h on the attached l e t t e r " I N F O R M A T I O N ON HOW TO E F F E C T DRAWING C H A N G E S " , PTO·1474. 12.

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13. 14.

been Wed in parent a p p l i c a t i o n , s e r i a l no.

; f i l e d on

Since this a p p l i c a t i o n appears to be in c o n d i t i o n for a l l o w a n c e except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is closed in accordance w i t h the p r a c t i c e under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11; 453 a . G . 213.

Other

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E X A M I N E R ' S ACTION

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1.

This application has been filed with informal drawings which Formal drawings

are acceptable for examination purposes only.

w i l l be required when the a p p l i c a t i o n i s allowed. 2. The t i t l e of the invention i s not d e s c r i p t i v e . A new t i t l e

is required that i s clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. 3. The information disclosure statement f i l e d 8-14-92 has been PTO-1449.

considered as shown on the attached copy of 4.

C l a i m s 1 - 7 2 a r e r e j e c t e d u n d e r 35 U . S . C . § 1 1 2 , s e c o n d

paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and d i s t i n c t l y claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. 5. In independent claim 1. line 4, i t i s unclear where the

g r a p h i c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i s " p r o v i d e d " n o r how i t i s p r o v i d e d . In lines 7-8, i t i s unclear whether the "said f i r s t document and said second document" are the same as r e c i t e d in l i n e s 4-6 since they are recited as separate f i r s t and second plurality of documents. In independent claim 37, line 3, "providing" is again considered to be vague and indefinite since i t has not been s t a t e d w h e r e o r how t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i s p r o v i d e d . ' I n Independent claims 1 and 37, the word "and" should be inserted before the l a s t step in order to be grammatically correct.

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Art Unit 2301

In independent claim 66, lines 11-14 are qonsidered to be unclear because these lines do not recite any structural element which i s part of the "computer filing system." Furthermore, i t

i s not clearly stated where the "graphical representatioft" i s presented. I t i s a l s o u n c l e a r how a l l o f t h e d i f f e r e n t

"representations" and "graphical representations" are related and whether they ,are all displayed simultaneously. The dependent claims are rejected for f u l l y incorporating the deficiencies of their base claims. 6. The following i s a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs o f 35 U . S . C . § 1 0 2 t h a t f o r m t h e b a s i s f o r t h e r e j e c t i o n s u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n made i n t h i s Office a c t i o n : A person shall be entitled to a patent unless - (e) the invention was described in a patent granted on an application for patent by another filed in the United States before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or o n a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n b y a n o t h e r who h a s f u l f i l l e d the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 371(c) of t h i s t i t l e before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent. C l a i m s 1 - 7 2 a r e r e j e c t e d u n d e r 35 U . S . C .
§

102(e) as being

a n t i c i p a t e d by Levine e t a I , U.S. Patent No. 5,060,135. 7. The patent to Levine e t a l discloses the i n s t a n t invention

including displaying a plurality of documents in a reduced format (stamps 34) on a display screen. Levine et al further disclose

associating multiple documents by using a cursor and a pointing device to "drag" the documents to the desired p i l e (70) column 12, l i n e 25 e t seq.) (see

Levine et al further disclose using

an automatic process which enables the user to order the

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d o c u m e n t s by a l p h a b e t i z i n g , c h r o n o l o g i c a l o r d e r o r " o t h e r w i s e manipulate the contents" (see column 13, l i n e 30 e t seq.) Levine

et al further disclose the use of their system with electronic mailing systems (see column 15, l i n e 32 e t seq.) 8.
9.

No c l a i m s a r e a l l o w e d . The p r i o r a r t made o f r e c o r d a n d n o t r e l i e d u p o n i s

considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
10. Any i n q u i r y c o n c e r n i n g t h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n o r e a r l i e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n s f r o m t h e e x a m i n e r s h o u l d be d i r e c t e d t o H e a t h e r Herndon whose telephone number i s [phone].

Any i n q u i r y o f a g e n e r a l n a t u r e o r r e l a t i n g t o t h e s t a t u s o f t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n s h o u l d be d i r e c t e d t o t h e G r o u p r e c e p t i o n i s t whose telephone number i s [phone].

deke~R/ td/ ~ _ H ath r . Hern on
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PTOFORM948
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listed on the back of this Notice. 1. Paper and ink. 37CFR 1.84(a) D Poor Quality Paper. Must Be White. Transparent Paper Not Allowed. Sheet(s)

are approved.

Corrected drawings must be submitted according to the instructions

5. Hatching and Shading. 37 CFR 1.84(d)

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2. Size of Sheet and Margins. 37 CFR 1.84(b) Acceptable Paper Sizes and Margins
Paper Size

Margin Top

81/2by 14inches 2 inches 1/4inch 1/4inch 1/4inch

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INFORMATION ON HOW TO EFFECT DRAWING CHANGES

1. Correction of Informalltles-37 CFR 1.85 File new drawings with the changes incorporated therein. The artunit number, serial number and number of drawing sheets should be written onthe drawings inaccordance with37CFR 1.84(1). Applicantmaydelayfilingofthe new drawings until receiptofthe "Notice of Allowability" (PTOL-37). If delayed, the new drawings MUST be filed within the THREE MONTH shortened statutory period set for response in the "Notice of Allowability" (PTOL-37). Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37CFR 1.136. The drawing should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittal letter addressed to the Official Draftsman. TimIng ot Corrections Applicant is required to submit acceptable corrected drawings within the three month shortened statutory period set in the "Notice of A1lowability" (PTOL-37). Within that three month period, two weeks should be allowed for review bythe Office of the correction. If a correction is determined to be unacceptable by the Office, applicant must arrange to have acceptable correction re-submitted within the original three month period toavoid the necessity ofobtaining an extension ottlme and paying the extension fee. Therefore, applicant should file corrected drawings as soon as possible.
Failure to take corrective action within set (orextended) period will result in ABANDONMENT of the Application.
2. Correct/ons other than Informalities Noted by the Draftsman on the PTO-948 Allchanges to the drawings, other than informalities noted bythe Draftsman, MUST be made in the same manner as above except mat, normally, a red inksketch of the changes to be incorporated into the new drawings MUST be approved bythe examiner before the application willbe allowed. No changes willbe permitted to be made, other than correction of informalities, unless the examiner has approved the proposed changes.

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Attorney's Docket No.: InretheAj:pICaIbn of:

04860 P624 (inventor(s})

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serial f\b.:
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07J87e 921

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MED-IOO AND APPABATIJS FOR ORGANIZING INEOBMAllON IN ACOMPUTER SYSJEM
(title) MISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS

The fee has been calculated as shown below: (Col. 3) Present Extra Total SMALL ENTITY Rate Additional Fee x11 $ x37 $ OTHER THAN A SMALL ENTITY Rate Additional Fee x22 $ x74 $

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+115 $ +230 $ L - - J 0 nd n I 1m Total Total If the entry in Col. 1 is less than the entry in Col. 2, write "0" in Col. 3. Add.Fee $ Add. Fee $ ** If the "Highest No. Previously Paid For" IN THIS SPACE is lessthan 20, write "20" in this space. *** If the "Highest No. Previously Paid For" IN THIS SPACE Is less than 3, write "3" In this space. The"Highest No. Previously Paid For" (Total or Independent) is the highest number found from the equivalent box in Col. 1 of a prior amendment or the number of claims originally filed.
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A chad< in the amount of$ is attachedfor presentation of additional claim(s). Applicant(s) hereby Petition(s) for an Extension of Time of month(s) pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a). A checkfor $ 84000 is attached for processing fees under 37 C.F.R. § 1.17. Please charge my Deposn Account No.~ the amount of $ _ A d u p l i c a t e c o p y of t h i s s h e e t Is e n c l o s e d . The Commissioner is hereby authorizedto charge payment of the following fees associated with this communication or credit any overpaymentto Deposit Account No. ~ (a d u p l i c a t e c o p y of t h i s s h e e t Is e n c l o s e d ) : - 2 L - Any additional filing fees required under 37 C.F.R. § 1.16 for presentation of extra claims. - 2 L - Any extension or petition fees under 37 C.F.R. § 1.17.

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Filed: April 30, 1992 For: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Washington, D.C. 20231 Sir: In response to the Office Action mailed June 3, 1993, please enter the following amendments and consider the following remarks.

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A method for organizing information in a computer display device and a first plurality of documents, said

filing system having method comprising :

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second document from sal first plurality of documents; creating a colle ion of documents comprising a second plurality of documents having said first doc ment and said second document; representation of said collection of documents on said display device; ocuments in said collection by displaying an indicia of said at least one d

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[providing"

representation of a first do ument and a representation of a second document; ion of documents comprising said first and said second documents; displaying a represe tation of said collection of documents; and. determining a represe ation of said collection when a third document is added to said collection b sed on one of: (a) an internal representation of each of the documents in said collection, and (b) a user defined specification.

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A computer filing system for organizing information in
processor, a bus, and memory for storing

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information including a pluralit of documents, said computer filing system comprising: a display means for oducing a display of graphical

representations, said display means oupled to said processor; a cursor control means co pled to said processor, said cursor control means for controlling the position f a cursor on said display;

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a s itch means for indicating a selection of an object displayed on said display, said s itch means coupled to said processor and having a first and a second positio . epresentation of a first document and a graphical representation of a second ocument, said cursor control means and said said graphical representations of said first and said second documents collection of documents comprisin a means for creating a raphical representation of said collection of documents comprising said first an said second document; and a means for determining a presentation of said collection, said to create a

means for determining providing a represe tation based on an internal representation of said first and said second

REMARKS The Examiner rejected certain claims under § 112, first paragraph. These rejections have been noted, and the claims have been amended to overcome these rejections. The rejections concerning "providing" and "and" have been addressed by amending the pertinent claims. The Examiner's comments concerning lines 7-8 of claim 1 have been noted. It is submitted that no amendment is necessary because the claim is not ambiguous. It is true that there are two pluralities of documents, a first plurality of documents and a second plurality of documents. However, it is clear that the first and second documents are in both the first plurality of documents and the second plurality of documents. It is noted that the first plurality of documents may contain other documents which are not in the second plurality of documents and vice versa. Concerning claim 66, the Examiner has stated that lines 11-14 are "considered to be unclear." It is submitted that with the present amendment, these lines are now clear in that the graphical representations of the first and second documents are displayed on a display device which is part of the computer filing system. Thus, these graphical representations are indeed
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presented by being displayed on the display device. It is noted that the representation of the collection as required in the last subparagraph of this claim 66 is a representation that need not be displayed. This representation has been described in various ways, including for example, the vector representation of a collection of documents. It is submitted that in view of the specification, claim 66 is not ambiguous or "unclear." Applicant has provided a new title in order to satisfy the Examiner's request concerning a new title. Applicant has also amended the specification to refer to the patent number which is now available for the application referred to on page 48 of the present application. Applicant has also submitted separately the PTO Form 1449 along with two patents which were cited in the PCT search for the corresponding PCT application. These references were cited as "defining the general state of the art which is not considered to be part of the particular. evidence ..." The remaining rejection by the Examiner is under § 102(e) on the basis of a U.S. patent to Levine. It is respectfully submitted that Levine does not anticipate or render obvious the present invention. Levine describes a direct manipulation user interface system which has stamps which may be aligned together and moved as an aligned group which is referred to as a stack. It is noted that Levine merely describes certain visual aspects and certain user interactions with the computer system of Levine without describing any of the underlying functionality provided by the system of the present invention. In many ways, the Levine system with its stack of stamps represents nothing more than a "dumb" collection of documents without the features of the present invention. For example, there is no teaching or suggestion in Levine that a representation of the collection of documents, such as, for example, a vector representation as described in the present application be provided for the collection of documents. Moreover, there is no disclosure or suggestion in Levine that any of the documents in a collection of documents may be viewed by displaying an indicia of the document. Rather, in Levine, only the document which is the top stamp on the top of a stack can be viewed in a full screen mode by selecting it. See, column 12, lines 50-53 of Levine. Thus, Levine actually
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teaches away from the present invention in that Levine allows the user to see only a full screen view of a particular document if that document is on top of the stack. Thus, Levine does not teach or suggest the required step of "viewing at least one of the documents in said collection by displaying an indicia of said at least one document." See claim 1. Also, Levine fails to disclose or suggest a representation of a collection of documents. For example, Levine does not disclose "determining a representation of said collection when the third document is added to said collection..." See claim 37. It is noted that there are numerous dependent claims which add further limitations which are neither suggested nor taught by Levine. See, for example, claims 7, 8 , 1 7 and 18. In conclusion, it is respectfully submitted that Levine does not anticipate and does not render obvious the presently claimed invention. Applicant hereby petitions for an extension of time to respond the pending Office Action and has enclosed herewith a check for the extension fee. . ' her charges, please charge our Deposit Account No. 'VI Very truly yours, BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

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In Re Application of: Richard Mander, et al. Serial No.: 07/876,921 Filed: April 30, 1992 For: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Washington, D.C. 20231 Sir: Applicant hereby provides a listing pursuant to 37 CFR 1.56, on PTO Form 1449 and encloses a copy of the references cited on the above referenced form. The Applicant has enclosed check no. 3074 for $200.00, as required for submission of Information Disclosure Statements under 37 C.F.A. § 1.56, § 1.97, and § 1.17(p). Very truly yours, BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

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~sponslve to communication flied on 1;;;;3-9.3 ~ action Is made final.

month(s), A shortened statutory period for response to this action is set to expire Failure to respond within the period for response will cause the application to become abandoned.

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1.

This action is in response to the correspondence filed

December 3, 1993, which has been entered into the record. 2. 3. The amended t i t l e of the invention has been approved. The information disclosure statement f i l e d 12-3-93 has been PTO-1449.

c o n s i d e r e d a s s h o w n on t h e a t t a c h e d c o p y o f

4. The f o l l o w i n g i s a q u o t a t i o n o f t h e a p p r o p r i a t e p a r a g r a p h s o f 35 U . S . C . § 102 t h a t f o r m t h e b a s i s f o r t h e r e j e c t i o n s u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n made i n t h i s O f f i c e a c t i o n : A person shall be entitled to a patent unless - ( e ) t h e i n v e n t i o n was d e s c r i b e d i n a p a t e n t g r a n t e d o n a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r p a t e n t by a n o t h e r f i l e d i n t h e u n i t e d s t a t e s before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or on a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n by a n o t h e r who h a s f u l f i l l e d the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 3 7 1 ( c ) o f t h i s t i t l e b e f o r e t h e i n v e n t i o n t h e r e o f by t h e applicant for patent. C l a i m s 1 - 7 2 a r e r e j e c t e d u n d e r 35 U . S . C .
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102(e) as being

a n t i c i p a t e d by L e v i n e e t a I , u . s . P a t e n t No. 5 , 0 6 0 , 1 3 5 . 5. The patent to Levine e t a l discloses the instant invention

including displaying a plurality of documents in a reduced format ( s t a m p s 34) on a d i s p l a y s c r e e n . Levine et al further disclose

a s s o c i a t i n g m u l t i p l e d o c u m e n t s by u s i n g a c u r s o r a n d a p o i n t i n g device to "drag" the documents to the desired p i l e (70) c o l u m n 1 2 , l i n e 25 e t s e q . ) (see

Levine et al further disclose using

an automatic process which enables the user to order the d o c u m e n t s by a l p h a b e t i z i n g , c h r o n o l o g i c a l o r d e r o r " o t h e r w i s e m a n i p u l a t e t h e c o n t e n t s " ( s e e c o l u m n 1 3 , l i n e 30 e t s e q . ) Levine

et al further disclose the use of their system with electronic m a i l i n g s y s t e m s ( s e e c o l u m n 1 5 , l i n e 32 e t s e q . )

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The applicant has stated t h a t Levine "merely describes

certain visual aspects and certain user interactions with the computer system of Levine without describing any of the u n d e r l y i n g f u n c t i o n a l i t y p r o v i d e d by t h e s y s t e m o f t h e p r e s e n t invention." H o w e v e r , t h e " f u n c t i o n a l i t y p r o v i d e d by t h e s y s t e m

of the present invention" has not been distinctly set forth in the independent claims. T h e c l a i m l a n g u a g e a s now a m e n d e d m e r e l y

sets forth the display of the representations of the documents which i s considered to be equivalent to the system as disclosed by L e v i n e e t a l e 7. 8. No c l a i m s a r e a l l o w e d . T h e p r i o r a r t made o f r e c o r d a n d n o t r e l i e d u p o n i s

considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. 9. THIS ACTION I S MADE FINAL. Applicant i s reminded of the
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1.136(a).

A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE TO THIS FINAL ACTION I S SET TO EXPIRE THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ACTION. IN THE EVENT A FIRST RESPONSE I S FILED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE MAILING DATE OF THIS FINAL ACTION AND THE ADVISORY ACTION I S NOT MAILED UNTIL AFTER THE END OF THE THREE-MONTH SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD, THEN THE SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD WILL EXPIRE ON THE DATE THE ADVISORY ACTION I S MAILED, AND ANY EXTENSION FEE PURSUANT TO 37 C . F . R . § 1 . 1 3 6 ( a ) WILL BE CALCULATED FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THE ADVISORY ACTION. IN NO EVENT WILL THE STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE EXPIRE LATER THAN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS FINAL ACTION.

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Herndon whose telephone number i s [phone]. Any i n q u i r y o f a g e n e r a l n a t u r e o r r e l a t i n g t o t h e s t a t u s o f t h i s application should be directed to the Group receptionist whose telephone number i s [phone].

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