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`EXHIBIT B
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`EXHIBIT B
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`UNITED STAlES P A lENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.o. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`111980,185
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`10/3012007
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`Lakshmi Arunachalam
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`5863
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`7590
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`Clifford Kraft
`320 Robin Hill Dr.
`Naperville, IL 60540
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`10119/2009
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`EXAMINER
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`VU, VIETDUY
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`2454
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`MAIL DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`10/1912009
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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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`Office Action Summary
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`11/980,185
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`Examiner
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`ARUNACHALAM, LAKSHMI
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`Art Unit
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`2454
`Viet Vu
`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address --
`Period for Reply
`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE 1 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 CFR 1.136(a). In no event, however, maya reply be timely filed
`after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.
`If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.
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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
`1 )IZI
`Responsive to communication(s) filed on 03 January 2008.
`This action is FINAL.
`2b)1ZI This action is non-final.
`2a)0
`3)0 Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)1ZI Claim(s) 1-110 is/are pending in the application.
`4a) Of the above claim(s) __ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`5)0 Claim(s) __ is/are allowed.
`6)1ZI Claim(s) __ is/are rejected.
`7)0 Claim(s) __ is/are objected to.
`8)1ZI Claim(s) 1-110 are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`Application Papers
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`9)0 The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`10)0 The drawing(s) filed on __ is/are: a)O accepted or b)O objected to by the Examiner.
`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
`Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
`11)0 The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PTO-152.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)0 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`a)O All b)O Some * c)O None of:
`1.0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2.0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3.0 Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
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`Attachment(s)
`1) 0 Notice of References Cited (PTO-B92)
`2) 0 Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-94B)
`3) 0 Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SS/OB)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date __ .
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`4) 0 Interview Summary (PTO-413)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date. __ .
`5) 0 Notice of Informal Patent Application
`6) 0 Other: __ .
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`U.s. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-326 (Rev. OB-06)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No.lMail Date 20091014
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`Application/Control Number: 11/980,185
`Art Unit: 2454
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`Restriction:
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`1. Restriction to one of the following inventions is required
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`under 35 U.S.C. 121:
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`I.
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`Claims 1-17, 53-59 and 72-85, drawn to interface for
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`conducting Internet transaction, classified in class 709,
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`subclass 219.
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`II. Claims 18-24, drawn to network portal for accessing
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`application database, classified in class 709, subclasses 219,
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`250.
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`III. Claims 25-39 and 60-71, drawn to data
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`switching/routing in network, classified in class 709,
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`subclasses 219, 328.
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`IV. Claims 40-52, drawn to application of web service,
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`classified in class 709, subclass 219 and class 705, subclasses
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`26, 28.
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`V.
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`Claims 86-110, drawn to provisioning web services,
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`classified in class 709, subclasses 203, 219 and class 719,
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`subclass 313.
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`Inventions I-V are related as subcombinations disclosed as
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`usable together in a single combination. The subcombinations are
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`distinct if they do not overlap in scope and are not obvious
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`variants, and if it is shown that at least one subcombination is
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`separately usable. In the instant case, each invention has a
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`distinct application as set forth above.
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`Because these inventions are distinct for the reasons given
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`above and have acquired a separate status in the technological
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`complex art, examination of all inventions would impose serious
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`burden to the examiner. Accordingly, restriction for examination
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`purposes as indicated is proper.
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`Applicant is advised that the reply to this requirement to
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`be complete must include an election of the invention to be
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`examined even though the requirement be traversed (see 37 CFR
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`1.143) .
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier
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`communications from the examiner should be directed to Viet Vu
`whose telephone number is 571-272-3977. The examiner can
`normally be reached on Monday through Friday from 7:00am to
`4:00pm. The Group general information number is 571-272-2100.
`The Group fax number is 571-273-8300.
`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are
`unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, Nathan Flynn, can be
`reached on 571-272-1915.
`Information regarding the status of an application may be
`obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval
`(PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may
`be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status
`information for unpublished applications is available through
`Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system,
`see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov.
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`Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR
`system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-
`9197 (toll-free).
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`/Viet Vu/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2454
`10/14/09
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