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`Communication pursuant to Article 9453) EPC
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`The examination or the abovovidentified application has roveaie'd that'it does not meet tho requirements of the
`European Patent Convention for the reasons eocfosed hereMth. If we deficiencies indicated are not rectifieo
`the appiioation may ho. refused pursuant to Arfioie 97(2) EPC‘
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`You are invited to me your observations and insofar as the deficiencies are such as to be reotifiabte», ‘to correct
`the indicated deficiencies within a period
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`of
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`4 months
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`from me notification-of this communication, this period being computed in aocordanoewithRojas-126$} arid
`131m} and {4} EPC. One set 03‘ amendments to the: description, ciaims and drawings is to be filed within'the
`said period on separatesheets (RI 50(1) EPC).
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`If filing amendments; you must’ identify them and indicate tho basisfor them in the appiécation as filed. Faiiore
`to meet either requirement may toad to a communication from the Examining Division requesting that you
`carreot this deficiency (R. 137(4) EPC).
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`Faiioro to oompiy with this invitation in due time will resultin the application being deemed to be
`withdrawn (Art. 94(4) 5P0),
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`Registered Letter
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`MICROSOFT CORP. ET AL.
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`EXHIBIT 1004
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`Wiitink, Jan Gerhard
`Primary Examiner
`For the Examining Division
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`Encissurets):
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`5 pageis reasons (Form 2906)
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`Anmeldeer:
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`Tfle examination is being carried out on thefollowing appiication documents,
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`Description, Pages
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`as originatly filed
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`Cfaims; Numbers
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`'as ariginany'filed
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`Reference is made to the foitawing documents; the numbering wit! be adhered
`to in the res: of theproceduter
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`{)1
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`US 5 805 775 A (EBERMAN BRiAN SCOTT [LES] ET AL) 8'
`September 1998 (3 998»09~08)
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`W0 02]? 2982 A (OBJECT SERVECES AND CONSULTING {USD
`14 February 2002 (200202-14) : .8: US 7 027 975 B1
`(PAZANQAK P’ABLN {US} ET AL) 11 April 2006 (2006—044 1,)
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`The present-appfication does notmget the requirements of Article 52(1) EPC'
`because the subjectmatter of ciai'm‘s 1 ands do not Era/Give an inventive-step
`within the meaning of Articbe 56 ERG:
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`2.1
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`Document D1 is considered to be the pr‘ior‘art ctosest to the method of claim 1
`and discioses:
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`A memod for progtamminga
`control a Computer system 10 ...)
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`device (command and
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`based on a high-fave! code (. .x using naturai language m) comprising
`Operative language (... interactions @ cotumn 3, fine 6')»,
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`the mefhod comprising:
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`is parsed by the parser 180 @
`parsing (nalural language text 161
`rewritesvthe input {ext byapp‘iylng
`column 5, line 471/ The parser 130
`the rules as indicated @ column 6, line 24.) the high»fovel code
`(command phrase
`Open the home page of doe @ columrr 6, line 19)
`for Keywords (open the home page @ column 6, lines 10, 18‘ 30, 32,
`(Rule 1), (Rule 4)) to recognize the operative language;
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`determining at least one operation (getficmempoge @ column 6, lines-
`10, “£8, 30, 32‘ (Rule ‘1), (Rule 4)) associated with the Operative
`language;
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`determining whether high~level code comprises keywords (of doc)
`defining one or more rolaticns‘hlcs ("JOHN DOE“ @ column 6, lines 16;
`28, (Rule 8))
`corresponding to the Operative language;
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`and
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`producing an oxocutablo code (the subotrlng: {getwhomeppagc "JOHN
`005"] will cause a "gefmhomempagg request 42’ to be genorato‘d by a
`"gotfihomogagc" callback procedure @ column, 6, line 47)
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`that can be ‘execulod by
`the 439939
`commemoofion dovico (The string can be immediately interpreted
`by the evaluator 140)
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`to perform the respective operation (the evaluator 140 can request
`the opening of the JOHN DOES home page) associated with the
`operative language:
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`wherein
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`the high»lovel code comprises atloa'st one sentence. (open the home
`page of doc @ column 6, line 22’)
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`formatted in accordance with a fimt context (mongol language input text
`16‘; @ ‘cclumn 6) line 20).
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`2,2
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`The method of claim 1 therefore differs from this known method in the
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`following additional features (indicated above inW):
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`(l) mobile ccmmunic‘atfbn
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`(ll) Conditions
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`(iii) microcontroller
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`with their cbv§ous lndeponclont‘ technical effects of increased flexibility,
`applicabiilty and efficiency,
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`ER) Form 2996 {34,977}?
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`However, these features are described in document D2 as providing the, same
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`advantages as in the present application:
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`the thin Client includes a computingdevice selected'iro-m the iist
`consisting of: personai computer: persenal digitai assistant;W
`(mobife cbmmunication’deviCe);.net TV;
`(microconfrol/er) ugmggg ggngrgiigr (imicrcoom‘mfler); and smart
`appliance @ 132$ claim 74;
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`If
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`receivas input in the form of sequential source
`The parser 310
`program instinciions, interactive oniine commands, markup tags, or
`some other defined interface» and breaks them into parts (for example,
`the nouns (obieCts). verbs (methods), and. their attributes or cations
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`(relationships and conditions» (q?) 02, page 1 1, line 4.
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`The skilled person would therefore regard it as a hernia! tiesign option to
`include these features in the methad described in document 0? in order in
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`solve the probiem posed.
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`Thereinre, the subjectumatier‘of claim 1 does notinvoive an inventive step.
`within the meaning of Article 56 EPC,
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`The features of independent system claim 8 correspond one~to~one to thc'ise
`of independent meihod claim i;therefore, the subject-matter of claim 8 does
`not involve an inventive step within. the meaning of Article '56 EPC.
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`Oegendeni ciaims 2-7, SM 5 do not appear :0 contain any additional! features
`which, in combinatianwiih, the features mi any claim to whiéh they refer, meet
`"the requirements: of the EPC with respect in inventive Steam the reasons being
`as follows:
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`The features relating to either the mobile communication device or a network
`server performing the parsing and determiningsteps, relating to a distributed
`environment and transmiiting highdevel code and executable code (claims
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`2-6, 94 3) are disclosed in document DZ:
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`the *methc’ci 200 operates an a system 'i 00 that includes the iniemetaa
`the: commanicativ‘za connector 106 (distributed enVironmeni) between a
`ciientelemeni: 104 and. the server eiement 102, the step 202 'oi‘i-npuitin’g
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`is performed at the client element 104 and the step 204 Of ’req’ueSiin’gi an
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`appropriate parser is communicated over the communicative connector
`106 to the server eiement 102. The server element 102 (noon/ark sen/en
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`can maintain or make‘accessiole a selection of parser imm amongone
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`or mate careers of a so malted "parser-farm”. in this manner, on
`appropriate parser (parsing and determining steps) for the particular
`input .trom the client eiement 104 is useahle, and the parser need not
`(although it may be) available in or at the client element 104 (mobile:
`communication device) itself.@ 02, page-8, line ‘1
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`if
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`On selection of the parser in the step 206‘ the parser in a step 208
`performs a'parse of the query or command input in the step 202.. The
`step 208 is repeated until a well formed grammar constituent is specified.
`Once the parse in the step 208 is completed, a step 210 returns a
`translation (executable code.) from the parser of the, parsed query or
`command @ 0.2.page'8, line 18.
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`If
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`See also D2, page 12, line. t2 .» page 14, line 20.
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`3,2
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`The features relating to natural language context and keywords (claims 7, 14,
`15) are disclosed in document Di ; see the passages cited for claim 1.
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`4
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`it is not at present apparent which part of the application could serve as a
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`basis for a new, allowable ciaim. Should the applicant nevertheless regard
`some particular matter as patentabte, an independent claim should bellied
`taking account of Rule 48(1) EPCx Theoppiicant should also indicate how the
`eubiocomatter of the new claim differs fromthe state of the art and the
`significance thereof.
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`4.1
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`4,2
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`When filing amended claims the applicant should-at the same time bring the
`description into conformity with the amended ciaimso Care should be taken
`during, revision, especially of the introductory portion and of any statementSof
`problem or advantagex not to add euoiectematter which extends beyond the
`content of the. application as originally filed (Articte 123(2) EPG}.
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`Amendments should be made by filing replacement pages. Unnecessary
`recasting of the description should be avoided, An amended abstract is not
`required; The applioant should also take account of the requirements of Rule
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`EPO Form 2906 33131113}
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`AppltéationNa: 05 "1'32 633.1
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`Sheét
`27.07.2020
`Date
`Demands n“:
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`50(1) EPC. If handwritten amendments are. submitted, they shoutd be ctearty
`tegitale to the printer,
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`4.3
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`in orderto facilitate the; examination, of the conformity/Of the amended
`application wittt the requirements cf Artiste “123(2) .EPC, the applicant should
`CIéarly identity theamendmen‘ts madeg irrespe’t’étive {fit Whether they cancem
`amendments by addition reptaCemeint or deletion, and indicate the passages
`of the application as filed on which these amendments are: based'tsee'
`Guidetines E-lt, 1). If the appliCant considers it apprOprSate, these indications
`Could be submétted in handwritten form on a copy of the retevant parts of the
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`appitcation as flied.
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`4,4
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`To meet the requirements of Rute 42(1)(b) EPCt the documents 01 and [)2
`should be identified in the description and the retevant background art
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`disclosed therein shoutd be briefly discussed.
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`WI’LTtNKt Jan Gerhard
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`First Examiner
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`ER) Farm 2906; $334917 Fit
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