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`Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method Providing Time Data in a
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`13/615,419
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`Examiner
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`KLASSEN ET AL.
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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).
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`2a)IZI This action is FINAL.
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`3)0 An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`4)0 Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Disposition of Claims
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`5)1Zl Claim(s) 1-17is/are pending in the application.
`5a) Of the above claim(s) __ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`6)0 Claim(s) __ is/are allowed.
`7)1Zl Claim(s) 1-17is/are rejected.
`8)0 Claim(s) __ is/are objected to.
`9)0 Claim(s) __ are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`2.0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1. This office action is responsive to communication filed on 05/23/2013.
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`Response to Amendment
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`2. The examiner has acknowledged the amended specification and amended
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`claims 1, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 15-17. The objections to claims 5, 8, 13, 15, and 16
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`have been corrected and withdrawn accordingly. The objection to the
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`specification has been addressed and withdrawn accordingly. Claims 1-17 are
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`pending.
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`Response to Arguments
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`3. Applicant's arguments filed on 05/23/2013 have been fully considered but they
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`are not persuasive.
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`In the remarks, the applicant argues in substance that: A) Although Lapuyade
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`shows a prompt allowing the user to select an option to change to a new time
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`zone, it is unclear to Applicant how such a feature would suggest automatically
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`changing time information in an instant messaging conversation. B) There is
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`nothing to motivate a person skilled in the art to make a modification to
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`Appelman. Consequently, at most, the two features would be used in the same
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`device which says nothing more than in addition to displaying time stamps for
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`instant messages, the device can also prompt a user of a new time zone.
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`In response to A), Appelman displaying a first time information for an instant
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`message in the conversation in response to a first input [see at least Figs. 17-18,
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`the display of timestamp "13:21 :12"; col. 9, lines 49-67. The examiner considers
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`the entry of "How are you?" in Fig. 17 as the input]. Lapuyade discloses
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`displaying time and time zone information when a change in time zone has
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`occurred [see at least Fig. 7 and col. 6, lines 21-43]. As the user travels (i.e.,
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`time progress) from time zone 1 (first time information) to time zone 2 (second
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`time information), displayed time is automatically changed from time zone 1 to
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`time zone 2. Thus the combination of Appelman and Lapuyade clearly meets the
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`limitation of "automatically changing the first time information for the instant
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`message to a second time information as time progresses and displaying the
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`second time information instead of the first time information" as recited in claim 1.
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`For B), in response to applicant's argument that there is no teaching,
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`suggestion, or motivation to combine the references, the examiner recognizes
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`that obviousness may be established by combining or modifying the teachings of
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`the prior art to produce the claimed invention where there is some teaching,
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`suggestion, or motivation to do so found either in the references themselves or
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`in the knowledge generally available to one of ordinary skill in the art. See
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`In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071, 5 USPQ2d 1596 (Fed. Cir. 1988), In re Jones, 958
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`F.2d 347, 21 USPQ2d 1941 (Fed. Cir. 1992), and KSR International Co. v.
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`Teleflex, Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007). In this case, as applicant
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`indicated that the two features would be used in the same device: in addition to
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`displaying time stamps for instant messages, the device can also prompt a user
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`of a new time zone. It would be well within the knowledge generally available to
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`one of ordinary skill in the art to combine these two features to automatically
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`change the first time information in the first time zone for the instant message to
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`a second time information as time progresses (i.e., cross time zone boundary)
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`and displaying the second time information in the second time zone instead of
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`the first time information.
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`Thus, in view of such, the rejection is sustained as follows:
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`Claim Objections
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`4. The following claims are objected to because of the following informalities:
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`Claim 9, in line 11, the term "displaying" should be "display".
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`Claim 17, in line 8, the term "displaying" should be "display".
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`5. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art
`are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to
`a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`6. Claims 1-4, 9-12, and 17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Appelman et al. (US 7, 181,497 B1, hereinafter Appelman), in
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`view of Lapuyade et al. (US 7,219, 109 B1, hereinafter Lapuyade).
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`Regarding claim 1, Appelman discloses a method of displaying an instant
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`messaging conversation on a display of an electronic device, the method
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`comprising:
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`displaying a conversation of instant messages [see at least Figs. 16-17,
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`"F>" (from) and "T>" (to) messages; col. 9, lines 23-48];
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`displaying a first time information for an instant message in the
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`conversation in response to a first input [see at least Figs. 17-18, the display
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`of timestamp "13:21 :12"; col. 9, lines 49-67. The examiner considers the
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`entry of "How are you?" in Fig. 17 as the input].
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`Appelman does not disclose: automatically changing the first time information
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`for the instant message to a second time information as time progresses and
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`displaying the second time information instead of the first time information.
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`However, Lapuyade disclose displaying time and time zone information as a
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`result of user input when a change in time zone has occurred [see at least Fig. 7
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`and col. 6, lines 21-43]. Thus it would have been obvious to a person with
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to incorporate
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`Lapuyade's teaching into Appelman's method for the purpose of alerting the user
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`when a time zone change has occurred by confirming and displaying time
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`information according to desired time zone, thereby providing better
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`management of time zone information on a handheld computer [see the
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`abstract].
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`Regarding claim 2, Appelman further discloses wherein the first time
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`information comprises an absolute time [see at least Fig. 18, field 666].
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`Regarding claim 3, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the claim invention
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`including wherein the second time information further comprises additional
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`information [see at least Lapuyade: Fig. 2, time zone information, and col. 6, lines
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`21-43]. See claim 1 for motivation.
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`Regarding claim 4, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the claim invention
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`including wherein the additional information comprises an indication of a day on
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`which the instant message was sent [see at least Lapuyade: Fig. 2, date, and col.
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`6, lines 21-43]. See claim 1 for motivation.
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`Regarding claim 9, Appelman discloses an electronic device for displaying an
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`instant messaging conversation, the electronic device comprising:
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`a display; a memory; and a processor electronically coupled with the
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`display and the memory [see e.g., Figs. 1, 2, client stations], the processor
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`configured to:
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`display a conversation of instant messages [see at least Figs. 16-17,
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`"F>" (from) and "T>" (to) messages; col. 9, lines 23-48];
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`display a first time information for an instant message in the
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`conversation in response to a first input [see at least Figs. 17-18, the
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`display of timestamp "13:21 :12"; col. 9, lines 49-67. The examiner
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`considers the entry of "How are you?" in Fig. 17 as the input].
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`Appelman does not disclose: automatically change the first time information
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`for the instant message to a second time information as time progresses and
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`displaying the second time information instead of the first time information.
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`However, Lapuyade disclose displaying time and time zone information as a
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`result of user input when a change in time zone has occurred [see at least Fig. 7
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`and col. 6, lines 21-43]. Thus it would have been obvious to a person with
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to incorporate
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`Lapuyade's teaching into Appelman's method for the purpose of alerting the user
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`when a time zone change has occurred by confirming and displaying time
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`information according to desired time zone, thereby providing better
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`management of time zone information on a handheld computer [see the
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`abstract].
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`Regarding claim 10, Appelman further discloses wherein the first time
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`information comprises an absolute time [see at least Fig. 18, field 666].
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`Regarding claim 11, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the claim invention
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`including wherein the second time information further comprises additional
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`information [see at least Lapuyade: Fig. 2, time zone information, and col. 6, lines
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`21-43]. See claim 1 for motivation.
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`Regarding claim 12, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the claim invention
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`including wherein the additional information comprises an indication of a day on
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`which the instant message was sent [see at least Lapuyade: Fig. 2, date, and col.
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`6, lines 21-43]. See claim 1 for motivation.
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`Regarding claim 17, Appelman discloses a non-transitory computer readable
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`medium comprising computer executable instructions embedded thereon [see
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`col. 3, lines 25-38] for execution by a processor of an electronic device such that,
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`when executed, cause the processor to:
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`display a conversation of instant messages [see at least Figs. 16-17, "F>"
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`(from) and "T>" (to) messages; col. 9, lines 23-48];
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`display a first time information for an instant message in the conversation
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`in response to a first input [see at least Figs. 17-18, the display of timestamp
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`"13:21 :12"; col. 9, lines 49-67. The examiner considers the entry of "How are
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`you?" in Fig. 17 as the input].
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`Appelman does not disclose: automatically change the first time information
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`for the instant message to a second time information as time progresses and
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`displaying the second time information instead of the first time information.
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`However, Lapuyade disclose displaying time and time zone information as a
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`result of user input when a change in time zone has occurred [see at least Fig. 7
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`and col. 6, lines 21-43]. Thus it would have been obvious to a person with
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to incorporate
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`Lapuyade's teaching into Appelman's method for the purpose of alerting the user
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`when a time zone change has occurred by confirming and displaying time
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`information according to desired time zone, thereby providing better
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`management of time zone information on a handheld computer [see the
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`abstract].
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`7. Claims 5, 6, 13, and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Appelman and Lapuyade as applied to claim 1, and further in
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`view of Mathewson, II et al. (US 7,305,441 B2, hereinafter Mathewson).
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`Regarding claim 5, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the method of claim 1,
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`but are silent about wherein at least one of the first time information and the
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`second time information comprises a relative time. However, Mathewson
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`teaches that alternatively, time sensitivity may be indicated in terms of elapsed
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`time [col. 7, lines 40-47]. Thus it would have been obvious to a person with
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to incorporate
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`Mathewson's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's method for the purpose
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`of providing the user an expedited understanding of the time aspects of the
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`message by displaying a relative time stamp representative of time elapsed
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`between communication of the consecutive messages, thereby providing users
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`greater convenience.
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`Regarding claim 6, Appelman, Lapuyade, and Mathewson disclose the
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`claimed invention including wherein the second time information comprises an
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`absolute time after expiration of a predetermined duration of time [Lapuyade: Fig.
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`2, time and date information, and col. 6, lines 21-43].
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`Regarding claim 13, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the electronic device
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`of claim 9, but are silent about wherein at least one of the first time information
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`and the second time information comprises a relative time. However,
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`Mathewson teaches that alternatively, time sensitivity may be indicated in terms
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`of elapsed time [col. 7, lines 40-47]. Thus it would have been obvious to a
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`person with ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to
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`incorporate Mathewson's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's system for
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`the purpose of providing the user an expedited understanding of the time aspects
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`of the message by displaying a relative time stamp representative of time
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`elapsed between communication of the consecutive messages, thereby providing
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`users greater convenience.
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`Regarding claim 14, Appelman, Lapuyade, and Mathewson disclose the
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`claimed invention including wherein the second time information comprises an
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`absolute time after expiration of a predetermined duration of time [Lapuyade: Fig.
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`2, time and date information, and col. 6, lines 21-43].
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`8. Claims 7, 8, 15, and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Appelman and Lapuyade as applied to claim 1, and further in
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`view of MacPhail (US 6,636,243 B1, hereinafter MacPhail).
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`Regarding claim 7, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the method of claim 1,
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`but are silent about wherein the first time information is displayed for only a
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`predetermined duration of time. However, MacPhail teaches a blinking is
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`initiated upon the range crossing, and continued for a predetermined time
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`interval, where the time interval may be set by, for example, a developer of an
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`application using the display representation, or a viewer of the display [see Fig. 4
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`and col. 9, line 37 through col. 10, line 2]. Thus it would have been obvious to a
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`person with ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to
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`incorporate MacPhail's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's method to
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`display the first time information for only a predetermined duration of time. The
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`motivation is to provide effective displays on devices having diverse sizes
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`including those with small, monochrome displays and capabilities [see the
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`abstract and col. 2, lines 53-56].
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`Regarding claim 8, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the method of claim 1,
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`but are silent about wherein at least one of the first input and the second input
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`comprises detecting a pointing device in proximity to the instant message.
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`However, MacPhail teaches a timestamp indicating the most recent time of a
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`status change could be displayed only upon request by a viewer (or "user"), as
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`illustrated in FIG. 4(b), icon 80. MacPhail further discloses by simply positioning
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`a pointer over an icon (read as a request or an input) may be sufficient to cause
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`display of the timestamp [see col. 10, lines 3-22]. Thus it would have been
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`obvious to a person with ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
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`made to incorporate MacPhail's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's
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`method for the purpose of providing displays on-demand by outputting a time
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`stamp responsive to detecting a pointing device in proximity to the instant
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`message, thereby providing effective displays on devices having diverse sizes
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`including those with small, monochrome displays and capabilities [see the
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`abstract and col. 2, lines 53-56].
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`Regarding claim 15, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the electronic device
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`claim 9, but are silent about wherein the first time information is displayed for
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`only a predetermined duration of time. However, MacPhail teaches a blinking is
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`initiated upon the range crossing, and continued for a predetermined time
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`interval, where the time interval may be set by, for example, a developer of an
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`application using the display representation, or a viewer of the display [see Fig. 4
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`and col. 9, line 37 through col. 10, line 2]. Thus it would have been obvious to a
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`person with ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to
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`incorporate MacPhail's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's method to
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`display the first time information for only a predetermined duration of time. The
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`motivation is to provide effective displays on devices having diverse sizes
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`including those with small, monochrome displays and capabilities [see the
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`abstract and col. 2, lines 53-56].
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`Regarding claim 16, Appelman and Lapuyade disclose the electronic device
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`of claim 9, but are silent about wherein at least one of the first input and second
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`input comprises detecting a pointing device in proximity to the instant message.
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`However, MacPhail teaches a timestamp indicating the most recent time of a
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`status change could be displayed only upon request by a viewer (or "user"), as
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`illustrated in FIG. 4(b), icon 80. MacPhail further discloses by simply positioning
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`a pointer over an icon (read as a request or an input) may be sufficient to cause
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`display of the timestamp [see col. 10, lines 3-22]. Thus it would have been
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`obvious to a person with ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
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`made to incorporate MacPhail's teaching into Appelman's and Lapuyade's
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`system for the purpose of providing displays on-demand by outputting a time
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`stamp responsive to detecting a pointing device in proximity to the instant
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`message, thereby providing effective displays on devices having diverse sizes
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`including those with small, monochrome displays and capabilities [see the
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`abstract and col. 2, lines 53-56].
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`Conclusion
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`THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of
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`time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire
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`THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is
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`filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory
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`action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory
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`period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory
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`action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1 .136(a) will be
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`calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will
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`the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing
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`date of this final action.
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`Examiner's Note: Examiner has cited particular columns