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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT
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`In re Application of: Romriell et al.
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`Serial No.: 14/530,407
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`Filed: October 31, 2014
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`For: METHODS AND APPARATUSES
`RELATED TO TEXT CAPTION ERROR
`CORRECTION
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`Confirmation No.: 1048
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`Examiner: Gerald Gauthier
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`Group Art Unit: 2653
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`VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
`January 19, 2016
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`Attorney Docket No.: 2792.01-9354.2US
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`AMENDMENT
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`The following amendments and remarks are filed in response to the Examiner's remarks
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`in the Office Action of October 22, 2015, the three-month shortened statutory period for
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`response to which expires on January 22, 2016.
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims, which begins on page 2
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`of this paper.
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`Remarks start at page 9 of this paper.
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`Serial No.: 14/530,407
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`Please note that all claims currently pending and under consideration in the referenced
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`application are shown below. Claims 1, 2, 4 through 13, 16, 17, and 19 through 21 are amended
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`herein. Claims 3, 9, 14, 15, and 18 are canceled. New claims 22 through 25 are added herein.
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`Applicant notes that the original set of claims included two claims listed as being claim 3. This
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`was identified by the Examiner in the Office Action, which stated that the claims were re(cid:173)
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`numbered as claims 1 through 21 for examination. As a result, the claims below refer to the
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`claims as being re-numbered claims 1 through 21.
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`Please enter these claims as indicated. This listing of claims will replace all prior
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`versions and listings of claims in the application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A communication system including:
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`a first communication device specifically configured for use by a call assistant of a remote
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`captioning service providing captioning assistance for a hearing-impaired user during a
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`real-time communication session, comprising: session; and
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`a second communication device specifically configured for use by the hearing-impaired user to
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`provide captions displayed
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`to
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`the hearing-impaired user during
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`the
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`real-time
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`communication session;
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`wherein the first communication device comprises:
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`a first memory device having a speech recognition program stored therein;
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`a first input device configured to receive inputs from the captioning assistant;
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`a first processor operably coupled with the first memory device and the first input device,
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`the first processor configured to:
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`receive a voice signal during a real-time communication session between at least
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`two parties, the voice signal including at least audio from a far end user
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`for the real-time communication session;
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`generate a text transcription ef.a-for the audio for the far-end user from the voice
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`signal during a-the real-time communication session behveen at least two
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`parties using the speech recognition program;
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`transmit a first block of text of the text transcription to a first the second
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`communication device for display by the second communication device
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`during the real-time communication session; and
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`receive the inputs from the call assistant as edits to the text transcription; and
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`transmit a replacement block of text with the edits to the second communication
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`device post transmission after transmission of the first block to the first
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`second communication device has already occurred, the replacement block
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`of text being an inline correction for the first block of text that was already
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`received and displayed by the fifst-second communication device.device;
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`and
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`wherein the second communication device comprises:
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`second electronic display; and
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`second processor operably coupled with the second electronic display, the second
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`processor configured to:
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`receive the voice signal and during the real-time communication session;
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`receive the first block of text of the text transcription from the remote captioning
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`service;
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`cause the first block of text of the text transcription to be displayed by the second
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`electronic display as captions for the hearing-impaired user during the
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`real-time communication session;
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`receive the replacement block of text from the remote captioning service after the
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`first block of text has been received and displayed by the second electronic
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`display; and
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`cause the replacement block of text to be displayed by the second electronic as an
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`inline correction for the first block of text previously displayed by the
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`second communication device.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 1, wherein the
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`first processor is configured to transmit the first block of text and the replacement block of text
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`to the second communication device over a telephone network selected from the group
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`consisting of the Public Switch Telephone Network and a VOIP network.
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`3.
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`(Canceled).
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`4.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 1, wherein the
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`replacement block of text is selected from the group consisting of at least one word, at least one
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`sentence, and at least one line of text.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 1, wherein the
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`first processor is programmed to generate the text transcription using a speech recognition
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`program with assistance of a call assistant revoicing words of the voice signal.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 1, further
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`comprising a first display device operably coupled with the first processor, the first display
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`device configured to receive and display the text transcription from the first processor and
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`display the text transcription visible for a-the call assistant to review the text transcription for
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`identifying errors.
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 5, further
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`comprising an claim 1, wherein the first input device operably coupled 'Nith the processor, the
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`input device configured to receive inputs from the call assistant as edits to the te)ct transcription
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`such that the edits are included with the replacement block of text transmitted to the
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`communication device. includes a keyboard.
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`8.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device system of claim 6, claim 5,
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`wherein the first processor is configured to insert the replacement block of text as an inline
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`correction as displayed by the first display device associated with the call assistant responsive to
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`the call assistant selecting and replacing text, inserting text, or deleting text.
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`9.
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`(Canceled).
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device of claim 8, claim 1, wherein the
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`second processor is further configured to transmit the voice signal to the remote felarcaptioning
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`service prior to the voice signal having the text transcription thereof being generated by the
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`remote relay service.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device of claim 8, claim 1, wherein the
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`second processor is configured to cause the second electronic display to provide a visual
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`indication that the replacement block of text is-has replaced the first block of text as displayed by
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`the second electronic display.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) The communication device of claim 10, claim 11, wherein
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`the visual indication includes the replacement block of text being displayed with highlighting.
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`13.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of providing error correction in a caption-based
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`communication system, the method comprising:
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`receiving, at a first communication device associated with a call assistant within a captioning
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`service, a voice signal during a real-time communication session between a second
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`communication device associated with a hearing-impaired user and a
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`third
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`communication device;
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`receiving, at a second communication device, the voice signal from the first communication
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`device within the remote communication device during the real-time communication
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`session;
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`generating, at the first communication device, a text transcription for the voice signal during the
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`real-time communication session using a speech recognition program;
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`transmitting, from the first communication device to the second communication device, a first
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`block of text of the text transcription;
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`receiving, at the second communication device, the first block of text of the text transcription of
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`the voice signal from the remote captioning service;
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`displaying the first block of text on a second electronic display of the second communication
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`device during the real-time communication session;
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`identifying receiving, through a first input device of the first communication device, corrections
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`corresponding to an error within at least a portion of a text transcription post transmission
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`after of the text transcription to a remote the second communication device configured to
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`display the text transcription as a caption during a real time voice conversation between
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`hvo parties; and has already occurred;
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`generating, at the first communication device, a replacement block of text responsive to the
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`corrections;
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`transmitting a-the replacement block of text from the first communication device to the second
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`communication device as an inline correction for the error with instructions for the
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`second communication device to indicate that the block of text is a correction for the
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`portion of the text transcription to be replaced.replaced;
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`receiving, at the second communication device, the replacement block of text from the remote
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`captioning service after the first block of text has been received and displayed by the
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`second electronic display; and
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`displaying the replacement block of text on the second electronic display as an inline correction
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`for the first block of text previously displayed by the second communication device.
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`14.
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`(Canceled).
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`15.
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`(Canceled).
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`16.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 13, wherein inputting receiving
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`corrections into an-the first input device includes at least one of replacing text, inserting text, and
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`or deleting text.
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`17.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying the
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`replacement block of text as an inline correction on a first electronic display device associated
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`witfr-of the first communication device to be visible
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`to the call assistant during the real-time
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`voice conversation. communication session.
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`18.
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`(Canceled).
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`19.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 17, further comprising claim 13,
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`wherein displaying the replacement block of text with-includes displaying a visual indication on
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`the second electronic display that the replacement block of text has replaced the first block of
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`text as displayed by the second electronic display.
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`20.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 18, claim 19, wherein the visual
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`indication includes at least one of a mark and-or a tag of the replacement block of text as
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`displayed by the second electronic display.
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`21.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 17, claim 13, further comprising:
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`receiving the voice signal from a far end participant to the real time voice communication; and
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`comprising transmitting the voice signal from the first communication device to the remote relay
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`captioning service prior to the text transcription being generated for that portion of the
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`voice signal.
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`22.
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`(New) The communication system of claim 1, further compnsmg a first
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`application program stored in the first memory that, when executed by the first processor, is
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`configured to generate and transmit the replacement block of text.
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`23.
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`(New)
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`The communication system of claim 1, wherein
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`the second
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`communication device further comprises a second memory operably coupled with the second
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`processor, the second communication device further comprising a second application program
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`stored in the second memory that, when executed by the second processor, is configured to cause
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`the replacement block of text to be displayed by the second electronic as the inline correction for
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`the first block of text previously displayed by the second communication device.
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`24.
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`(New) The method of claim 13, wherein receiving, at the second communication
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`device, the replacement block of text from the remote captioning service occurs within three
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`seconds or less from when the voice signal from the first communication device is received by
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`the second communication device.
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`25.
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`(New) The method of claim 13, wherein generating, at the first communication
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`device, a replacement block of text responsive to the corrections occurs through an application
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`program stored in a first memory of the first communication device as executed by a first
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`processor of the first communication device.
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`Serial No.: 14/530,407
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`REMARKS
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`The Office Action of October 22, 2015, has been received and reviewed. Claims 1
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`through 21 are currently pending in the application. All pending claims stand rejected.
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`Claims 1, 2, 4 through 13, 16, 17, and 19 through 21 have been amended, claims 3, 9, 14,
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`15, and 18 have been canceled, and new claims 22 through 25 have been added herein. The
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`amendments and new claims are supported at least by paragraphs [0025] through [0030] of the
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`as-filed specification. No new matter has been added. All claim amendments and cancellations
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`are made without prejudice or disclaimer. Reconsideration of the application is respectfully
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`requested.
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`Patent Examiner Interview Summary
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`A phone interview was conducted on January 14, 2015 between Steven W. Gutke
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`(attorney) and Examiner Gauthier. Applicant would like to thank the Examiner for the courtesy
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`extended during the interview, which was very helpful in gaining an understanding of the
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`Examiner's concerns.
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`During the interview, proposed claim amendments were discussed, as were the
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`Examiner's and Applicant's perspectives with respect to the rejections. It was agreed by the
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`Examiner during the interview that the claim amendments would overcome the rejection of all
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`claims under 35 U.S.C. 101. No conclusion was reached with regard to the Double Patenting
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`rejection; however, claim amendments were discussed that the Examiner agreed to consider for
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`overcoming the Double Patenting rejection. This subject matter has been incorporated into the
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`claims for further consideration in an effort to remove outstanding issues and otherwise expedite
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`prosecution. If the Office believes that further comments are necessary or desired describing the
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`interview, the Examiner is kindly requested to contact Applicant's undersigned attorney, and
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`further detail will be promptly provided.
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`Double Patenting Rejection
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`Claims 1 through 21 stand rejected under the judicially created doctrine of nonstatutory
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`obviousness-type double patenting as assertedly being unpatentable over claims 1, 9, 14, 17, and
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`29 of U.S. Patent No. 8,379,801 ("the '801 patent").
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`As discussed above in the Patent Examiner Interview Summary, Applicant respectfully
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`traverses this rejection. In an effort to advance prosecution, independent claims 1 and 13 have
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`been amended in an effort to further narrow the claims and provide meaningful limitations such
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`that a double patenting rejection is inappropriate in view of the claims in the '801 patent.
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`Therefore, Applicant respectfully requests that the double patenting rejection of all claims be
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`withdrawn.
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`35 U.S.C. § 101 Rejection
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`Claims 1 through 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101, asserting that the claimed
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`invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter. As discussed above in the Patent Examiner
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`Interview Summary, the Examiner agreed that the proposed claims recite statutory subject matter
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`and overcome the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Therefore, Applicant respectfully requests
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`that the rejection of all claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101 be withdrawn.
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`New Claims
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`New claims 22 and 23 depend from independent claim 1. New claims 24 and 25 depend
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`from independent claim 13. At least by virtue of their dependent from an allowable claim,
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`claims 28 through 33 should also be allowable.
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`This application is believed to be in condition for allowance, and an early notice thereof
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`is respectfully solicited. Should the Examiner determine that additional issues remain which
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`might be resolved by a telephone conference, the Examiner is respectfully invited to contact
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`Applicant's undersigned attorney.
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`Serial No.: 14/530,407
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Steven W. Gutke
`Registration No. 64,247
`Attorney for Applicant
`TRASKBRITT, P.C.
`P.O. Box 2550
`Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2550
`Telephone: 801-532-1922
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`Date: January 19, 2016
`SWG/bkn
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