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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re application of:
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`Sandelman,David et al.
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`Serial No.:
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`Filing Date:
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`09/317,235
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`May24, 1999
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`Patent
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`For: Electronic Message Delivery§DRAFT
`System Utilizable in the
`Monitoring of Remote
`Equipment and Method of
`Same(as amended herein)
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`Examiner:
`Art Unit:
`Attorney Docket No.:
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`Pope, D.
`2736
`1216.034
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`VIA FACSIMILE: 703-305-3988
`Assistant Commissionerfor Patents
`Washington, DC 20231
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`ATTENTION:
`EXAMINER
`DARRYL POPE
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`PROPOSED AMENDMENT
`FOR INTERVIEW PURPOSES ONLY
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`In the Title: Before “EQUIPMENT”insert -REMOTE-.
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`In the Claims:
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`1.
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`(Amended)
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`A method of monitoring remote equipment comprising the stepsof:
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`a) determininga state of at least one parameter of at least one piece of the remote
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`equipment;
`b) communicating [messages regarding] a message indicativeofthe state from the piece
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`of remote equipment to a computer server [central location] as an incoming message[s]; [and]
`c) enabling a user to remotely configure or modify a user-defined messageprofile
`containing outgoing message routing instructions, the user-defined message profile being
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`storable on the computer server;
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