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`17/296,825
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`05/25/2021
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`Ryoji SUZUKI
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`McDermott Will and Emery LLP
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`ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013,
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`is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`2.
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`This Office Action is in response to the preliminary amendmentfiled May 25,
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`2021. Claims 4-6 and 9-10 have been amended. Claims 1-15 are pending.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`3.
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`The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on May 25, 2021 and June
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`17, 2022 is being considered by the examiner.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`4.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
`(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly
`pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor ora jointinventor
`regards as the invention.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA), second paragraph:
`The specificationshall conclude with one or more claims particulary pointing out and distinctly
`claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
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`5.
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`Claims 3, 12-13 and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112
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`(pre-AlA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and
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`distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for
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`applications subject to pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
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`6.
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`Claims 3 and 15 recites limitations fora “third echo canceller’, “fourth echo
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`canceller’, “third transfer function’, and “fourth transfer function” without references to
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`the previous echo cancellers and transfer functions.
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`regards as the invention asit is unclear what or how the first/second echo cancellers
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`and transfer functions are utilized in the invention.
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`If the invention includes only the
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`“third echo canceller’, “fourth echo canceller’, “third transfer function’, and “fourth
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`transfer function’,
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`it is unclear how the invention of only 2 echo cancellers or 2 transfer
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`functions is implemented using “third echo canceller’, “fourth echo canceller’, “third
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`transfer function’, and “fourth transfer function.”
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`7.
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`Claims 12-13 recites limitations fora “fifth echo canceller’, “sixth echo canceller’,
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`“fifth transfer function”, and “sixth transfer function” without references to the previous
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`echo cancellers and transfer functions.
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`It is unclear as to what applicant regards as the
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`invention as it is unclear what or how the first/second/third/fourth echo cancellers and
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`transfer functions are utilized in the invention.
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`If the invention includes only the “fifth
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`echo canceller’, “sixth echo canceller’, “fifth transfer function’, and “sixth transfer
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`function’,
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`it is unclear how the invention of only 2 echo cancellers or 2 transfer functions
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`is implemented using “fifth echo canceller’,
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`“sixth echo canceller’, “fifth transfer
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`function’, and “sixth transfer function.”
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`8.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AlA) for the rejection will
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`not be considered a new groundof rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale
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`supporting the rejection, would be the same undereither status.
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`9.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent fora claimed invention may notbe obtained, notwithstanding thatthe claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior artare such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious beforethe effective filing date of the claimed inventionto a person having
`ordinaryskill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall notbe
`negated by the manner in whichthe invention was made.
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`10.
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`Claims 1-9 and 12-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Sun et al (US Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0137876) in view of Sugiura
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`et al (US Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0109632) and in view of Nishikawaet
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`al (US Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0053423).
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`11.|Sun discloses a speech signal processing system and devices. Regarding
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`claims 1 and 14, Sun teaches a translation device which, in a conversation between a
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`first soeaker and a second speaker, translates a language of one speaker into a
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`language of the other speaker and outputs a synthesized voice after amplifying a sound
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`level of the synthesized voice, the translation device comprising [para 0031]: a first
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`microphone that receives input of a first voice of the first speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-
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`0039 — 202-N\; a first translation circuit that translates
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`into a language of the second
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`speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N\; a first loudspeaker that amplifies a
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`sound levelof the first translated voice [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 302-N|; a second
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`microphone that receives input of a second voice of the second speaker [Fig 2/Fig3;
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`para 0027-0039 — 202-N\; a secondtranslation circuit that translates into a language of
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`the first speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N]; a second loudspeaker that
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`amplifies a sound level of the second translated voice [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 —
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`302-N]. Sun fails to teach the details of the speech translation devices to include
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`first voice recognition circuit that recognizes the first voice to output a first character
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`string; a first translation circuit that translates the first character string output from the
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`first voice recognition circuit into a language of the second speaker to output a third
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`characterstring; a first voice synthesis circuit that converts the third character string
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`output from the first translation circuit into a first translated voice; a second voice
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`recognition circuit that recognizes the second voice to output a second characterstring;
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`a secondtranslation circuit that translates the second character string output from the
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`second voice recognition circuit into a language of the first soeaker to output a fourth
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`character string; a second voice synthesis circuit that converts the fourth character
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`string output from the second translation circuit into a second translated voice. Ina
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`similar field of endeavor, Sugiura teaches a portable device for providing translations
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`that implement [para 0039; 0055-0056] automatic speech recognition (117), machine
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`translation (118) and text-to-speech (119). One having ordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention would have recognized the advantages of implementing the
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`speech recognition, text translation and text-to-speech processing suggested by
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`Sugiura, in the system of Sun, to ensure the speech ofthe first speaker is correctly
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`recognized and determined so that the translated speech represents the originally
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`spoken words. Additionally, Sun teachesafirst echo canceller that, whenfirst echo
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`refers to a phenomenonin which thefirst translated voice whose sound level has been
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`amplified by the first loudspeaker enters into the second microphone, estimatesafirst
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`echo signal indicating the first echo from thefirst translated voice, and removesthe first
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`echo signal from an output signal of the second microphone; a second echo canceller
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`that, when second echo refers to a phenomenon in which the second translated voice
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`whose sound level has been amplified by the second loudspeaker enters into thefirst
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`microphone, estimates a second echo signal indicating the second echo from the
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`second translated voice, and removes the second echo signal from an output signal of
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`the first microphone [para 0032-0039; 0103; 0107; 100-N-- where any of the
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`loudspeaker signals that are input to the microphones can be removed]. Sun fails to
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`teach all the details of the echo canceller to provide a first and second transfer function
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`and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit causes: the first echo canceller to
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`update the first transfer function used to estimate the first echo signal during a period in
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`which the first voice synthesis circuit is outputting the first translated voice; and the
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`second echo canceller to update the second transfer function used to estimate the
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`second echosignal during a period in which the second voice synthesis circuit is
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`outputting the second translated voice. Nishikawa teaches echo cancelling system
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`providing and updating the echo canceller transfer functions [para 0027; 0029-0032;
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`0036-40; 0053]. One having ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention would
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`have recognized the advantages of implementing the echo cancelling transfer function
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`processing suggested by Nishikawa,
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`in the system of Sun, for the purpose of ensuring
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`any extraneous or unwanted signals are removed so as to provide quality signals to the
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`users and minimized miscommunications of the users.
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`12.
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`Regarding claims 2, 3, and 15, Sun teaches a translation device which, ina
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`conversation betweenafirst speaker and a second speaker, translates a language of
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`one speaker into a language of the other speaker and outputs a synthesized voice after
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`amplifying a sound level of the synthesized voice, the translation device comprising
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`[para 0031]: a first microphone that receivesinput of a first voice of the first speaker
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`[Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 202-N); a first translation circuit that translates into a
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`language of the second speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N\; a first
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`loudspeaker that amplifies a sound levelof the first translated voice | Fig 2/Fig3; para
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`0027-0039 — 302-N|; a second microphone that receives input of a second voiceof the
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`second speaker[Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 202-N]; a second translation circuit that
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`translates into a language of the first speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N|; a
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`second loudspeaker that amplifies a sound level of the second translated voice [Fig
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`2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 302-N]. Sun fails to teach the details of the speech
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`translation devices to include
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`a first voice recognition circuit that recognizes the first
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`voice to output a first characterstring; a first translation circuit that translates thefirst
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`character string output from the first voice recognition circuit into a language of the
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`second speakerto output a third character string; a first voice synthesis circuit that
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`converts the third character string output from the first translation circuit into a first
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`translated voice; a second voice recognition circuit that recognizes the second voice to
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`output a second character string; a secondtranslation circuit that translates the second
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`character string output from the second voice recognition circuit into a language of the
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`first soeaker to output a fourth character string; a second voice synthesis circuit that
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`converts the fourth character string output from the second translation circuit into a
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`second translated voice.
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`In a similar field of endeavor, Sugiura teaches a portable
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`device for providing translations that implement [para 0039; 0055-0056] automatic
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`speech recognition (117), machine translation (118) and text-to-speech (119). One
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`having ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention would have recognized the
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`advantages of implementing the speech recognition, text translation and text-to-speech
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`processing suggested by Sugiura,
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`in the system of Sun, to ensure the speech ofthefirst
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`speaker is correctly recognized and determined so that the translated speech
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`represents the originally spoken words. Additionally, Sun teaches a third echo canceller
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`that, when third echo refers to a phenomenon in which the first translated voice whose
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`sound level has been amplified by the first loudspeaker enters into the first microphone,
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`estimates a third echo signal indicating the third echo from thefirst translated voice, and
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`removesthe third echo signal from the output signal of the first microphone; and a
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`fourth echo canceller that, when fourth echo refers to a phenomenon in which the
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`second translated voice whose sound level has been amplified by the second
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`loudspeaker enters into the second microphone, estimates a fourth echo signal
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`indicating the fourth echo from the second translated voice, and removesthe fourth
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`echo signal from the output signal of the second microphone [para 0032-0039; 0103;
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`0107; 100-N — where any of the loudspeaker signals that are input to the microphones
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`can be removed]. Sun fails to teach all the details of the echo canceller to provide a
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`third and fourth transfer function and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit causes:
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`the third echo canceller to update the third transfer function used to estimate the third
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`echo signal during a period in which thefirst voice synthesis circuit is outputting the first
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`translated voice; and the fourth echo canceller to update the fourth transfer function
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`used to estimate the fourth echo signal during a period in which the second voice
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`synthesis circuit is outputting the second translated voice. Nishikawa teaches echo
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`cancelling system providing and updating the echo canceller transfer functions [para
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`0027; 0029-0032; 0036-40; 0053]. One having ordinary skill
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`in the art at the time of the
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`invention would have recognized the advantages of implementing the echo cancelling
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`transfer function processing suggested by Nishikawa,
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`in the system of Sun, for the
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`purpose of ensuring any extraneous or unwanted signals are removed so as to provide
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`quality signals to the users and minimized miscommunications of the users.
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`13.|Regarding claims 4 and 13, the combination of Sun, Sugiura, and Nishikawa
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`teachesafirst crosstalk canceller that, when first crosstalk refers to a phenomenon in
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`which the first voice enters into the second microphone, estimatesafirst crosstalk
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`signal indicating the first crosstalk from the first voice and removesthe first crosstalk
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`signal from the output signal of the second microphone; and a second crosstalk
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`canceller that, when second crosstalk refers to a phenomenon in which the second
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`voice enters into the first microphone, estimates a second crosstalk signal
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`indicating the
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`second crosstalk from the second voice and removes the second crosstalk signal from
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`the output signal of the first microphone [Sun para 0027 — noise removal; para 0032-
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`0039; 0103; 0107; 100-N — where any of the loudspeaker signals that are input to the
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`microphones can be removed}.
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`14.|Regarding claims 5-9, the combination of Sun, Sugiura, and Nishikawa teaches
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`language selection/determination [| Fig 1, (19)].
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`15.
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`Regarding claim 12, Sun teaches a translation device which, in a conversation
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`between a first speaker and a second speaker, translates a language of one speaker
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`into a language of the other speaker and outputs a synthesized voice after amplifying a
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`sound level of the synthesized voice, the translation device comprising [para 0031]: a
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`first microphone that receivesinput of a first voice of the first speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para
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`0027-0039 — 202-N\; a first translation circuit that translates into a language of the
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`second speaker[Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N|; a first loudspeaker that amplifies
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`a sound level of the first translated voice [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 302-N]; a
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`second microphone that receives input of a second voice of the second speaker [Fig
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`2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 202-N]; a second translation circuit that translates into a
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`language of the first speaker [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 205-N|; a second
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`loudspeaker that amplifies a sound level of the second translated voice [Fig 2/Fig3; para
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`0027-0039 — 302-N]. Sun fails to teach the details of the speech translation devices to
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`include
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`a first voice recognition circuit that recognizes the first voice to outputa first
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`characterstring; a first translation circuit that translates the first character string output
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`from the first voice recognition circuit into a language of the second speaker to output a
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`third character string; a first voice synthesis circuit that converts the third character
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`string output from the first translation circuit into a first translated voice; a second voice
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`recognition circuit that recognizes the second voice to output a second character string;
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`a secondtranslation circuit that translates the second character string output from the
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`second voice recognition circuit into a language ofthe first soeaker to output a fourth
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`character string; a second voice synthesis circuit that converts the fourth character
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`string output from the second translation circuit into a second translated voice. Ina
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`similar field of endeavor, Sugiura teaches a portable device for providing translations
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`that implement [para 0039; 0055-0056] automatic speech recognition (117), machine
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`translation (118) and text-to-speech (119). One having ordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention would have recognized the advantages of implementing the
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`speech recognition, text translation and text-to-speech processing suggested by
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`Sugiura, in the system of Sun, to ensure the speech of the first speaker is correctly
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`spoken words. Additionally, Sun teaches a summingcircuit that sums thefirst
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`translated voice output from the first voice synthesis circuit and the second translated
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`voice output from the second voice synthesis circuit to output a sum translated voice
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`[Sun para 0105-0108]; a loudspeaker that amplifies a sound level of the sum translated
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`voice output from the summing circuit [Fig 2/Fig3; para 0027-0039 — 302-N\; a fifth echo
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`canceller that, when fifth echo refers to a phenomenon in which the sum translated
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`voice whose sound level has been amplified by the loudspeaker enters into the second
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`microphone, emirates a fifth echo signal indicating the fifth echo from the sum translated
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`voice and removesthefifth echo signal from an output signal of the second microphone;
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`a sixth echo canceller that, when sixth echo refers to a phenomenon in which the sum
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`translated voice whose sound level has been amplified by the loudspeaker enters into
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`the first microphone, estimates a sixth echo signal indicating the sixth echo from the
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`sum translated voice and removesthe sixth echo signal from an output signal of the first
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`microphone; [para 0032-0039; 0103; 0107; 100-N — where any of the loudspeaker
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`signals that are input to the microphones can be removed].
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`Sun fails to teach all the
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`details of the echo canceller to provide a fifth and sixth transfer function and a control
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`circuit, wherein the control circuit causes: the fifth echo canceller to update the fifth
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`transfer function used to estimate the fifth echo signal during a period in which the first
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`voice synthesis circuit is outputting the first translated voice; and the sixth echo
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`canceller to update the sixth transfer function used to estimate the sixth echo signal
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`during a period in which the second voice synthesis circuit is outputting the second
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`translated voice. Nishikawa teaches echo cancelling system providing and updating the
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`echo canceller transfer functions [para 0027; 0029-0032; 0036-40; 0053]. One having
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention would have recognized the
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`advantages of implementing the echo cancelling transfer function processing suggested
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`by Nishikawa,
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`in the system of Sun, for the purpose of ensuring any extraneous or
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`unwanted signals are removed so as to provide quality signals to the users and
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`minimized miscommunications of the users.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`16. Claims 10-11 are objected to as being dependent uponarejected base claim,
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`but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of
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`the base claim and any intervening claims.
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`Conclusion
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