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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`12/704,985
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`02/12/2010
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`Hideyuki ITOU
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`MAT— 103 26US
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`EXAMINER
`RATNERPRESTIA —
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`DESIR, JEAN WICEL
`VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482-0980
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`05/13/2013
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`ELECTRONIC
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`2422Jean W. Desir a?”
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`Disposition of Claims
`5)IXI Claim(s) 1-17is/are pending in the application.
`5a) Of the above claim(s)
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`6)|:l Claim(s)_ is/are allowed.
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`Application/Control Number: 12/704,985
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in
`public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of application for patent in
`the United States.
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`2.
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`Claims 1-3, 5-12, 14-17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as being anticipated
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`by Kitamura et al (US 2008/0012990).
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`Claim 1:
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`Kitamura discloses:
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`A noise canceller (see Figs. 8-10) comprising:
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`“an input terminal for receiving an input signal containing a received signal and a
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`first noise signal generated by a noise source”, see Fig. 8 item 2073;
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`“a first delay unit for delaying the input signal as to delay the received signal and
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`the first noise signal”, see Fig. 8 item 211a (item 211a constitutes a delay unit, as
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`claimed, because of the time required by item 21 1a to perform operation on the input
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`signal);
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`a pick-up antenna for receiving a second noise signal generated by the noise
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`source”, see Fig. 8 item 207b;
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`“a cancel-signal generator for generating a noise-canceling signal based on the
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`second noise signal”, see Fig. 8 item 217;
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`“and a combiner for combining the delayed input signal and the noise-canceling
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`signal so as to cancel the first noise signal contained in the input signal, and outputting
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`the received signal”, see paragraphs [0066], [0063].
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`Claim 2 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 207b.
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`Claim 3 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 217, paragraphs [0062]-[0066].
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`Claims 5, 6 are disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 211a, paragraph [0079].
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`Claim 7 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 21 1 b.
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`Claim 8 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 items 211a, 21 1 b.
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`Claim 9 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 items 211a, 211b, paragraph [0079].
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`Claim 10:
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`Kitamura discloses:
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`A noise canceller (see Figs. 8-10) comprising:
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`“an input terminal for receiving an input signal containing a received signal and a
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`first noise signal generated by a noise source”, see Fig. 8 item 2073;
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`“a pick-up antenna for receiving a second noise signal generated by the noise
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`source”, see Fig. 8 item 207b;
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`“a delay unit for delaying the second noise signal”, see paragraph [0067],
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`because of the time required by the coupling capacitor and/or filter;
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`“a cancel-signal generator for generating a noise-canceling signal based on the
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`delayed second noise signal” see Fig. 8 item 217;
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`“and a combiner for combining the input signal and the noise-canceling signal so
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`as to cancel the first noise signal contained in the input signal, and outputting the
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`received signal”, see paragraphs [0066], [0063].
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`Claim 11 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 207b.
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`Claim 12 is disclosed, see Fig. 8 item 217, paragraphs [OO62j-[0066].
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`Claims 14, 15 are disclosed, see paragraphs [OO79j-[OO82].
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`Claim 16 is rejected for the same reasons as claim 1; a tuner and a demodulator are
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`also disclosed as claimed, see Fig. 8 items 212a, 213a.
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`Claim 17 is rejected for the same reasons as claim 10; a tuner and a demodulator are
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`also disclosed as claimed, see Fig. 8 items 212a, 213a.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 4, 13 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but
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`would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the
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`base claim and any intervening claims.
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Jean W. Desir whose telephone number is (571) 272
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`supervisor, Jefferey L Harold can be reached on (571) 272 7519. The fax phone
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