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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Appln. No:
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`TC/A.U.:
`Examiner:
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`To Be Assigned
`Masahiro SETOYAMA et al.
`October 21, 2013
`CHARACTER STRING EXTRACTION METHOD
`AND CHARACTER STRING EXTRACTION DEVICE
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`To Be Assigned
`To Be Assigned
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`IN FORMATION DISCLOSU RE STATEM ENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
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`Sir:
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98 and to the duty of disclosure set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. § 1.56, the Examiner in charge of the above-identified application is requested to
`consider and make of record the references listed on the PTO/SB/O8a form submitted herewith.
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`A copy of each reference listed on the PTO/SB/08a form, other than US. patents, is enclosed.
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`Although the information submitted herewith may be "material" to the Examiner's
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`consideration of the subject application, this submission is not intended to constitute an
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`admission that such information is "prior art" as to the claimed invention.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(g), the filing of this Information Disclosure
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`Statement shall not be construed to mean that a search has been made.
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`The following Japanese references are not in the English language:
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`2010-237909 A
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`2001—312693 A
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`2004—213091 A
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`5—189485 A
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`2003-308363 A
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`2004-66628 A
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`References 1) — 5) include a complete English language translation. Reference 6)
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`includes an English language abstract and is a counterpart application of US. Patent Publication
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`No. 2006/0163395 A1.
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`References 1) — 5) were cited by a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
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`application. A copy of this Japanese language International Search Report with English
`language translation, indicating the degree of relevance determined by the foreign patent office
`is submitted herewith. MPEP Section 609.04(a)III, second paragraph.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed concurrently with the above-
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`referenced application.
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`Attorney for Applic
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`Enclosures: PTO/SB/08a
`(6) References
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`Dated: October 21, 2013
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