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`15/341,350
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`11/02/2016
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`Takashi Yamamoto
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`731156564
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`Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panason1e
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`BROCKMAN‘ ANGEL T
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`ART UNIT
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`2463
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`11/16/2018
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`Application No.
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`ANGEL T BROCKMAN
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`Yamamoto et al.
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`1.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Response to Amendment
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`Claims 1-7 were formerly rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112. Pursuant to applicant’s amendments these
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`rejections have been withdrawn.
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`2.
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`Claims 1 and 7 were formerly rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a) (2). Pursuant to applicant’s
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`amendments these rejections have been withdrawn.
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`3.
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`Claims 1-7 were formerly rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101. Pursuant to applicant’s amendments these
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`rejections have been withdrawn.
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`Claims 2-6 were formerly rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 (a). Pursuant to applicant’s amendments
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`these rejections have been withdrawn.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant’s arguments, see Remarks filed July 18, 2018, with respect to the rejection(s) of claims 1 and 7
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`under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a) (2) and claims 2-6 under 35 U.S.C. 103 (a) have been fully considered and are
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`persuasive. Therefore, the rejection has been withdrawn. However, upon further consideration, a new
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`ground(s) of rejection is made in view of Singhi (US 2007/0230284 A1, hereinafter Singhi).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is
`not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention
`and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the
`effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the
`claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention
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`2.
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`Claim(s) 1 and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being anticipated by Iwamura (US
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`2007/0222578 A1, hereinafter Iwamura) in view of Singhi (US 2007/0230284 A1, hereinafter Singhi).
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`Regarding claim 1, Iwamura discloses an intercom system comprising: a
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`first communication network in which communication is performed between a piuraiity of
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`ternrinais including a first entrance sieve device and a first intercom master device {figure 1,
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`wherein tEtti inciudcs the first communications network A, ‘jiitit348j,tvhei‘eiii the first intercom
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`master device is inchided in the security center unit, stave device 12D and a second
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`commnnication network in wi‘rich communication is performed, ’oett cent a pluraiity of terminals
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`including a second entrance siave device and a second intercom niaster device (figure i, wherein
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`19} includes the second communications network i ‘jiifit‘iétt‘iLWhercin the second intercom master
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`device is included in the security center unit, siave device Hi) the first communication network
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`and the second communication network are connected to each other (figure it first and second
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`network are connected by lot) and at least one of the first intercom niaster device and the
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`second intercom master device setting share or tinshare for indicating whe e or not information
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`is shared or unshared between the first communication network and the second, communication
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`network, for each ti rne slot, and controlling connection or disconnection between the first
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`communication network and the second communication network, in accordance with settings of
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`the share or the nnsharc of informationt‘fiitfitfitijt wherein the broadcast mode inciudes share and
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`iocai mode includes nnshare, $0051} (EEOGSH, broadcast time iimit inciudes the time siot"). ),
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`itvamura does not disctose a first intercom master device over a first communication cahie and a
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`second, intercom inaster device over a second communication cahie different from the first
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`communication cahie, the first connrnniicntion network and the second commnnication netwm’h
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`are connected to each other via a third comn‘nmication cahie different from the first:
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`communication cable and the second coininnnicatimi cahte . Singhi discioses a first intercom
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`master device over a first communication cable and a second intercom master device over a
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`second, cmrunnhication ea’oie difftnfeht from the first comrnnnieati on cable. the first
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`crm‘imunicatit‘in network: and the second cornn‘ntnication network are connected to each other via
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`a third communication cable different from the first communication cahie and the second
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`communication cabie (THOGBL wherein the subsystems ineiude the first and. second, master
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`devices. iiititit’hEL pinraiity of speakers incinde the slave devices, 7 master sieve cioei; system
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`includes the second rna ster, figure t, common wiring incindes third cahie, . second and third
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`cahies incinde connections within subsystems between master and siaves, ‘iijfitiWD. Thus” it
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`would have been obvious to one of ordinary skiii in the art prior to the effective fiiing date of the
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`iiwenti on to make the proposed rnt'itiitication of the first and second, master devices along with
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`the system of iwamtira. The first: and second master devices may he implemented into the system
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`of iwaninra through software and hardware to provide the system with simnitaneons
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`announcement of information {$0003},
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`Regarding einim 7,
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`iwantnra discioses a cmrunnhicatioh control method in an
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`intercom system in which a first communication network in which communication is nertorrned
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`between a pitiraiity of terminats including a first entrance stave device and a first
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`ihterenni master device device (figure 1, wherein 190 includes the first enntnrnnieetinns netwerk
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`t iiEOdemhereih the first intercern master device is included in the security center unit, sieve
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`device 1'31), and a. seeenti eei'rirrniriieetieri hetwerh in which enmmneientieh is it.) pertermed
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`hetween a phirztii‘ty nf terminals incindihg a secend entrance sieve device and a seenrtd iiitercem
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`rnttster deviee are previded {figure 1, wherein 191 ineindes the seennd eemmurrictttierrs netwnrh
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`, ‘iifOGd-Siuwherein the seeend intereeni master device is ineiuded in the seenrity eenter tihit, sieve
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`device 317 i). and the first eemiminieatien hetwerh arid, the sewer}, eetnmnnieatien rietwerh are
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`eertrteeted tie erteh ether (figure i, first and seeeed netwerh are et‘mrtee‘ter’i hy Hit), the inethnd
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`eemprisirrg :eensing at least Cine 0f the first intercom master device and the seeend ihterenni
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`inester deviee, iri eperetien setting share or tihshere ef inferinetieh between the first
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`enmmneientieh network and the seeend eerririiurtieatinh hetvv'nrh, and eeetrntiing eeerieetien er
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`diset‘iehee‘tien hetween the first eerinntniiczttien network and the secend Ct'itrttl‘tttti’icai’it'iti netvv'erh,
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`in eceerdanee with settings (if the share er the nhshttre of inferrntttieh (fiiiihifitij, wherein the
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`hreedeast inetie includes share and. ieeei inede ihcindes unshareu (EGGS 1], $9059], hreedeast
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`time limit includes the tirne shit). it 'etnnra dries net diseiese 2t first iritiereehi master device ever
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`a. first eeriniitmicatien crthie and a secend intercom master device ever a seeeed ceininnnicatien
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`eaihie dif Terent from the first ennnrinnieatien cahie, the first cemnrtrnieetien netwnrk arid the
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`secehd, edniniunieatien netwerh are eenneeted to each ether via a third cernhitihieetieh eahie
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`different fretn the first eeintnnnieatien eahie and the sewer}, eemiminieatien eehie r Sirighi
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`diseieses a first intereern master device ever 21 first et'irnrnnriieatitm cahie and a secend inter‘cein
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`rnttster deviee ever a secend eemntnnieetinn cahie dif Terent from the first eenrmur‘iicatieh etthiei
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`the first cemrntmieetieh netwert: and the seeend communication netwerh are cehheeted td eaeh
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`ether Via 2t third eernintiiiiezttieh eahte t‘iift’ereht fretn the first eeinmnnir:atien cable and the
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`second cernninnieatien eahie (EjiititiiQL wherein the subsystems ineinde the first and seeend
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`ninster deviees, fiiOOGQ}, plurality of speakers ineiude the slave devices, , master slave cinch
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`system ineiudes the secend master, figure i. cnnirnnn wiring ihchides third cahie, , second and
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`third eahies include eenneetinns within subsystems between master and sieves, fiiititiifiiii. Thus, it
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`wettid have been ehvietts tn one Of Ordinary skiii in the art print tn the et‘ 'eetive fiiing date at“ the
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`inventien tn filakti the prepesed medificatien cf the first and seeend master devices aieng with
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`the system. of iwaninra, The first and secnnd master devices may he imp}enienteri inte the system
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`{if iwainiira through st'it‘tware and hardware tn provide the system with sitnnitaneeus
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`annnuncement 0f inferination t‘jiit’ititifiii.
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`3.
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`Claims 2-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Iwamura and Singhi in
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`view of Home et al. (US 2005/0198396 A1, hereinafter Horne).
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`Regarding chitin 3’ iwnrnura discloses setting share or unshare er" infernintien indicating
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`whether er not infertnatirn't stnred in. a ti tn e siet is, shared between the first cemmunicatirm netwnrk
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`and the secend communicatien netwm‘h {iiititifitii} 21nd at ieast tine 0f the tirst intereeni tnaster
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`device and the secend interceni master device sets the share (‘iiititifii i-‘jiititififii, wherein the
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`intercom unit seieets the made). iwnrnurn and Singhi disclose all subject matter at th? eiainied
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`invention with the exception of wherein each 0f the first cemmunicatien netwerk and the sectmd
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`cennnunicatinn network nertei‘n'is the communication by using a frame, the frame is cenfigured
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`by a time siet grnup which inchtdes a pluraiity 0f data stats and a synchrenizatien shit), and for at
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`ieast the synchrenizatien siet; Heine disciases wherein each of the first eeniniunietttien hetweri:
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`and the secend cernrnnnieatinn netwnrh nerfntrns the cntnrntinicutinn by using a fran'ie, the frame
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`is centignred by a. time shit grmtp which inchides a. pieraiity of data sints and 21 s ynchronizntion
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`siot {$0327}, wherein the tirnesiets are 123-1136, sync sint (136:) includes the synehrenizatien
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`siotfjlitltiltij, wherein siots EEO-i354 are data slots, and at Eeast one of the first intercom master
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`device and for at least the synchronization slot {@0027}, wherein the sync master control node l
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`and the sync master control node 2 inchnle the first and secmid intercom device). Thus it would
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`have been obvious to one of ordinary skiil in the art prior to the effective t‘i ling date of the invention
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`to make the proposed modification of the frame time slots as disclosed by Horne along with the
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`system of twamnra and Singhi The frame time slots may be implemented through software and
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`hardware impiementatirni to prtwide the system witi'i mnitipiex ed data. {$813927}, Horne),
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`Regarding ciaim 3, iwamura and. Singhi disclose all subject matter or" the claimed
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`iiwentitm with the exception of wherein at least one of the first interctnn master device and the
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`second intercom master device transmits the syncin‘onization slot in which slot management
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`information is stored, to each of the pluraiity of terminals in the fist communication network and
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`each of the pinrality of terminals in the second communication network, the slot management
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`int’onna.timi indicates settings and an use anti-iority of the share or the nnsl‘iare for each time slot,
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`and a designated terminal which is a terminai to he based on the use authority, and the terrninai
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`operates in a first frame, in accordance with the use authority of the first frame when the terminai
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`corresponds to a designated terminai for the first frame, and. the terminal in operation, operates in
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`the first frame. in accordance with the use auti'iority of a second frame when the terminal does not
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`correspond to the designated terminal for the first frame, hut corresponds to a designated
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`terminal for the second frame which has been previonsiy received. Horne discloses wherein at
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`least one or" the first intercom master device and the second intercom master device transmits the
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`synchronization slot in which sint management inttmnatioit is stored. to each of the plurality of
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`terminals in the thirst communication network and each of the plurality of terminals in the
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`second communication network, the slot management information indicates settings and an use
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`authority of the share or the nnshare for each time slot), and a designated terminal which is a
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`terminal to be based on the use authority and the terminal tiperates in a first frame (‘liEOG28lr
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`wherein the determination if the node may communicate with the master includes use authority),
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`in acet‘irdanee with the use authority of the first frame when the terrninai corresptmds to a
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`designated terminai for the first frame, and the terrninai operates in the first frame, in accordance
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`with the use authority of a seeend frame when the terminal dees not correspend to the designated
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`teri'ninal for the first frame, htit corresponds to a designated teri'ninal for the second frame which
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`has been previoosty received (33(39281). Thus it would have been ohviotts to one of ordinary skill
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`in the art prior to the ef ”ective fihng date of the invention to make the proposed modification of
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`the frame time slots as disciosed by Horne aleng with the system of iwamnra and Singhi. The
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`frame time slots may he irripiemen ted thrtnigh software and hartht'ai'e intplementation to provide
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`the system with allocated bandwidth {$113028}, i-Etorrie).
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`Regarding eiaim 4,
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`lwaninra and Singhi diseiese all snhjeet matter of the
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`claimed invention with the exception of wherein the frame includes a designated~terntinal
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`transmission slot, which is a data slot of the frame, which is used when the designated terminal for
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`the frame performs transmissiom m the slot management
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`information),
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`transmission sonrce
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`infermatiem transmissien destination information, and contents classification information are
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`written for e; ch data siot at least one of the first intercom, master device and the second intercom
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`master device in t‘ipei‘ation
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`determines settings of the share or
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`the unshare, based on
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`the transmission source information and the transmission destination information for each data
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`slot“ and the terminal determines whether er not the terminal corresponds to the designated
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`terminal fer the fame, fer each frame, based en the transmissien sauce inferrnatinn tn“ the
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`designated—terminal transmissinn slet, Home disclnses wherein the frame includes a designated—
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`terminal transmissirm slet which is a data slet of the frame, which is nsetl when the designated
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`terminal for the frame perl’errns transmissieh tilillfltle'Fl),
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`in the siet management infermatien,
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`transmission scarce inferrnatien, transmissinn destinatinn infermatien, and centents classification
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`infermatien are written fer each data slet at least nne at" the first intercem master device and the
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`second, intercerri irraster device in t')pf§l"dll€)l‘l detm‘rnines settings at” the share er the arishare, based
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`en the transmissieh sntirce ihti'irrnatien and the transmissien destinatien inlerniatirm fer each data.
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`sint {figure 2), and the terminal determines whether er net the terminal cerrespnnds t0 the
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`designated terminal for the frame, fer each frame, based on the transmission seuree infermatien ef
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`the designated~terminal transmissirm slet {$9029}, figure 2), Thus it wenld have been ehviens to
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`One at Ordinary shi ll in the art print” tn the effective tiling date at the inventinn tn make the promised
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`rnndit‘ieatinn Of the frame time slots as discinsed hy Horne along with the system ef iwamttra and
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`Singhit The frame time slats ma 3' be implemented. thrntigh seftw are and hardware implementatinn
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`tn prtwide the system with allocated, hamlwidth {$9028}, Home),
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`Regarding claim 5,
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`iwamnra and Singhi disclnse all subject matter of the
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`claimed inventien with the exception ef wherein at least tine ef the first intercom master device
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`antl
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`the secend interemn master device in eperatien and pert‘mms
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`s‘. itching between a
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`s yhchrt‘inizatit‘in slet in which each {if the plurality el’ terminals (if the first cernmnnicatirm netwerl;
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`is set as the designated terminal, and a synchrenizatien slat in which each oi the plurality
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`ef terminals «of the secend eemmunicatien netwerh is set as the designated terminal, fer each ene
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`frame or each of a piaraiity of frames, and performs transmission. Horne diseioses wherein at ieast
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`one ef the first intercom master device and, the second, intercom master device performs switehing
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`between a
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`syncinehizatioh siot
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`in which each of the pinraiity of terminats of the first
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`communication network is set as the designated terminai ($001271), and a synchri‘inizatii‘in siot in
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`which each of the pinraiity of terminais of the second communication network is set as the
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`designated terniinaii fer each nne frame or eaeh of a piuraiity of frames, and, perferrns transmission
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`t‘iE[(}{}27}—ffii:€)028_i,
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`figure 3), Thus it worthi have heeri oiwimis to one of ordinary shit}, in the art
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`prior to the effective fiiing date of the invention to make the proposed modification of the frame
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`time siots as disclosed by Home aiong with the system of iwamnra and Singhi. The frame time
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`siots may he implemented through seftware and, hardware implementation to provide the system
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`with aiioca ted bandwidth {$6028} 7 i-iome 1).
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`Regarding ciaim ti,
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`iwamura and, Singhi tiisciese aii subject matter of the claimed
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`invention with the exception of wherein. at ieast {site of the first intercoiri master device and the
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`second intercom master device in operation sets a transmission source and a transmission
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`destination of the data stat of the frame over the first communication network and the
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`seeenti comninnieation netwerh, so as te set share fer the data slot, and sets the transmission source
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`and the transmissimt destinatimi of the data siot of the frame without messing ever the first
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`et‘sn‘tmnnicatii‘in network and the second cotnmnnieatirm network, so as to set nnshare for the data
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`siot, and the first eemmanication netwnrh and the seeonti communication network: are eonneeted
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`to each other in the data siet in which the share is set, and the first communication nctwerh and
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`the second comm nnicatirm network are disctmhecteti to each other in the data. slot in which the
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`mtshare is set. Horne diseioses wherein at ieast one of the first, intercom master device and the
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`second intercom master device sets a transmission source and a transmission destination of the data
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`slot of the frame ever the first communication hetwerh and the seecmd eornmunieatien network,
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`50 as to set share for the data slot, and sets the transmission source and the transmissieh destinatien
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`{3f the data, shit at the {mine witheut eressihg ever the first cemhitinieatien itetwm'h and the seemid
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`corhmunieatien netwei‘h, so as tie set unshnte for the date slot, and the first communication netwerk
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`and the second ceihmhhieetieh network are eenneeted to each ether in the data siet in which the
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`share is set (‘jiEOOZgDi arid the first een‘rmnhieatieh network and. the second CDB‘tn‘rttniCafiUn
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`network. are diseenneeted to each ether in the data, shit ih which the methane is set GHGGZB} .
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`wherein it the request t0 jein the netwetk is negativeiy aehhowiedged the Lil’ifs‘ila’i’fi is set). Thus it
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`wettid have been nhviens te ene of Ordinary skili in the art prior te the effective filing date 0f the
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`invention te melee the prepesed tnetiifieatinn 0f the frame time siets as disciesed by Heme along
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`with the system {if hwrnutra and Singhi. The frame time shits may he inrpiemented through
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`set‘tware and hardware hnpienientatiort te pmvide the system with aiieeated bandwidth ($08281,
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`H nine).
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office
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`action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from
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`the mailing date of this action.
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`action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing
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`date of the advisory action.
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`SIX MONTHS from the date of this final action.
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`/A.T.B/
`Examiner, Art Unit 2463
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`/MAHARISHI V KHIRODHAR/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2463
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