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`Claims 1, 2, and 4-10 are all the claims pending in the application.
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`Claim Rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`A. Claims 1, 4, 5 and 8-10 have been rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Laurent et al. (US 2013/0335629) in view of Mitsuya et al. (W0
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`2012/ 161 129) (Mitsuya et al. (US 2014/0075472) will be referenced as the English translation),
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`and in further view of Yu (US 2007/0266415).
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`Claim 1, as amended, recites that “the enhanced application information table includes:
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`attribute information which includes information indicating a broadcast content and a
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`communication content to be reproduced synchronously with each other, and information
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`indicating a correlation between the broadcast content and the communication content, and
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`wherein the broadcast content and the communication content to be reproduced synchronously
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`with each other are content data which constitutes one content”.
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`Applicant respectfully submits that the cited prior art references do not teach or suggest at
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`least the above-noted features of amended claim 1.
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`For example, regarding Yu, based on paragraphs [0053]-[0058], [0061]-[0063], [0003],
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`[003 5]-[003 8], and [0061] of Yu, as well as Figs. 6a through 6c of Yu, it is clear that Yu is
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`directed to a technology of simultaneously providing data of a VOD content (video) and an
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`application related to the VOD content (for example, a quiz) via network communication service
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`(for example, the Internet), without multiplexing the data and the application. For example,
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`paragraph [0063] of Yu indicates that “an application related to the AV which is replayed in real
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`time can be simultaneously provided”.
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`Thus, the “application related to a VOD content” and a “VOD content” disclosed in Yu
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`are related to each other, but they are clearly different content data.
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`In contrast, the broadcast content and the communication content according to the present
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`application are the same contents (see, for example, paragraphs [0037] and [0120] of the present
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`application).
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`Accordingly, because the “application related to a VOD content” and a “VOD content”
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`disclosed in Yu are different content data, Applicant submits that Yu does not disclose the
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`above-noted feature recited in amended claim 1 which indicates that “the broadcast content and
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`the communication content to be reproduced synchronously with each other are content data
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`which constitutes one content”.
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`Further, Applicant submits that Laurent and Mitsuya do not cure the above-noted
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`deficiency of Yu, and that the above-noted feature of amended claim 1 would not have been
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`obVious based on a combination of Laurent, Mitsuya and Yu.
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`In View of the foregoing, Applicant submits that the cited prior art references do not
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`teach, suggest or otherwise render obVious the above-noted features of amended claim 1 which
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`recite that “the enhanced application information table includes: attribute information which
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`includes information indicating a broadcast content and a communication content to be
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`reproduced synchronously with each other, and information indicating a correlation between the
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`broadcast content and the communication content, and wherein the broadcast content and th_e
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`communication content to be reproduced synchronously with each other are content data which
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`constitutes one content”.
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`Accordingly, amended claim 1 is considered to be patentable over the cited prior art, an
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`indication of which is kindly requested. Claim 4 depends from claim 1 and is therefore
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`considered patentable at least by virtue of its dependency.
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`Regarding independent claims 5, 9 and 10, Applicant notes that each of these claims has
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`been amended in a similar manner as discussed above in connection with claim 1. Accordingly,
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`for reasons at least similar to those as discussed above, Applicant respectfully submits that
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`claims 5, 9 and 10 are patentable over the cited prior art, an indication of which is kindly
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`requested.
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`Regarding claim 8, Applicant notes that this claim depends from claim 5 and is therefore
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`considered patentable at least by virtue of its dependency.
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`B. Claims 2, 6, and 7 have been rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Laurent et al. (US 2013/0335629) in view of Mitsuya et al. (W0 20l2/l6l 129) and Yu (US
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`2007/0266415), and further in view of Kitahara et al. (WO 2013/099101) (Kitahara et al. (US
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`2014/0344884) will be cited and relied upon as the English translation).
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`Claim 2 depends from claim 1, and claims 6 and 7 depend from claim 5. Applicant
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`submits that Kitahara does not cure the deficiencies of Laurent, Mitsuya, and Yu, as discussed
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`above, in connection with amended claims 1 and 5. Accordingly, Applicant submits that claims
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`2, 6 and 7 are patentable at least by virtue of their dependency.
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`11.
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`Conclusion
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`In view of the above, reconsideration and allowance of this application are now believed
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`to be in order, and such actions are hereby solicited. If any points remain in issue, the Examiner
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`is kindly requested to contact the undersigned at the telephone number listed below.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Kenneth W. Fields/
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`Kenneth W. Fields
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`Registration No. 52,430
`Attorney for Applicant
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