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`15/760,867
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`03/16/2018
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`Shinichi TAKARADA
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`2018-0180A
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`Application No.
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`TAKARADA et al.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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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
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Notice to Applicant
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`This communication is in response to application filed 3/16/18.
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`application is a 371 of PCT/JP2016/080549 filed 10/14/2016 and claims foreign priority
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`to 2015-211415 filed 10/28/2015. Claims 1-14 are pending.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`Information disclosure statement dated 3/16/18 has been acknowledged and
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`considered.
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(f):
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`Claim Interpretation
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`(f) Element in Claim for a Combination. — An element in a claim for a combination may be
`expressed as a means or step for performing a specified function without the recital of
`structure, material, or acts in support thereof, and such claim shall be construed to cover the
`corresponding structure, material, or acts described in the specification and equivalents
`thereof.
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph:
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`An element in a claim for a combination may be expressed as a means or step for performing
`a specified function without the recital of structure, material, or acts in support thereof, and
`such claim shall be construed to cover the corresponding structure, material, or acts
`described in the specification and equivalents thereof.
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`2.
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`This application includes one or more claim limitations that do not use the word
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`“means,” but are nonetheless being interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, because the claim limitation(s) uses a generic placeholder
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`that is coupled with functional language without reciting sufficient structure to perform
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`the recited function and the generic placeholder is not preceded by a structural modifier.
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`Such claim limitations are: measurement component; identification information
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`reader; display component; storage component; controller; and report item input
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`component in claim 1.
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`Because these claim limitations are being interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or
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`pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, they are being interpreted to cover the
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`corresponding structure described in the specification as performing the claimed
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`function, and equivalents thereof. Claims 2-13 incorporate the claim interpretation of
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`the independent claim from which they depend upon.
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`If applicant does not intend to have this/these limitation(s) interpreted under 35
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`U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, applicant may:
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`(1) amend the
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`claim limitation(s) to avoid it/them being interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA
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`35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph (e.g., by reciting sufficient structure to perform the
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`claimed function); or (2) present a sufficient showing that the claim limitation(s) recite(s)
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`sufficient structure to perform the claimed function so as to avoid it/them being
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`interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
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`3.
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`35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
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`Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine,
`manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof,
`may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
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`4.
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`Claim 14 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is
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`directed to an abstract idea without significantly more.
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`Independent claim 14 recites:
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`. Associating a measurement result with identification information;
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`reading identification information about the subject;
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`confirming whether or not there are report items that have been
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`associated with the identification information and stored on the
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`basis of information stored in the storage component, when the
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`identification information about the subject is read in the
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`identification information reading step
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`The limitations of reading identification information and confirming whether
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`or not there are report items that have been associated with the identification
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`information as drafted and detailed above, are steps that, under its broadest
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`reasonable interpretation, cover performance of the limitation in the mind or by pen and
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`paper but for the recitation of generic computer components. Nothing in the claim
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`element precludes the step from practically being performed in the mind or by pen and
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`paper. For example, “confirming” in the context of this claim encompasses the user
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`manually/mentally confirming whether there are report items associated with the
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`identification information.
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`If a claim limitation, under its broadest reasonable
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`interpretation, covers performance of the limitation in the mind or by pen and paper but
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`for the recitation of generic computer components, then it falls within the “Mental
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`Processes” grouping of abstract ideas. Accordingly, the claim recites an abstract idea.
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`Furthermore, the claims are not integrated into a practical application because
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`the additional elements (i.e. the limitations not identified as part of the abstract idea)
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`amount to no more than limitations which:
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`add insignificant extrasolution activity to the abstract idea
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`0 measuring biological information; storing the result; inputting
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`report items amount to mere data gathering and/or
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`the recitation of displaying the report items amounts to an
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`insignificantapplication, see MPEP 2106.05(g)
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`generally link the abstract idea to a particular technological environment or
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`field of use — for example, the recitation of a sensor merely limits the
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`abstract idea the environment of a device with a sensor for data gathering.
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`Furthermore, the Claims do not include additional elements that are sufficient to
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`amount to “significantly more” than the judicial exception. As discussed above with
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`respect to discussion of integration of the abstract idea into a practical application, the
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`additional elements amount to no more than generally linking the abstract idea to a
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`particular technological environment or field of use and the same analysis applies with
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`regards to whether they amount to “significantly more.” Additionally, the additional
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`limitations, other than the abstract idea per se, amount to no more than limitations which
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`have been recognized as well-understood, routine, and conventional activity in
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`particular fields, as demonstrated by:
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`0 Specifically, for the collecting step that was considered extra-
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`solution activity in Step 2A, this has been re-evaluated in Step ZB
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`and determined to be well-understood, routine, conventional activity
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`in the field.
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`- There is no indication that the combination of steps collect
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`the data in an unconventional way to provide an inventive
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`concept
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`5.
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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 for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`6.
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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 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
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`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 was made.
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`7.
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`Claims 1-5, 7-8, 12 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Terashima (9,684,763)
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`As per claim 1, Terashima teaches a biological information measurement device,
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`comprising:
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`a sensor mounting portion to which is mounted a sensor for
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`measuring biological information about a subject (Terashima; Col. 2, lines
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`62-63 a disposable biosensor 10 is detachably attached in the device main body
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`2 (Le. sensor mounting portion)) ;
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`a measurement component configured to measure biological
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`information of the subject by using the sensor mounted to the sensor
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`mounting portion (Terashima; Col. 3, lines 33-40 The measuring component 6
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`receives an instruction from the controller 5 and measures biological information
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`from a liquid sample of the biological object deposited on the biosensor 10.
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`Therefore, the measuring component 6 has a configuration to include a sensor
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`mounting component (not shown in the drawing) having a connector which is
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`electrically connected with an electrode of the biosensor 10 when the biosensor
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`10 is inserted into the device main body 2.);
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`an identification information reader configured to read identification
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`information about the subject (Terashima; Col. 3, lines 11-15 The input
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`component 4 is a device to receive an input of an operation instruction, an
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`identification number, etc. . .. Alternatively, the input component 4 is an optical
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`reading device such as a barcode reader.);
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`a display component configured to display the identification
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`information read by the identification information reader and measurement
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`results measured by the measurement component (Terashima; Col. 3, lines
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`6-10 The display part 3 is operated according to an instruction received from the
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`controller 5.; Col. 4, lines 22-25 Further, the recording component 8... outputs,
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`the information that is input by the input component 4, and the information that
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`the communication component 7 receives, etc. through the controller 5.)
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`a storage component configured to store the identification
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`information and the measurement results, which are associated with each
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`other (Terashima; Col. 4, lines 1-2; The recording component 8 (Le. storage
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`component) stores personal information data; Col. 4, lines 19-21 In the patient
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`information area of the recording component 8, at least a result measured by the
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`measuring component 6 is stored);
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`a controller that is connected to the sensor mounting portion, the
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`measurement component, the identification information reader, the display
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`component, and the storage component (Fig. 8; Col. 3, lines 23-28 The
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`controller 5 controls the medical measuring device 1 entirely. Information is
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`inputted into the controller 5 from the input component 4, the measuring
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`component 6, and the information protection component 9. The controller 5 gives
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`instructions to the display component 3, the communication component 7, and
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`the recording component 8 based on the inputted information);
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`and a report item input component to which are inputted report items
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`(Terashima; Col. 6, lines 55-58 Further, not only the user selects from among
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`the candidates of information, but also the user may input any characters by
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`using the input component).
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`It is noted that the limitation of report items “thatare
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`to be transmitted from a first measurer who conducted measurement of the
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`biological information to a second measurer who will conduct the next
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`measurement on the same subject” is considered a statement of intended use
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`and non-functional descriptive matter. Where the “report items” are transmitted
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`to does not functionally affect how data is inputted into the recited report item
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`input component.
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`wherein the controller:
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`activates an input screen for inputting the report items on the display
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`component for each measurement at the measuring component, when the
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`report items are inputted at the report item input component (Col. 6, lines
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`55-58 Further, not only the user selects from among the candidates of
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`information, but also the user may input any characters by using the input
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`component 4) ,
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`stores the report items and the identification information associated
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`each other in correspondence with each measurement at the measuring
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`component in the storage component (Terashima; Col. 6, lines 58-64 the
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`controller 5 records to the recording component 8 a batch of data that includes
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`the ID of the measurer, the ID of the person who undergoes the measurement,
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`the ID of the biosensor 10, the measurement result of glucose concentration, and
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`the related information specified by the user)
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`Terashima does not expressly teach when the identification information about
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`the subject is read by the identification information reader, confirms whether or
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`not there are report items on the basis of the information stored in the storage
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`component, and if there are report items, displays them on the display
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`component. However, this is an obvious variant of the Terashima teachings.
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`Terashima Col. 7, lines 25-30 teaches the controller reads the stored measurement
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`managing data and retrieves the information that is necessary for display. One of
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`ordinary skill in the computer arts would understand that a processor retrieving only the
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`necessary information for display would also need to confirm whether or not there exists
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`report items to display.
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`It would have been obvious to modify the Terashima teachings
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`with the motivation of only displaying necessary information.
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`As per claims 2 and 3, Terashima does not expressly teach:
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`o The biological information measurement device according to Claim
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`1, wherein the controller displays the most recent report item on the
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`display component.
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`0 The biological information measurement device according to Claim
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`1, wherein the controller displays the report item corresponding to
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`the most recent measurement at the measuring component on the
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`However, this is an obvious variant of the Terashima teachings.
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`In particular
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`Terashima Col. 7, lines 15-25 teaches the displaying the stored measurements results
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`in a format designated by the user. Therefore, one of ordinary skill in the art would
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`understand that displaying results in a format designated by the user includes displaying
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`the most recent report.
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to
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`modify the Terashima teachings with the motivation of conveying the most useful
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`information to a user.
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`As per claim 4, Terashima teaches the3 biological information measurement
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`device according to Claim 1, wherein, when the report items are inputted to the
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`report item input component for each measurement at the measuring component,
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`the controller associates the inputted report items and the identification
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`information with the measurement date and time and stores them in the storage
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`component (Terashima; Col. 6, lines 48-53 Here, the candidates of information are
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`information related to, for example, meal Such as before meal, after meal, etc. and
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`using the candidates of information, the user can see the state at the m of
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`measurement when the user checks the measurement result of glucose concentration
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`level later; Col. 7, lines 17-20 For example, the display component 3 displays values of
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`the measurement results for only the dite of the measurements designated by the
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`user.)
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`As per claim 5, Terashima does not expressly teach the biological information
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`measurement device according to Claim 1, wherein, it the report items
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`corresponding to the identification number have not been stored in the storage
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`component when the identification information about the subject has been read
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`at the identification information reader, the controller causes the display
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`component not to display the report items and causes the measurement
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`component to start measurement of the biological information. However this is an
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`obvious variant of the Terashima teachings. Terashima Col. 3, lines 23-40 teach the
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`controller is in direct control of the medical measuring device. The controller stores
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`programs so as to control the measurement device. Terashima Col. 8, lines 6-10
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`further teaches accessing a patient database and storing the information for further
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`processing.
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the
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`Terashima teachings to start measurement upon confirmation of not having
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`identification numbers stored with the motivation of enhancing measurement efficiency
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`of the device (Terashima; Col. 1, lines 49-58).
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`As per claim 7, Terashima teaches the biological information measurement
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`device according to Claim 1, further comprising a communication component that
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`is connected to the controller and send and is configured to receive data to and
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`from other device terminals (Terashima; Col. 3, lines 53-56 The communication
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`component 7 receives an instruction from the controller 5 and performs a transmission
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`or a reception of data with other devices such as a server, a personal computer, etc.
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`through communication lines).
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`As per claim 8, Terashima teaches the biological information measurement
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`device according to Claim 1, wherein the controller causes the display
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`component to display a selection screen that allows the user to select a comment
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`related to the subject or measurement from among a plurality of choices prepared
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`beforehand (Terashima; Col. 6, lines 45-48 the controller 5 displays candidates of
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`information to be associated with the measured glucose concentration level and the
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`user can select from among the candidates by using the input component 4).
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`As per claim 12, Terashima teaches the biological information measurement
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`device according to Claim 1, wherein the controller causes the display
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`component to display the report items in a different form from that of other
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`information (Terashima; Col. 7, lines 15-18 The controller5 controls the display
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`component 3 so as to display the stored measurement results of glucose concentration
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`in a format designated by the user).
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`Claim 14 teaches substantially similar limitations as claim 1 but in method form. The
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`8.
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`Claim 6 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Terashima (9,684,763) in view of Lamego (2013/0041591).
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`Terashima does not expressly teach:
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`0 wherein the controller causes the display component to give a display
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`prompting the user to remove the sensor from the sensor mounting portion
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`before the report items are inputted via the report item input component
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`during measurement at the measurement component .
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`However, this is old and well known in the art as evidenced by Lamego.
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`particular Lamego paras. [0015] and [0061] teaches a user may be prompted to remove
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`a sensor during the measurement process.
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`It would have been obvious to one of
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`ordinary skill in the art to add the feature of prompting a user to remove the sensor
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`taught by Lamego to the Terashima teachings with the motivation of reducing the
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`chance of measurement error.
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`9.
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`Claim 9 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Terashima (9,684,763) in view of Carlin (2005/0033736).
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`As per claim 9, Terashima does not expressly teach the biological information
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`measurement device according to Claim 8, wherein the controller causes the
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`display component to display a selection screen that allows the user to select
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`whether or not a comment selected by the user on the selection screen shall be in
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`the report items. However this is old and well known in the art as evidenced by Carlin.
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`IN particular Carlin para. [0057] teaches the option of generating a hard copy report and
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`requesting “report information” to be added to a “work list task sequence.” Therefore,
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`the “report information” taught in Carlin reads on a “comment” and the user has the
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`ability to select which “report information” (i.e. comment) shall be in the “work list task
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`sequence” (i.e. report items).
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`It would have been obvious to add this feature of Carlin to
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`Terashima with the motivation of enhancing processes and workflows (Carlin; Abstract).
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`10.
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`Claims 11 and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Terashima (9,684,763) in view of Official Notice.
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`As per claims 11 and 13, Terashima does not expressly teach:
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`0 wherein, the controller causes the display component to display a setting
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`screen for setting the period or the number of times of a comment selected
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`as the report comment is to be displayed.
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`0 wherein the different form encompasses differentiation of text color, a
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`fluorescent display, and a bold font.
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`Examiner takes further Official Notice that displaying a screen for setting the
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`number of times a comment selected as the report comment is displayed and a
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`different form encompassing a bold font are old and well known in the computer arts.
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`It was old and well known in the field computer-generated reports to allow a user to
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`customize reports. This includes “settings” screens allowing a user to determine
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`how many times he or she wants a comment to be displayed and also variations in
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`font and color on a display. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been
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`motivated to add these features to the Terashima teachings with the motivation of
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`incorporating user preferences when generating a report.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`11.
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`Claim 10 is 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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`The closest prior art of record, Terashima, does not expressly teach:
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`The biological information measurement device according to Claim 9,
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`wherein, for a comment that has already been selected as a report comment
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`during the previous measurement, the controller causes the display component
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`to display the selection screen that allows the user to select whether or not that
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`comment will be in the report items, regardless of whether or not any comments
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`have been selected during the current measurement.
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`Conclusion
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`LINH GIANG "MICHELLE" LE
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`PRIMARY EXAMINER
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`Art Unit 3686
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`/L|NH GIANG LE/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3686
`7/14/20
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