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`16/004,406
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`06/10/2018
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`Shojiro KIDO
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`YKIPP0103US
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`MARK D. SARALINO (PAN)
`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
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`CH0Y~ KASHAN
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`ART UNIT
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`04/21/2020
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`ELECTRONIC
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`017/09 A0170” Summary
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`Application No.
`16/004,406
`Examiner
`KA SHAN CHOY
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`Applicant(s)
`KIDO et al.
`Art Unit
`2435
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`AIA (FITF) Status
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`Status
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`1). Responsive to communication(s) filed on 06/10/2018.
`CI A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2a)[:] This action is FINAL.
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`3)[:] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview
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`4):] Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Expade Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims*
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`Claim(s)
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`1—18 is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s)
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`is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`[:1 Claim(ss)
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`is/are allowed.
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`Claim(ss)1—8and 17— 18 is/are rejected.
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`Claim(ss)9—_61 is/are objected to.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12). Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`Application/Control Number: 16/004,406
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`This office action is in response to the correspondence filed on 06/10/2018. This application has
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`a foreign application JP2017-117834 filed on 06/15/2017. Claims 1-18 are pending and are examined.
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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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`Priority
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`3.
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`Applicant's claim for the benefit of a prior-filed application under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or under 35
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`U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) is acknowledged.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`4.
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`The information disclosure statement (IDS) was submitted on 06/10/2018. The submission is in
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`compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is
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`being considered by the examiner.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
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`and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory
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`basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and
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`the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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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
`was made.
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`5.
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`Claims 1-3, 7-8, and 17-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over |wamura
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`(US Pub No. 2007/0079123 A1, referred to as |wamura), in view of Zhu (US Pub No. 2018/0332471 A1,
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`referred to as Zhu).
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`Regarding claim 1, |wamura discloses,
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`1. A mobile-related communication system comprising:
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`a first information transmitting body; and (|wamura: [0021]; server)
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`a second information transmitting body that performs wireless communication with the first
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`information transmitting body, (|wamura: [0021]; a device or a client communicates with the server
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`wirelessly)
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`wherein at least one of the first information transmitting body and the second information
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`transmitting body is a mobile body, (|wamura: [0031]; client can be a mobile unit)
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`the first information transmitting body includes a first wireless communication unit, a first
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`control unit connected to the first wireless communication unit, and a first optical communication
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`unit connected to the first control unit, (|wamura: Fig. 1; [0026], [0029]; server includes a wireless
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`interface, processor and the wireless interface can include an optical receiver)
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`the second information transmitting body includes a second wireless communication unit that
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`performs wireless communication with the first wireless communication unit, a second control unit
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`connected to the second wireless communication unit, and a second optical communication unit that
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`is connected to the second control unit and performs optical communication with the first optical
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`communication unit, (|wamura: Fig. 1; [0034]; client similarly includes a wireless interface, processor
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`and the wireless interface can include an optical transmitter that communicates with the server)
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`|wamura does not explicitly disclose, however Zhu teaches,
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`(1) the first control unit causes the first
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`communication unit to acquire ID information of the
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`second information transmitting body and an encryption key via the second
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`communication unit
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`and causes the first wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit to the second information
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`transmitting body a provision request for transmitting body-related information related to the second
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`information transmitting body, (Zhu: Fig. 3A; [0060], [0062] step 303, wireless access point (WAP/first
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`control unit) gets the ID of the wireless access point and session key from the authentication server
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`(second information transmitting body). Step 304, the WAP then sends an ID authentication request
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`(provision request) to the authentication server)
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`(2) the second control unit causes the transmitting body-related information encrypted with
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`the encryption key to be wirelessly transmitted from the second wireless communication unit to the
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`first wireless communication unit on the basis of the provision request for the transmitting body-
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`related information, and (Zhu: [0063]; WAP performs encryption by using the session key including
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`hardware information of the WAP (body-related info) that is then sent to the authentication server)
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`(3) the first control unit decrypts the transmitting body-related information received by the
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`first wireless communication unit using the encryption key and acquires the transmitting body-related
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`information. (Zhu: Fig. 3A; [0071] step 307, the authentication server decrypts the authentication
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`information by using the session key)
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`It would have been obvious to one ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to implement the teachings Zhu of into the teachings of |wamura with a motivation to
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`authenticate a wireless access point to an authentication server by establishing an encrypted wireless
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`network connection including using a session key (Zhu abstract).
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`Regarding claim 2, the combination of Iwamura and Zhu discloses,
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`2. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 1,
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`While Zhu discloses how the various information flows per claim 1, Iwamura further discloses
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`the hardware arrangements that can be used as in,
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`wherein the first information transmitting body includes a first manipulating unit connected
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`to the first control unit, and when an input manipulation for requesting provision of the transmitting
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`body-related information is performed through the first manipulating unit, the first control unit
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`causes the first optical communication unit to acquire the ID information of the second information
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`transmitting body and the encryption key and causes the first wireless communication unit to
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`wirelessly transmit to the second information transmitting body the provision request for the
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`transmitting body-related information. (Iwamura: Fig. 1; [0026], [0029]; server includes a wireless
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`interface, processor and the wireless interface can include an optical receiver. Processor can have
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`different units and functions that can control the flow of data using the wireless interface)
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`Regarding claim 3, the combination of Iwamura and Zhu discloses,
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`3. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 1,
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`Iwamura further discloses,
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`wherein the first optical communication unit and the second optical communication unit
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`include a light source unit and a light receiving element unit. (Iwamura: Fig. 1; [0029], [0034]; infrared
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`transmitter and receiver)
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`Regarding claim 7, the combination of Iwamura and Zhu discloses,
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`7. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 1,
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`lwamura further discloses,
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`wherein the first information transmitting body is a first mobile body, (lwamura: [0031]; client
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`can be a mobile unit. The mobility role can be reversed between the server and client) and
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`While lwamura discloses the hardware arrangements per claim 1, Zhu further discloses the
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`information flows as in,
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`the first control unit performs operation control of the first mobile body using the acquired
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`transmitting body-related information. (Zhu: [0074]; authentication server check whether the
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`hardware information of the WAP is correct or complete and stores the session key corresponding to
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`the ID of the WAP)
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`The same motivation that was utilized for combining lwamura and Zhu as set forth in claim 1 is
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`equally applicable to claim 7.
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`Regarding claim 8, the combination of lwamura and Zhu discloses,
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`8. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 1,
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`While lwamura discloses the hardware arrangements per claim 1, Zhu further discloses the
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`information flows as in,
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`wherein the second information transmitting body is a second mobile body, and the first
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`control unit causes the first wireless communication unit to transfer an operation request for the
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`second mobile body using the acquired transmitting body-related information. (Zhu: [0078];
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`authentication server after authenticating the WAP can exchange specific information acquired for the
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`WAP)
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`The same motivation that was utilized for combining lwamura and Zhu as set forth in claim 1 is
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`equally applicable to claim 8.
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`Regarding claim 17, lwamura discloses,
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`17. A first information transmitting body for use in a mobile-related communication system
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`also including a second information transmitting body that is able to perform wireless communication
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`with the first information transmitting body, wherein the first information transmitting body is a
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`movable body and comprises: (lwamura: [0021], [0031]; a device or a client communicates with the
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`server wirelessly and the client can be a mobile unit. The mobility role can be reversed between the
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`server and client)
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`a first wireless communication unit, a first control unit connected to the first wireless
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`communication unit, and a first optical communication unit connected to the first control unit,
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`(lwamura: Fig. 1; [0026], [0029]; server includes a wireless interface, processor and the wireless
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`interface can include an optical receiver)
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`lwamura does not explicitly disclose, however Zhu teaches,
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`wherein
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`(1) the first control unit causes the first
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`communication unit to acquire ID information of the
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`second information transmitting body and an encryption key via the second
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`communication unit
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`included in the second information transmitting body and causes the first wireless communication
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`unit to wirelessly transmit to the second information transmitting body a provision request for
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`transmitting body-related information related to the second information transmitting body, and (Zhu:
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`Fig. 3A; [0060], [0062] step 303, wireless access point (WAP/first control unit) gets the ID of the WAP
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`and session key from the authentication server (second information transmitting body). Step 304, the
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`WAP then sends an ID authentication request (provision request) to the authentication server)
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`(2) the first control unit decrypts the transmitting body-related information received by the
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`first wireless communication unit using the encryption key and acquires the transmitting body-related
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`information. (Zhu: Fig. 3A; [0071] step 307, the authentication server decrypts the authentication
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`information by using the session key including the hardware information of the WAP (body-related info)
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`that is then sent to the authentication server)
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`It would have been obvious to one ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to implement the teachings Zhu of into the teachings of Iwamura with a motivation to
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`authenticate a wireless access point to an authentication server by establishing an encrypted wireless
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`network connection including using a session key (Zhu abstract).
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`Regarding claim 18, Iwamura discloses,
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`18. A second information transmitting body for using in a mobile-related communication
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`system also including a first information transmitting body that is able to perform wireless
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`communication with the second information transmitting body, wherein the second information
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`transmitting body is a movable body and comprises: (Iwamura: [0021], [0031]; a device or a client
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`communicates with the server wirelessly and the client can be a mobile unit. The mobility role can be
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`reversed between the server and client)
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`a second wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a first
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`wireless communication unit included in the first information transmitting body, a second control unit
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`connected to the second wireless communication unit, and a second optical communication unit that
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`is connected to the second control unit and performs optical communication with a first optical
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`communication unit included in the first information transmitting body, (Iwamura: Fig. 1; [0026],
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`[0029], [0034]; server includes a wireless interface, processor and the wireless interface can include an
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`optical receiver)
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`Iwamura does not explicitly disclose, however Zhu teaches,
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`wherein
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`(1) the second
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`communication unit transmits ID information of the second information
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`transmitting body and an encryption key to the first
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`communication unit and the second wireless
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`communication unit receives a provision request for transmitting body-related information related to
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`the second information transmitting body from the first wireless communication unit, and (Zhu: Fig.
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`3A; [0060], [0062] step 303, wireless access point (WAP/first control unit) gets the ID of the WAP and
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`session key from the authentication server (second information transmitting body). Step 304, the WAP
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`then sends an ID authentication request (provision request) to the authentication server.)
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`(2) the second control unit causes the transmitting body-related information related to the
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`second information transmitting body and encrypted with the encryption key to be wirelessly
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`transmitted from the second wireless communication unit to the first wireless communication unit on
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`the basis of the provision request for the transmitting body-related information. (Zhu: [0063]; WAP
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`performs encryption by using the session key including hardware information of the WAP (body-related
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`info) that is then sent to the authentication server after the ID authentication request)
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`It would have been obvious to one ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to implement the teachings Zhu of into the teachings of Iwamura with a motivation to
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`authenticate a wireless access point to an authentication server by establishing an encrypted wireless
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`network connection including using a session key (Zhu abstract).
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`6.
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`Claim 4-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Iwamura, in view of Zhu,
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`further in view of Hall (US Pub No. 2015/0131499 A1, referred to as Hall).
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`Regarding claim 4, the combination of Iwamura and Zhu discloses,
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`4. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 1,
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`The combination of Iwamura and Zhu does not explicitly disclose, however Hall teaches,
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`wherein the second control unit regularly changes the encryption key. (Hall: [0106]; session
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`key can be changed)
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`It would have been obvious to one ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to implement the teachings of Hall into the combination of Iwamura, Zhu and Hall
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`with a motivation to keep out compromised devices by changing the session key (Hall [0106]).
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`Regarding claim 5, the combination of Iwamura, Zhu and Hall discloses,
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`5. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 4,
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`lwamura further discloses,
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`wherein the second control unit includes a second storage unit, and the second control unit
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`causes the changed encryption key to be stored in the second storage unit. (lwamura: Fig. 1; [0034];
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`the processor can cause keys to be stored in memory)
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`The same motivation that was utilized for combining Iwamura, Zhu and Hall as set forth in claim
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`4 is equally applicable to claim 5.
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`Regarding claim 6, the combination of Iwamura, Zhu and Hall discloses,
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`6. The mobile-related communication system according to claim 4,
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`lwamura further discloses,
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`wherein the first control unit includes a first storage unit, and the first control unit causes the
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`encryption key acquired by the first optical communication unit to be stored in the first storage unit.
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`(lwamura: Fig. 1; [0026]; the processor can cause keys to be stored in memory)
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`The same motivation that was utilized for combining Iwamura, Zhu and Hall as set forth in claim
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`4 is equally applicable to claim 6.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`7.
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`Claims 9-16 are objected to as being dependent upon rejected base claims, but would be
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`allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any
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`intervening claims.
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art made of record
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`discloses all the limitations of the prior claims (see rejections above), none of the prior arts of record
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`alone or in combination discloses a first and second notifying units or functions and receiving a first and
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`second emergency action instructions, and how they work together in this mobile-related
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`communication system.
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`The prior art made of record, Iwamura, Zhu, or Hall, neither anticipates nor renders obvious the
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`above recited combinations.
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`Conclusion
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`/KA SHAN CHOY/
`Examiner, Art Unit 2435
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`/JOSEPH P HIRL/
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2435
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