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`16/068,117
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`07/04/2018
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`Takashi NISHIYAMA
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`NIIPPOZZSWOUS
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`MARK D. SARALINO (PAN)
`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
`1621 EUCLID AVENUE
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`MORALES JON ERIC C
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`ART UNIT
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`Application No.
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`JON ERIC 0 MORALES
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`NISHIYAMA etal.
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`Application/Control Number: 16/068,117
`Art Unit: 3792
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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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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`2.
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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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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed
`invention.
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`Claim(s) 1-10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by
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`Hayes et al. (US 9192333), cited previously.
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`Regarding claim 1, Hayes discloses an obtainer which obtains, on a per unit
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`period basis, a result of measuring body motion of a user in a sleep time period (column
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`3 lines 4-11, column 14 lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for
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`detecting brain injury secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or
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`ischemic stroke, or other neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or
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`schizophrenia, associated with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect
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`using current technologies, such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted
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`tomography. Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the
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`parameters are attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by
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`brain injury. Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are
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`assigned a determination of present brain injury); a determiner which determines, by
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`comparing, on a per unit time basis, reference data on body motion of a healthy subject
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`in a sleep time period and the result of measuring obtained by the obtainer, an
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`occurrence frequency of a unit period in which a magnitude of a difference between the
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`reference data and the result of the measuring obtained by the obtainer exceeds a
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`predetermined threshold value (column 3 lines 31 -34, Column 10 lines 20-29, column
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`14 lines 15-24, The present invention uniquely detects brain injury by comparing Sleep
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`Movement, SM, normative features of sleep quality related to Sleep Movement
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`abnormalities characteristic of brain injury, Once SM parameters are identified from the
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`sensor signals, the parameters are attributed a value and compared to the SM of
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`populations unaffected by brain injury. Patients having statistically significant dampened
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`sleep movements are assigned a determination of present brain injury. Comparisons
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`between the patient sleep parameters are performed using statistical methods.
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`Preferably, the determination of a threshold value for detection of clinically significant
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`brain injury is performed by receiver operating characteristic plot analysis, What
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`constitutes a "sleep period" can be defined based on video or a caregiver sleep diary
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`with infants, or with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to 5:00 AM
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`(2400-0500 hours) time period for illustration, but the whole or a part of a sleep period
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`can be examined provided there is sufficient data) and an outputter which outputs
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`dementia information indicating a likelihood that the user is developing a mild cognitive
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`disorder, the likelihood being based on a determination result of the determiner (column
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`3 lines 4-11, column 14 lines 15-24, Comparisons between the patient sleep parameters
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`are performed using statistical methods. Preferably, the determination of a threshold
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`value for detection of clinically significant brain injury is performed by receiver operating
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`characteristic plot analysis, system and methods are also provided for detecting brain
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`injury secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic stroke, or
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`other neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or schizophrenia,
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`associated with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect using current
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`technologies, such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted tomography.
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`Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are
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`attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury.
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`Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a
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`determination of present brain injury).
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`Concerning claim 2, Hayes discloses the reference data is a result of measuring
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`body motion of the user in the sleep time period at a time when the user is the healthy
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`subject (column 5 lines 61 -63, polysomnography PSG were compared, patients with
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`severe TBI had more sleep disturbances than matched healthy "good sleepers).
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`With respect to claim 3, Hayes discloses wherein the unit period is 24 hours in
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`length, when the occurrence frequency of the unit period in which the magnitude of
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`the difference between the reference data and the result of measuring obtained by
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`the obtainer exceeds the predetermined threshold value exceeds a
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`predetermined reference frequency, the determiner determines that the user is
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`developing the mild cognitive disorder, and when the determiner determines that the
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`user is developing the mild cognitive disorder, the outputter outputs the dementia
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`information indicating that the user is developing the mild cognitive disorder (column 3
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`lines 4-11, column 14 lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for detecting
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`brain injury secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic
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`stroke, or other neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or
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`schizophrenia, associated with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect
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`using current technologies, such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted
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`tomography. Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the
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`parameters are attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by
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`brain injury. Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are
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`assigned a determination of present brain injury).
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`With respect to claim 4, Hayes discloses an updater which updates the reference
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`data to reflect the result of measuring in a unit period in which the magnitude of the
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`difference between the reference data and the result of measuring obtained by the
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`obtainer does not exceed the predetermined threshold value, wherein when an
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`occurrence frequency of a unit period in which a magnitude of a difference between the
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`reference data updated by the updater and the result of measuring obtained by the
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`obtainer after the update exceeds the predetermined threshold value exceeds the
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`predetermined reference frequency, the determiner determines that the user is
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`developing the mild cognitive disorder (column 5 lines 61-63, column 14 lines 19-24,
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`polysomnography PSG were compared, patients with severe TBI had more sleep
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`disturbances than matched healthy "good sleepers. Comparisons between the patient
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`sleep parameters are performed using statistical methods. Preferably, the determination
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`of a threshold value for detection of clinically significant brain injury is performed by
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`receiver operating characteristic plot analysis).
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`Regarding claim 5, Hayes discloses a meter which measures body motion of the
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`user, wherein the obtainer specifies a sleep time period of the user based on a result of
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`measuring the body motion of the user by the meter, and obtains the result
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`of measuring in the sleep time period that has been specified (column 10 lines 20-29, a
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`"sleep period" can be defined based on video or a caregiver sleep diary with infants, or
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`with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to 5:00 AM (2400-0500 hours)
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`time period for illustration, but the whole or a part of a sleep period can be examined
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`provided there is sufficient data. In addition to analysis of sleep periods, algorithms may
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`be used to identify more idiosyncratic parameters of sleep such as sleep movement
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`level or intensity. To analyze such parameters a central tendency measure, e.g., a
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`mean, can be computed as a reference).
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`Concerning claim 6, Hayes discloses a meter 12 which measures body motion of
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`the user, wherein the obtainer specifies a sleep time period of the user based on a
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`result of measuring the body motion of the user by the meter, and obtains the result
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`of measuring in the sleep time period that has been specified (column 6 lines 59-67,
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`systems for detecting brain injury may comprise actigraphic device sensors which are
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`accelerometers (not shown). The accelerometers may be attached to the patient's limbs
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`or other anatomy expected to be repositioned during sleep, or the accelerometer
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`sensors may be attached to the sleeping surface in a manner similar to the placement
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`of pressure sensors), the dementia information output system further comprises a
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`discerner which discerns whether or not an electrical device used by the user is in a
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`power-on state (column 6 lines 28-30, The sensor is powered by a battery or other DC
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`power source and is wired to an oscilloscope for detection of changes to the sensor's
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`output) ; and a determiner which determines whether or not the user is developing the
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`mild cognitive disorder based on whether or not the discerner discerns that the
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`electrical device is in the power-on state in the sleep time period of the user that has
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`been specified by the obtainer, and the occurrence frequency of the unit period in which
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`the magnitude of the difference between the reference data and the result of measuring
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`obtained by the obtainer exceeds the predetermined threshold value (column 10 lines
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`20-29, a "sleep period" can be defined based on video or a caregiver sleep diary with
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`infants, or with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to 5:00 AM time
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`period for illustration, but the whole or a part of a sleep period can be examined
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`provided there is sufficient data. In addition to analysis of sleep periods, algorithms may
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`be used to identify more idiosyncratic parameters of sleep such as sleep movement
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`level or intensity. To analyze such parameters a central tendency measure, e.g., a
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`mean, can be computed as a reference), and when the determiner determines that the
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`user is developing the mild cognitive disorder, the outputter outputs the dementia
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`information indicating that the user is developing the mild cognitive disorder (column 3
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`lines 4-11, column 14 lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for detecting
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`brain injury secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic
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`stroke, or other neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or
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`schizophrenia, associated with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect
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`using current technologies, such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted
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`tomography. Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the
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`parameters are attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by
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`brain injury. Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are
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`assigned a determination of present brain injury).
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`With respect to claim 7, Hayes discloses wherein when the occurrence frequency
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`of the unit period in which the magnitude of the difference exceeds the predetermined
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`threshold value exceeds the predetermined reference frequency and when a frequency
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`in which the discerner discerns that the electrical device is in the power-on state in the
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`sleep time period of the user exceeds a prescribed frequency, the determiner
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`determines that the user is developing the mild cognitive disorder ((column 3 lines 4-11,
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`column 14 lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for detecting brain injury
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`secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic stroke, or other
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`neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or schizophrenia, associated
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`with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect using current technologies,
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`such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted tomography. Once SM
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`parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are attributed a value
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`and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury. Patients having
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`statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a determination of
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`present brain injury).
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`Regarding claim 8, Hayes discloses wherein the outputter outputs the dementia
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`information by presenting the dementia information (column 3 lines 4-11, column 14
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`lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for detecting brain injury secondary
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`to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic stroke, or other
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`neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or schizophrenia, associated
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`with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect using current technologies,
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`such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted tomography. Once SM
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`parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are attributed a value
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`and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury. Patients having
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`statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a determination of
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`present brain injury).
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`Concerning claim 9, Hayes discloses the outputter outputs the dementia
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`information by transmitting the dementia information to a notification device (column 9
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`lines 58-63, the data storage device 40 and a display 42 also store and display
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`processed and analyzed data).
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`With respect to claim 10, Hayes discloses obtaining, on a per unit period basis, a
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`result of measuring body motion of a user in a sleep time period (column 3 lines 4-11,
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`column 14 lines 15-19, system and methods are also provided for detecting brain injury
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`secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or ischemic stroke, or other
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`neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or schizophrenia, associated
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`with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect using current technologies,
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`such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted tomography. Once SM
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`parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are attributed a value
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`and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury. Patients having
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`statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a determination of
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`present brain injury); determining, by comparing, on a per unit time basis, reference
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`data on body motion of a healthy subject in a sleep time period and the result of
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`measuring obtained by the obtainer, an occurrence frequency of a unit period in which a
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`magnitude of a difference between the reference data and the result of the measuring
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`obtained by the obtainer exceeds a predetermined threshold value (column 3 lines 31 -
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`34, Column 10 lines 20-29, column 14 lines 15-24, The present invention uniquely
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`detects brain injury by comparing Sleep Movement, SM, normative features of sleep
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`quality related to Sleep Movement abnormalities characteristic of brain injury, Once SM
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`parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are attributed a value
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`and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury. Patients having
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`statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a determination of
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`present brain injury. Comparisons between the patient sleep parameters are performed
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`using statistical methods. Preferably, the determination of a threshold value for
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`detection of clinically significant brain injury is performed by receiver operating
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`characteristic plot analysis, What constitutes a "sleep period" can be defined based on
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`video or a caregiver sleep diary with infants, or with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3
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`uses a midnight to 5:00 AM (2400-0500 hours) time period for illustration, but the whole
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`or a part of a sleep period can be examined provided there is sufficient data) and
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`outputting dementia information indicating a likelihood that the user is developing a mild
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`cognitive disorder based on a determination result of determining the occurrence
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`(column 3 lines 4-11, column 14 lines 15-24, Comparisons between the patient sleep
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`parameters are performed using statistical methods. Preferably, the determination of a
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`threshold value for detection of clinically significant brain injury is performed by receiver
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`operating characteristic plot analysis, system and methods are also provided for
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`detecting brain injury secondary to other medical conditions such as neurotoxicity or
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`ischemic stroke, or other neurological conditions, such as, for example, Alzheimer's or
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`schizophrenia, associated with brain injuries which may be similarly difficult to detect
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`using current technologies, such as, magnetic resonance imaging or computer assisted
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`tomography. Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the
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`parameters are attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by
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`brain injury. Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are
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`assigned a determination of present brain injury).
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`Concerning claim 11, Hayes discloses wherein the unit period represents at least
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`one day, and the unit time represents a plurality of consecutive days (Column 10 lines
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`20-29, What constitutes a "sleep period" can be defined based on video or a caregiver
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`sleep diary with infants, or with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to
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`5:00 AM (2400-0500 hours) time period for illustration, but the whole or a part of a sleep
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`period can be examined provided there is sufficient data).
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`Regarding claim 12, Hayes discloses wherein the unit period represents at least
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`one day, and the unit time represents a plurality of consecutive days (Column 10 lines
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`20-29, What constitutes a "sleep period" can be defined based on video or a caregiver
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`sleep diary with infants, or with adults, a patient sleep diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to
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`5:00 AM (2400-0500 hours) time period for illustration, but the whole or a part of a sleep
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`period can be examined provided there is sufficient data).
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`Response to Arguments
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`4.
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`Applicant's arguments filed 3/3/2020 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive. Examiner finds that determining, by comparing, on a per unit time basis,
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`reference data on body motion of a healthy subject in a sleep time period and the result
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`of measuring obtained by the obtainer, an occurrence frequency of a unit period in
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`which a magnitude of a difference between the reference data and the result of the
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`measuring obtained by the obtainer exceeds a predetermined threshold value (column 3
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`lines 31-34, Column 10 lines 20-29, column 14 lines 15-24, The present invention
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`uniquely detects brain injury by comparing Sleep Movement, SM, normative features of
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`sleep quality related to Sleep Movement abnormalities characteristic of brain injury,
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`Once SM parameters are identified from the sensor signals, the parameters are
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`attributed a value and compared to the SM of populations unaffected by brain injury.
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`Patients having statistically significant dampened sleep movements are assigned a
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`determination of present brain injury. Comparisons between the patient sleep
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`parameters are performed using statistical methods. Preferably, the determination of a
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`threshold value for detection of clinically significant brain injury is performed by receiver
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`operating characteristic plot analysis, What constitutes a "sleep period" can be defined
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`based on video or a caregiver sleep diary with infants, or with adults, a patient sleep
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`diary. FIG. 3 uses a midnight to 5:00 AM (2400-0500 hours) time period for illustration,
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`but the whole or a part of a sleep period can be examined provided there is sufficient
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`data).
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`Conclusion
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