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`17/038,708
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`09/30/2020
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`Hiroshi YAHATA
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`P61564
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`9707
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`125331
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`7590
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`05/16/2022
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`Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation
`of America c/o Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, VA 20191
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`EXAMINER
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`ZHAO, DAQUAN
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`ART UNIT
`2484
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`05/16/2022
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`ELECTRONIC
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Disposition of Claims*
`1-2 and 4-5 is/are pending in the application.
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`Claim(s)
`5a) Of the above claim(s) ___ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`Cj] Claim(s)
`is/are allowed.
`Claim(s) 1-2 and 4-5 is/are rejected.
`(1 Claim(s)__is/are objectedto.
`Cj) Claim(s
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`12)1) Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d)or (f).
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`PTOL-326 (Rev. 11-13)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20220511
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`Application No.
`Applicant(s)
`17/038,708
`YAHATAetal.
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`Office Action Summary Art Unit|AIA (FITF) StatusExaminer
`DAQUAN ZHAO
`2484
`Yes
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`1) Responsive to communication(s) filed on 4/20/2022.
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`Application/Control Number: 17/038,708
`Art Unit: 2484
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`1.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013,
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`is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Response to Arguments
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`2.
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`Applicant's arguments with respect to claims 1-2, 4-5 have been considered but
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`are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in
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`the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the
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`argument.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`3.
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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 maynotbe obtained, notwithstanding thatthe claimed
`invention is not identicallydisclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior artare 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
`ordinaryskillin the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentabilityshall notbe
`negated by the manner in whichthe invention was made.
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`4.
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`Claims 1-2 and 4-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Yamamoto et al (US 2016/0134832) and further in view of Oh et al (US 9736507).
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`For claim 1, Yamamoto et al teach a decoding system that decades a video
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`slrearm, which is encoded video information, commporsing:
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`a decoder that acquires the video stearn and generates decoded video
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`information by decoding the video stream (¢6.g. figure 2 or liqure 4, “decoding
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`processing’):
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`a maximum furrinance information acquirer (e.g. figure 2, “Pararneter extractian
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`Grom SEW) thal acquires, in a case where a dynamic range of lurninance of the video
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`stream is a second dynamic range thal is wider than a first dynamic range, maximum
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`luminance information indicating the maxinum fuminarice of the video strearn from the
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`video stream (e.g. paragraphs 105-107: “in such @ case the reproduce device 2 outputs,
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`together with the data of the HDR video, data representing the brightness characteristic
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`of ihe master HDH video fo the display device 3° HDA video has greater luminance than
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`the STD video, so HDA has the Maximum luminance in these bwao type of video); and
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`an quipuiter that outputs the decoded video information along with the maximum
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`luminance information (e.g. see above),
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`wherein,
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`in acase where the dynamic range of luminance of the video stream is
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`expressed by the maximum luminance of all pictures in the video strearn as the
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`maximum duriinance information (e.g. figure 13, Each “Clip” is a AV stream, paragraph
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`107: “. when the display device 3 includes an HDR monitor, ihe reproduction device 2
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`outputs ihe data of the HDA video...”},
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`the ouiputier cutouts the decoded video information, along with the maximum
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`luminance information indicating the maximum luminance of all pictures in the video
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`stream (¢.g. paragraphs 105-107: “In such a case the reproduce device 2 oulputs,
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`together with the data of the HDR vkleo, data representing ihe brightness characteristic
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`cline master HDR video to the display device 2’ HDA video has greater Luminance than
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`the STD video, so HOR has the Maximum fuminance in these two type of video).
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`Yamamoto el alda not further disclose the video strearn including, ina case
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`where a dynamic range of luminance of the video stream is a second dynamic range
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`thal is wider than a first dynamic range, information which indicates a type of the secand
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`dynamic range of the video stream. Oh et al teach the video siream including, ina case
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`where a dynamic range of luminance of the video streamis a second dynamic range
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`thal is wider than a first dynamic range, information which indicates a type of the secand
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`dynamic range of the vdieo stream (e.g. Fig. 13, Fig. 17, “HDR_dynamic range_lype’,
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`aise see column 17, ines 32-49: HDA_dynamic_rangetype field OO07 or
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`HOR_dynamic_range_type field 1000}.
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`would have been obvious fo one ardinary SKU
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`in the art before the effective Hing date of the claimed invention fo incorporate the
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`teaching of Oh et al into the teaching of Yarnamoto ef alto supply proper content
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`according to the luminance expression range of ihe computer cisplay (¢.g. column 4,
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`ines 55-68) fo improve the quality of the display content.
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`Claim 4 is reiected for the sare reasons as discussed in claim 1 above.
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`Examiners note, support for this feature is aise in the provisional application
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`61/903,957, page 16, lable 4, Ermbodiment of dynamic range type. See MPEP 2136.08
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`section HE “The provisional application must also describe, in compliance with preAIG8SUS.US, first
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`paragraph, or 38
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`the rejection.”
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`For claim 2, Yamamoto ef al teach a decoding system thal decodes a video
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`strearn, which is encoded video information, comprising:
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`a decoder that acquires the video steam and generates decoded video
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`information by decoding the video siream (e.g. figure 2 or figure 4, “decoding
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`processing’):
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`a maximum hurinance information acquirer (¢.9. figure 2, “Pararneter extraction
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`Grom SER’)
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`that acquires, in a case where a dynamic range of luminance of the video
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`stream is a second dynamic range that is wider than 4 first dynamic range, maximum
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`luminance information indicating the maximum fuminance of the wideo stream from the
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`video stream (¢.g. paragraphs 105-107: “in such a case the reproduce device 2 outputs,
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`tagether wilh ihe data af the HDR video, dala representing ihe brighiness characteristle
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`of ihe masier HDR video to the display device 2° HD video has greater luminance than
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`the STD video, so HOM has the Maximum fuminance in these two type of video); and
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`an cutpuiter that outputs the cecodec video information along with the maximum
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`luminance information (e.g. see above},
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`wherein,
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`in a case where the dynamic range of kaninance of the video strearn is
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`expressed by maximum luminance of all pictures in the video stream and maximum
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`luminance for each of groups made up of one or a plurality of pictures inclucied in the
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`video stream, as the maximum luminance information (e.g. figure 13, Each “Clip” is a
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`AY strearn, paragraon 107: "...wnen the display device S includes an HDA monitor, the
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`reproduction device 2 outputs the data of the HDA vileo...”),
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`the outpuiter outouis the decoded video information, along with the maximum
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`luminance information indicating the maxirnum lurninance of all pictures in the video
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`slrearn and the maximum luminance for each of the groups (e.g. figure 13, each “clin”
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`has an “AY stream’).
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`Yamamoto et ado not further disclose the video stream including, ina case
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`where a dynamic range of luminance of the video stream is a second dynamic range
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`that is wider than a first dynamic range, information which indicates a type of the second
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`dynamic range of the video strearn. Oh et al teach the video stream including, ina case
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`where a dynamic range of luminance of the video stream is a second dynamic range
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`that is wider than 4first dynamic range, information which indicales a type of the second
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`dynamic range of the video stream (e.g. Fig. 13, Fig. 17, “HDR_dynarmic rangetyne’,
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`aisc see column 17, ines 32-40: HDA_dynamic_range_fype field QOO7 or
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`HDRdynamic_range_type field 1000).
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`it would have been obvious to one ordinary SKI
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`in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to incorporate the
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`teaching of Oh et al into the teaching of Yamarnoto ef alio supply proper content
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`according to the luminance expression range of the computer display (e.g. column 1,
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`ines 55-66) to improve the quality of the display content.
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`Glaim 5 is reiected for the same reason as discussed in claim 2 above.
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in
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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP
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`§ 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37
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`CFR 1.136(a).
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