DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 02/05/2026 has been entered.
Status of Claims
The present application is being examined under the claims filed 02/05/2026.
Claims 1-9, 11, and 13-22 are pending.
Response to Amendment
This Office Action is in response to Applicant’s communication filed 02/05/2026 in response to office action mailed 01/27/2026. The Applicant’s remarks and any amendments to the claims or specification have been considered with the results that follow.
Response to Arguments
In response to Applicant’s arguments, each and every rejection under 35 U.S.C. 101, 103, and 112(b) has been overcome. Only rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) remain which must be resolved prior to allowance.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-9, 11, and 13-22 are deemed patentable over the prior art and eligible under 35 U.S.C. 101. However, rejections remain for claims 7 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) written description requirement which must be resolved prior to allowance.
This communication warrants no examiner's reason for allowance, as the record makes evident the reason for allowance, satisfying the record "as a whole" as required by rule 37 CFR 1.104 (e). Accordingly, the reason for allowance is in all probability evident from the record and no statement for examiner's reason for allowance is necessary (see MPEP 1302.14).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 7 and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) for failing to provide a written description of the claimed invention.
Regarding Claims 7 and 19
Claim 7 recites the following limitation. Claim 19 recites a similar claim limitation.
causing, via use of a management layer of the functional abstraction layers of the cloud computing environment to issue instructions within the cloud computing environment, the transformer to process the input organized batch of sequences through multiple layers of the transformer
There is insufficient written description in the specification for this limitation in the claims. A review of the specification reveals that the closest portions of the description recite:
(paragraph [0018]) “In another general embodiment, a system includes a processor; and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, where the logic is configured to determine a threshold sequence-size for a transformer; organize a batch of sequences according to the threshold sequence-size; and input the organized batch of sequences into the transformer.”
(paragraph [0041]) “In one example, management layer 80 may provide the functions described below. Resource provisioning 81 provides dynamic procurement of computing resources and other resources that are utilized to perform tasks within the cloud computing environment. Metering and Pricing 82 provide cost tracking as resources are utilized within the cloud computing environment, and billing or invoicing for consumption of these resources. In one example, these resources may include application software licenses. Security provides identity verification for cloud consumers and tasks, as well as protection for data and other resources. User portal 83 provides access to the cloud computing environment for consumers and system administrators. Service level management 84 provides cloud computing resource allocation and management such that required service levels are met. Service Level Agreement (SLA) planning and fulfillment 85 provide pre-arrangement for, and procurement of, cloud computing resources for which a future requirement is anticipated in accordance with an SLA”
That is, the specification discloses processing sequences, and separately discloses a management layer. But there is no disclosure of a management layer used to cause a transformer to process sequences.
Conclusion
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/E.J.B./Examiner, Art Unit 2126
/DAVID YI/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2126
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