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Remarks
This Action is in response to Applicant’s amendment filed on July 6, 2026. Claims 1-9 and 12-20 are now pending in the present application. This Action is made FINAL.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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.
The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness.
Claims 1, 2, 12, and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN.
Regarding claim 1, WANG discloses a resource sharing method, applied to a first terminal device, comprising:
acquiring user information of at least one candidate user,([0049]-[0054], “referring to figure 3, when a user C needs to use a terminal a to share a file 'XXXX' with a terminal b of a user D by means of Bluetooth, the user D needs to turn on a Bluetooth device of the terminal b in advance so as to allow for searching and pairing […] A search for Bluetooth devices is performed; an instruction is received to select a Bluetooth device, and Bluetooth file sharing is performed with the selected Bluetooth device)”);
displaying the user information, and receiving a selecting operation of a first user for the user information; determining a second user according to the selecting operation, and determining a device where the second user is located as a second terminal device; and sending, in the short-distance communication mode, a resource to the second terminal device, ([0053] “Referring to figure 4, a Bluetooth search interface is entered to search for Bluetooth devices, and when the target terminal b requiring file sharing is found (equivalent to “second user is located as a second terminal device” … found Bluetooth devices shown in figure 4 comprising the terminal b, a terminal c and a terminal d, which is equivalent to “acquiring and displaying”), the option is clicked (equivalent to “selecting”) to perform file sharing (equivalent to “sending… resource to be shared”).
However, WANG does not disclose, wherein the user information of the at least one candidate user comprises a terminal device to which each candidate user belongs, wherein the first terminal device searches, in a short-distance communication mode, the terminal device to which each candidate user belongs, and a distance between the terminal device to which each candidate user belongs and the first terminal device is within a first range.
In the same field of endeavor, SUN discloses wherein the user information of the at least one candidate user comprises a terminal device to which each candidate user belongs, wherein the first terminal device searches, in a short-distance communication mode, the terminal device to which each candidate user belongs, and a distance between the terminal device to which each candidate user belongs and the first terminal device is within a first range, ([0057] “in situations where user devices 10 have Bluetooth enabled (or WiFi or any other form of wireless communications) so as to communicate with other user devices 10, example embodiments may include configuring user devices 10 to receive user information sets 15, or the like, from other user devices 10 (and/or location-based information sets 15′ from devices installed at particular locations 11′) via Bluetooth when the user devices 10 are within communication range (or less, such as in example embodiments where Bluetooth signal strength and/or geolocation are used to assess when (or within what distance) user information sets 15 should be exchanged). Once received, the user device 10 may then generate candidate contact instance(s) 16 (e.g., using the user information set(s) 15 from the other user device 10 and user information set(s) 15 generated by the user device 10) or send information sets 15 of both user devices 10 to the processor 200 for the processor 200 to generate the candidate contact instances 16). [0051] As illustrated in FIG. 1B, each information set 15 received from each user device 10 includes at least a geolocation 11 of the user 10 (and/or geolocation 11 of the user device 10) […] Each information set 15 also includes identification 13, [..] of the user 10 and/or user device 10. Such unique identifier 13 of the user 10 and/or user device 10 may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following […] mobile phone number 13 for the user device 10, email address 13 of the user 10”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) to include the user information sets 15, disclosed by SUN. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to identify and communicate, via Bluetooth, with each of the other user devices 10, provided that the other user devices 10 are within communication range, SUN ([0057], [0051]).
Regarding claim 2 as applied to claim 1 above, WANG as modified by SUN discloses wherein the determining the second user according to the selecting operation, comprises: determining one and/or more candidate users as the second user according to the selecting operation, ([0049]-[0054], “Referring to figure 4, a Bluetooth search interface is entered to search for Bluetooth devices, and when the target terminal b requiring file sharing is found (equivalent to “second user is located as a second terminal device”) (found Bluetooth devices shown in figure 4 comprising the terminal b, a terminal c and a terminal d) (equivalent to “acquiring and displaying”), the option is clicked (equivalent to “selecting”) to perform file sharing (equivalent to “sending… resource to be shared”).
Regarding claim 12, WANG, as modifed by Sun, discloses an electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors (not shown but inherent in all Bluetooth devices such as the one disclosed in Fig. 5);
a memory (not shown but inherent in all Bluetooth devices such as the one disclosed in Fig. 5);
one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors; and the one or more applications are configured to: execute the resource sharing method according to claim 1, ([0049]- [0054], referring to figure 3, when a user C needs to use a terminal a to share a file 'XXXX' with a terminal b of a user D by means of Bluetooth, the user D needs to turn on a Bluetooth device of the terminal b in advance so as to allow for searching and pairing. A user C clicks the file "XXXX", a pull-down menu as shown in figure 3 appears, the menu comprising a "Bluetooth sharing" option, and after the user C clicks the option, an operation instruction is generated, and the system starts a Bluetooth module according to the operation instruction. A search for Bluetooth devices is performed; an instruction is received to select a Bluetooth device, and Bluetooth file sharing is performed with the selected Bluetooth device”). Referring to figure 4, a Bluetooth search interface is entered to search for Bluetooth devices, and when the target terminal b requiring file sharing is found (equivalent to “second user is located as a second terminal device”) (found Bluetooth devices shown in figure 4 comprising the terminal b, a terminal c and a terminal d) (equivalent to acquiring and displaying), the option is clicked (equivalent to “selecting”) to perform file sharing (equivalent to “sending… resource to be shared”), […] when searching the object terminal b to be file sharing, click the option to file sharing).
Regarding claim 13, WANG, as modifed by Sun, discloses a non-transitory computer-readable medium (not shown but inherent in all Bluetooth devices such as the one disclosed in Fig. 5) storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, wherein the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by a processor (not shown but inherent in all Bluetooth devices such as the one disclosed in Fig. 5)to implement the resource sharing method according to claim 1. ([0049]- [0054], referring to figure 3, when a user C needs to use a terminal a to share a file 'XXXX' with a terminal b of a user D by means of Bluetooth, the user D needs to turn on a Bluetooth device of the terminal b in advance so as to allow for searching and pairing. A user C clicks the file "XXXX", a pull-down menu as shown in figure 3 appears, the menu comprising a "Bluetooth sharing" option, and after the user C clicks the option, an operation instruction is generated, and the system starts a Bluetooth module according to the operation instruction. A search for Bluetooth devices is performed; an instruction is received to select a Bluetooth device, and Bluetooth file sharing is performed with the selected Bluetooth device”). Referring to figure 4, a Bluetooth search interface is entered to search for Bluetooth devices, and when the target terminal b requiring file sharing is found (equivalent to “second user is located as a second terminal device”) (found Bluetooth devices shown in figure 4 comprising the terminal b, a terminal c and a terminal d) (equivalent to “acquiring and displaying”), the option is clicked (“selecting”) to perform file sharing (equivalent to “sending… resource to be shared”), […] when searching the object terminal b to be file sharing, click the option to file sharing).
Claims 3 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN, further in view of RAN XU (US 20180092042 A1), hereinafter XU.
Regarding claim 3, as applied to claim 1 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring location information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device is within a short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device according to the location information; and sending, in the short-distance communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device, wherein the short-distance communication signal comprises a Bluetooth signal.
In the same field of endeavor, XU discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring location information of the second terminal device, ([Claim 14], [0061], [0099] “acquire position information of the second device and one or more other devices, for example, but not limited to, by using any possible location method, and therefore, the apparatus can determine relative positions between the second device and the one or more other devices, […] [0007] sending the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device”);
determining whether the second terminal device is within a short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device according to the location information, ([0140] “the apparatus of this embodiment can acquire position information of the first device and one or more other devices, […] by using any possible location method, and therefore, the apparatus can determine relative positions between the first device and the one or more other devices, thereby further determining the at least one second device within the preset distance range”);
and sending, in the short-distance communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device, wherein the short-distance communication signal comprises a Bluetooth signal, ([0019], [0013] “a first sending module, configured to send the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device. [0055] S112: Determine the at least one second device from devices that have established communication connections with the first device. Optionally, the established communication connection may be a short distance communication connection, and may comprise, but not limited to: Bluetooth”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the second device, disclosed by XU. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to send the information to the second device using Bluetooth, XU ([0007], [0140], ([0019], [0013], [0055]).
Regarding claim 14, as applied to claim 2 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring location information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device is within a short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device according to the location information; and sending, in the short-distance communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device, wherein the short-distance communication signal comprises a Bluetooth signal.
In the same field of endeavor, XU discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring location information of the second terminal device; ([Claim 14], [0061], [0099] “acquire position information of the second device and one or more other devices, for example, but not limited to, by using any possible location method, and therefore, the apparatus can determine relative positions between the second device and the one or more other devices, […] [0007] sending the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device”);
determining whether the second terminal device is within a short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device according to the location information, ([0140] “the apparatus of this embodiment can acquire position information of the first device and one or more other devices, […] by using any possible location method, and therefore, the apparatus can determine relative positions between the first device and the one or more other devices, thereby further determining the at least one second device within the preset distance range”);
and sending, in the short-distance communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the short-distance communication signal range of the first terminal device, wherein the short-distance communication signal comprises a Bluetooth signal, ([0019], [0013] “a first sending module, configured to send the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device. [0055] S112: Determine the at least one second device from devices that have established communication connections with the first device. Optionally, the established communication connection may be a short distance communication connection, and may comprise, but not limited to: Bluetooth”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the second device, disclosed by XU. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to send the information to the second device using Bluetooth, XU ([0007], [0140], ([0019], [0013], [0055]).
Claims 4 and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN, further in view of LI et al. (CN 104426961 A), hereinafter LI.
Regarding claim 4, as applied to claim 1 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment.
In the same field of endeavor, LI discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0074] “In step S104, the first terminal through the WIFI hotspots and obtaining the IP address of the second terminal, and the second terminal establish a communication channel”);
determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0006] “obtaining a first terminal IP address distributed by said WIFI hotspots in the wireless local area network, and receiving the second terminal sent by said WIFI hotspots in said wireless local area network IP address; [0015] is the first terminal and the second terminal allocated in the wireless local area network IP address, and transmitting a second terminal to the first terminal in the wireless local area network IP address, sending the first terminal to the second–d terminal the IP address of the wireless local area network; [0016] The IP address assigned to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel; [0017] as the first terminal and the second terminal through the communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing. [0099] [0100] if the first terminal is browsing content receiving terminal, and the second terminal is a sending terminal for browsing content, through said WIFI hotspot (the first and second terminals communicating through the “said WIFI” entails that the two devices are on the same WiFi) and the second terminal receives the IP address, the step of establishing a communication channel with the second terminal”);
and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment, [0034] “establishing unit for, after said sending unit sends, to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel according to the IP address; [0035] flow supplying unit, used for the first terminal and the second terminal is established by the establishment unit of communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing.[0099] In the embodiment of the invention, the sending terminal is browsing content by the first terminal, the second terminal is a receiving terminal for browsing content. first terminal IP address of request information and the second terminal is established first communication channel to send to WIFI hotspots and make WIFI hotspots corresponding to the IP address of the second terminal sends the communication channel establishment request information, the first terminal receives the second terminal returns communication channel establishing determination message, [0063] sending terminal as browsing content by the first terminal and the second terminal as the receiving terminal for browsing content […] [0064] In step S102, the first terminal and the second terminal respectively obtains the WIFI hotspot allocation in the wireless local area network IP address. [0065] In step S103, the first terminal and the second terminal to obtain the partner in the wireless local area network IP address”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the second terminal, disclosed by LI. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to send the browsing content to the second terminal using WIFI hotspot, LI ([0074], [0006], [0099], [0063]).
Regarding claim 15, as applied to claim 2 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment.
In the same field of endeavor, LI discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0074] “In step S104, the first terminal through the WIFI hotspots and obtaining the IP address of the second terminal, and the second terminal establish a communication channel”);
determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located
in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0006] “obtaining a first terminal IP address distributed by said WIFI hotspots in the wireless local area network, and receiving the second terminal sent by said WIFI hotspots in said wireless local area network IP address; [0015] is the first terminal and the second terminal allocated in the wireless local area network IP address, and transmitting a second terminal to the first terminal in the wireless local area network IP address, sending the first terminal to the second–d terminal the IP address of the wireless local area network; [0016] The IP address assigned to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel; [0017] as the first terminal and the second terminal through the communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing. [0099] [0100] if the first terminal is browsing content receiving terminal, and the second terminal is a sending terminal for browsing content, through said WIFI hotspot (the first and second terminals communicating through the “said WIFI” entails that the two devices are on the same WiFi) and the second terminal receives the IP address, the step of establishing a communication channel with the second terminal”);
and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment, ([0034] “establishing unit for, after said sending unit sends, to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel according to the IP address; [0035] flow supplying unit, used for the first terminal and the second terminal is established by the establishment unit of communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing.[0099] In the embodiment of the invention, the sending terminal is browsing content by the first terminal, the second terminal is a receiving terminal for browsing content. first terminal IP address of request information and the second terminal is established first communication channel to send to WIFI hotspots and make WIFI hotspots corresponding to the IP address of the second terminal sends the communication channel establishment request information, the first terminal receives the second terminal returns communication channel establishing determination message, [0063] sending terminal as browsing content by the first terminal and the second terminal as the receiving terminal for browsing content […] [0064] In step S102, the first terminal and the second terminal respectively obtains the WIFI hotspot allocation in the wireless local area network IP address. [0065] In step S103, the first terminal and the second terminal to obtain the partner in the wireless local area network IP address”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the
effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the second terminal, disclosed by LI. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to send the browsing content to the second terminal using WIFI hotspot, LI ([0074], [0006], [0099], [0063]).
Claims 5 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN, further in view of Vashisht et al. (US 20190297119 A1), hereinafter Vashisht.
Regarding claim 5, as applied to claim 1 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device.
In the same field of endeavor, Vashisht discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0016] “A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device”);
determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the
first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0070]
“determining, based on the location identifiers, if the first and second devices of the plurality of devices are at a same physical location (equivalent to “IP address information”); in response to determining that the first and second devices are at the same physical location, generating direct connection instructions enabling the first and second devices to establish a direct connection with each other at the physical location [0016] [..] To connect the user devices D1-D8 to their respective endpoint device 111 or 121, each of the endpoint device may include a short-range communication interface, such as ultrasonic transmitter that can broadcast the endpoint's information, e.g., an Internet Protocol (IP) address, to user devices in the room. A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device”);
and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second terminal
device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device, ([0012] “Presented herein are techniques to allow devices that participate in a collaboration session and are located at the same physical location to locally connect to each other so as to share data with each other using direct wired or wireless connections established between the devices [0016] [...] A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device. [0020] […] users associated with two or more of the user devices D1-D4 in meeting room 1 may wish to establish direct connection with each other so that they can share data directly without having to send that data through the server 102”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the user device, disclosed by Vashisht. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to share data with the endpoint device using Bluetooth, Vashisht ([0070], [0016], [0020]).
Regarding claim 16, as applied to claim 2 above, WANG as modified by SUN does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device.
In the same field of endeavor, Vashisht discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0016] “A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device”);
determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0070] “determining, based on the location identifiers, if the first and second devices of the plurality of devices are at a same physical location (equivalent to “IP address information”); in response to determining that the first and second devices are at the same physical location, generating direct connection instructions enabling the first and second devices to establish a direct connection with each other at the physical location [0016] [..] To connect the user devices D1-D8 to their respective endpoint device 111 or 121, each of the endpoint device may include a short-range communication interface, such as ultrasonic transmitter that can broadcast the endpoint's information, e.g., an Internet Protocol (IP) address, to user devices in the room. A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device”);
and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second
terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device, ([0012] “Presented herein are techniques to allow devices that participate in a collaboration session and are located at the same physical location to locally connect to each other so as to share data with each other using direct wired or wireless connections established between the devices [0016] [...] A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device. [0020] […] users associated with two or more of the user devices D1-D4 in meeting room 1 may wish to establish direct connection with each other so that they can share data directly without having to send that data through the server 102”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN to include the user device, disclosed by Vashisht. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to share data with the endpoint device using Bluetooth, Vashisht ([0070], [0016], [0020]).
Claim 17 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN, further in view of RAN XU (US 20180092042 A1), hereinafter XU, and further in view of LI et al. (CN 104426961 A), hereinafter LI.
Regarding claim 17, as applied to claim 3 above, WANG as modified by SUN and XU does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment.
In the same field of endeavor, LI discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0074] “In step S104, the first terminal through the WIFI hotspots and obtaining the IP address of the second terminal, and the second terminal establish a communication channel”);
determining whether the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located
in a same WiFi environment according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0006] “obtaining a first terminal IP address distributed by said WIFI hotspots in the wireless local area network, and receiving the second terminal sent by said WIFI hotspots in said wireless local area network IP address; [0015] is the first terminal and the second terminal allocated in the wireless local area network IP address, and transmitting a second terminal to the first terminal in the wireless local area network IP address, sending the first terminal to the second–d terminal the IP address of the wireless local area network; [0016] The IP address assigned to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel; [0017] as the first terminal and the second terminal through the communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing. [0099] [0100] if the first terminal is browsing content receiving terminal, and the second terminal is a sending terminal for browsing content, through said WIFI hotspot (the first and second terminals communicating through the “said WIFI” entails that the two devices are on the same WiFi) and the second terminal receives the IP address, the step of establishing a communication channel with the second terminal”);
and sending, in a WiFi communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device and the first terminal device are located in the same WiFi environment, ([0034] “establishing unit for, after said sending unit sends, to the first terminal and the second terminal establish a communication channel according to the IP address; [0035] flow supplying unit, used for the first terminal and the second terminal is established by the establishment unit of communication channel to provide communication flow for real-time browsing content sharing.[0099] In the embodiment of the invention, the sending terminal is browsing content by the first terminal, the second terminal is a receiving terminal for browsing content. first terminal IP address of request information and the second terminal is established first communication channel to send to WIFI hotspots and make WIFI hotspots corresponding to the IP address of the second terminal sends the communication channel establishment request information, the first terminal receives the second terminal returns communication channel establishing determination message, [0063] sending terminal as browsing content by the first terminal and the second terminal as the receiving terminal for browsing content […] [0064] In step S102, the first terminal and the second terminal respectively obtains the WIFI hotspot allocation in the wireless local area network IP address. [0065] In step S103, the first terminal and the second terminal to obtain the partner in the wireless local area network IP address”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the
effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) to include the second terminal, disclosed by LI as modified by SUN and XU. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to send the browsing content to the second terminal using WIFI hotspot, LI ([0074], [0006], [0099], [0063]).
Claim 18 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over WANG, Da-peng (CN 105487887 A) hereinafter WANG, in view of SUN et al. (US 20230170096 A1), hereinafter SUN, further in view of RAN XU (US 20180092042 A1), hereinafter XU, and further in view of Vashisht et al. (US 20190297119 A1) hereinafter Vashisht.
Regarding claim 18, as applied to claim 3 above, WANG as modified by SUN and XU does not disclose wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device; determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information; and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device.
In the same field of endeavor, LI discloses wherein the sending the resource to the second terminal device, comprises: acquiring internet protocol IP address information of the second terminal device, ([0016] “A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint
device”);
determining whether the second terminal device is within a Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device according to the internet protocol IP address information, ([0070] “determining, based on the location identifiers, if the first and second devices of the plurality of devices are at a same physical location (equivalent to “IP address information”); in response to determining that the first and second devices are at the same physical location, generating direct connection instructions enabling the first and second devices to establish a direct connection with each other at the physical location [0016] [..] To connect the user devices D1-D8 to their respective endpoint device 111 or 121, each of the endpoint device may include a short-range communication interface, such as ultrasonic transmitter that can broadcast the endpoint's information, e.g., an Internet Protocol (IP) address, to user devices in the room. A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device”);
and sending, in a Bluetooth communication mode, the resource to the second terminal device, when the second terminal device is within the Bluetooth signal range of the first terminal device, ([0012] “Presented herein are techniques to allow devices that participate in a collaboration session and are located at the same physical location to locally connect to each other so as to share data with each other using direct wired or wireless connections established between the devices [0016] [...] A user device in the same room as the endpoint device can listen to (receive) ultrasonic signals from the endpoint device and use the IP address of the endpoint device to establish a short-range wireless connection (e.g., a Bluetooth® wireless connection) with the endpoint device. [0020] […] users associated with two or more of the user devices D1-D4 in meeting room 1 may wish to establish direct connection with each other so that they can share data directly without having to send that data through the server 102”).
Therefore, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to have modified the Bluetooth device, disclosed by WANG ([0049]- [0054]) as modified by SUN and XU to include the user device, disclosed by Vashisht. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to share data with the endpoint device using Bluetooth, Vashisht ([0070], [0016], [0020]).
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to independent claim 1 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
Conclusion
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