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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 10/03/2025 has been entered.
Status of Claims
This action is in reply to the communications filed on 10/03/2025.
Claim 1 has been amended.
Claim 2 has been canceled.
Claim 13 has been added.
Claims 1 and 3-12 are currently pending and have been examined.
Response to Applicant’s Remarks
Applicant’s arguments and remarks filed on 10/03/2025 have been fully considered and each argument will be respectfully addressed in the following non-final office action.
Response to 35 U.S.C. § 101 Remarks
Applicant’s remarks filed on pages 7-14 of the Response concerning the 35 U.S.C. § 101 rejection of claims 1 and 3-13 have been fully considered but are found not persuasive and are moot in view of the amended rejection that may be found starting on page 8 of this non-final office action.
On pages 7-8 of the Response, the Applicant submits “The advantages of the present application are that the claimed diamond trading platform is capable of obtaining accurate and efficient designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information and designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information. The advantage is regarded as the portion sufficient to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception”, and “[a]mended claim 1 has the additional elements processing and generating, for every recorded time point, the large amount of reference information which are sufficient to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception”. Further, on page 10 of the Response, the Applicant submits “[t]hrough the present application, the Historical Maximum Sales Price and the Historical Minimum Sales Price can be determined more correctly”. Furthermore, on page 11 of the Response, the Applicant submits “[f]or the massive data on every recorded time point, the present application provides a specific improvement to obtain the designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information […] in efficiency and accuracy”.
The Examiner respectfully disagrees that the amended claim 1 recites additional elements that integrate the judicial exception into a practical application and amount to significantly more than the judicial exception. Features for processing large amounts of reference information in order to obtain accurate and efficient diamond estimation price information are considered to be a part of the abstract idea itself- namely, commercial interactions in the form of sales activities, marketing, and business relations. See MPEP 2106.04(a)(2)(II). Furthermore, these claim features are considered to recite concepts of collecting information, analyzing the information, and displaying a particular result of the collection and analysis- which is the abstract idea of mental processes with the aid of pen and paper. See MPEP 2106.04(a)(2)(III). As such, the purported advantages of “obtaining accurate and efficient designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information” may be considered, at best, to be an improvement to the abstract idea itself. The Examiner notes that “it is important to keep in mind that an improvement in the abstract idea itself […] is not an improvement in technology” (See MPEP 2106.05(a)(II)). As currently drafted, claim 1 merely recites a plurality of generic computer components to apply the abstract idea (i.e., calculating and displaying diamond pricing information based on a “large amount” of collected information) and does not recite any claim features that reflect a technical improvement to the technical functioning of the computer components or a technological field. The Examiner further notes “Use of a computer or other machinery in its ordinary capacity for economic or other tasks (e.g., to receive, store, or transmit data) or simply adding a general purpose computer or computer components after the fact to an abstract idea (e.g., a fundamental economic practice or mathematical equation) does not integrate a judicial exception into a practical application or provide significantly more” (MPEP 2106.05 (f)).
Because merely “applying” the exception using generic computer components/instructions cannot provide an inventive concept, the additional elements, when viewed as a whole/ordered combination, do not recite significantly more than the judicial exception. See MPEP 2106.05(I)(A).
On pages 11-12 of the Response, the Applicant argues that amended claim 1 does not recite methods of organizing human activity. In particular, the Applicant submits “[t]he above permutation-and-combination records stored in the database are large and the calculation of the difference for each variable in the permutation-and-combination records could not be achieved by a human…The technical feature requires complicated computer operations, and moreover, the technical feature could be performed only by specific computer components that are configured to handle large amounts of information … The implementation of the present application relates to ensuring an enormous amount of reference information may be handled. Therefore, the present application required a computer device with specific functions and specific outstanding performance/components”.
The Examiner respectfully disagrees that the amended claim 1 does not recite methods of organizing human activity. As a whole, claim 1 is directed towards collecting various information associated with diamonds, performing calculations based on the collected information to determine maximum/minimum diamond estimation information, and displaying the resulting maximum/minimum diamond estimation price information. These claim features are considered to involve commercial interactions in the form of sales activities, marketing, and business relations. See MPEP 2106.04(a)(2)(II). This is further evidenced by the Applicant at ¶ [0004] in the specification. Furthermore, the Examiner respectfully disagrees that amended claim 1 recites “specific computer components” to perform the judicial exception. Amended claim 1 recites a plurality of devices (i.e., diamond archiving device, diamond reference price calculation device, market estimation price calculation device, and distribution result display device) each comprising a generic processor and computer memory to perform the abstract idea. Because merely “applying” the exception using generic computer components/instructions cannot provide an inventive concept, the additional elements, when viewed as a whole/ordered combination, do not recite significantly more than the judicial exception. See MPEP 2106.05(I)(A).
On pages 12-14 of the Response, the Applicant argues that amended claim 1 does not relate to a generic computer device and that claim 1 does not perform a generic computer function. As noted further above, amended claim 1 recites a plurality of devices (i.e., diamond archiving device, diamond reference price calculation device, market estimation price calculation device, and distribution result display device) each comprising a generic processor and computer memory to perform the abstract idea. The Applicant’s disclosure does not provide any further technical details regarding the processors or memories that would suggest the claimed processors and memories have a “specific” technical structure or technical capabilities. Instead, the claimed devices, processors, and memories are merely recited as generic computer components used to collect information, perform calculations using the collected information, and display a particular result (i.e., the maximum/minimum diamond estimation price information). Although claim 1 recites a complex calculation with specific steps for performing the calculation of the diamond estimation price information, this does not reflect a technical improvement to technical functioning of the computer itself. Rather, the recited generic computer components are merely being used in their ordinary capacity to receive information and process information. The Examiner further notes “claiming the improved speed or efficiency inherent with applying the abstract idea on a computer" does not integrate a judicial exception into a practical application or provide an inventive concept” (see MPEP 2106.05(f)(2)).
Response to 35 U.S.C. § 103 Remarks
Applicant’s remarks filed on pages 14-17 of the Response concerning the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 1 and 3-13 have been fully considered and are considered to be persuasive.
On pages 14-17 of the Response, the Applicant argues that the prior art of record does not teach or suggest the amended features of amended claim 1. In view of the amendments, the independent claims and their dependents are found to overcome the prior art of record. The Examiner has provided a detailed explanation of why the claims are found to overcome the pertinent prior art of record on page 15 herein.
Claim Objections
Claim 1 is objected to because of the following informalities:
Claim 1 recites “basic price information regarding diamond in different grades and qualities”. This should be amended to recite “basic price information regarding diamonds in different grades and qualities”. Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1 and 3-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 1 recites “the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination”. There is insufficient antecedent basis in the claim for “the data-archive”. Thus, claims 1 and 3-13, by virtue of dependence, are rendered indefinite for reciting a limitation for which there is a lack of antecedent basis. For the purposes of examination, this limitation will be interpreted as “the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the permutation-and-combination”.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claims 1 and 3-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 because the claimed invention is directed to an abstract idea without significantly more.
First of all, claims must be directed to one or more of the following statutory categories: a process, a machine, a manufacture, or a composition of matter. Claims 1 and 3-13 are directed to a machine (“platform”). Thus, claims 1 and 3-13 satisfy Step One because they are all within one of the four statutory categories of eligible subject matter. Claims 1 and 3-13, however, are directed to an abstract idea without significantly more.
Regarding independent claim 1, the specific limitations that recite an abstract idea are:
[…] storing (1) diamond information, (2) basic price information regarding diamond in different grades and qualities, (3) designated sales market information regarding a designated sales market, (4) designated sales market per capita gross product income information in relation to the designated sales market information, (5) designates sales market relative exchange rate information, and (6) historical maximum sales price information and historical minimum sales price information in the designated sales market in relation to each diamond information, wherein, for each basic price information in the designates sales market, […] obtains, for ever recorded time point, (6) the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of (4) the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and (5) the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, wherein the designated sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designated sales market;
[…] executes a calculation according to the basic price information […] and weight information of a diamond to obtain reference price information to be estimated in relation to the diamond information;
[…] receive an estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then to (a) assign a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assign a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assign a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination, […] executes a calculation to obtain a designated data row in the permutation-and-combination which has a minimum value in terms of the weighting values and differences in above (a),(b) and (c) such that the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of the designated data row is taken as designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information and designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information, and […] regularly and/or irregularly sending the designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information and the designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information […] to store; and
[…] display the designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information and the designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information regarding the designated sales market […];
Therefore, claims 1 and 3-13, by virtue of dependence, recite certain methods of organizing human activity. In particular, the limitations of claim 1 identified above, as a whole, recite concepts of estimating and displaying maximum/minimum prices of diamonds based on collected information associated with the diamonds, which is the abstract idea of commercial interactions in the form of sales activities, marketing, and business relations. See MPEP 2106.04(a)(2)(II). This is further evidenced in the Applicant’s specification at ¶ [0004]. Furthermore, the limitations of claim 1 identified above, as a whole, recite concepts of collecting information, analyzing information, and displaying a particular result of the collection and analysis- which is the abstract idea of mental processes. See MPEP 2106.04(a)(2)(III).
The judicial exception recited above is not integrated into a practical application. The additional elements of the claim include a “diamond trading platform”, “diamond information archiving device having a database, a first processor and a first computer memory connected to the first processor, the database executed by the first processor and storing…”, “a diamond reference price calculation device connected to the diamond information archiving device, wherein the diamond reference price calculation device executed by a second processor has a second computer memory connected to the second processor and automatically executes a calculation…”, “a market estimation price calculation device, connected to the diamond information archiving device and the diamond reference price calculation device, to receive…”, “wherein the market estimation price calculation device executed by a third processor has a third computer memory connected to the third processor and automatically executes a calculation…”, “a distribution result display device connected to the market estimation price calculation device to display…”, “wherein the distribution result display device executed by a fourth processor has a fourth computer memory connected to the fourth processor”. The abstract idea is not integrated into a practical application because the additional elements merely serve as generic computer components on which the abstract idea is implemented. See MPEP 2106.05(f).
Furthermore, the claim recites additional elements involving steps for storing information in a memory (“the database executed by the first processor and storing (1)…(2)…(3)…(4)…(5)…(6)”, “regularly and/or irregularly sending the designated sales market maximum estimation price information and the designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information to the diamond information archiving device to store”). These additional elements fail to integrate the claim into a practical application because the steps for transmitting information over a network amount to no more than mere data gathering/outputting, which is insignificant extra-solution activity. See MPEP 2106.05(g).
Finally, the claims do not include additional elements that are sufficient to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception because, as discussed above, the additional elements, in combination, are recited at a high level of generality such that they amount to no more than mere instructions to apply the abstract idea using generic computer components. Because merely “applying” the exception using generic computer components/instructions cannot provide an inventive concept, the additional elements, when viewed as a whole/ordered combination, do not recite significantly more than the judicial exception. See MPEP 2106.05(I)(A). Furthermore, the additional elements involving steps for storing information in a memory fail to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception because the courts have found storing information in a memory to be well-understood, routine, and conventional activities. See MPEP 2106.05(d)(II). Because the invention is merely reciting well-understood, routine, and conventional activity, the additional elements of this claim which involve storing information in a memory, when viewed as a whole/ordered combination, do not recite significantly more than the judicial exception. Thus, claim 1 is not patent eligible.
Claim 3 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of diamonds, and that the designated sales market relative exchange rate information is a purchasing power parity exchange rate of the diamond export area to the designated sales market. Thus, claim 3 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 4 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, the diamond information comprises a color and a clarity of the diamond, and the basic price information includes the color and clarity of the diamond. Thus, claim 4 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 5 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, the diamond information comprises a color tone of the diamond matching color shades, and the basic price information includes the color and the color tone of the diamond. Thus, claim 5 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 6 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a cutting form, the form being round or fancy. Thus, claim 6 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 7 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a polishing degree of the diamond. Thus, claim 7 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 8 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a degree of symmetry of the diamond. Thus, claim 8 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 9 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a culet situation of the diamond. Thus, claim 9 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 10 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a fluorescence reaction of the diamond. Thus, claim 10 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 11 further defines that the diamond trading platform is aimed to physical unique properties of the diamonds, and the diamond information comprises a color degree category of the diamond and a picture of the diamond. Thus, claim 11 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 12 further defines that the diamond information comprises information, which could facilitate the customer to obtain maximizing transactions and minimizing losses, in countries including a presently existing country having sovereignty and a record of diamond trade and a country belonging to a member of Kimberley process such that a customer uses the diamond information to input a region of a country desired for diamond trade. Thus, claim 12 merely further defines the collected information used to perform the abstract idea. The claim does not recite any further additional elements beyond the additional elements previously addressed with regard to claim 1 from which the claim depends.
Claim 13 recites the same abstract idea as claim 1, by virtue of dependence, and is rejected for substantially the same reasons.
The claim further introduces additional elements involving steps for electronic recordkeeping (“wherein the diamond information archiving device regularly or irregularly updates the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information according to the designated sales market maximum diamond estimation price information and the designated sales market minimum diamond estimation price information sent by the market estimation price calculation device”). These additional elements fail to integrate the claim into a practical application because the steps involving electronic recordkeeping amount to no more than mere data gathering/outputting, which is insignificant extra-solution activity. See MPEP 2106.05(g).
The additional elements involving steps for electronic recordkeeping fail to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception because the courts have found electronic recordkeeping to be well-understood, routine, and conventional activities. See MPEP 2106.05(d)(II). Because the invention is merely reciting well-understood, routine, and conventional activity, the additional elements of this claim which involve electronic recordkeeping, when viewed as a whole/ordered combination, do not recite significantly more than the judicial exception.
Examiner Notes
Independent claim 1 has been found to overcome the cited art of record. Further, claims 3-13 by virtue of dependence, recite the same limitations as claim 1 that overcome the cited art of record. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of claim 1 being found to overcome the cited art of record. None of the prior art of record, taken individual or in combination, teach or suggest the specific series of logical operations of independent claim 1. Further, it would not have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to have combined the teachings or suggestions of the prior art of record without the benefit of hindsight.
The prior art references most closely resembling the Applicant’s claimed invention are as follows:
Sawada WO2022039140A1;
Mehta U.S. Publication No. 2009/0319336;
Erlach et al. U.S. Publication No. 2010/0205117;
Haynes U.S. Publication No. 2007/0005486;
Tran U.S. Publication No. 2018/0264347;
Sawada discloses a jewelry selling price estimation system comprising a computer, database, estimation device, information acquisition unit, and control unit for controlling each component, where each of the system components are in connection with each other. Furthermore, the system is configured to obtain/store reference images and reference information associated with jewels (i.e., diamonds) in a database, and further configured to estimate the price of a new jewel based on an association between the new jewel and reference jewels by referencing the obtained/stored reference jewel information. The obtained/stored reference images and information associated with each reference jewel includes grades (i.e., indicating color, clarity, and cut), production area information indicating a country which it was produced, market condition information associated with the jewel (e.g., interest rates, exchange rates, crude oil prices, stock prices, etc.), and historical selling price data for each reference jewel. Sawada, however, does not explicitly teach the specific series of logical operations recited in independent claim 1. In particular, Sawada does not teach for each basic price information in the designated sales market, a diamond information archiving device that obtains for every recorded time point the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, where the designates sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designates sales market. Furthermore, Sawada does not teach receiving estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then (a) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination.
Mehta discloses a method for evaluating a diamond comprising the steps of selecting a diamond to value, determining the shape, size, color, clarity and cut of the selected diamond, determining a base price of the diamond, and calculating an adjusted price. Moreover, data records of the latest 500 sales transactions of diamond are stored in a transaction database and the data records are compared with the selected diamond during the process of calculating the price of the diamond. Mehta, however, does not explicitly teach the specific series of logical operations recited in independent claim 1. In particular, Mehta does not teach for each basic price information in the designated sales market, a diamond information archiving device that obtains for every recorded time point the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, where the designates sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designates sales market. Furthermore, Mehta does not teach receiving estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then (a) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination.
Erlach discloses a system configured to compute and output an asset characteristic (e.g., an asset valuation) as a function of economic data including a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth rate associated with a particular economy. Furthermore, the system may assume/consider a purchasing power parity (PPP) associated with the asset and particular economy when computing the asset valuation. Erlach, however, does not explicitly teach the specific series of logical operations recited in independent claim 1. In particular, Erlach does not teach for each basic price information in the designated sales market, a diamond information archiving device that obtains for every recorded time point the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, where the designates sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designates sales market. Furthermore, Erlach does not teach receiving estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then (a) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination.
Haynes discloses a method for verifying, rating, and labeling diamonds/gemstones from mine to market to show a country of origin, statements of compliance with the Kimberly Process, and cut/color/clarity/carats of the diamonds. Furthermore, the system collects/reports information associated with the mines from which the diamonds are obtained/traded. Haynes, however, does not explicitly teach the specific series of logical operations recited in independent claim 1. In particular, Haynes does not teach for each basic price information in the designated sales market, a diamond information archiving device that obtains for every recorded time point the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, where the designates sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designates sales market. Furthermore, Haynes does not teach receiving estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then (a) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination.
Tran discloses a system that is configured to enable users/buyers to initiate a market exchange of cryptocurrency tokens for purchasing an asset at a purchase price. Furthermore, the system enables the user/buyer to receive inputs for the user when preparing the contract for a purchase, such as specifying a diamond is from a particular location and not unethically procured. Tran, however, does not explicitly teach the specific series of logical operations recited in independent claim 1. In particular, Tran does not teach for each basic price information in the designated sales market, a diamond information archiving device that obtains for every recorded time point the historical maximum sales price information and the historical minimum sales price information of a permutation-and-combination of the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information, where the designates sales market relative exchange rate information is a relative exchange rate of a diamond export area to the designates sales market. Furthermore, Tran does not teach receiving estimation information consisting of the reference price information to be estimated, the designated sales market per capita gross product income information and designated sales market relative exchange rate information, and then (a) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the reference price information to be estimated and the basic price information in the designated sales market, (b) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market per capita gross product income information to be estimated and the designated sales market per capita gross product income information of the data-archive permutation-and-combination, and (c) assigning a weighting value for a difference between the designated sales market relative exchange rate information and the designated sales market relative exchange rate information in the permutation-and-combination.
Conclusion
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/JORGE G DEL TORO-ORTEGA/Examiner, Art Unit 3628
/JEFF ZIMMERMAN/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3628