CTFR 18/108,727 CTFR 90587 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Response to Amendment This Office Action has been issued in response to Applicant’s Communication of amended application S/N 18/108,727 filed on February 17, 2026. Claims 1, 3 to 8, 10, 11, and 13 to 18 are currently pending with the application. Claim Objections Claim 11 is objected to because of the following informalities: Claim 11 recites the limitations “the received first latent target data” and “the received second latent target data” in page 5 at line 6, which appear to contain typographical errors and that they should read “the predicted first latent target data” and “the predicted second latent target data”. Appropriate corrections are required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA 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. 07-34-01 Claims 1, 3 to 8, 10, 11, and 13 to 18 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 limitations “ the first target data items” in line 14, and “ the sequential data” in line 15. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Same rationale applies to claims 10 and 11, since they recite similar limitations, and to claims 3 to 8, and 13 to 18, since they inherit the same deficiencies by virtue of their dependency. Claim 1 further recites the limitations “wherein at least some of the first latent target data items respectively correspond to sets of multiple of the first target data items” in line 13, which is not clear. More specifically, it is not clear what the element “sets of multiple of the first target data items”, thereby rendering the claim indefinite. Same rationale applies to claims 10 and 11, since they recite similar limitations, and to claims 3 to 8, and 13 to 18, since they inherit the same deficiencies by virtue of their dependency. Claim 4 recites the limitations “ the target data items that are not masked out” in line 4. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Same rationale applies to claim 5, since it inherits the same deficiencies by virtue of its dependency. Claim 14 recites the limitations “ the target data items” in line 4, and “ the target data items that are not masked out” in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for these limitations in the claim. Same rationale applies to claim 15, since it inherits the same deficiencies by virtue of its dependency. Claim 16 recites the limitations “wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to : based on a second loss function determined based on a difference between the target data and the second latent target data, or a third loss function determined based on a difference between the first latent target data and the second latent target data”, which appears incomplete. These deficiencies render claim 16 indefinite. Same rationale applies to claim 17, since it inherits the same deficiencies by virtue of its dependency. Response to Arguments The following is in response to arguments filed on February 17, 2026. Applicant’s arguments have been carefully and respectfully considered, but are moot in view of new grounds of rejections, as necessitated by the amendments. Conclusion 07-40 AIA Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL . See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a). A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. 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If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /RAQUEL PEREZ-ARROYO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2169 Application/Control Number: 18/108,727 Page 2 Art Unit: 2169 Application/Control Number: 18/108,727 Page 3 Art Unit: 2169 Application/Control Number: 18/108,727 Page 4 Art Unit: 2169 Application/Control Number: 18/108,727 Page 5 Art Unit: 2169 Application/Control Number: 18/108,727 Page 6 Art Unit: 2169
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