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 .
Drawings
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they include the following reference character(s) not mentioned in the description:
In Figure 9, reference number 933 is shown, but fails to be mentioned in the Specification.
In Figure 10, reference numbers 1007 and 1012 are shown, but fail to be mentioned in the Specification.
In Figure 11, reference numbers 1176, 1179 and 1194 are shown, but fail to be mentioned in the Specification.
In Figure 12, reference number 1208 is shown, but fails to be mentioned in the Specification.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d), or amendment to the specification to add the reference character(s) in the description in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(b) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they do not include the following reference sign(s) mentioned in the description:
In paragraph [0071], reference number 1107 is mentioned, but fails to appear in the Drawings.
In paragraph [0077], reference number 1110 is mentioned, but fails to appear in the Drawings.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
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 21-40 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.
In terms of claim 1, line 8, please clarify whether “a particular input content” is related to the previously recited “input content”.
Further, please clarify what is intended by “a network-accessible service”, and how a particular input content can be obtained by a user from an interface at such a service, given such a service appears to be external or separate from the other elements.
Similarly, please clarify how a particular output content can be presented, via the interface of such a service, given such a service appears to be external or separate from the other elements (i.e. if interface is at a network-accessible service, how then can content be presented to a user if not near a user).
If the entire method is intended to be contained at the network-accessible service please clarify.
Lastly, line 10, please clarify whether “a particular output content” is related to the previously recited “output content”.
Similar rejections are made in independent claims 28 and 35.
The remaining claims, not specifically addressed, depend from, and therefore include, the ejected limitations outlined above.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 21-40 are believed to be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
No prior art could be found which teaches, or fairly suggests, alone or in combination, all the claimed elements of the present invention.
The closest prior art of record found are the US patents to Zappella (10,909,604), Zhang (11,182,691), London (11,200,511) and Gokalp et al. (11,120,364), the US patent application publications to Rashad et al. (US 2016/0196812), Kendrick et al. (US 2015/0206221) and Rahman et al. (US 2015/0137994), and the European publication to Pachet et al. (EP 3620991 A1). However, none of the prior art train generative machine learning models to produce output content comprising a newly-generated portion which shares properties with input content, and present output content via a programmatic interface of a network-accessible service using said learning models as claimed.
Conclusion
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/CHRISTINA M SCHREIBER/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2837 02/14/2026