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 .
Response to the Applicant’s arguments
The previous rejection is withdrawn. Applicant’s amendments are entered. Applicant’s remarks are also entered into the record. A new search was made necessitated by the applicant’s amendments.
A new reference was found. A new rejection is made herein.
Applicant’s arguments are now moot in view of the new rejection of the claims.
Claim 1 is amended to recite and the primary reference to Li is silent but SWAAMS teaches “…wherein the battery charger is configured to transmit data during the communication mode of operation through the transmitter coil”. (See paragraph 50-51 where the device includes an inductive wireless power transfer device that includes a power transmitter coil 122 to provide an electromagnetic field for power transfer and also in paragraph 52-54 and claims 1-10 where the coil can provide power and also modulate the frequency and amplitude of the signal to provide a communication of data using the same components the coil and receiving coil)”.
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of SWAANS in that SWAANS provides a wireless charging device with a coil that is a transmitter coil that can provide a change of amplitude or frequency of the signal to provide a transmitter signal using the same coil. See claims 1-30 and claims 1-11. This can provide a communication using the same parts and can inject signals into the power transfer. A communication may provide a change in the signal that is not favored and a remedial action can be taken without a second communication device.
With regard to claim 9 that is not amended the applicant states that the battery status or a request or a trigger event received by the battery back is not received for reporting the battery status.
The applicant states that this is not in Li.
The applicant also states that Mao teaches away from generating pulses using RF technology and instead magnetic communication technology is used. The invention instead relies on coupling a tight non-propagating magnetic field through the transmitter coil of the battery pack and a receiver coil of the portable device. These limitations are not seen in the claim and applicant is arguing the references individually. Also using a magnetic device to transmit signals is well known in the art.
The reference discloses at paragraph 5 where the device has a power amplifier and that is connected to the battery cell or power input
And at paragraph 44 where a power transmitter has a blue tooth module to communicate with the receiver and a resonant circuit that provides power from the transmitter to the receiver and a wireless transfer device that has a switch s1 and s2 and capacitors c1 and c4 and provides a transmission of wireless power from element LT to the receiver circuit and which is connected to the power amplifier 402
Functionally using a RF device with an antenna coil is shown to communicate a signal. The applicant is arguing the transmitter coil is also transmitting the power and also the communication packets but this is not claimed. It just says generating by a device magnetic pulse. The references appear to do this.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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.
This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention.
Claims 1-2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US20220407563A1 to SWAANS assigned to ELECTDIS AB filed in 2019.
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Li discloses “...1. A portable battery pack, comprising:
a battery cell; (see abstract and power storing module 11 and charging module)
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Li is silent but Mao teaches “... a power amplifier coupled to the battery cell;” (see paragraph 5 where the device has a power amplifier and that is connected to the battery cell or power input)
Li discloses “...a battery charger coupled to the battery cell;: (see paragraph 19)
Li is silent but Mao teaches “... a transmitter coil; and (see paragraph 44 where a power transmitter has a blue tooth module to communicate with the receiver and a resonant circuit that provides power from the transmitter to the receiver)
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a switching means coupled to the transmitter coil and the power amplifier, (see wireless transfer device that has a switch s1 and s2 and capacitors c1 and c4 and provides a transmission of wireless power from element LT to the receiver circuit and which is connected to the power amplifier 402)
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the switching means configured to couple the transmitter coil to the power amplifier in a charging mode of operation, (See paragraph 86 and 93 and FIG. 1-4 where the switches are turned on to turn on the amplifier to provide power to the transmitter and then wirelessly power the second device and its battery load in FIG. 1-6)
and to couple the transmitter coil .... in a
communication mode of operation. (See paragraph 28, 130 and 86 and 93 and FIG. 1-4 where the switches are turned on to turn on the amplifier to provide power to the transmitter and then wirelessly power the second device and its battery load in FIG. 1 and the devices can communicate via a Bluetooth communication mode in paragraph 47 and 77-80 to adjust the power as desired of the receiver ):,
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of Mao in that Mao provides a wireless charging device with a blue tooth connection so the two devices can exchange information to modulate one or more parameters of the charging session to modulate for different types of devices. This can provide greater inoperability for charging different types of devices. See paragraph 1-11 of Mao.
BYD teaches “...and to couple the transmitter coil to the battery charger in a communication mode of operation”. (see claims 1-6 where the wireless charging of the battery can be provided at the same time as a communication mode between the two devices to provide a radio communication for the different frequency regulation for improved charging that is optimized)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of BYD in that BYD provides a wireless charging device can provide during charging and RF signal to modulate the charging parameters of the two devices while the two devices are charging and can provide a real time modulation of the charging based on the feedback.
Claim 1 is amended to recite and the primary reference to Li is silent but SWAAMS teaches “…wherein the battery charger is configured to transmit data during the communication mode of operation through the transmitter coil”. (See paragraph 50-51 where the device includes an inductive wireless power transfer device that includes a power transmitter coil 122 to provide an electromagnetic field for power transfer and also in paragraph 52-54 and claims 1-10 where the coil can provide power and also modulate the frequency and amplitude of the signal to provide a communication of data using the same components the coil and receiving coil)”.
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of SWAANS in that SWAANS provides a wireless charging device with a coil that is a transmitter coil that can provide a change of amplitude or frequency of the signal to provide a transmitter signal using the same coil. See claims 1-30 and claims 1-11. This can provide a communication using the same parts and can inject signals into the power transfer. A communication may provide a change in the signal that is not favored and a remedial action can be taken without a second communication device.
Li is silent but BYD teaches “...2. The portable battery pack of claim 1, wherein the battery charger is configured to cause variations in a magnetic field transmitted from the transmitter coil to encode the data according to a communication protocol”. (see paragraph 48-56 where the wireless charging has a variable magnetic field to reduce interference based on the blue tooth communication)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of BYD in that BYD provides a wireless charging device can provide during charging and RF signal to modulate the charging parameters of the two devices while the two devices are charging and can provide a real time modulation of the charging based on the feedback.
Claim 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of NPL, Weiwei, Jiang et al. , Pulse: low bitrate wireless magnetic communication for smartphones, UbiComp '14: Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Pages 261 – 265 (https://doi.org/10.1145/2632048.2632094) ( 13 September 2014 ) and SWAANS.
Li is silent but WEIWEI teaches “...3. The portable battery pack of claim 2, wherein the communication protocol is a pulse based, magnetic near-field communication protocol. (see page 1-3)”.
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of WEIWEI in that WEIWEI provides a low bit rate communication that is a pulse based near field communication protocol for power savings.
Claim 4 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. NO.: CN211670657U to Shenzen and SWAANS.
Shenzen teaches “...4. The portable battery pack of claim 2, wherein the data includes a battery status indicator”. (see paragraph 1-5 where n order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided by the present invention is as follows: a charging box for a Bluetooth headset and a Bluetooth headset used together with it, comprising a box body, and a placing frame and a mounting frame are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the box body, and the Lithium batteries are installed on the placement rack, the mounting rack is located on one side of the placement rack, a processor is mounted on the mounting rack, a cover plate 1 is fixed at the opening of the box body, and the cover plate 1 is provided with a receiving slot, The bottom of the storage slot is provided with magnetic charging contacts, the first cover plate is also provided with a charging switch, a charging indicator light and a power indicator light, the left side of the box body is provided with a charging connector, and the right side of the box body is provided with a charging switch. Output charging connector, the lithium battery, the processor, the charging switch and the output charging connector are connected in series, the lithium battery, the charging indicator light and the charging connector are connected in series, the lithium battery is connected in series with the power indicator light, and a box is hinged on the box body Cover, the opening of the box cover is fixed with a cover plate 2, and the cover plate 2 is provided with a lens, an LED light and a gear switch, and the number of the LED lights is several and evenly distributed in the circumferential direction. On the periphery of the lens, the inner bottom of the box cover is provided with a lithium battery and an intelligent lighting module, and the lithium battery, the intelligent lighting module, the gear switch and the LED light are connected in series.)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of SHENZEN in that SHENZEN provides a wireless charging device can provide an indicator light to indicate that charging is occurring or that there is an issue that no charging is occurring or the charging is completed.
Claims 5-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and SWAANS.
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Lu discloses “.. a portable battery pack including:
a battery cell; (see abstract and power storing module 11 and charging module)
Lu is silent but Mao teaches “...
....a power amplifier coupled to the battery cell; (see paragraph 5 where the device has a power amplifier and that is connected to the battery cell or power input) It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of Mao in that Mao provides a wireless charging device with a blue tooth connection so the two devices can exchange information to modulate one or more parameters of the charging session to modulate for different types of devices. This can provide greater inoperability for charging different types of devices. See paragraph 1-11 of Mao.
Lu discloses “...a battery charger coupled to the battery cell; (see paragraph 19)
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Li is silent but Mao teaches “... 5. A magnetic communication system, comprising:....a transmitter coil; and (see paragraph 44 where a power transmitter has a blue tooth module to communicate with the receiver and a resonant circuit that provides power from the transmitter to the receiver)
a first coil; and
a switching means coupled to the first coil and the power amplifier, the switching means configured to couple the first coil to the power amplifier(see wireless transfer device that has a switch s1 and s2 and capacitors c1 and c4 and provides a transmission of wireless power from element LT to the receiver circuit and which is connected to the power amplifier 402)
in a charging mode of operation, and to couple the first coil to the ....in a communication
mode of operation; and, (See paragraph 86 and 93 and FIG. 1-4 where the switches are turned on to turn on the amplifier to provide power to the transmitter and then wirelessly power the second device and its battery load in FIG. 1-6)
a portable electronic device magnetically coupled to the portable battery pack and including:
(See paragraph 86 and 93 and FIG. 1-4 where the switches are turned on to turn on the amplifier to provide power to the transmitter and then wirelessly power the second device and its battery load in FIG. 1-6) (See paragraph 28, 130 and 86 and 93 and FIG. 1-4 where the switches are turned on to turn on the amplifier to provide power to the transmitter and then wirelessly power the second device and its battery load in FIG. 1 and the devices can communicate via a Bluetooth communication mode in paragraph 47 and 77-80 to adjust the power as desired of the receiver )
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of Mao in that Mao provides a wireless charging device with a blue tooth connection so the two devices can exchange information to modulate one or more parameters of the charging session to modulate for different types of devices. This can provide greater inoperability for charging different types of devices. See paragraph 1-11 of Mao.
BYD teaches “...a second coil for receiving charge in the charging mode of operation and for transmitting and receiving data in the communication mode of operation....and to couple the first coil to the battery charger in a communication mode of operation”. (see claims 1-6 where the wireless charging of the battery can be provided at the same time as a communication mode between the two devices to provide a radio communication for the different frequency regulation for improved charging that is optimized)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of BYD in that BYD provides a wireless charging device can provide during charging and RF signal to modulate the charging parameters of the two devices while the two devices are charging and can provide a real time modulation of the charging based on the feedback.
Claim 5 is amended to recite and the primary reference to Li is silent but SWAAMS teaches “…wherein the battery charger is configured to transmit data during the communication mode of operation through the coil”. (See paragraph 50-51 where the device includes an inductive wireless power transfer device that includes a power transmitter coil 122 to provide an electromagnetic field for power transfer and also in paragraph 52-54 and claims 1-10 where the coil can provide power and also modulate the frequency and amplitude of the signal to provide a communication of data using the same components the coil and receiving coil)”.
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of SWAANS in that SWAANS provides a wireless charging device with a coil that is a transmitter coil that can provide a change of amplitude or frequency of the signal to provide a transmitter signal using the same coil. See claims 1-30 and claims 1-11. This can provide a communication using the same parts and can inject signals into the power transfer. A communication may provide a change in the signal that is not favored and a remedial action can be taken without a second communication device.
Li is silent but BYD teaches “...6. The magnetic communication system of claim 5, wherein the battery charger is
configured to cause variations in a magnetic field transmitted from the first coil to encode
the data according to a communication protocol. (see paragraph 48-56 where the wireless charging has a variable magnetic field to reduce interference based on the blue tooth communication)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of BYD in that BYD provides a wireless charging device can provide during charging and RF signal to modulate the charging parameters of the two devices while the two devices are charging and can provide a real time modulation of the charging based on the feedback.
Claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of NPL, Weiwei, Jiang et al. , Pulse: low bitrate wireless magnetic communication for smartphones, UbiComp '14: Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Pages 261 – 265 (https://doi.org/10.1145/2632048.2632094) ( 13 September 2014 ) and SWAANS.
Li is silent but WEIWEI teaches “..7. The magnetic communication system of claim 6, wherein the communication protocol
is a pulse-based, magnetic near-field communication protocol”. (see page 1-3)
See motivation statement above.
Claim 4 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. NO.: CN211670657U to Shenzen and SWAANS.
Shenzen teaches “...8. The magnetic communication system of claim 6, wherein the data includes a battery
status indicator. (see paragraph 1-5 where n order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided by the present invention is as follows: a charging box for a Bluetooth headset and a Bluetooth headset used together with it, comprising a box body, and a placing frame and a mounting frame are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the box body, and the Lithium batteries are installed on the placement rack, the mounting rack is located on one side of the placement rack, a processor is mounted on the mounting rack, a cover plate 1 is fixed at the opening of the box body, and the cover plate 1 is provided with a receiving slot, The bottom of the storage slot is provided with magnetic charging contacts, the first cover plate is also provided with a charging switch, a charging indicator light and a power indicator light, the left side of the box body is provided with a charging connector, and the right side of the box body is provided with a charging switch. Output charging connector, the lithium battery, the processor, the charging switch and the output charging connector are connected in series, the lithium battery, the charging indicator light and the charging connector are connected in series, the lithium battery is connected in series with the power indicator light, and a box is hinged on the box body Cover, the opening of the box cover is fixed with a cover plate 2, and the cover plate 2 is provided with a lens, an LED light and a gear switch, and the number of the LED lights is several and evenly distributed in the circumferential direction. On the periphery of the lens, the inner bottom of the box cover is provided with a lithium battery and an intelligent lighting module, and the lithium battery, the intelligent lighting module, the gear switch and the LED light are connected in series.)
See motivation statement above.
Claim 9 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012.
Li discloses “...9. A method comprising:
receiving, by a portable battery pack, a request or trigger event for battery status; (see abstract and power storing module 11 and charging module and where the first battery is dead and not responsive and the user will charge the battery based on the battery being dead or will do nothing if the battery is full)
Li is silent but Mao teaches “... generating, by the portable battery pack, magnetic pulses encoded with the battery
status; (see paragraph 5 where the device has a power amplifier and that is connected to the battery cell or power input)
receiving, by a portable electronic device magnetically coupled to the portable device) (see paragraph 44 where a power transmitter has a blue tooth module to communicate with the receiver and a resonant circuit that provides power from the transmitter to the receiver) (see wireless transfer device that has a switch s1 and s2 and capacitors c1 and c4 and provides a transmission of wireless power from element LT to the receiver circuit and which is connected to the power amplifier 402)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of Mao in that Mao provides a wireless charging device with a blue tooth connection so the two devices can exchange information to modulate one or more parameters of the charging session to modulate for different types of devices. This can provide greater inoperability for charging different types of devices. See paragraph 1-11 of Mao.
BYD teaches “...battery pack,
the magnetic pulses; and
determining, by the portable electronic device, the battery status from the magnetic pulses. (see claims 1-6 where the wireless charging of the battery can be provided at the same time as a communication mode between the two devices to provide a radio communication for the different frequency regulation for improved charging that is optimized)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure with a reasonable expectation of success to combine the disclosure of Li with the teachings of BYD in that BYD provides a wireless charging device can provide during charging and RF signal to modulate the charging parameters of the two devices while the two devices are charging and can provide a real time modulation of the charging based on the feedback.
Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2010/0001691 A1 to Li filed in 2008 and in view of United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US 2016/0056639 A1 to Mao filed in 2015 and in view of Chinese Patent Pub. No.: CN103457362B to BYD that was filed in 2012 and in view of NPL, Weiwei, Jiang et al. , Pulse: low bitrate wireless magnetic communication for smartphones, UbiComp '14: Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Pages 261 – 265 (https://doi.org/10.1145/2632048.2632094) ( 13 September 2014 ).
Li is silent but WEIWEI teaches “...10. The method of claim 9, wherein the magnetic pulses represent an ASCII code. (see page 1-3 and see page 5 where the message can be code based )”. See motivation statement above.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 11-12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by United States Patent Application Pub. No.: US20160233715A1 to Lee.
Lee discloses “..11. A method comprising: generating, by a portable electronic device, a signal indicating that the
portable device is mated to a portable battery pack; determining, based on the signal, that the portable electronic device and
the portable battery pack are no longer mated; and (See claims 1-5 where the device can be mated and provide signals between the two device that the charging is occurring and is within the acceptable ranges that are desired)
responsive to determining that the portable electronic device and the
portable batter pack are no longer mated, rendering the portable electronic device fully or
partially inoperable”. (see FIG. 5 where the device can determine that the signal exchange is not being provided correctly and there are data collisions between device 1 and 2 and there is an invalid power control loop)
Lee discloses “....12. The method of claim 11, further comprising rendering the portable electronic device
fully or partially inoperable after a specified time period has elapsed. (see FIG. 5 where the device can determine that the signal exchange is not being provided correctly and there are data collisions between device 1 and 2 and there is an invalid power control loop)
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).
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