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 .
DETAILED ACTION
Claims 1, 4-6, 11, 12, 14-23 and 28 are pending. Claim 24 is canceled herein. Claims 2, 3, 7-10, 13, and 25-27 were previously canceled. After careful consideration of applicant arguments and amendments the examiner finds them to be moot and/or non persuasive this action is a Final Rejection.
Objection
Claim 1 “notifying a user of the mobile computing device that an update for the at least a portion of the parts and service information associated with machine is available for download. Machine is likely “the machine” to be consistent with prior references.
Claim 1 “wherein the downloaded parts and service information is limited to the machine to reduce an amount of data that is downloaded;” here the information is limited to the machine type being serviced or something like that.
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 1,4-6 and 11,12,14-24, 28 are rejected under 35 USC 101 because the claimed invention is directed to an abstract idea without signification more.
Claims 1, 12 and 21 are directed to a method system and device respectively that track parts service information for diagnostic purposes (summarized). The claims are directed to statutory categories of invention (yes)
The limitations of downloading parts and service information for the purpose of determining if parts are genuine covers performance of the limitations in the mind, ie mental concepts, but for the recitation of generic computing components.
Claims 1, 12 21, (claim 1 exemplified in regards to the abstract elements) Claim 21 includes elements of former claim 24
displaying, on … of the … and via at least …, a first interface element associated with a machine selection; receiving, via the first interface element, a first input comprising an indication of a machine; receiving, via the first interface element, a second input comprising an indication to download parts and service information associated with the machine; initiating a download of the parts and service information associated with the machine from …. to the … via a …; receiving the downloaded parts and service information associated with the machine, wherein the downloaded parts and service information is limited to the machine to reduce an amount of data that is downloaded; storing the downloaded parts and service information associated with the machine in …;accessing the downloaded parts and service information associated with the machine using … when no data network connection is available; receiving an indication that at least a portion of the parts and service information associated with the machine has been updated in the …. and is available for download; notifying a user of the … that an update for the at least a portion of the parts and service information associated with machine is available for download; automatically initiating an update download of the at least a portion of the parts and service information associated with the machine that has been updated from the … to the … via the … when a data network connection is established; displaying, by …, an indication that the at [[a]] least a portion of the parts and service information associated with the machine has been updated, after the update download is complete; selecting a part of the machine to replace; determining when the selected part was first used based on information stored in a parts database; determining a desired frequency of replacement for the selected part based on information stored in a parts database when the selected part was first used and on information stored in the parts database; determining an actual frequency at which the selected part was purchased from a manufacturer of the machine based on information stored in a customer database; classifying the selected part as a non-authentic part based on the desired frequency of replacement for the selected part being greater than the actual frequency; and reporting the non-authentic part to another … associated with the manufacturer of the machine.
Claim 21 further includes;
determine at least one part required to fix a problem associated with the machine based on the parts and service information; generate a parts order; receive and display updated parts and service information; receive user annotations linked to portions of the parts and service information; display a wire tracing schematic showing a routing of wires associated with the machine; display 2D or 3D graphical representations of systems and components of the machine; present guided troubleshooting workflows based on machine fault codes or user inputs; identify required tools and display instructions for tool use; adapt the … based on a screen size or user role; and support search functions within the stored parts and service information while offline.
Here the judicial exception is not integrated into a practical application.
Here for example claim 1 contains the following additional elements; display device, interface, mobile computing device, machine, network, computing device etc. Graphical user interface
The computer hardware/software is recited at a high level of generality such that it amounts to no more than mere instructions to apply the exception using a generic computer component.
Step 2A prong 2 no the additional elements are not integrated into a practical application.
The claims do not include additional elements because when considered individually or as an ordered combination they do not add significantly more known as inventive concept. The claims are mere instructions to apply the exception using generic computing elements.
Step 2B no the claims do not provide significantly more.
Dependent claims 4-6, and 11,12,14-20, 22-23, 28 do not by themselves correct the concerns of claims 1, 12 and 21. However, claim 24 for example and combinations of other dependent claims may further hone in the practical and technical application and overcome 35 USC 101.
Response to Arguments
Claims 1, 4-6, 11, 12, 14-23 and 28 are pending. Claim 24 is canceled herein. Claims 2, 3, 7-10, 13, and 25-27 were previously canceled. After careful consideration of applicant arguments and amendments the examiner finds them to be moot and/or non persuasive this action is a Final Rejection.
Rejections under 35 U.S.C. 101
Pending claims 1,4-6 and 11,12,14-23, 28 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to an abstract idea without significantly more.
The rejections are respectfully traversed.
Amended claim 1 recites "receiving the downloaded parts and service information
associated with the machine, wherein the downloaded parts and service information is limited to the machine to reduce an amount of data that is downloaded." Amended claim 1 further recites "notifying a user of the mobile computing device that an update for the machine is available for download." Applicant respectfully submits that these features improve the functioning of the mobile computing device and the technical field of managing parts and service data for machines by enabling a user to access parts and service information for a machine where there is no network connection, while limiting downloaded content to selected necessary content and thus reducing data volume and search burden. Additionally, "notifying the user when updated content is available" and "automatically initiating an update download of the at least a portion of
the parts and service information associated with the machine that has been updated from the computing device to the mobile computing device via the network when a data network connection is established" further improves functioning of the mobile computing device and the technical field of managing parts and service data for machines by keeping only the necessary content updated, further reducing data volume and search burden and taking advantage of time periods when a network connection is available.
Here the claims though requiring a an automatic update of the data, this is an “apply it type” type recitation rather than controlling the machine itself for example.
Here overcoming the art of record as argued would not necessarily preclude an abstract idea.
Claims 1,12 and 21 are all argued similarly. However, the guidance the examiner received into this exception includes that lack of control of the machine itself or a laudable improvement in the technology.
Rejections under 35 U.S.C. 103- moot in view of new grounds of rejection.
The examiner has withdrawn the 35 USC 103(a) rejection in view of the combination of elements that would arguably require more than four references to reject.
The most relevant art of record is;
as being unpatentable over US Patent Publication to Yezersky 20210287456 in view of US Patent Publication to Abdel Malek- 2005017661, US Patent to Schlatre 7356393 and US Patent Publication 20211/0220560 to Verdegan
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Distributed Architecture for Mobile Contextual Integrated Field Work Applications IEEE 2015
Architecture and implementation of a remote management framework for dynamically reconfigurable devices IEEE 2002
US Patent Publication to Nagata 20020077979
US Patent Publication to Clark 20070138250
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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/BRUCE I EBERSMAN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3693
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