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 .
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Claim Objections
Claims 1, 3, 6-8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18-20 are objected to because the comma in “adding network infrastructure login information, or obtaining an updated profile library” of claims 1, 8, and 20 should be omitted.
Claims 8, 10, 12, and 13 are objected to because the operations of access, determine, store, and perform of claim 8 should be indented under “a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:”.
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 6, 7, 13, and 19 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.
Regarding claims 6, 7, 13, and 19, it is unclear to which of the plural recitations of “an entity”, “the entity” refers. This could be overcome by amending the latter to “the selected entity” or “the entity on the network.”
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(d):
(d) REFERENCE IN DEPENDENT FORMS.—Subject to subsection (e), a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, fourth paragraph:
Subject to the following paragraph [i.e., the fifth paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112], a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
Claim 19 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(d) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, 4th paragraph, as being of improper dependent form for failing to further limit the subject matter of the claim upon which it depends, or for failing to include all the limitations of the claim upon which it depends. Applicant may cancel the claim(s), amend the claim(s) to place the claim(s) in proper dependent form, rewrite the claim(s) in independent form, or present a sufficient showing that the dependent claim(s) complies with the statutory requirements.
Specification
The title of the invention is objected to for not being descriptive as could be. It is identical to those of the parent application. It should be tailored to the claims of the instant application.
The abstract is objected to for not being descriptive as it could be. It should be amended to reflect performing a remediation action with respect to the data source associated with the one or more unavailable properties that are not present in the network traffic, wherein the remediation action comprises at least one of adding network infrastructure login information, or obtaining an updated profile library, wherein adding the network infrastructure login information enables access to an address resolution protocol (ARP) table.
Drawings
Figures 4-6 are objected to under 37 CFR 1.84(l) and 37 (p)(1) because these are not sufficiently dense and dark, uniformly thick and well-defined, or plain and legible.
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. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. 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. Objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Citation of Other Pertinent Prior Art
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to the instant disclosure.
CA 3056064 teaches accessing network traffic (¶ 114), determining values associated with properties (¶ 27 packet analysis by network monitor device 102 including accessing a MAC address, protocol information, payload, and dynamic host control protocol patterns), and determining a classification attribute (¶ 85 determine operating system of a device.
US 20160219065 captures packets of an anomalous traffic flow for analysis (¶ 1).
US 20180365593 uses discourse analysis to improve document classification used in data loss prevention systems (¶ 2).
Conclusion
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/LANCE LEONARD BARRY/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2457
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