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 .
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Information Disclosure Statement
The IDS filed 5/2/23 has been considered and placed of record. The initialed copy is attached herewith.
Specification
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
The specification is objected to as failing to provide proper antecedent basis for the claimed subject matter. See 37 CFR 1.75(d)(1) and MPEP § 608.01(o). Correction of the following is required: “The electronic function circuit 16” should be explicitly defined as “a load” because the limitation “a load” is mentioned generally once in paragraph 0007 and no circuit is associated with “a load” in the disclosure. It is firstly defined in at least claim 5.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(4) because the box labeled as “power reception circuit 24” in figures 3-8 is supposed to be “charging circuit 24.” The power reception circuit is designated as reference number 20. 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(a)
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Re claim 1, the limitation “a voltage conversion circuit” on line 9 is unclear because there are three “voltage conversion circuits” labeled as 15, 23 and 31 described in the drawings. For examination purpose, the Examiner assumes the “voltage conversion circuit 15” is the claimed “voltage conversion circuit.” The limitation “a load connected to the voltage conversion circuit” on line 11 is confusing because the limitation “a load” is mentioned generally once in paragraph 0007 and no circuit is associated with “a load.”
Re claims 2-4 and 15-20, they are rejected for depending on rejected claims
Re claims 5 and 10-14, the limitation “the load includes an electronic function circuit” is confusing because there is no explicit mention of the load being associated with the electronic function circuit in the specification.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112(b)
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 2, 8, 10, 13, 18 and 20 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.
Re claim 2, the limitation “the communication period” on line 2 lacks proper antecedent basis.
Re claims 8, 10, 13, 18 and 20, the claims are indefinite for depending directly or indirectly on indefinite claims.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-20 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(a)/(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 1st paragraph/2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
The art made of record fails to disclose or suggest a wireless communication charging circuit system having, at least, a communication circuit that is electrically connected to the communication antenna and is configured to perform communication with the reader-writer device using the communication antenna; and a control circuit that includes a microcontroller that is configured to control operation and stopping of the voltage conversion circuit and operation and stopping of the charging circuit, wherein during a period in which communication with the reader-writer device is to be performed using the communication antenna, the communication circuit is configured to cause the reader-writer device to recognize the communication circuit and communicate with the reader-writer device, and the control circuit is configured to set a power path so that power used by the microcontroller is supplied from the power storage device, and during a period in which charging of the power storage device is to be performed by the reader-writer device, the communication circuit is configured to cause the reader-writer device to recognize the communication circuit and operate so as to generate a magnetic field, and the control circuit is configured to set a power path so that power used by the microcontroller is supplied from the power reception circuit.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Art made of record exemplified various RFID card with communication circuit.
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The Examiner’s SPE is Taelor Kim and he can be reached at 571.270.7166. The fax number for the organization where this application is assigned is 571.273.8300.
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/EDWARD TSO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2859 571.272.2087