20Notice 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
This Office Action is in response to the applicants' communication filed on October 20, 2023. In virtue of this communication, claims 1-20 are currently presented in the instant application.
Drawings
The drawings submitted on October 20, 2023 have been reviewed and accepted by the examiner.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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)(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.
Claim(s) 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Pub No.: US-20240164641-A1 (herein “Jang”).
Claims 1, 11, and 20
Consider claim 1, Jang teaches a biometric data management method of a system, comprising:
measuring a bio signal of a user by a patch-type bio signal measuring device (see Jang Fig. 7, [0100] note patch 104 sensing respective first bio-signal of the user);
checking a first residual quantity of a battery of a smart watch (see Jang [0078] note if the charge level of the battery of the smartwatch is below a predetermined threshold);
when it is determined that the first residual amount of the battery is sufficient, connecting wireless communication between the patch-type bio signal measuring device and the smart watch, and receiving, by the smart watch, first biometric data corresponding to the bio signal measured by the patch-type bio signal measuring device for a first time from the patch-type bio signal measuring device (see Jang Fig. 7, [0103] note transmit the first bio-signal data to the smartwatch 106);
transmitting, by the smart watch, the first biometric data received from the patch-type bio signal measuring device to a server (see Jang [0078], [0105] note smart watch offloading processing tasks for the bio-signal to the smart phone);
disconnecting the wireless communication between the patch-type bio signal measuring device and the smart watch and entering the smart watch into a standby mode for a predetermined data transmission cycle (see Jang [0078], [0089], [0105] note when the charge level of a battery of the smartwatch 106 is below a predetermined threshold, the first bio signal data may be transmitted to the smartphone for processing where the smartwatch periodically transmits interrogation message to the patch based on acknowledgement of a short range beacon signal);
after the predetermined data transmission cycle, checking, by the smart watch, a second residual quantity of the battery (see Jang Fig. 7, [0078], [0089], [0105] note periodically transmitting a short-range beacon signal by the smartwatch to the patch, where the patch acknowledges the short range beacon signal, then the smart watch transmits the interrogation message for the bio-signal and when the charge level of a battery of the smartwatch 106 is below a predetermined threshold, the first bio signal data may be transmitted to the smartphone for processing); and
when it is determined that the second residual quantity of the battery is not sufficient, transmitting, by the smart watch or the server, information on requested biometric data to a candidate device (see Jang [0078], [0105] note when the charge level of a battery of the smartwatch 106 is below a predetermined threshold, the first bio signal data may be transmitted to the smartphone for processing).
Claim(s) 11 and 20 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 1.
Claims 2 and 12
Consider claim 2, Jang teaches further comprising:
connecting wireless communication between the patch-type bio signal measuring device and the candidate device, and receiving, by the candidate device, second biometric data corresponding to the bio signal measured by the patch-type bio signal measuring device for a second time based on information on the requested biometric data from the patch-type bio signal measuring device (see Jang [0078], [0105] note the first bio signal data may be transmitted to the smartphone for processing).
Claim(s) 12 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 2.
Claims 3 and 13
Consider claim 3, Jang teaches wherein the smart watch selects the candidate device from a list of the candidate devices provided from the server (see Jang [0102] note selecting co-operative mode due to user selection via the smartwatch and another device, i.e. the smartphone).
Claim(s) 13 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 3.
Claims 4 and 14
Consider claim 4, Jang teaches wherein the information on the requested biometric data includes a packet number (see Jang [0078], [0103]-[0105] note transmitting the first bio-signal data and/or the second bio-signal data for processing at the smartphone).
Claim(s) 14 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 4.
Claims 5 and 15
Consider claim 5, Jang teaches wherein the second biometric data is generated from a second bio signal subsequent to a first bio signal corresponding to the first biometric data (see Jang Fig. 7, [0078], [0100], [0105] note repeating step 701 for sensing the first bio-signal).
Claim(s) 15 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 5.
Claims 6 and 16
Consider claim 6, Jang further comprising:
re-connecting the wireless communication between the patch-type bio signal measuring device and the smart watch when it is determined that the second residual quantity of the battery is sufficient (see Jang [0078] note if the charge level of the battery of the smartwatch is below a predetermined threshold); and
after the re-connecting, receiving, by the smart watch, second biometric data corresponding to the bio signal measured by the patch-type bio signal measuring device for a second time from the patch-type bio signal measuring device (see Jang Fig. 7, [0103] note repeat step 710 smartwatch 106 receiving the first bio-signal data from patch 104).
Claim(s) 16 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 6.
Claims 7 and 17
Consider claim 7, Jang teaches further comprising: setting the data transmission cycle (see Jang Fig. 7, [0089] see Jang [0089] note periodically transmitting short-range beacon signal by the smartwatch to the patch); and connecting the wireless communication between the patch-type bio signal measuring device and the smart watch, and requesting, by the smart watch, the patch-type bio signal measuring device to start measuring the bio signal (see Jang Fig. 7, [0089] note transmitting the interrogation message responsive to detecting the short-range beacon signal).
Claim(s) 17 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 7.
Claims 8 and 18
Consider claim 8, Jang teaches wherein the setting of the data transmission cycle is variably determined according to at least one of a type of the bio signal, a communication environment, and a battery status (see Jang [0089] note when the patch is in proximity the smartwatch transmits the interrogation message upon receiving acknowledgement of a short range beacon signal periodically transmitted by the smartwatch).
Claim(s) 18 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 8.
Claims 9 and 19
Consider claim 9, Jang teaches wherein the server analyzes the received biometric data and checks whether there is missing biometric data (see Jang [0094] note the user may have the option to select which fo the first and/or second bio signal data is analyzed and/or dispalyed).
Claim(s) 19 is/are rejected for at least the same reason(s) set forth in claim 9.
Claim 10
Consider claim 10, Jang teaches wherein the patch-type bio signal measuring device is a patch-type device detachable from a body of the user (see Jang Fig. 1, [0064] note the patch 104 may include include ECG electrodes, etc), and the smart watch is a wearable device worn on a wrist of the user (see Jang Fig. 1, [0076], [0084], note smartwatch 106 worn on user’s wrist 102).
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/MARCUS HAMMONDS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2647 20
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