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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 .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 1/5/2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claim(s) 1-20 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
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 WO 2024183503 to Wu(based on priority filing in China on March 9, 2023).
Regarding Claim 1, 12, 19, Wu discloses A system for identifying a bypass of a computing device state change, Wu discloses the system comprising: a processor; and a memory device that stores program code structured to cause the processor to:determine that a computing device is in an unlocked state determine that a software computing component executing on the [[of a]] computing device is blocking the computing device from automatically changing from the unlocked state to a state in which a restriction of an access of data on the computing device exists(Abstract & Par. 008-0010, the screen protection change with different state like screen-off state, screen-on sate and screen protection state); detect an idle period of the computing device(Par. 0155, the time period for transition); detect a proximity change of a user relative to the computing device, the proximity change based on a determination that a distance of the user relative to the computing device exceeds a threshold(Par. 0108-0111, the preset range of user is detected); and perform an action to remediate the blocking of the computing device from automatically changing from the unlocked state to the state in which the restriction of the access of data on the computing device exists state change based on the idle period and the proximity change(Par. 0019-0020, the user leaves an preset range the state transitions) .
Regarding Claim 2, 13, Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the action comprises generating a notification(Par. 0097, the user is notified by sound).
Regarding Claim 3, 14, Wu discloses the system of claim 2, wherein the notification comprises one or more of:an audio notification;a visual notification;a text message;a voice message; or an email message(Par. 0097, the user is notified by sound).
Regarding Claim 4, Wu discloses the system of claim 2, wherein the notification identifies the software computing component that is blocking the device state change of the computing device(Par. 0134-0137, control module maintains the screen-on state)
Regarding Claim 5, 15, 20, Wu discloses the system of claim 2, wherein the program code is further structured to cause the processor to:receive a signal, in response to the notification, to override the blocking of the computing device from automatically changing from the unlocked state to the state in which the restriction of the access of data on the computing device exists (Par. 0147-0148, the state parameter for scree status).
Regarding Claim 6, 16, Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the software computing component comprises one of:a process executing on the computing device; or a hardware interrupt(Par. 0068-0070, user is not detected).
Regarding Claim 7, 17, Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the action comprises automatically overriding the blocking of the computing device from automatically changing from the unlocked state to the state in which the restriction of the access of data on the computing device exists state change( Par. 0072 the transition between states )
Regarding Claim 8, 19, Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the program code is further structured to cause the processor to:determine a sensitivity of data accessible on the computing device; andaccess a security policy to determine the action to remediate the blocking of the computing device from automatically changing from the unlocked state to the state in which the restriction of the access of data on the computing device exists(Par. 0071-0073, the transition between states).
Regarding Claim 9, 20, Wu discloses the system of claim 8[[7]], wherein the program code is structured to cause the processor to determine the sensitivity of the data accessible on the computing device by at least one of:determining that a software component is executing via which the data is available;determining that the software component is logged in;determining that the data is rendered on a display device coupled to the computing device; or retrieving the sensitivity of the data from a data source(Par. 0011 & Par. 0167, the brightness is changed to 80% or 50%).
Regarding Claim 10. Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the action is selected from a plurality of actions based on the proximity change(Par. 0158, the user leaves an preset range the state transitions) .
Regarding Claim 11. Wu discloses the system of claim 1, wherein the state the state in which the restriction of the access of data on the computing device exists change comprises one of:a standby mode change;a hibernation state change;a screensaver state change;a lock state change;a device shutdown state; or a log-off state action(Par. 0292-0293 & Par. 0021, the states of transition).
Conclusion
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/VENKAT PERUNGAVOOR/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2492 Email: venkatanarayan.perungavoor@uspto.gov