DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim status
2. In response to the amendments filed 11/16/2025, claims 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9-19 were amended and no claims were canceled and/or added. Therefore, claims 1-20 are currently pending for examination.
The text of those sections of Title 35, U.S. Code not included in this action can be found in a prior office action.
Claim Objections
3. Claim 10 is objected to because of the following informalities: “the claim is ending with multiple full stops”. Appropriate correction is required.
Claim 18 is objected to because of the following informalities: “a driver” in line 2 should be “the driver” and “a vehicle” in line 3 should be “the vehicle”. Appropriate correction is required.
Claim 19 is objected to because of the following informalities: “select apps” should be “the one or more apps”. Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
4. Claims 3-4, 6 and 12 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.
Claim 3 recites the limitation "the user" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 4 recites the limitation "the location of the vehicle" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 6 recites the limitation "the speed" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 12 recites the limitation "the system when the vehicle speed" in lines 4-5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
5. Claims 1-2, 5, 7-9, 11, 13-17 and 20 are allowed.
Claims 3-4, 6 and 12 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claims 10 and 18-19 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the objections set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
6. 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).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this final action.
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/MOHAMED BARAKAT/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2689