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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 .
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, 3-4 and 10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Serval US 2024/0065554.
Regarding claim 1, Serval teaches a smart mirror (figs 9-10 system 10), characterized by, including: a mirror (mirror 12), divided into capturing part (camera 20)) and displaying part (display 14), the capturing part be a pure mirror with a capturing hole configured in the middle to let the light unidirectionally pass through, the displaying part including displaying and touching pad [0182]; microcomputer (processor 22), electrically connected with the displaying and touching pad; camera, electrically connected with a microcomputer [0182].
Regarding claim 3, Serval teaches the smart mirror according to claim 1, wherein the surrounding of the mirror is configured with ambience lights (light sources 18).
Regarding claim 4, Serval teaches the smart mirror according to claim 3, wherein the ambience lights are tunable light sources ([0195] light sources variable in color and intensity).
Regarding claim 10, Serval teaches the smart mirror according to claim 1, wherein the mirror also includes a speaker, electrically connected with the microcomputer [0194].
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 2 and 8 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Serval 2024/0065554 in view of Song US 2021/0307492.
Regarding claim 2, Serval teaches a smart mirror device of claim 1 however fails to teach smart mirror also includes printing device, electrically connected with the microcomputer. Song teaches a smart mirror with a microcomputer ((computing device [0011]) electrically connected to a printer [0174] to perform integrated printing functions. Therefore, it would have been obvious to an ordinarily skilled artisan before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to includes printing device, electrically connected with the microcomputer to perform integrated printing functions
Regarding claim 8, the above combination does not additionally, explicitly disclose a thermal printer. Song teaches a multitude of printers such as inkjet, laser printer, 3D printer, solid ink and plotters and not limited to such (para. 174). Therefore, it would have been obvious to an ordinarily skilled artisan before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to provide the printing device as a thermal printer as it falls within the scope of printers listed by Serval and contributes to efficiency.
Claim(s) 5 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Serval in view of Van Ness US 2018/0343418.
Regarding claim 5, Serval teaches the limitations of claim 1 however does not teach wherein the smart mirror is configured to supporting shelves, to make the smart mirror set with the plane at certain angle. However Van Ness teaches smart mirror (mirror 102) is configured to supporting shelves (103), to make the smart mirror set with the plane at certain angle to provide adjustable viewing angles. Therefore, it would have been obvious to an ordinarily skilled artisan before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify Serval in view of Van Ness to provide adjustable viewing angles.
Regarding claim 6-7, Serval and Van Ness teach the smart mirror according to claim 5, however do not directly teach the top of the supporting shelves is configured with add-on lights and wherein the add-on lights connect to the mirror, and the connecting point is set with adjustable components.
However the addition of adjustable lights is considered a matter of obvious design choice to enhance flexibility of illumination. Therefore, it would have been obvious to an ordinarily skilled artisan before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify Serval in view of Van Ness to enhance flexibility of illumination.
Claim(s) 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Serval.
Regarding claim 9, Serval teaches the limitations of claim 9, however does not teach the camera is a binocular camera. However official notice is taken that binocular cameras are known for providing enhanced image depth. Therefore, it would have been obvious to an ordinarily skilled artisan before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify Serval to incorporate a binocular camera to enhance image depth.
Conclusion
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