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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 § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claims 1-15 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter. The claim(s) does/do not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter because “software” claim 1 l 6 and claim 12 l 5 is not one of the four statutory categories, see MPEP 2106.03. Dependent claims rejected due to dependency from rejected base claim.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-15 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being clearly anticipated by Jonson et al US 2022/0234408.
In Re 1-12 Jonson teaches:
1. (Currently Amended) A system
a sensor arrangement (para 85 fig 7 112-504 “sensor” and or “component”) configured to sense data related to at least one characteristic (para 52) of an upcoming path (para 52 “road”) of the vehicle;
a software application (figs 11-18) executable on a user device (fig 17) associated with a user (para 27 “user”), wherein the software application is configured to:
receive the sensed data from the sensor arrangement communicably coupled with the software application (figs 10-18); and
process the sensed data to predict (“predict” paras 32,79-80,91) at least one damping force value (“target level of damping” 1304 fig 13; 1402 fig 14, paras 30-31) based on the at least one characteristic of the upcoming path of the vehicle; and
a control arrangement communicatively coupled with the software application and operatively coupled with at least one actuator (“actuator” paras 31,36), wherein the at least one actuator is coupled with a damping system (title) of the vehicle, and wherein the control arrangement is configured to control the at least one actuator to regulate the damping force based on the predicted at least one damping force value (1306 fig 13; 1406 fig 14, para 54)(at least all figs and paras).
2. (Currently Amended) The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor arrangement
a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, a speedometer, a camera (para 52 “camera”), an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor, a sound level meter (SLM).
3. (Currently Amended) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one characteristic
characteristic of an upcoming route (para 76) of the vehicle,
driving characteristic of the vehicle,
speed of the vehicle,1-1 configuration of the damping system,
acceleration of the vehicle,
orientation of the vehicle; or
weather data.
4. (Currently Amended) The system according to claim 2, wherein the camera in the sensor arrangement is configured to capture signals containing information related to the at least one characteristic of the upcoming path transmitted from at least one another vehicle (1302 “another vehicle” fig 13 para 52 camera system of another vehicle).
5. (Currently Amended) The system
6. (Currently Amended) The system
a voice input (“voice commands” paras 57,128), a blinking of eyes, a movement of eyes, a movement of a body part of the user.
7. (Currently Amended) The system
8. (Currently Amended) The system
9. (Currently Amended) The system
receive previously stored data (para 76 “route previously traveled”) related to the at least one characteristic of the upcoming path from a storage unit (memory 1706 fig 17) communicably coupled to the software application; and
process the previously stored data and the sensed data to predict the at least one damping force value (para 76).
10. (Currently Amended) The system
11. (Currently Amended) The system
In Re 12-15, the method of claims 12-15 rejected over in re 1,3,6 respectively, as taught by Jonson as described above. Further, the claimed “another vehicle moving in front of the vehicle” is taught by Jonson para 75 another vehicle provides data to subsequent instant vehicle, i.e. the another vehicle precedes the instant vehicle in time and space.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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/CARL C STAUBACH/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3747