CTNF 18/797,000 CTNF 69020 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim s 1-3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, and 15-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Chen et al (CN # 113108883 A). With respect to claims 1, 14, 15, 17, & 20, the Chen reference discloses (the references in parentheses applying to this document): A computer-implemented method for remote operation of one or more weighbridges, the method comprising: receiving, at a user terminal (130; paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0065]; fig. 1) comprising a display: weight signaling from a weighbridge, the weight signaling indicative of a weight of a load present on the weighbridge; and image signaling from an image capture device located at the weighbridge, the image signaling indicative of a real-time image of the weighbridge captured by the image capture device; displaying, on the display, a weighbridge use indicator indicative of the weight present on the weighbridge in dependence on the weight signaling and a real-time image of the weighbridge in dependence on the image signaling (paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0011], paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0065]); receiving, from the user terminal, control signaling indicative of an operator user input to control an operation element (intercom; paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0086]) of the weighbridge; and in response to receiving the control signaling, controlling the operation element according to the control signaling (see also references in the search report) . With respect to claim 2 (paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0011]; paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0065]). With respect to claim 3 (paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0011]; paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0086]). With respect to claim 5 (paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0083]). With respect to claim 8-9 (paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0086]). With respect to claim 12 (RFID identification; paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0065]) . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 07-20-aia AIA 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. 07-23-aia AIA The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows: 1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art. 2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue. 3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. 4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness. 07-20-02-aia AIA This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention. 07-21-aia AIA Claim s 4, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen et al (CN # 113108883 A). With respect to claim 4, the examiner notes that it was known in general to activate (i.e.: wake up from a low power mode) a scale whenever the weight signal detected by the load cells exceeded a certain threshold (such as a bathroom scale that activated when a user stepped upon it), so it would have been obvious to the ordinary practioner to signal the weighing system of Chen to transmit weight readings and an image from the video monitoring system whenever the weighing system detected an increase in weight on the platform above a triggering threshold . With respect to claim 7, license plate readers were old and well known, and it would have been obvious to the ordinary practioner to modify the system of Chen to include a license plate reader and to display the detected license plate number on the screen for the user to read to help insure against fraud. With respect to claim 10, providing two way communication between a remote user and monitoring personnel (such as between a self-service gas pump and the station attendant) was old and well known, and it would have been obvious to the ordinary practioner to provide the same in the weight monitoring system of Chen to allow emergency communications between the driver and the station attendant. With respect to claims 11-13, obviously there would have to be some type of bell, ringer, or alert to let the attendant know that the driver was attempting to communicate. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to RANDY W GIBSON whose telephone number is (571)272-2103. The examiner can normally be reached Tue-Friday 10AM-6PM. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. 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If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. RANDY W. GIBSON Primary Examiner Art Unit 2856 /RANDY W GIBSON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2855 Application/Control Number: 18/797,000 Page 2 Art Unit: 2855 Application/Control Number: 18/797,000 Page 3 Art Unit: 2855 Application/Control Number: 18/797,000 Page 4 Art Unit: 2855 Application/Control Number: 18/797,000 Page 5 Art Unit: 2855 Application/Control Number: 18/797,000 Page 6 Art Unit: 2855
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