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Detailed Action
Claims 1-39 are presenting for examination.
non-statutory double patenting rejection
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Claims 1-3, 14, and 20-22 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 & 9 of U.S. Patent No. 11,796,340 & U.S. Patent No. 11,913,801. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because both the patents 340 and 801 anticipates claims 1-3, 14, and 20-22 as shown in the table below.
18/826,813
11,796,340
11,913,801
1. A system for providing peer-to-peer mobile charging services, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and mobile power platform data relating to register mobile power platforms for energizing electrical/electronic devices; a server for providing a peer-to-peer mobile charging services system, wherein the server is configured to: receive a request for a service from a subscriber; select a registered mobile power platform to match with the subscriber using the peer-to-peer mobile charging services system responsive to receipt of the request from the subscriber; transmit data regarding the selected registered mobile power platform to the subscriber; and a network interface for connecting the server to a network for receiving the mobile power platform data and the request for service.
2. The system of Claim 1, wherein the electrical/electronic devices are devices that derive their operating power from batteries.
3. The system of Claim 1, wherein the electrical devices comprise electric vehicles.
14. The system of Claim 1, wherein the mobile power platform may comprise any portable power device.
1. A system for registering power outlets that may be used to charge electric and electronic devices, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and power outlet data relating to registered power outlets that have been located by a reporting entity; a server for providing a power outlet management system, wherein the server is configured to: receive the power outlet data for a power outlet from the reporting entity; register the power outlet with the power outlet management system if the power outlet has not previously been registered; store the power outlet data for the power outlet in the database; wherein the server is further configured to: receive a search request for a useable power outlet from a subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable power outlet; locate at least one power outlet within the area of search that is registered with the power outlet management system; provide a location of the at least one power outlet located within the area of search to the subscriber; and a network interface for connecting the server to a network for receiving the power outlet data and the search request.
1. A system for registering power outlets for electric vehicle charging that may be used to charge electric vehicles, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and power outlet data relating to registered power outlets for electric vehicle charging that have been located by a reporting entity; a server for providing a power outlet management system, wherein the server is configured to: receive the power outlet data for a power outlet for electric vehicle charging from the reporting entity; register the power outlet for electric vehicle charging with the power outlet management system if the power outlet for electric vehicle charging has not previously been registered; store the power outlet data for the power outlet for electric vehicle charging in the database; wherein the server is further configured to: receive a search request for a useable power outlet for electric vehicle charging from a subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable power outlet for electric vehicle charging; locate at least one power outlet for electric vehicle charging within the area of search that is registered with the power outlet management system; provide a location of the at least one power outlet for electric vehicle charging located within the area of search to the subscriber; and a network interface for connecting the server to a network for receiving the power outlet data and the search request.
20. A method for providing peer-to-peer mobile charging services, comprising: storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with a peer-to-peer mobile charging services system and mobile power platform data relating to registered mobile power platforms for energizing electrical/electronic devices within a database; receiving at a server a request for service from a subscriber; selecting at the server a plurality of registered mobile power platforms to match with the subscriber using the peer-to-peer mobile charging services system responsive to receipt of the request from the subscriber; transmitting, from the server, data regarding the plurality of selected registered mobile power platform to the subscriber; and connecting the server to a network to receive mobile power platform data and the request for service using a network interface.
21. The method of Claim 20, wherein the electrical/electronic devices are devices that derive their operating power from batteries.
22. The method of Claim 20, wherein the electrical devices comprise electric vehicles.
9. A method for registering power outlets that may be used to charge portable electronic devices, comprising: connecting a server to a network for receiving power outlet data and a search request; storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with a power outlet management system and the power outlet data relating to registered outlets that have been located by a subscriber; receiving the power outlet data for a power outlet from the subscriber at the power outlet management system; registering the power outlet with the power outlet management system if the power outlet has not previously been registered; storing the power outlet data for the power outlets in a database; receiving the search request for a useable power outlet from the subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable power outlet at the power outlet management system; locating at least one power outlet within the area of search that is registered with the power outlet management system; and providing a location of the at least one power outlet located within the area of search to the subscriber from the power outlet management system.
9. A method for registering power outlets electric vehicle charging that may be used to charge electric vehicles, comprising: connecting a server to a network for receiving power outlet data and a search request; storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with a power outlet management system and the power outlet data relating to registered power outlets for electric vehicle charging that have been located by a subscriber; receiving the power outlet data for a power outlet for electric vehicle charging from the subscriber at the power outlet management system; registering the power outlet for electric vehicle charging with the power outlet management system if the power outlet for electric vehicle charging has not previously been registered; storing the power outlet data for the power outlets for electric vehicle charging in a database; receiving the search request for a useable power outlet for electric vehicle charging from the subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable power outlet for electric vehicle charging at the power outlet management system; locating at least one power outlet within the area of search that is registered with the power outlet management system; and providing a location of the at least one power outlet for electric vehicle charging located within the area of search to the subscriber from the power outlet management system.
Claims 1-3, 14 & 20-22 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 & 10 of U.S. Patent No. 12,188,778. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the patent 778 anticipates claims 1-3, 14, and 20-22 as shown in the table below.
18/826,813
12,188,778
1. A system for providing peer-to-peer mobile charging services, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and mobile power platform data relating to register mobile power platforms for energizing electrical/electronic devices; a server for providing a peer-to-peer mobile charging services system, wherein the server is configured to: receive a request for a service from a subscriber; select a registered mobile power platform to match with the subscriber using the peer-to-peer mobile charging services system responsive to receipt of the request from the subscriber; transmit data regarding the selected registered mobile power platform to the subscriber; and a network interface for connecting the server to a network for receiving the mobile power platform data and the request for service.
2. The system of Claim 1, wherein the electrical/electronic devices are devices that derive their operating power from batteries.
3. The system of Claim 1, wherein the electrical devices comprise electric vehicles.
14. The system of Claim 1, wherein the mobile power platform may comprise any portable power device.
1. A system for registering resource stations for vehicle energizing that may be used to replenish power resources for vehicles, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and resource station data relating to registered resource stations for vehicle energizing that have been located by a reporting subscriber; a server for providing a resource station management system, wherein the server is configured to: receive the resource station data for a resource station for vehicle energizing from the reporting subscriber; initiate a registration process with the resource station management system responsive to receipt of the resource station data for the resource station; register the resource station for vehicle energizing with the resource station management system if the resource station for vehicle energizing has not previously been registered responsive to receipt of the resource station data for the resource station; store the resource station data for the resource station for vehicle energizing in the database responsive to completion of the register process for the resource station; wherein the server is further configured to: receive a search request for a useable resource station for vehicle energizing from a subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable resource station for vehicle energizing; locate at least one resource station for vehicle energizing within the area of search defined by the location information that is registered with the resource station management system; provide a location of the at least one resource station for vehicle energizing located within the area of search to the subscriber over a wireless communications link; and a network interface for connecting the server to a network for receiving the resource station data and the search request.
20. A method for providing peer-to-peer mobile charging services, comprising: storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with a peer-to-peer mobile charging services system and mobile power platform data relating to registered mobile power platforms for energizing electrical/electronic devices within a database; receiving at a server a request for service from a subscriber; selecting at the server a plurality of registered mobile power platforms to match with the subscriber using the peer-to-peer mobile charging services system responsive to receipt of the request from the subscriber; transmitting, from the server, data regarding the plurality of selected registered mobile power platform to the subscriber; and connecting the server to a network to receive mobile power platform data and the request for service using a network interface.
21. The method of Claim 20, wherein the electrical/electronic devices are devices that derive their operating power from batteries.
22. The method of Claim 20, wherein the electrical devices comprise electric vehicles.
10. A method for registering resource stations for vehicle energizing used to replenish power resources for vehicles, comprising: connecting a server to a network for receiving resource station data and a search request; storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with a resource station management system and the resource station data relating to registered resource stations for vehicle energizing that have been located by a subscriber; receiving the resource station data for a resource station for vehicle energizing from the subscriber at the resource station management system; initiating a registration process with the resource station management system responsive to receipt of the resource station data for the resource station; registering the resource station for vehicle energizing with the resource station management system if the resource station for vehicle energizing has not previously been registered responsive to receipt of the resource station data for the resource station; storing the resource station data for the resource station for vehicle energizing in a database responsive to completion of the register process for the resource station; receiving the search request for a useable resource station for vehicle energizing from the subscriber, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable resource station for vehicle energizing at the resource station management system; locating at least one resource station within the area of search defined by the location information that is registered with the resource station management system; and providing a location of the at least one resource station for vehicle energizing located within the area of search to the subscriber from the resource station management system over a wireless communications link.
Claims 4-13, 15-19, and 23-32 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
5.1.The prior art of record doesn’t teach the limitations of claims 4-13, 15-19, and 23-32.
Allowable Claims
Claims 33-39 are allowed over the prior art of record.
The prior art doesn’t teach a system for providing peer-to-peer mobile charging services, comprising: a database for storing subscriber data relating to subscribers registered with the system and mobile power platform data relating to register mobile power platforms for energizing electrical/electronic devices; a server detecting a low power level within an electrical/electronic device; generating an alert to the electrical/electronic device responsive to the detected low power level; transmit the alert to the electrical/electronic device via a network interface; selecting a registered mobile power platform to match with the subscriber using the peer-to-peer mobile charging services system responsive to the generated alert; initiating a reservation process for the selected mobile power platform responsive to the generated alert; and transmitting data regarding the reservation process for the selected mobile power platform to the subscriber.
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/MOUSTAFA M MEKY/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2457 03/27/2026