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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
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.
(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 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by U.S. Patent Application No. 2017/0026516 (Westlake).
(Original) A method of processing a communication or call between a first
Entity (301) and a second entity (302), the method comprising:
routing an initial call between the first entity and the second entity via an intermediate entity (303);
monitoring for a trigger signal (the triggering signal is sensed in the Session Border Controller (303) via DTMF tones. (the signaling data is sent to the further entity 305 via channel 307, while the voice is sent via channel 306 ; (see paragraphs 0019, 0028, 0037, 0044 – 0045, 0058, 0060 and 0062) and
upon detecting the trigger signal, re-routing the call additionally via a further entity 305 adapted to process the call for sensitive information encoded in the call received from the first entity. (see paragraphs 0040, 0045, 0047 – 0050 and 0052 – 0054).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Note the Figs and Abstracts of the additional references cited on the accompanying 892.
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05Mar2026
/WILLIAM J DEANE JR/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2693
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