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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.
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.
Claims 1-3, 5-6, 8 and 41-42 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Konno JP 2018180090
Claim 1: The Konno reference provides a teaching of a work analysis device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions (see page 3 paragraph 2 RAM/ROM); and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to (see page 3 paragraph 2 processor);
acquire data representing motions that have been detected by a virtual reality (VR) VR device that presents a plurality of work items of a problem in a virtual space (see page 4 paragraph 2 acquiring sensor data from the user’s hand movement and line of sight), and which are made by a user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing a line of sight direction of the user of the VR device that has been detected by the VR device (see page 5 paragraph 3 analyzing the workspace and the gaze direction of the user);
generate and store a storage time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 6 last complete paragraph time series of the hand motion data), and
generate and store generates and stores time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device
visualize changes in the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space based on at least the stored time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device (see page 6 paragraph 3 virtual reality space showing the line sight of the user and the hand motion data), and
visualize changes in the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device based on the stored time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device (see page 7 paragraph 4 providing virtual reality scene showing the time series data); and
output an output means that outputs an analysis result by the analysis means (see page 7 paragraph 3 showing analysis and feedback data from the hand motion and gaze data).
Claim 2: The Konno reference provides a teaching wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device that is stored in the storage means (see page 7 paragraph 2).
Claim 3: The Konno reference provides a teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by one user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by another user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 4 paragraph 6);
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the one user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the one user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 6 paragraph 3); , and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the other user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the other user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 6 paragraph 4),
and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the one user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the one user of the VR device (see page 6 last complete paragraph),
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the other user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the other user of the VR device (see page 7 paragraph 2), and
compare the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the one user of the VR device in the virtual space and the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the other user of the VR device in the virtual space (see page 7 last complete paragraph).
Claim 5: The Konno reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether or not a user of the VR device possesses a skill, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 8 paragraph 4),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the skill- possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 7 paragraph 4), and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the non-skill possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 7 paragraph 2), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device (see page 7 paragraph 5 ),
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device (see page 8 paragraph 2), and
compare the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space and the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space (see page 8 paragraph 3).
Claim 6: The Konno reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of a plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 7 paragraph 5);
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 1), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device (see page 8 paragraph 3), and
extract and visualize a trajectory that satisfies a first condition from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device (see page 9 paragraph 2).
Claim 8: The Konno reference provides a teaching of wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of a plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 7 paragraph 5);
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 1), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device (see page 8 paragraph 3),and
extract, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for a predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories (see page 9 paragraph 3-4).
Claim 41: The Konno reference provides a teaching of a work analysis system comprising:
a virtual reality (VR) device configured to present a plurality of work items of a problem in a virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 1); and
a work analysis device configured to analyze the plurality of work items performed by a user of the VR device, wherein the VR device is configured to detects motions that are made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and a line of sight direction of the user of the VR device (see page 4 paragraph 3 showing work analysis based on the user’s hand motion and line of sight), and
the work analysis device comprises:
a memory configured to store instructions (see page 3 paragraph 2 RAM/ROM); and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to: (see page 3 paragraph 2 processor)
acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing a line of sight direction of the user of the VR device that has been detected by the VR device (see page 5 paragraph 3 acquiring and analyzing the workspace and the gaze direction of the user);
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device from the acquire data representing the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 6 last complete paragraph showing the time series data of the user hand motion ), and
generate and store time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device that has been acquired by the acquisition means (see page 6 paragraph 3 paragraph showing the time series data of the user line of sight);
visualize changes in the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space based on at least the stored time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device (see page 7 paragraph 4 a user interface visualization of hand motion data) and
visualize changes in the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device based on the stored time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device(see page 8 paragraph 3 a user interface visualization of line of sight); and
output an analysis result by the analysis means (see page 7 paragraph 3 showing analysis and feedback data from the hand motion and gaze data).
Claim 42: The Konno reference provides a teaching of a work analysis method comprising:
acquiring data representing motions that have been detected by a VR device that presents a plurality of work items of a problem in a virtual space (see page 4 paragraph 2 acquiring sensor data from the user’s hand movement and line of sight), and which are made by a user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing a line of sight direction of the user of the VR device that has been detected by the VR device (see page 5 paragraph 3 analyzing the workspace and the gaze direction of the user);
generating and storing time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired in the acquisition step (see page 6 last complete paragraph time series of the hand motion data), and
generating and storing time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device that has been acquired in the acquisition step (see page 6 paragraph 3 showing the time series data of the user line of sight);
visualizing changes in the motions made by the user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space based on at least the stored time-series data of the motions made by the user of the VR device (see page 7 paragraph 4), and
visualizing changes in the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device based on the stored time-series data of the line of sight direction of the user of the VR device (see page 8 paragraph 3 user interface visualization of line of sight);
and outputting an analysis result in the analysis step (see page 7 paragraph 3 showing analysis and feedback data from the hand motion and gaze data).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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 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.
Claims 4 and 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Konno JP 2018180090 and in view of the Moriyama WO 2022209638
Claim 4: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected
by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform
the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device,
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device that is stored in the storage means, and
compare the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space and the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space.
However, the Moriyama reference provides a teaching of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed (see page 4 paragraph 3),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected
by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform
the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 4 paragraph 5),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 1, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 5), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device (see page 3 paragraph 3)),
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device that is stored in the storage means (see page 3 paragraph 5), and
compare the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space and the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space (see page 4 paragraph 2).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected
by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform
the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device,
generate a trajectory of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device that is stored in the storage means, and
compare the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space and the trajectory of the execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space.
One of skilled in the art would have been motivated to make the combination, as taught by the Moriyama reference, in order to ensure that that system take account of the user’s hand motion.
Claim 9: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left- handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions:
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device, and
generate generates trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device, and
extract, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing right- handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories, and extracts, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories.
However, the Moriyama reference provides a teaching of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 3 paragraph 6),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left- handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page4 paragraph 3), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions:
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device (see page 5 paragraph 5), and
generate generates trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device (see page 4 paragraph 5), and
extract, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing right- handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories, and extracts, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories (see page 4 paragraph 7).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left- handed users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions:
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing right-handed users of the VR device, and
generate generates trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device, and
extract, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing right- handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories, and extracts, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing left-handed users of the VR device, an execution position of a first work item and an execution position of a final work item for the predetermined proportion or more of the trajectories.
One of skilled in the art would have been motivated to make the combination, as taught by the Moriyama reference, in order to ensure that that system take account of the user’s hand motion.
Claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Konno JP 2018180090 and in view of Inoue US 20190043385
Claim 7: The Konno reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device which are made by each of a plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 7 paragraph 5);
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 1), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
generate trajectories of execution positions of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device in the virtual space based on the stored time-series data of the motions made by each of the plurality of skill-possessing users of the VR device (see page 8 paragraph 3), and
extract trajectories, from the trajectories of the plurality of skill-possessing users, that satisfy a second condition in which an execution order of the work items has a same tendency (see page 9 paragraph 3).
The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of group and assembles the extracted trajectories into tabular data.
However, the Inoue reference provides a teaching of group and assembles the extracted trajectories into tabular data (see paragraph 30-31).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of group and assembles the extracted trajectories into tabular data, as taught by the Konno reference, in order to allow the user to easily preview the data.
Claim(s) 10- 18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Konno JP 2018180090 and in view of Takano US 20170090851 A1
Claim 10: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of wherein
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for a plurality of work items of a problem that has been specified in advance,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the correct execution order, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for a plurality of work items of a problem that has been specified in advance (see paragraph 249)
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the correct execution order (see paragraph 335), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 110).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Takano reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for a plurality of work items of a problem that has been specified in advance; the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the correct execution order, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 11: The Konno reference provide a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether or not the user of the VR device possesses a skill, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 2),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the
virtual space (see page 5 paragraph 5),
and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the non- skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see page 6 paragraph 2), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions determine determines whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see page 6 paragraph 4).
The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of
determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 207), and
compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 217).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order.
Claim 12: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the
VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions:
determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order,
determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 222),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 226), and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the
VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means (see paragraph 227), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions:
determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 238),
determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 247), and
compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 252).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions: determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order,determine whether or not an execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and compare a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 13: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a first correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for first and subsequent work items from among the plurality of work items of the problem, and information indicating a second correct execution order,
which is an execution order that is correct for second and subsequent work items,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the first correct execution order and the acquired information indicating the second correct execution order acquired by the acquisition means, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
determine whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the first and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the first correct execution order, and whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the second and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the second correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a first correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for first and subsequent work items from among the plurality of work items of the problem, and information indicating a second correct execution order (see paragraph 227),
which is an execution order that is correct for second and subsequent work items,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the first correct execution order and the acquired information indicating the second correct execution order acquired by the acquisition means (see paragraph 230), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
determine whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the first and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the first correct execution order, and whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the second and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the second correct execution order (see paragraph 238).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating a first correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for first and subsequent work items from among the plurality of work items of the problem, and information indicating a second correct execution order, which is an execution order that is correct for second and subsequent work items, the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the acquired information indicating the first correct execution order and the acquired information indicating the second correct execution order acquired by the acquisition means, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: determine whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the first and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the first correct execution order, and whether or not an execution order of a plurality of work items including the second and subsequent work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the second correct execution order, , as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 14: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches
the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 381).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the with the feature of wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 15: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 229),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 245), and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 250), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 253), and
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 258).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the right-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the left-handed user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 16: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of :
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether or not the user of the VR device possesses a skill, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space,
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and storetime-series data of the motions made by the skill- possessing user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual
space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order,
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
compare, for each execution position of the work items, a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual
space matches the correct execution order.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether or not the user of the VR device possesses a skill, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 304),
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and storetime-series data of the motions made by the skill- possessing user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual
space that has been acquired by the acquisition means (see paragraph 321), and
generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means (see paragraph 322), and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 326),
determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 328), and
compare, for each execution position of the work items, a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual
space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 332).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether or not the user of the VR device possesses a skill, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and storetime-series data of the motions made by the skill- possessing user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, determine, for each execution position of the work items, whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill- possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and compare, for each execution position of the work items, a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and a determination result of whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by the non-skill-possessing user of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 17: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions: determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, a work item in which a probability of each of the plurality of users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than a predetermined threshold.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching the processor is configured to execute the instructions: determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 352), and
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, a work item in which a probability of each of the plurality of users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than a predetermined threshold (see paragraph 356).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions: determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, a work item in which a probability of each of the plurality of users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than a predetermined threshold, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Claim 18: The Konno reference is silent on the teaching of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space;
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space;
determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order,
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold,
determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold.
However, the Takano reference provides a teaching of
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 352);
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space (see paragraph 353);
determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 363),
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold (see paragraph 364),
determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order (see paragraph 370), and
extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold (see paragraph 375).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Konno reference with the feature of the processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire information indicating whether the user of the VR device is right-handed or left-handed, data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space, and data representing motions that have been detected by the VR device and which are made by a left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space; the processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate and store time-series data of the motions made by the right- handed user of the VR device from the data representing the motions made by the right-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space that has been acquired by the acquisition means, and generates and stores time-series data of the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device from the acquired data representing the motions made by the left-handed user of the VR device to perform the plurality of work items in the virtual space; determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of right-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold, determine whether or not the execution order of the plurality of work items performed by each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device in the virtual space matches the correct execution order, and extract, from among the plurality of work items of the problem, work items in which a probability of each of the plurality of left-handed users of the VR device performing an execution order that is different from the correct execution order is higher than the predetermined threshold, as taught by the Takano reference, as taught by the Takano reference, in order to provide intuitive feedback for the user (see paragraph 9).
Conclusion
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/ROBERT J UTAMA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3715
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