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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
2. A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 09/02/2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
3. Applicant’s arguments with respect to claim(s) 1-10, 12, 13 and 19-23 have been considered but are moot because the new ground(s) of rejection. The amendments to the claims necessitated the new ground(s) rejection.
With respect to Applicant arguments/amendments; the Primary PAR (PPAR or FU et al (2020/0275048); further discloses the amended claims limitations: while presenting the recommendation result page on the video stream page, detecting a respective user swipe operation on the recommendation result page; and in response to detecting the respective user swipe operation: in accordance with a determination that the respective user swipe operation is in response to a horizontal user swipe operation or tap operation performed on an identifier of a second object in an object frame presentation region of the recommendation result page, updating the recommendation result page to display attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to the second object different from the first object, and in accordance with a determination that the respective user swipe operation is a vertical user swipe operation performed on the recommendation result page, enlarging a display region area of the recommendation result page on the video stream page, wherein the enlarged display region area of the recommendation result page includes a search title and additional recommended objects different from the recommended object (see [0173-0178] and [0267-0268]), moves focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object and updating accordingly; identifies horizontal and/or vertical gesture changes display layout including zooming-in and zooming-out to include additional search keywords, that includes titles and other content details; as discussed below: This office action is non-FINAL.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
4. 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.
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.
5. Claim(s) 1-10, 12, 13 and 19-23 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over FU et al (2020/0275048) in view of HUANG (2020/0410034)
As to claims 1-2, FU discloses SmartTV and method and further discloses a recommendation method, comprising:
obtaining (SmartTV or Terminal) a video screenshot image in response to a screenshot operation on a video stream (figs.1-45, [0006-0011], [0018-0032] and [0061-0073]); continuously generates screenshots of current playing content: webpage, broadcast, VOD, shopping, etc. applications, where the screenshot includes objects: images, items and other graphics of the playing content;
presenting (SmartTV or Terminal), if the obtained video screenshot image meets a preset condition (Stores content QR codes, keywords, etc., of objects of interest or other content type profile(s)), the video screenshot image and an object recommendation control on the video stream page (icons, option bars and other interactive graphics with the content QR codes of interest on the objects or items within the screenshot), wherein the preset condition is that an object type of a target object in the video screenshot image is a preset type ([0006-0011], [0018-0032], [0048-0070], [0061-0073), Terminal or SmartTV, continuously generates screenshots, stores QR codes, keywords, etc., of objects within a screenshot; compares an initial screenshot with other screenshots to generate specific object(s) types of interest, using the stored , stores QR codes, keywords, etc., of objects or images within screenshot; the desired generated objects or images includes plurality of interactive option bars, sub-option bars and other graphics as input controls for interacting with the displayed objects or images; further generates recommendation and other related objects or images and related recommendations and
presenting (SmartTV or Terminal), in response to a first trigger operation for the object recommendation control, a recommendation result page on the video stream page, wherein the recommendation result page comprises attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to the target object ([0018-0032], [0048-0070], [0061-0076], [0174-learning], [0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]), responsive to user interactions with the interactive icons/option bars, , sub-option bars and other graphics as input controls to generated a search result of the objects and other graphics to displayed objects and related recommendations of other similar objects; including detailed information of the specific objects types and other related object(s) types; navigates, search various windows to generate search results for additional information or detailed descriptions of the various objects of interest; recognizing the video screenshot image in response to the first trigger operation for the object recommendation control, so as to obtain at least one target object; for each of the at least one target object, searching to determine whether there is an object with a similarity to the target object that is greater than a preset similarity threshold; and if there is the object, obtaining the attribute information of the recommended object corresponding to each target object, and presenting the recommendation result page on the video stream page and displaying a card carrying the attribute information of the recommended object on the recommendation result page, wherein one target object corresponds to at least one recommended object ([0048-0070], [0061-0086], [0174-learning], [0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]) options, sub-options bars includes rating scores and other related information or recommendations; list plurality of video options bars that are highly similar to the videos types, that the user is highly interested, generating search results, scoring or rating the searches to display the search results in various formats: webpage recommendations, windows; child windows, plurality of information windows floating above the screenshot layer; navigates, search various windows to generate search results for additional information or detailed descriptions of the various objects of interest; and
in response to a user swipe operation or tap operation performed on the recommendation result page, switching to displaying the recommended object attribute information for a second object in the video screenshot image instead of the first object ([0173-0175], [0267-0273] and [0289-0297]), switches to display other pages to display additional information in response to making gesture or other interactions; while presenting the recommendation result page on the video stream page, detecting a respective user swipe operation on the recommendation result page; and in response to detecting the respective user swipe operation: in accordance with a determination that the respective user swipe operation is in response to a horizontal user swipe operation or tap operation performed on an identifier of a second object in an object frame presentation region of the recommendation result page, updating the recommendation result page to display attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to the second object different from the first object, and in accordance with a determination that the respective user swipe operation is a vertical user swipe operation performed on the recommendation result page, enlarging a display region area of the recommendation result page on the video stream page, wherein the enlarged display region area of the recommendation result page includes a search title and additional recommended objects different from the recommended object
([0173-0178] and [0267-0268]), moves focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object and updating; identifies horizontal and/or vertical gesture change, display layout including zooming-in and zooming-out to include additional search keywords, that includes titles and other content details
FU discloses capturing a screenshot of objects and other graphics various applications: TV, VOD, Shopping or content, etc. and generating search results displaying the search results in various formats: webpage recommendations, windows; child windows, plurality of information windows floating above the screenshot layer (see figs.9+ [0027-0031], [0048-0070], [0061-0086], [0174-learning], [0217-0237] and [0243-0256]), BUT appears silent as to presenting the video screenshot image and an object recommendation control on the video stream page.
However, in the same field of endeavor, HUANG discloses video generating method, apparatus, server, etc., and further discloses generating a snapshot from a video stream page and displaying the snapshot image(s) of the video stream page, adjusting a transparency of each pixel of the video input and the target webpage content to superimposed the target webpage content on the video frame (figs.1-11, Abstract, [0006-0021], [0036-0047], [0057-00661], [0067-0092] and [0120-0148])
Hence, it would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to incorporate the teaching of HUANG into the system of FU to superimposed or overlay the screenshot image on the video steam page to provide additional enhancement to the display interface as desired.
As to claims 3-4, FU further discloses displaying the recommendation result page in a first preset region of the video stream page; displaying an object frame presentation region and an object presentation region on the recommendation result page, wherein the object frame presentation region is used for displaying an identifier of the at least one target object, and the object presentation region is used for displaying the attribute information of the recommended object; and presenting, in the object presentation region, attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to an identifier of a target object that is currently selected and presented, wherein the identifier of the target object that is currently selected and presented is an identifier of a target object that is currently presented at a predefined position in the object frame presentation region and determining, in response to a select operation on an identifier of any one of the target objects in the object frame presentation region, the selected target object as a target object to be presented; and displaying, in the object presentation region, attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to the target object to be presented ([0048-0070], [0061-0086], [0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]), note remarks in claims 1-2; responsive to user interaction with the interactive icons/option bars, sub-option bars and other graphics as input controls to generated a search result of the objects and other graphics to displayed objects and related recommendations of other similar objects; including detailed information of the specific objects types and other related objects types to further order specific objects as desired using the object specific detail information.
As to claim 5, FU further discloses determining, in response to the second trigger operation performed in the object frame presentation region, the target object presented at the predefined position as the selected target object; or determining, in response to the third trigger operation performed on a picture of a target object in the object frame presentation region, the selected target object as the target object to be presented ([0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]), note remarks in claims 1-2.
As to claims 6-7, FU further discloses displaying a navigation region on the recommendation result page, wherein the navigation region comprises at least one navigation key and at least one first function control, the navigation key is used for providing a function of switching between attribute information of recommended objects corresponding to different categories in the object presentation region, and the first function control is used for providing a user with a function of filtering conditions of the recommended objects and for each of the at least one target object, searching to determine whether there is the object with the similarity to the target object that is greater than the preset similarity threshold, and displaying a search title on the recommendation result page during searching; and if the object with the similarity to the target object that is greater than the preset similarity threshold is found, hiding the search title displayed on the recommendation result page; or if the object with the similarity to the target object that is greater than the preset similarity threshold is not found, displaying prompt information for indicating that no recommended object is found on the recommendation result page, and displaying a navigation identifier on the recommendation result page, wherein the navigation identifier is used for indicating an identifier for providing a user with a service for searching for another object (figs.9+, [0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]), note remarks in claims 1-2.
As to claim 8-10, FU further discloses enlarging a display region area of the recommendation result page on the video stream page in response to a swipe-up operation performed on the recommendation result page, displaying, in response to a fourth trigger operation performed on the attribute information of the recommended object presented in the object presentation region, a recommended object details page corresponding to the recommended object and displaying, in response to a fifth trigger operation performed on the attribute information of the recommended object presented in the object presentation region, a second function control on the attribute information of the recommended object, wherein the second function control comprises at least one functional touch region; and reporting, in response to a sixth trigger operation performed in a target functional touch region, feedback information corresponding to the target functional touch region ([0217-0237], [0243-0256], [0281-0300], [0321-0338] and [0346-0354]), note remarks in claims 1-2.
As to claim 12, the claimed “An electronic device….” Is composed of the same structural elements that were discussed in claims 1-2.
As to claim 13, the claimed “A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium….” Is composed of the same structural elements that were discussed in claims 1-2.
Claim 16 is met as previously discussed in claims 3-4.
Claim 19 is met as previously discussed in claims 1-2.
Claim 20 is met as previously discussed in claims 3-4.
Claim 21 is met as previously discussed in claims 3-4.
Claim 22 is met as previously discussed in claim 5.
Claim 23 is met as previously discussed in claim 6.
Conclusion
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/ANNAN Q SHANG/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2424
ANNAN Q. SHANG
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