DETAILED ACTION
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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 07/06/2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
3. Applicant’s arguments with respect to claim(s) 1-11, 13, 14 and 16-22 have been considered but are moot in view of a new ground(s) of rejection. The amendments to the claims necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection discussed below.
With respect to the last office action, Applicant amends claims discusses the claims limitations, the prior arts of record (PAR), the office action and further argues that the PARs do not meet the amended claims limitations (see Applicant’s Remarks).
In response, Examiner notes Applicant’s arguments/amendments, however, the PARs still meet the amended claims limitations for these reasons: the primary PAR (PPAR or YANG) discloses that (please note the underlined text): displays in a live preview page an aggregation live room card which is a live room card corresponds to a plurality of live rooms, wherein the aggregated live room card comprises a plurality of sub-cards each of which displays preview information of a live stream in a corresponding live room of the plurality of live rooms (see figs.1-6, live room preview of a plurality of live streaming objects or items; Coupon(s), other tagged information: superimposed another window or image; comprises a plurality of sub-cards each of which displays preview information of a live stream in a corresponding live room of the plurality of live rooms: see figs.3-6 ); further displays, in response to a first trigger operation (direct interactions or voice prompt) on one sub-card (links or tags overlaid on live objects or items), a live room page of a target live room corresponding to live sub-cards, wherein a live stream in the target live room is displayed on the live room page when the target live room in a live state; wherein the aggregation live room card comprises a first region, and the displays in the live preview page the aggregation live room card comprises: alternately displaying, in the first region, live room information of each of the plurality of live rooms and alternately displays a first region; live room information of live rooms meeting a first condition among the plurality of live rooms and wherein the first trigger operation is used for triggering entering a target live room displayed in the first region; the displaying the live room page of the target live room comprises: displaying a forecast page or a recording page of the target live room when the target live room is currently not in a live state (see figs.1-13, Abstract, [0004-0015], [0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]), the UT overlays tags or metadata on previews of live streaming objects or items as live room card that further includes information corresponding to the item tag and interactive link information associated with the object information overlays; the tag or metadata is configured to indicate the display manner of the item; the products includes multiple links or tags which when interacted displays additional information and other products in multiple levels of transparency; first superimposed transparent resources are responsive to interactions and may further pops up or generates additional window or small image (superimposed another window or image) over the first superimposed image, with transparency higher than the first transparency; and wherein the aggregation live room card further comprises a second region, and the first region is larger than the second region; the displaying in the live preview page the aggregation live room card and comprise alternately displaying, in the second region, the live room information of each of the plurality of live rooms, or alternately or fixedly displaying, in the second region, live room information of live rooms meeting a second condition among the plurality of live rooms (see [0004-0015], [0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]) figs.2-8, [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0112] and [0148-0179]), saying or searching keywords of products to generated results tagged to the respective image “brown bear”, “baseball cap”, moves pops up the resource ID on the image (specific display area or as indicated in the display information associated with the tat item); further tag display information is configured to indicate the display manner or position of the item tag and the item keyword included in the item tag that corresponds to the item tag; further be superimposed and displayed in a region other than the object or the face, the products includes multiple links or tags which when interacted displays additional information and other products in multiple levels of transparency; YANG displays live room and other live rooms items or information and further displays plurality of sub-cards each of which display preview of a live stream in a room and other items in the live room when the live room is in a live state (see figs.3-6 and [0048-0052], [0120-0125] and [0152-0156]), BUT appears silent as to where each of the display preview information of a of the sub-cards corresponds to live room of the plurality of live rooms. However, in the same field of endeavor, ERDMANN discloses searches while viewing video content in live room and further discloses displaying previews information of sub-cards corresponds to live room of the plurality of live rooms (see figs.1-6, Col.3, line 49-Col.4, line 65 and Col.7, line 44-Col.9, line 31), the previews of the live room items, further includes sub-clips: audio frame, closed captioning, and/or other data or metadata, as discussed below> Hence the amended claims do not overcome the PARs. The amended to the claims necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection 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) 1-11, 13, 14 and 16-22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over YANG et al (2022/0239988) in view of ERDMANN et al (10,440,435)
As to claims 1-4, YANG discloses display method and apparatus for item information, a device, etc. and further discloses a live room display method, comprising:
displaying in a live preview page an aggregation live room card which is a live room card corresponds to a plurality of live rooms, wherein the aggregated live room card comprises a plurality of sub-cards each of which displays preview information of a live stream in a corresponding live room of the plurality of live rooms (figs.1-6, live room preview of a plurality of live streaming objects or items; Coupon(s), other tagged information: superimposed another window or image); comprises a plurality of sub-cards each of which displays preview information of a live stream in a corresponding live room of the plurality of live rooms: see figs.3-6 ); displaying, in response to a first trigger operation (direct interactions or voice prompt) on one sub-card (links or tags overlaid on live objects or items), a live room page of a target live room corresponding to live sub-cards, wherein a live stream in the target live room is displayed on the live room page when the target live room in a live state; wherein the aggregation live room card comprises a first region, and the displaying in the live preview page the aggregation live room card comprises: alternately displaying, in the first region, live room information of each of the plurality of live rooms and wherein the alternately displaying a first region; live room information of live rooms meeting a first condition among the plurality of live rooms and wherein the first trigger operation is used for triggering entering a target live room displayed in the first region; the displaying the live room page of the target live room comprises: displaying a forecast page or a recording page of the target live room when the target live room is currently not in a live state (figs.1-13, Abstract, [0004-0015], [0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]), UT overlays tags or metadata on previews of live streaming objects or items as live room card that further includes information corresponding to the item tag and interactive link information associated with the object information overlays; the tag or metadata is configured to indicate the display manner of the item; the products includes multiple links or tags which when interacted displays additional information and other products in multiple levels of transparency; first superimposed transparent resources are responsive to interactions and may further pops up or generates additional window or small image (superimposed another window or image) over the first superimposed image, with transparency higher than the first transparency;; and
wherein the aggregation live room card further comprises a second region, and the first region is larger than the second region; the displaying in the live preview page the aggregation live room card and comprise alternately displaying, in the second region, the live room information of each of the plurality of live rooms, or alternately or fixedly displaying, in the second region, live room information of live rooms meeting a second condition among the plurality of live rooms ([0004-0015], [0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]) figs.2-8, [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0112] and [0148-0179]), saying or searching keywords of products to generated results tagged to the respective image “brown bear”, “baseball cap”, moves pops up the resource ID on the image (specific display area or as indicated in the display information associated with the tat item); further tag display information is configured to indicate the display manner or position of the item tag and the item keyword included in the item tag that corresponds to the item tag; further be superimposed and displayed in a region other than the object or the face, the products includes multiple links or tags which when interacted displays additional information and other products in multiple levels of transparency
YANG displays live room and other live rooms items or information and further displays plurality of sub-cards each of which display preview of a live stream in a room and other items in the live room when the live room is in a live state (figs.3-6 and [0048-0052], [0120-0125] and [0152-0156]), BUT appears silent as to where each of the display preview information of a of the sub-cards corresponds to live room of the plurality of live rooms.
However, in the same field of endeavor, ERDMANN discloses searches while viewing video content in live room and further discloses displaying previews information of sub-cards corresponds to live room of the plurality of live rooms (figs.1-6, Col.3, line 49-Col.4, line 65 and Col.7, line 44-Col.9, line 31), the previews of the live room items, further includes sub-clips: audio frame, closed captioning, and/or other data or metadata.
Hence it would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to incorporate the teaching of ERDMANN the system of YANG to include additional information associated with the other products in the live room
As to claim 5-6, YANG further discloses wherein the target live room is a live room in a live state that is currently displayed in the second region; the displaying the live room page of [[a]] the target live room among the plurality of live rooms comprises: displaying a live page of a live room in a live state that is currently displayed in the second region and updating at least one live room currently displayed in the second region, when updating in the first region the live room currently in an alternate displaying state ([0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]) figs.2-8, [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0112] and [0148-0179]), note remarks in claims 1-4.
As to claim 7-9, YANG further discloses wherein a first fully displayed live room in the second region is the live room currently displayed in the first region; cancelling, in response to a trigger operation for the second region, displaying of the second region, and adaptively adjusting a display size of the first region and wherein the aggregation live room card comprises a plurality of sub-cards, each of which displays a preview cover or a live preview stream of the live room and the displaying, in response to a first trigger operation on the aggregation live room card, the live room page of the target live room among the plurality and entering, in response to a trigger operation for any one of the plurality of sub-cards, a live ([0041-0046], [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]) figs.2-8, [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0112] and [0148-0179]), note remarks in claims 1-4, interrupting or stopping other live streams in response to a trigger.
As to claim 10-11, YANG further discloses maintaining, in response to a swipe trigger operation for a live preview page, displaying of the aggregation live room card in a preset region of the live preview page., wherein each of the plurality of live rooms meets at least one of the following: a live room with a recommendation index larger than a preset threshold; a followed live room; a preset one of the plurality of live rooms [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0108] and [0148-0179]) figs.2-8, [0050-0077], [0081-0097], [0103-0112] and [0148-0179]), note remarks in claims 1-4.
As to claims 13 and 16-19, the claimed “An electronic device….” Is composed of the same structural elements that were discussed with respect to claims 1-4 and 5-6.
As to claims 14 and 20-22, the claimed “An electronic device….” Is composed of the same structural elements that were discussed with respect to claims 1-4 and 5-6.
Conclusion
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/ANNAN Q SHANG/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2424
ANNAN Q. SHANG
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