CTNF 18/857,482 CTNF 82238 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 10/17/2024 is being considered by the examiner. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. 07-34-01 Claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claim 7 recites the limitations: "the alarm information" in line 4, “the alarm database” in line 4, “the abnormality detection alarm and the recovery detection alarm” in lines 1-2 of page 7, “the same network facility” in lines 3-4 of page 7, “the extracted repetitive alarm” in line 5 of page 7, “the information of the repetitive alarm of the past case ” in line 7 of page 7. There is insufficient antecedent basis for these limitations in the claim. Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-07 AIA 07-97 12-51-07 Claim s 1-6 are allowed. 13-03-01 AIA The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the present invention comprising a network facility monitoring device, a network facility monitoring method, and a program. The closest prior art, US 20230017653 A1, US 20200412445 A1, US 20220334941 A1 (corresponding to WO 2021/033274 A1), US 20140219654 A1show similar system/method, which monitor network facility. However, these closest prior art fail to disclose: a network facility monitoring device/method comprising: an alarm database configured to accumulate, as alarm information, an abnormality detection alarm for providing notification of occurrence of an abnormality and a recovery detection alarm for providing notification of recovery of the abnormality output from a network facility of an optical transmission system; an alarm harvesting unit, implemented using one or more processors, configured to periodically harvest the alarm information accumulated in the alarm database and transmit the alarm information to a predetermined notification destination; a repetitive alarm extraction unit, implemented using one or more processors, configured to extract, as a repetitive alarm, from the alarm database, an alarm group in which the abnormality detection alarm and the recovery detection alarm have repeatedly occurred a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time for same alarm content of the same network facility; an occurrence recovery alarm pattern database configured to accumulate information of a repetitive alarm of a past case together with a cause of the repetitive alarm; and an alarm pattern collation unit, implemented using one or more processors, configured to collate information of the extracted repetitive alarm with the information of the repetitive alarm of the past case, and notify the predetermined notification destination of the cause of the repetitive alarm of the past case in a case of determining that similarity is higher than a predetermined threshold . 07-43-01 AIA Claim 7 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action. 07-43-04 AIA The following claim 7 drafted by the examiner and considered to distinguish patentably over the art of record in this application and to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b), is presented to applicant for consideration: 7. (Currently Amended) A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for a network facility monitoring device for performing a network facility monitoring, wherein the network facility monitoring device includes an alarm database configured to accumulate, as alarm information, an abnormality detection alarm for providing notification of occurrence of an abnormality and a recovery detection alarm for providing notification of recovery of the abnormality output from a network facility of an optical transmission system, and an occurrence recovery alarm pattern database configured to accumulate information of a repetitive alarm of a past case together with a cause of the repetitive alarm , wherein execution of the program causes a computer to perform operations comprising: periodically harvesting the alarm information accumulated in the alarm database and transmitting the alarm information to a predetermined notification destination; extracting, as a repetitive alarm, from the alarm database, an alarm group in which the abnormality detection alarm and the recovery detection alarm have repeatedly occurred a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time for same alarm content of the same network facility; and collating information of the extracted repetitive alarm with the information of the repetitive alarm of the past case, and notifying the predetermined notification destination of the cause of the repetitive alarm of the past case in a case of determining that similarity is higher than a predetermined threshold . Conclusion 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. US 20240118959 A1 (corresponding to WO 2021/079521 A1) US 20230069206 A1 US 20220334914 A1 (corresponding to WO 2021/059396 A1) Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to LI LIU whose telephone number is (571)270-1084. The examiner can normally be reached 9 am - 8 pm. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Kenneth Vanderpuye can be reached at (571)272-3078. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. 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If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /LI LIU/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2634 June 13, 2026 Application/Control Number: 18/857,482 Page 2 Art Unit: 2634 Application/Control Number: 18/857,482 Page 3 Art Unit: 2634 Application/Control Number: 18/857,482 Page 4 Art Unit: 2634 Application/Control Number: 18/857,482 Page 5 Art Unit: 2634 Application/Control Number: 18/857,482 Page 6 Art Unit: 2634
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