CTNF 18/866,157 CTNF 90785 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. This Office action is in response to communications filed on 11/15/2024. Claims 1-17 are pending. DETAILED ACTION Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101 07-04-01 AIA 07-04 35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. Claim 11 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claim fails to fall into any of the four enumerated categories of 35 USC 101 as set forth above. The claim explicitly recites a “computer program” and actually lacks the necessary physical articles/objects/elements/components/structure/hardware to constitute a machine or a manufacture within the meaning of 35 USC 101. They are clearly not a series of steps or acts to be a process nor are they a combination of chemical compounds to be a composition of matter. As such, the claims are directed towards software per se. Software per se does not fall within any one of the statutory category. See Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. at 72 and MPEP 2106. Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-07 AIA 07-97 12-51-07 Claim s 1-10 and 12-17 are allowed. REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE 13-03 AIA The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: The prior art of record fails to teach, neither singly nor in combination, the claimed limitations of “wherein the determination unit determines that there is an unauthorized intrusion into the communication line, if the detected value differs from a normal value corresponding to a difference between the frequency of the first oscillation signal and a frequency of a third oscillation signal generated based on an oscillation of a second oscillator included in the ECU” as recited in claim 1 and similarly stated in claim(s) 10. These limitations, in conjunction with other limitations in the independent claim(s), are not specifically disclosed or remotely suggested in the prior art of record. A review of claim(s) 1-10 and 12-17 indicates claim(s) 1-10 and 12-17 are allowable over the prior art of record. The closest prior art of record includes: US 20240152607 A1, which discloses "detection devices 151 detect unauthorized messages transmitted to the bus 14 by monitoring messages transmitted and received by the in-vehicle ECUs 111" (¶[0078]). Conclusion Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.” Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to BORIS D GRIJALVA LOBOS whose telephone number is (571)272-0767. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 10:30AM to 6:30PM EST. 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, Brian Gillis can be reached at 571-272-7952. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /BORIS D GRIJALVA LOBOS/ Primary Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2446 Application/Control Number: 18/866,157 Page 2 Art Unit: 2446
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