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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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.
Claim(s) 1, 3-4, 9, 19, 22-23 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Wudtke (US 20180342129) in view of Dundaraddi (US 20240087400) and Karivaradaswamy (US 20220180798 )
Wudtke discloses
1. An automated payment system (The gaming machine 10 includes one or more value input/payment devices and value output/pay-out devices. The value input devices are used to deposit cash or credits onto the gaming machine 10., para20), comprising:
a housing (The gaming machine 10 includes game-logic circuitry 40 securely housed within a locked box inside the gaming cabinet 12 (see FIG. 1) para 23); one or more payment interfaces (Examples of value input devices include, but are not limited to, a coin acceptor, a bill/ticket acceptor accessible through opening 28 in display 24, para 20; also see Fig. 1);
a bezel (frame and means behind the display 24 for its support) removably disposed on and extending from a user-facing side of the housing (Wudtke is silent to the bezel being removable; Dundaraddi discloses a display screen 404 coupled to a bezel 402 that is removable; cabinet security sensors 238 to detect unauthorized opening of the cabinet 218, a primary game display 240, and a secondary game display 242, each coupled to and operable under the control of game controller 202; it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective date the invention was made to incorporate the teachings of Dundaraddi for ease in maintenance of the screen and internal components in the housing; it would have also been obvious that the opening and removal of the bezel 402 and display screen 404 can be monitored and protected by the controller and security sensors 238); and
a display screen 24 coupled to the bezel (see Fig. 1), the display screen including one or more apertures (28) each formed through a portion of the display screen,
wherein each of the one or more apertures corresponds to one of the one or more payment interfaces (Examples of value input devices include, but are not limited to, a coin acceptor, a bill/ticket acceptor accessible through opening 28 in display 24, a magnetic or smart card reader/writer accessible through opening 30 in display 24, para 20; also see Fig. 1).
at least one processor; and at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is disposed through another aperture formed through another portion of the display screen
(Wudtke, par. 20: reader as sensor for sensing magnetic/smart card;
Wudtke is silent to wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect one or more conditions related to an environment external to the housing
Karivaradaswamy discloses a sensor 214, 714 through an opening of a display of a variety of electronic devices (par. 25). [0033] FIG. 2 illustrates an implementation of one architecture 218 for a camera sensor 214 (e.g., the camera sensor 114 or rear-facing camera sensor 116 of FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2) including both camera functions 222 and HID sensing function 224. In the illustrated implementation, the camera sensor is a USB camera, but in other implementations, the camera sensor may include one or more integrated camera sensors. The architecture 218 includes the Camera firmware 220 to provide control over the function of the camera sensor 214 hardware. The firmware 220 includes discrete camera function 222 and sensing function 224 sets.
[0055] FIG. 9 is a schematic example of off-axis viewing of an electronic display 710 by a user 762. The camera sensor 714 of the electronic device 700 may operate in a sensing function to detect the presence and location of the user 762. When a user presence is detected at an off-axis viewing angle 764, the camera sensor 714 may provide a HID input to the processor and/or operating system of the electronic device 700 to adjust the color balance and/or brightness of the electronic display 710.
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective date the invention was made to incorporate the teachings of Karivaradaswamy to minimize space consumption by utilizing a camera that performs both functions of sensing ambient level and detecting presence.
3.1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect ambient lighting conditions of the environment external to the housing, wherein, based on the detected ambient lighting conditions, the at least one processor adjusts at least one of a color temperature and a brightness of the display screen (Karivaradaswamy, par. 33, 55)
4.3, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect a presence of a user, and wherein the at least one processor adjusts at least one of the color temperature the brightness, and a content of the display screen based on the detected presence of the user (Karivaradaswamy, par. 33, 55).
9.1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the automated payment system to receive content including a plurality of images from one or more servers, wherein the display screen is configured to display the plurality of images (Karivaradaswamy, par. 34).
Re claims 19, 22-23, see discussion regarding claims above.
Claim(s) 5-6, 10-13, 15-16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Wudtke (US 20180342129) Dundaraddi (US 20240087400)/Karivaradaswamy (US 20220180798 ) in view of Deaville (US 20220335402)
Re claim 5.1, Wudtke is silent to wherein, the at least one processor is configured to predict a payment intent of the user based the one or more negotiable instruments detected in the at least one image and cause causes transmission of a signal to illuminate a light source corresponding to one of the one or more payment interfaces corresponding to the detected one or more negotiable instruments
Deaville teaches the at least one sensor is configured to capture at least one image of a user and inserting object (Fig. 11); based on the detection in the image, the at least one processor causes transmission of the signal to illuminate a light source corresponding to one of the one or more payment interfaces (when the at least one image sensor 501 detects insertion of the object 505, light source 508 emits light in a direction towards an interior of the banknote inlet or banknote path and towards the object 505, illuminating an area of the banknote path in which the object 505 is present, para 149-155).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective date the invention was made to incorporate the teachings of Deaville by enabling the multifunction camera (of Karivaradaswamy) detecting both the user and card for the purpose of allowing for the illumination of the display area as needed for the user to see clearly while saving energy in a sleep mode when not needed (see Deaville, Fig. 5-7, 11, para 25, 149-155). It would have also been obvious that the payment interface (i.e. card reader in Wudtke) on the display is also illuminated
6.1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to capture at least one image of a user handling one or more negotiable instruments, and wherein, based on a predicted payment intent of the user, the at least one processor is configured to predict a payment intent of the user based the one or more negotiable instruments detected in the at least one image and cause causes transmission of a signal to illuminate a portion of the display screen corresponding to one of the one or more payment interfaces corresponding to the detected one or more negotiable instruments (see discussion regarding claim 5 above).
Re claims 10-13, 15-16, 24-25, see discussion regarding claims above.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments have been considered but are moot in view of new ground of rejection.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/THIEN T MAI/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2876