DETAILED ACTION
Amendment
1. Receipt is acknowledged of the amendment filed on October 23, 2025. Currently claims 15-28 remain in the examination.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
2. 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.
3. The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
4. Claims 15-28 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by US 2024/0388657 A1 to Fucci et al. (cited in the previous Office Action, hereinafter “Fucci”).
Regarding claims 15 and 28, Fucci discloses a method and a system for generating a digital emergency record (see abstract) comprising creating a digital emergency card 1126 (see figure 11C and paragraph 0104) for a user wherein the address for the emergency indicates the building (or location) of the emergency; and the emergency data received by EDRP 120 is stored in one or more database 124 (see figure 1 and paragraph 0053); and with the emergency data, transmits for the service providers and others to respond to the emergency (see paragraph 0039). Digital emergency record/card 1126 as shown in figure 11C show the location of the emergency including the building location (see figure 11C and paragraph 0104).
Regarding claim 16, the emergency data is updated as updated information is received (see paragraph 0040 and 0054).
Regarding claim 17, the ESP operator is remined to resolve the alert is resolved or in a predetermined time (see paragraph 0104).
Regarding claim 18, as shown in figure 11C, each emergency 1111 is being tracked, and detail panel is activated showing the additional details of the emergency, which can be interpreted as valid emergency service request.
Regarding claim 19, when the user requesting the emergency service is providing the user identifier such as telephone number or email address (see paragraph 0053), the user provides information for validation.
Regarding claim 20, each occurrence of an emergency is comprised of a status (see paragraphs 0097, 0103, and 0104), and the status of the emergency is also monitored (see paragraph 0111).
Regarding claim 21, when a user calls for emergency service and provides a telephone number and email address (see paragraphs 0053 and 0071), the user may be notified the text or other communication means.
Regarding claim 22, see the description for claim 21 above. When user provides identifying information such as an email or phone number, it is an agreement that the user may be notified.
Regarding claim 23, when an emergency alert is received, the system makes a query as to another service request was previously received (see paragraph 0053). The user can provide a response to the current request or the previous request.
Regarding claim 24 and 25, an SMS messages may be delivered to a user or a group of users regarding the alert (see paragraph 0080). The group of users may be considered a specific perimeter.
Regarding claim 26, relying on figure 11A, after emergency is reported, an alert may be transmitted to the targeted people (see paragraph 0102).
Regarding claim 27, the emergency may be medical, safety or other emergency issues (see paragraph 0051).
Response to Arguments
5. Applicant's arguments filed on October 23, 2025 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
As described under the claims 15 and 27 above, it is the Examiner’s position that the Fucci references still reads on the amended limitation in these claims. Accordingly, the rejection made in the previous Office Action is maintained, and this Office Action is made final.
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/AHSHIK KIM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2876
January 3, 2026