DETAILED ACTION
This action is in response to new application titled “ENCRYPTION CLOAKING WITH A MODIFIED RADIX-N FUNCTION FOR ENHANCED SECURITY” filed 10/07/2024. Claims 1-20 were received for consideration.
Priority
Acknowledgment is made of applicant's claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d). The certified copy has been received.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 10/13/224 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the “implementing an n-state reversible 2 operand function and an n-state 2 operand transition function; processing as a radix-n operation upon two series of p bits as two words of k n-state elements, the radix-n operation generating with the n-state reversible 2 operand function an n-state residue element and with the n-state 2 operand transition function an n-state transition element, with n an integer greater than 3, k an integer greater than 1 and p an integer being 16 or greater; generating with the n-state reversible 2 operand function with as input operands the n-state residue element and the n-state transition element an n-state output element in an output word of k n-state elements, wherein the radix-n operation is a non-reversible operation; generating a cryptographic message from the output word of k n-state elements in an encryption or a hashing of an electronic message; and outputting the cryptographic message on a physical transmission channel to a second computing device” must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s). No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
The drawing figures 6, 12 and filed on 10/7/2024 are low quality blurry images and fail to facilitate understanding of the invention. New drawings are required.
Applicant is required to furnish a drawing under 37 CFR 1.81(c). No new matter may be introduced in the required drawing. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either "Replacement Sheet" or "New Sheet" pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-20 are allowed once the drawing objection is overcome.
With respect to claim 1 and 11 the prior art does not teach processing as a radix-n operation upon two series of p bits as two words of k n-state elements, the radix-n operation generating with the n-state reversible 2 operand function an n-state residue element and with the n-state 2 operand transition function an n-state transition element, with n an integer greater than 3, k an integer greater than 1 and p an integer being 16 or greater; generating with the n-state reversible 2 operand function with as input operands the n-state residue element and the n-state transition element an n-state output element in an output word of k n-state elements, wherein the radix-n operation is a non-reversible operation; and generating a cryptographic message from the output word of k n-state elements in an encryption or a hashing of an electronic message.
Conclusion
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to DEVIN E ALMEIDA whose telephone number is (571)270-1018. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday-Thursday from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The examiner can also be reached on alternate Fridays from 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
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/DEVIN E ALMEIDA/Examiner, Art Unit 2492 /RUPAL DHARIA/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2492