Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
DETAILED ACTION
1. This Office Action is in response to the amendment filed on 01/15/2026.
Claims 1-5 and 7 have been amended.
Claims 1-8 are pending.
Response to Arguments
2. Applicant's arguments with respect to claims 1-4 and 6-8 have been considered but are moot in view of the new ground(s) of rejection.
Examiner's Note
3. Automatic scrolling after a provision state of content is finished (According to Google): “Automatic scrolling after a provision state of content is finished refers to a user interface behavior where a container (such as a chat window, log viewer, or feed) automatically scrolls to the bottom or a specific new element immediately after new data has been rendered, loaded, or added. This mechanism ensures that the newest, "provisioned" content is instantly visible to the user without requiring manual scrolling.”
Onghai et al, US 20250005631, [Paragraphs 6 and 10 ("(a) repeatedly checking whether a user
viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline of the article by taking a predefined
action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, a browser displays the
summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user"
AND "In some embodiments, the predefined action comprises the user scrolling to an area on
the user's screen (i) that is a predefined distance from the headline or (ii) where the headline is
viewable")] [Paragraphs 14 and "(b) when the user engages the clickable or advertisement
that is within the summary by the second predefined action, manipulating and populating HTML
such that the browser displays the text and any images of the second summary on the client
computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "(a) repeatedly check to determine
whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, display, by a browser,
the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the
user")].
Knight et al, US 20240364805, [Paragraphs 1468 and 1469 ("See FIG. 155. To view the article
the user selects the article from the list and clicks the joystick button or selects the Open option
from the More menu. The article body text is displayed beneath a headline and relevant image"
AND "The user may navigate straight to the album or artist by selecting the hyperlink and
clicking the joystick button. As a user scrolls up and down in an article using up/down on the
joystick the active hyperlink moves between successive hyperlinks")].
Gupta et al, US 20230122834, [Paragraph 48 ("In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to
analyzing a plurality of headlines and content that are displayed together, and similarly
enhancing multiple headlines or modifying the display to include only enhanced headline(s).
This is beneficial where a display includes different headline links directed to the same or
similar content, and enhancing one headline while leaving other headline(s) unmodified would
reveal the obscured entity. ")] [Paragraph 49 ("In some embodiments, in response to selecting to
view the media asset, the media guidance application may generate for display on the user
device on dual screens, with a media asset on one screen and a scrollable timeline of
supplemental media assets on the second. ")].
Cummins et al, US 20210081222, [Paragraph 114 ("An example catalog page 500 includes a
master headline interface element 502 for displaying a title for the collection, a search bar interface element 504 for searching through the collection of content in the multipage navigable interface. A series of product detail pages are described with summary panes 506a, 506b, 506n. Each summary pane 506a, 506b, 506n includes an item name interface element 508a, 508b, 508n for displaying a name of the product, a description interface element 510a, 510b, 510n for storing a brief description of the product, and an item image interface element 512a, 512b, 512n for displaying a small image of the product. More, less, and/or different content may be included in any of the summary panes 506 in several embodiments. ")].
Douglas et al, US 10,838,585, [Column 10, lines 5-30 ("a user may select titles of interface
elements 208 as displayed-e.g., "select link News 1 Headline, which causes the link selection
for the "News 1 Headline" to activate and the full news content of this section to be displayed. In
a further aspect, when an interactive element includes two actions, two selectable options are
displayed with a relationship. Examples of a relationship include proximity of the two selectable
options as within a distance from each other-e.g., 242C/242E or within a shaped bubble 242C.
Examples of two selectable options include hovering action over the image 206 (of a person),
which causes a preview of an underlying video to play; or clicking action over the image 206 (of
a person), which causes the content underlying the "News 2 Headline" section to display in the
same or a different window. The user may provide a voice command for "select link 2" or
"select link 3" to access these interactive elements. ")] [Column 9, lines 30-56 ("Further, in any of the example displays of selectable content, the selectable content may be updated dynamically, as the page is scrolled (e.g., the menu of options 242E scrolls with the page or changes as the page content changes) or some of the selectable options 242A/242B/242C/242D/242E disappear and new selectable options appear for the content within the displayed area of the web browser or application interface 240")].
Kwak et al, US 20210119853, [Kwak: Paragraph 457 (“From the user's point of view, the service announcement function (or service guide) allows a user to use an on-screen service guide that may be visible as an entry point for discovering a broadcast service and selecting a service. That is, the user may discover a broadcast service and select the service through the service guide provided through the broadcast signal receiver. This service announcement may provide a description of content provisioning”, i.e., automatically providing newest / provisioned content to a user (without manual scrolling))].
Crawford et al, US 9,654,598, [Crawford: Column 1, lines 48-67 through column 2, lines 1-15 (“The user gets to see content from these apps and other external content on the card all displayed on the user interface of that card, which makes the content from these apps and/or other content more visible on the display screen of the mobile computing device. Thus, the user need not launch multiple apps and perform multiple clicks to find this relevant information within each app but rather review the aggregated content on a corresponding card. The user interface also presents a configuration screen configured to allow the user of the mobile computing device to customize and personalize their own user experience on the mobile computing device. The user of the mobile computing device can select as potential content sources from both the apps and the external computing devices to supply an extracted newest feed of content from that source to be aggregated and displayed on a corresponding card in order to personalize and provide better engagement with the user of the mobile computing device.”, i.e., automatically providing newest / provisioned content to a user (without manual scrolling))].
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
4. 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 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.
5. 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.
6. Claims 1-4 and 6-8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Onchai et al (US 20250005631), in view of Crawford et al (US 9,654,598).
Claim 1:
Onchai suggests a content provision device comprising one or more storage devices configured to store computer program code; and at least one processor configured to access the one or more storage devices and operate according to the computer program code, the computer program code including display code configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to display d[Onchai: Paragraphs 6 and 10 ("(a) repeatedly checking whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline of the article by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, a browser displays the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "In some embodiments, the predefined action comprises the user scrolling to an area on the user's screen (i) that is a predefined distance from the headline or (ii) where the headline is viewable ")]. Onchai suggests acquiring code configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to acquire [Onchai: Paragraphs 6 and 10 ("(a) repeatedly checking whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline of the article by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, a browser displays the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "In some embodiments, the predefined action comprises the user scrolling to an area on the user's screen (i) that is a predefined distance from the headline or (ii) where the headline is viewable ")]. Onchai suggests providing code configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to provide [Onchai: Paragraphs 6 and 10 ("(a) repeatedly checking whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline of the article by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, a browser displays the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "In some embodiments, the predefined action comprises the user scrolling to an area on the user's screen (i) that is a predefined distance from the headline or (ii) where the headline is viewable ")]. Onchai suggests specifying code configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to specify [Onchai: Paragraphs 6 and 10 ("(a) repeatedly checking whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline of the article by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, a browser displays the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "In some embodiments, the predefined action comprises the user scrolling to an area on the user's screen (i) that is a predefined distance from the headline or (ii) where the headline is viewable")].
Crawford suggests wherein the display code is further configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to display [Crawford: Column 1, lines 48-67 through column 2, lines 1-15 (“The user gets to see content from these apps and other external content on the card all displayed on the user interface of that card, which makes the content from these apps and/or other content more visible on the display screen of the mobile computing device. Thus, the user need not launch multiple apps and perform multiple clicks to find this relevant information within each app but rather review the aggregated content on a corresponding card. The user interface also presents a configuration screen configured to allow the user of the mobile computing device to customize and personalize their own user experience on the mobile computing device. The user of the mobile computing device can select as potential content sources from both the apps and the external computing devices to supply an extracted newest feed of content from that source to be aggregated and displayed on a corresponding card in order to personalize and provide better engagement with the user of the mobile computing device.”, i.e., automatically providing newest / provisioned content to a user (without manual scrolling))].
Both references (Onchai and Crawford) taught features that were directed to analogous art and they were directed to the same field of endeavor, such as data processing. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made, having the teachings of Onchai and Crawford before him/her, to modify the system of Onchai with the teaching of Crawford in order to provision selected data to users [Crawford: Column 1, lines 48-67 through column 2, lines 1-15].
Claim 2:
The combined teachings of Onchai and Crawford suggest wherein the specify code is further configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to specify [Onchai: Paragraphs 14 and 31("(b) when the user engages the clickable or advertisement that is within the summary by the second predefined action, manipulating and populating HTML such that the browser display the text and any images of the second summary on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user" AND "(a) repeatedly check to determine whether a user viewing a web site screen engages a clickable headline by taking a predefined action, (b) when the user engages the headline by the predefined action, display, by a browser, the summary of the headline on the client computer while the web site is still viewed by the user")].
Claim 3:
The combined teachings of Onchai and Crawford suggest wherein the specify code is further configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to specify [Onchai: Paragraph 54 ("Similarly, medical articles often cite other medical articles in the form of a title or headline of the new medical article. Furthermore, Taboola presents articles similar to the article being read by the user. In any of these scenarios if the user is interested in and clicks on the headline of the new article, a system allows the user to learn about the new legal or medical article without leaving the web site of the publisher. This provides fresh engaging content to the original web site. The topical fields of "legal" and "medical" are merely examples of predefined topic areas")].
Claim 4:
The combined teachings of Onchai and Crawford suggest wherein the specify code is further configured to cause at least one of said at least one processor to display [Onchai: Paragraphs 82, 95 and 112 ("as shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, is a system 110 for delivering additional content, for example fresh engaging content, to a web site, for example a web site that publishes articles on a particular topic. ")].
Claim 6:
The combined teachings of Onchai and Crawford suggest wherein the displayed headline includes an image or text information representing a content corresponding to the headline [Onchai: Paragraphs 38 and 76 ("that the browser displays the text and any images of the summary of the advertisement or the answer to the user query. In some embodiments")].
Claim 7:
Claim 7 is essentially the same as claim 1 except that it sets forth the claimed invention
as a method rather than a device and rejected under the same reasons as applied above.
Claim 8:
Claim 8 is essentially the same as claim 1 except that it sets forth the claimed invention
as a program product rather than a device and rejected under the same reasons as applied above.
Allowable Subject Matter
7. Claim 5 is in conditions for allowance.
Conclusion
8. 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).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this final action.
9. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to [Hung D. Le], whose telephone number is [571-270-1404]. The examiner can normally be communicated on [Monday to Friday: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.].
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Hung Le
03/24/2026
/HUNG D LE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2161