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Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12190710 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other, take an example of claim 1 of the U.S. Patent No. 12190710 B2 and claim 1 of the Pending application (Please see the Table below):
US Patent NO 12190710 B2
Pending application 18962078
Reasoning
1. An emergency response system (ERS) comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the ERS to: obtain target terminal location data for a plurality of target terminals, the target terminal location data including at least one of a latitude measure, a longitude measure, and an altitude measure, wherein each of the plurality of target terminals comprises a position determination circuit; obtain emergency responder terminal location data for an emergency responder terminal, the emergency responder terminal location data including at least one of a latitude measure, a longitude measure, and an altitude measure, wherein the emergency responder terminal comprises a position determination circuit; determine a horizontal distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals, the horizontal distance measure computed from the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data; determine a vertical distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals, the vertical distance measure computed from the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data; cause a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of a real-world scene at the emergency responder terminal location and provide a target terminal display object for display on the display of the emergency responder terminal such that, when an image provided for display spans a region of the real-world scene within which a target terminal is located, the target terminal display object overlays a segment of the image associated with the target terminal location data, whereupon selection of the target terminal display object causes registered user details to be displayed on the display, the registered user details including a medical characteristic; determine an overall priority score for each target terminal based on a summation of a first priority score based on a time within which assistance must be rendered and a second priority score based on children within a predetermined distance from emergency responders, the overall priority score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated.
2. The ERS of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to provide a situation status component to remain open to receiving additional input from the registered users.
3. The ERS of claim 1, wherein the overall priority score is determined based on one or more predefined priority criteria.
4. The ERS of claim 3, wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria comprises user location information, equipment location information, registered user detail information, and situational status information.
5. The ERS of claim 3, wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria is used to compute a weighted score for the target terminal.
6. The ERS of claim 5, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to rank each target terminal against the plurality of target terminals to determine an imminence of need to assist the plurality of target terminals based on the weighted score.
7. The ERS of claim 6, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to allocate assignments for emergency responders to be dispatched to the plurality of target terminals based on the rank of each target terminal.
8. The ERS of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to: transmit a mission assignment to an emergency responder to render assistance to a target terminal of the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score; and provide a mission route display object representing a suggested path of travel between the target terminal and the emergency responder terminal.
9. The ERS of claim 8, wherein the mission assignment is generated by an emergency management entity communicatively coupled with but physically detached from the emergency responder terminal.
10. The ERS of claim 8, wherein the suggested path of travel is determined based on building information or online map information.
11. The ERS of claim 8, wherein the suggested path of travel is displayed as an overlay on the portion of the real-world scene.
12. A method comprising: obtaining target terminal location data for a plurality of target terminals, the target terminal location data including at least one of a latitude measure, a longitude measure, and an altitude measure, wherein each of the plurality of target terminals comprises a position determination circuit; obtaining emergency responder terminal location data for an emergency responder terminal, the emergency responder terminal location data including at least one of a latitude measure, a longitude measure, and an altitude measure, wherein the emergency responder terminal comprises a position determination circuit; determining a horizontal distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals, the horizontal distance measure computed from the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data; determining a vertical distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals, the vertical distance measure computed from the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data; causing a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of a real-world scene at the emergency responder terminal location and provide a target terminal display object for display on the display of the emergency responder terminal such that, when an image provided for display spans a region of the real-world scene within which a target terminal is located, the target terminal display object overlays a segment of the image associated with the target terminal location data, whereupon selection of the target terminal display object causes registered user details to be displayed on the display, the registered user details including a medical characteristic; and determining an overall priority score for each target terminal based on a summation of a first priority score based on a time within which assistance must be rendered and a second priority score based on children within a predetermined distance from emergency responders, the overall priority score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the overall priority score is determined based on one or more predefined priority criteria, and wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria comprises user location information, equipment location information, registered user detail information, and situational status information.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising ranking each target terminal against the plurality of target terminals to determine an imminence of need to assist the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising allocating assignments for emergency responders to be dispatched to the plurality of target terminals based on the rank of each target terminal.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising: transmitting a mission assignment to an emergency responder to render assistance to a target terminal of the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score; and providing a mission route display object representing a suggested path of travel between the emergency responder terminal and the target terminal.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the suggested path of travel is determined based on building information or online map information.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the suggested path of travel is displayed as an overlay on the portion of the real-world scene.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein the mission assignment is generated by an emergency management entity communicatively coupled with but physically detached from the emergency responder terminal.
20. The method of claim 12, further comprising creating an open communication channel to receive additional input from the registered users.
21. (New) An emergency response system (ERS) comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the ERS to: obtain target terminal location data for a plurality of target terminals; obtain emergency responder terminal location data for an emergency responder terminal;determine a distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals based on the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data;cause a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of a real-world scene at the emergency responder terminal location and provide a target terminal display object for display on the display of the emergency responder terminal such that, when an image provided for display spans a region of the real-world scene within which a target terminal is located, the target terminal display object overlays a segment of the image associated with the target terminal location data, whereupon selection of the target terminal display object causes registered user details to be displayed on the display, the registered user details including a medical characteristic; and determine an overall priority score for each target terminal based on a summation of a first priority score based on a time within which assistance must be rendered and a second priority score based on children within a predetermined distance from emergency responders, the overall priority score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated.
22. (New) The ERS of claim 21, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to provide a situation status component to remain open to receiving additional input from the registered users.
23. (New) The ERS of claim 21, wherein the priority is determined based on one or more predefined priority criteria.
24. (New) The ERS of claim 23, wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria comprises user location information, equipment location information, registered user detail information, and situational status information.
25. (New) The ERS of claim 23, wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria is used to compute a weighted score for the target terminal.
26. (New) The ERS of claim 25, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to rank each target terminal against the plurality of target terminals to determine an imminence of need to assist the plurality of target terminals based on the weighted score.
27. (New) The ERS of claim 26, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to allocate assignments for emergency responders to be dispatched to the plurality of target terminals based on the rank of each target terminal.
28. (New) The ERS of claim 21, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further stores machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ERS to:transmit a mission assignment to an emergency responder to render assistance to a target terminal of the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score; andprovide a mission route display object representing a suggested path of travel between the target terminal and the emergency responder terminal.
29. (New) The ERS of claim 28, wherein the mission assignment is generated by an emergency management entity communicatively coupled with but physically detached from the emergency responder terminal.
30. (New) The ERS of claim 28, wherein the suggested path of travel is determined based on building information or online map information.
31. (New) The ERS of claim 28, wherein the suggested path of travel is displayed as an overlay on the portion of the real-world scene.
32. (New) A method comprising:obtaining target terminal location data for a plurality of target terminals;obtaining emergency responder terminal location data for an emergency responder terminal;determining a distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals based on the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data;causing a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of a real-world scene at the emergency responder terminal location and provide a target terminal display object for display on the display of the emergency responder terminal such that, when an image provided for display spans a region of the real-world scene withinwhich a target terminal is located, the target terminal display object overlays a segment of the image associated with the target terminal location data, whereupon selection of the target terminal display object causes registered user details to be displayed on the display, the registered user details including a medical characteristic; anddetermining an overall priority score for each target terminal based on a summation of a first priority score based on a time within which assistance must be rendered and a second priority score based on children within a predetermined distance from emergency responders, the overall priority score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated determining one or more predefined priority criteria for each target terminal based on the input from the registered users and computing a weighted score for each target terminal, the weighted score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated.
33. (New) The method of claim 32, wherein the overall priority score is determined based on one or more predefined priority criteria, and wherein the one or more predefined priority criteria comprises user location information, equipment location information, registered user detail information, and situational status information.
34. (New) The method of claim 32, further comprising ranking each target terminal against the plurality of target terminals to determine an imminence of need to assist the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score.
35. (New) The method of claim 34, further comprising allocating assignments for emergency responders to be dispatched to the plurality of target terminals based on the rank of each target terminal.
36. (New) The method of claim 32, further comprising: transmitting a mission assignment to an emergency responder to render assistance to a target terminal of the plurality of target terminals based on the overall priority score; andproviding a mission route display object representing a suggested path of travel between the emergency responder terminal and the target terminal.
37. (New) The method of claim 36, wherein the suggested path of travel is determined based on building information or online map information.
38. (New) The method of claim 36, wherein the suggested path of travel is displayed as an overlay on the portion of the real-world scene.
39. (New) The method of claim 36, wherein the mission assignment is generated by an emergency management entity communicatively coupled with but physically detached from the emergency responder terminal.
40. (New) The method of claim 32, further comprising creating an open communication channel to receive additional input from the registered users.
Further, the instant claims obviously encompass the claimed invention of U.S. Patent No. 12190710 B2 and differ only in terminology. To the extent that the instant claims are broaden and therefore generic to the claimed invention of U.S. Patent No. 12190710 B2, in re Goodman 29 USPQ 2d 2010 CAFC 1993, states that a generic claim cannot be issued without a terminal disclaimer, if a species claim has been previously been claimed in a pending application. Nonetheless, the removal of said limitations from claim 21 of the present application made claim 21 a broader version of claim 1. Therefore, since omission of an element and its function in combination is an obvious expedient if the remaining elements perform the same function as before (In re Karlson (CCPA) 136 USPQ 184 (1963)), claim 21 is not patentably distinct from claim 1.
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11557196 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other, take an example of claim 1 of the U.S. Patent No. 11557196 B2 and claim 1 of the Pending application.
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 10762768 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other, take an example of claim 1 of the U.S. Patent No. 10762768 B2 and claim 1 of the Pending application.
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1-21 of U.S. Patent No. 10255794 B1. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other, take an example of claim 1 of the U.S. Patent No. 10255794 B1 and claim 1 of the Pending application.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 21-40 are allowed.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: Regarding claims 21 and 32, the closest prior arts, MAIER et al (20170238129) discloses that an emergency response system (ERS) comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the ERS to: obtain target terminal location data for a plurality of target terminals; obtain emergency responder terminal location data for an emergency responder terminal; determine a distance measure between the emergency responder terminal and each of the plurality of target terminals based on the target terminal location data and the emergency responder terminal location data; cause a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of a real-world scene at the emergency responder terminal location and provide a target terminal display object for display on the display of the emergency responder terminal such that, when an image provided for display spans a region of the scene within which a target terminal is located, the target terminal display object overlays a segment of the image associated with the target terminal location data, whereupon selection of the target terminal display object causes registered user details to be displayed on the display (¶ 0018, 0069-0071, 0080, 0143, 0400-0405, 0530-0535).
McSheffrey (20130053063) discloses that when the captured images provided for display span a region of the surrounding real-world scene within which a target terminal is located (fig. 1-14, ¶ 0075-0077).
South (20170311131) discloses that the registered user details comprising a medical characteristic (fig. 8, ¶ 0168).
BOYDEN et al (20190124207) discloses, determine a priority for each target terminal based on the input from the registered users, the priority indicating where emergency responders should be allocated (¶ 0041-0045).
The closest prior arts MAIER et al, McSheffrey, South and BOYDEN et al, fail to teach, determine an overall priority score for each target terminal based on a summation of a first priority score based on a time within which assistance must be rendered and a second priority score based on children within a predetermined distance from emergency responders, the overall priority score indicating where emergency responders should be allocated.
The cited references fail to anticipate or render the above limitations in combination with all the recited limitations of claims 21, 32, obvious, over any of the prior art of record, alone or in combination.
Dependent claims 22-31 and 34-40 are either directly or indirectly dependent upon independent claims 1, therefore, are allowed in view of their dependence upon claims 21, 32. Therefore, when taken as a whole application, and incorporating all the respective limitations, none of the prior art discloses the features as claimed.
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