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 .
Double Patenting
Claims 1-13 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-27 of U.S. Patent No. 11,609,681. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the present applications claims are broader in each and every aspect than the patent claims and are thus anticipated. While the present application broadly claims a movement indicating pairing availability this is tantamount to and also broader than being in range or not; the remainder of the claim regarding display and exchange of data is broader than the parent case which also deals in more detail with the display update which is not found in the present claim set.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See the attached PTO 892 for state of art references related to pairing, motion, display and topics related to the claimed invention.
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/LEWIS G WEST/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2699
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