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 .
Preliminary Amendment
Claims 1-55 were canceled in the preliminary amendment received on 11/24/25, claims 56-97 were added and are now pending.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on March 01, 2021 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Applicant should note that the large number of references in the attached IDS have been considered by the examiner in the same manner as other documents in Office search files are considered by the examiner while conducting a search of the prior art in a proper field of search. See MPEP 609.05(b). Applicant is requested to point out any particular references in the IDS which they believe may be of particular relevance to the instant claimed invention in response to this office action.
Double Patenting
A rejection based on double patenting of the “same invention” type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process... may obtain a patent therefor...” (Emphasis added). Thus, the term “same invention,” in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957).
A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the claims that are directed to the same invention so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101.
Claims 56-97 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claims 1-6 of prior U.S. Patent No. 18/016,731. This is a statutory double patenting rejection.
US Application Number: 18/999,278
US Application Number: 18/016,731
A management system for casino items equipped with RFID tags, the management system comprising:
A management system for casino items equipped with RFID tags, the management system comprising:
an RFID reading device configured to read a part of or the whole of information from the RFID tag of the casino item that exist within the reading range; and
an RFID reading device configured to read a part of or the whole of information from the RFID tag of the casino item that exist within the reading range; and
a control device configured to control the RFID reading device,
a control device configured to control the RFID reading device,
wherein the control device is configured to cause the RFID reading device to repeatedly perform a first reading to read first information that is a part of the information stored in the RFID tag, and when new first information is read in the first reading, cause the RFID reading device to perform a second reading to read the whole information stored in the RFID tag.
wherein the control device is configured to cause the RFID reading device to repeatedly perform a first reading to read first information that is a part of the information stored in the RFID tag, and when new first information is read in the first reading, cause the RFID reading device to perform a second reading to read the whole information stored in the RFID tag.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
See references cited on PTO form 892.
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/Ronald Laneau/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3715
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