Detailed Action
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
This Office action is in response to Applicant’s amendment filed on July 15, 2026.
Claims 1-20 are pending in the application.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on August 4, 2026 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97, and accordingly, the IDS has been considered by the examiner.
Response to Arguments/Remarks
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
Claims 1-2, 11-12, and 20 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Ho et al. US Patent Publication No. 2014/0040473 in view of Rangasamy US Patent Publication No. 2019/0171966 and Jain et al. US Patent Publication No. 2025/0126186.
The amendments to claims 1, 11, and 20 have overcome the rejections. Accordingly, the rejections have been withdrawn.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 4-6, 14-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Regarding claim 4, it is not clear which text "the text" is referring to in the step "determining a plurality of types comprising one or more first types of the text." Claim 1 has been amended to recite, "detecting text, links, or icons associated with the plurality of design segments" and claim 4 recites, "detecting text associated with at least one system component."
Regarding claim 5, the claim recites, “detecting the text.” It is not clear which text "the text" is referring to since both claims 1 and 4 comprise detecting “text.” It is noted that the claim recites “the text” more than once in the claim.
Regarding claim 14, it is not clear which text "the text" is referring to in the step "determining a plurality of types comprising one or more first types of the text." Claim 11 has been amended to recite, "detecting text, links, or icons associated with the plurality of design segments" and claim 4 recites, "detecting text associated with at least one system component."
Regarding claim 15, the claim recites, “detecting the text.” It is not clear which text "the text" is referring to since both claims 11 and 14 comprise detecting “text.”
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-3, 7-13, 17-20 are allowed.
Claims 4-6, 14-16 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
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).
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/JOSHUA JOO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2445
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