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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
2. 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. See 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); and, In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321 (c) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent is shown to be commonly owned with this application. See 37 CFR 1.130(b). Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
Claims 5-20 rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over independent claims of the following: U.S. Patent No. 11,722,637. Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because independent claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,722,637, and independent claims of the present application share the following:
Pending Application 19/007,876
U.S. Patent No. 11,722,637
A system for facilitating a timed video call, wherein the system is configured to establish and receive communications via a communications network between a host user device and one or more guest user devices, the system comprising:
a communication server communicatively connected with the host user device and the one or more guest user devices and configured to implement a server side application for a timed video call that includes sharing a call interface with embedded video and audio streams received from the host user device and the one or more guest user devices,
wherein the host user device initiates the timed video call over the communication server and sets parameters to select the one or more guest user devices to join the timed video call;
and a client application configured to be accessed on the one or more guest user devices, the client application configured to provide the shared call interface received from the host user device over the communication server to one of the one or more guest user devices at a time;
wherein the shared call interface includes a timer configured to provide a count from zero up to a total length of time for each guest user device of the one or more guest user devices,
wherein the timed video call is terminated upon reaching the total length of time for each guest user device.
A communication server for facilitating a timed video communication, the communication server comprising: a processor;
and a memory having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
receive over a communication network a request from a first user device to initiate a timed video communication with a second user device;
transmit over the communication network to the second user device an invitation to participate in the timed video communication;
receive over the communication network commands to participate in the timed video communication from the first user device and the second user device;
stream video and audio from the first user device and the second user device, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface on the first user device and on the second user device,
the call interface including a timer corresponding to a length of time remaining of a total length of time;
and terminate the timed video communication at an end of the length of time remaining
Conclusion
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/AMAL S ZENATI/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2693
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