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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 .
Response to Arguments
Examiner has carefully considered Applicant’s Remarks dated January 9, 2026.
The rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C. 101 is overcome as a result of claim 20 having been amended to be directed to statutory subject matter.
As for Applicant’s argument regarding the amendments to independent claim 1 overcoming the art: “Consequently, the recognition logic in Kwak neither distinguishes nor needs to distinguish whether the squeezing is caused by the finger or the palm.” (Remarks, page 13); this may be true, however, claim 1 recites that the determining that the gesture type is a finger gesture or a palm gesture occurs when the gesture parameter comprises the number of pressing points and pressing area. “Gesture parameter” is a broad term that is not mapped to the number of pressing points and pressing area in Kwak. Therefore, the “when” clause would not be invoked.
Accordingly, amended independent claim 1 remains rejected. The similarly amended independent claims 13 and 20 remain rejected as well. The dependent claims also remain rejected.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1, 4-13, and 16-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Kwak (US 2022/0210253 A1).
Instant Claim 1: A method for unrolling and rolling a rollable screen, (“The disclosure is not limited to the embodiment of FIG. 4, 5, or 6, and when the sliding plate 220 slides out, the electronic device 200 may be implemented in a form in which the screen is expanded as a portion (e.g., the bendable section {circle around (2)}) of the flexible display 230 is unfolded while coming out in a state rolled up by a roller positioned inside the electronic device 200.” (Kwak, paragraph 106) The flexible display 230 of Kwak corresponds to the rollable screen of the claim.)
comprising: starting a rollable screen motor in a case where a target gesture for a display screen meets a preset gesture; (“When a signal is generated through an input device included in the electronic device 200 (fig 2), the electronic device 200 may be switched from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state by a driving device, such as, for example, a motor connected to the flexible display 230,” (Kwak, paragraph 57)
“For example, when carrying or holding the electronic device 200 (fig 2) by hand, a squeeze gesture in which a part of the hand (e.g., a palm or a finger of the hand) presses within a specified section of the electronic device 200 may be detected by the sensor, and the electronic device 200 may be switched from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state corresponding thereto.” (Kwak, paragraph 58) The squeeze gesture of Kwak corresponds to the target/preset gesture of the claim.)
and determining a motion parameter of the rollable screen motor according to the target gesture, wherein the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is unrolled to a first preset state or is closed to a second preset state; (“When a signal is generated through an input device included in the electronic device 200 (fig 2), the electronic device 200 may be switched from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state by a driving device, such as, for example, a motor connected to the flexible display 230,” (Kwak, paragraph 57) The motor of Kwok completing the task of switching the electronic device 200 to the open/closed state corresponds to the motion parameter of the claim.)
wherein the case where the target gesture for the display screen meets the preset gesture, comprises: determining a gesture parameter of the target gesture; determining a gesture type of the target gesture according to the gesture parameter; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture according to the gesture type and/or the gesture parameter; (“For example, when carrying or holding the electronic device 200 (fig 2) by hand, a squeeze gesture in which a part of the hand (e.g., a palm or a finger of the hand) presses within a specified section of the electronic device 200 may be detected by the sensor, and the electronic device 200 may be switched from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state corresponding thereto.” (Kwak, paragraph 58) The specified section of the electronic device 200 of Kwak corresponds to the gesture parameter of the claim. Whether the squeeze gesture of Kwak is done by the user’s palm or finger corresponds to the gesture type of the claim.)
when the gesture parameter comprises the number of pressing points and a pressing area, the determining a gesture type of the target gesture according to the gesture parameter, comprises: determining that the gesture type of the target gesture is a finger gesture type when the number of the pressing points is greater than a first preset number of the pressing points and less than a second preset number of the pressing points; and determining that the gesture type of the target gesture is a palm gesture type when the number of the pressing points is less than the first preset number of the pressing points, or when the number of the pressing points is greater than or equal to the second preset number of the pressing points, and the pressing area is greater than a preset pressing area. (“Gesture parameter” is a broad term that is not mapped to the number of pressing points and pressing area in Kwak. Therefore, the “when” clause would not be invoked.)
Instant Claim 4: The method according to claim 1, wherein when the gesture type of the target gesture is the finger gesture type, the gesture parameter comprises at least one of the following: a plurality of pressing positions, the pressing area corresponding to each pressing position, a pressing duration corresponding to each pressing position, a sliding direction corresponding to each pressing position, and a sliding displacement corresponding to each pressing position; and the determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture according to the gesture type and/or the gesture parameter, comprises: determining that the target gesture is a first finger gesture type when the plurality of pressing positions are in a preset pressing range and it is determined that the target gesture has not undergone a sliding displacement; determining a first mistouch parameter corresponding to the first finger gesture type according to a mapping relationship between a preset finger gesture type and a mistouch parameter, wherein the first mistouch parameter comprises at least one of the following: a first preset pressing duration range, a first preset pressing area range, and a first preset pressing time difference; determining a pressing time difference between any two pressing positions when the pressing duration corresponding to each pressing position is in the first preset pressing duration range, and the pressing area corresponding to each pressing position is in the first preset pressing area range; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the pressing time difference is greater than or equal to the first preset pressing time difference. (“Gesture parameter” is a broad term that is not mapped to the number of pressing points and pressing area in Kwak. Therefore, the “when” clause in claim 1 would not be invoked.)
Instant Claim 5: The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture according to the gesture type and/or the gesture parameter, comprises: determining a first finger gesture and a second finger gesture comprised in the target gesture according to the number of the pressing points; determining that the target gesture is the second finger gesture when the first finger gesture and/or the second finger gesture undergo the sliding displacement; determining a second mistouch parameter corresponding to the second finger gesture type according to the mapping relationship between the preset finger gesture type and the mistouch parameter, wherein the second mistouch parameter comprises at least one of the following: a second preset pressing duration range, a second preset pressing area range, a second preset pressing time difference, a preset sliding direction, and a preset sliding displacement; determining a first pressing area, a first pressing duration, a first sliding direction, and a first sliding length corresponding to the first finger gesture; and a second pressing area, a second pressing duration, a second sliding direction, and a second sliding length corresponding to the second finger gesture; determining the pressing time difference between the first finger gesture and the second finger gesture when the first pressing area and the second pressing area are in the second preset pressing area range, and the first pressing duration and the second pressing duration are in the second preset pressing duration range; determining that the first sliding direction is consistent with the second sliding direction when the pressing time difference between the first finger gesture and the second finger gesture is greater than or equal to the second preset pressing time difference; determining that the first sliding length and the second sliding length meets the preset sliding displacement when the first sliding direction is consistent with the second sliding direction, and the first sliding direction and the second sliding direction meet the preset sliding direction; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the first sliding length and/or the second sliding length are greater than or equal to the preset sliding displacement. (Claim 5 is rejected for the same reason claim 4 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 6: The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture according to the gesture type and/or the gesture parameter, comprises: determining that the target gesture is a third finger gesture type when an arrangement mode formed by the plurality of pressing positions meets a preset arrangement mode and the target gesture undergoes the sliding displacement; determining a third mistouch parameter corresponding to the third finger gesture type according to the mapping relationship between the preset finger gesture type and the mistouch parameter, wherein the third mistouch parameter comprises at least one of the following: a third preset number of the pressing points, a third preset sliding shape, a third preset sliding displacement, and a first preset angle; determining an average value of a plurality of sliding displacements corresponding to the plurality of pressing positions when it is detected that during a target gesture operation, the number of a plurality of pressing points is maintained as the second preset number of the pressing points; determining that the sliding direction corresponding to each pressing position is consistent when the average value is greater than the third preset sliding displacement; determining the sliding shape formed by the plurality of pressing positions during sliding when the sliding direction corresponding to each pressing position is consistent; determining an angle between each sliding direction and the display screen when the sliding shape meets the third preset sliding shape; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when each of the angles is less than or equal to the first preset angle. (Claim 6 is rejected for the same reason claim 4 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 7: The method according to claim 1, wherein when determining the gesture type of the target gesture is a palm gesture type, the gesture parameter comprises at least one of the following: a palm moving range, a palm moving direction, a moving path formed in a palm moving range, an angle formed between a palm and a horizontal line during movement, and a palm moving distance; the determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture according to the gesture type and/or the gesture parameter, comprises: determining a palm mistouch parameter corresponding to the palm gesture type, wherein the palm mistouch parameter comprises at least one of the following: a preset palm moving range, a preset moving path, a second preset angle, and a preset palm moving distance; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the palm moving range is in the preset palm moving range, the moving path meets the preset moving path, the angle is less than the second preset angle, and the palm moving distance is greater than or equal to the preset palm moving distance. (“Gesture parameter” is a broad term that is not mapped to the number of pressing points and pressing area in Kwak. Therefore, the “when” clause in claim 1 would not be invoked.)
Instant Claim 8: The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining a motion parameter of the rollable screen motor according to the target gesture, comprises: determining that the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is unrolled to the first preset state when the target gesture is a first-time operation. (“For example, when carrying or holding the electronic device 200 (fig 2) by hand, a squeeze gesture in which a part of the hand (e.g., a palm or a finger of the hand) presses within a specified section of the electronic device 200 may be detected by the sensor, and the electronic device 200 may be switched from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state corresponding thereto.” (Kwak, paragraph 58) The squeeze gesture of Kwak corresponds to the first-time operation of the claim.)
Instant Claim 9: The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining a motion parameter of the rollable screen motor according to the target gesture, comprises: determining that the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is closed to the second preset state when the target gesture is not a first-time operation and the rollable screen is in the first preset state; or determining the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is closed to the first preset state when the target gesture is not the first-time operation and the rollable screen is in the second preset state. (Claim 9 is rejected for the same reason claim 4 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 10: The method according to claim 6, wherein before determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture, the method further comprises: obtaining a historical gesture parameter, wherein the historical gesture parameter is the gesture parameter of unrolling or closing the rollable screen last time; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when a finger sliding direction indicated by the historical gesture parameter is opposite to a finger sliding direction indicated by the gesture parameter. (Claim 10 is rejected for the same reason claim 4 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 11: The method according to claim 7, wherein before determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture, the method further comprises: obtaining a historical gesture parameter, wherein the historical gesture parameter is the gesture parameter of unrolling or closing the rollable screen last time; and determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the palm moving direction indicated by the historical gesture parameter is opposite to the palm moving direction indicated by the gesture parameter. (Claim 11 is rejected for the same reason claim 7 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 12: The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining a motion parameter of the rollable screen motor according to the target gesture, comprises: in a single operation to unroll and/or close the rollable screen with the finger gesture type or the palm gesture type, determining the motion parameter of the rollable screen motor after determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the historical gesture parameter indicates that the rollable screen was in the first preset state last time, wherein the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is closed to the second preset state; or determining the motion parameter of the rollable screen motor after determining that the target gesture meets the preset gesture when the historical gesture parameter indicates that the rollable screen was in the second preset state last time, wherein the motion parameter is configured to indicate that the rollable screen is unrolled to the first preset state. (Claim 12 is rejected for the same reason claim 4 is rejected.)
Instant Claim 13: An electronic device, comprising: a processor; a memory; (“The electronic device 101 (fig 1) may include a processor 120, memory 130,” (Kwak, paragraph 25))
a communication interface; (“The interface 177 (fig 1) may support one or more specified protocols to be used for the electronic device 101 to be coupled with the external electronic device (e.g., the external electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wiredly) or wirelessly.” (Kwak, paragraph 35) The interface 177 of Kwak corresponds to the communication interface of the claim.)
and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the programs comprise instructions for executing operations (“The processor 120 (fig 1) may execute, for example, software (e.g., a program 140) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 coupled with the processor 120, and may perform various data processing or computation.” (Kwak, paragraph 26))
The remainder of claim 13 is substantially identical to claim 1, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.
Instant Claim 16: (Claim 16 is substantially identical to claim 4, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.)
Instant Claim 17: (Claim 17 is substantially identical to claim 5, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.)
Instant Claim 18: (Claim 18 is substantially identical to claim 6, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.)
Instant Claim 19: (Claim 19 is substantially identical to claim 7, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.)
Instant Claim 20: (Claim 20 is substantially identical to claim 13, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and computer of claim 20 correspond to the memory and electronic device of claim 13, respectively.)
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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