DETAILED ACTION
The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 08/13/26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. Applicant argued that “this Reply encompasses a bona fide attempt to address the rejections raised by the Examiner and place the present application in condition for allowance. Claims 1-20 recite patent- eligible subject matter not reached by the art of record and are therefore allowable. Accordingly, Applicant respectfully requests a Notice of Allowance be timely issued in this case”. Examiner respectfully disagrees. Claim 1-20 still rejected under 35 USC 101(double Patenting). Applicant can address the rejection by Filing Terminal Disclaimer or amending the claims changing inventions within specification.
Priority
This is a continuation of, and claims a benefit of priority from, U.S. Patent Application No. 18/328,872, filed June 5, 2023, entitled "SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS," which is a continuation of, and claims a benefit of priority from, U.S. Patent Application No. 17/035,407, filed September 28, 2020, entitled "SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS," issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,709,906, which is a continuation of, and claims a benefit of priority from, U.S. Patent Application No. 15/877,010, filed January 22, 2018, entitled "SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS,"
issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,795,955, which is a continuation of, and claims a benefit of priority from, U.S. Patent Application No. 14/527,237, filed October 29, 2014, entitled "SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS," issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,898,537, which is a continuation-in-part of, and claims a benefit of priority from, U.S. Patent Application No. 14/210,536, filed March 14, 2014, entitled "SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION INTEGRATION ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS," issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,182,054, which claims a benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/782,984, filed March 14, 2013, entitled "SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INFORMATION INTEGRATION ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS." All applications listed in this paragraph are hereby fully incorporated by reference herein.
Double Patenting
The non-statutory 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. A non-statutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); 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); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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Instant Application 19/023,257
B2 US 12235919 B2
1. (Original) A method, comprising:
generating, by a computer, visual elements representing disparate information systems operating in an enterprise computing environment, the generating including generating a visual cue for each visual element of the visual elements based on metadata of interest extracted from information collected from the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest corresponds to records across the disparate information systems that match an application query executed against the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest defines a range of values, wherein a value is generated for the visual cue according to a value of the metadata of interest relative to the defined range of values such that each visual element of the visual elements is sized according to the value of the metadata of interest;
generating, by the computer, a visual layout comprising the visual elements sized based on corresponding visual cues thus generated; and
providing, by the computer, the visual layout to a user device for presenting the visual elements representing the disparate information systems via a user interface, the user interface simultaneously visualizing, through the visual elements representing the disparate information systems, the records across the disparate information systems that matched the application query.
1. A method, comprising:
responsive to an application query executed against disparate information systems operating in an enterprise computing environment, generating, by an information integration system executing on a processor, visual elements for display on a user device, each visual element corresponding to an information system of the disparate information systems operating in an enterprise computing environment, the application query received from an application on the user device;
generating, by the information integration system, a visual cue for each respective visual element of the visual elements based on metadata of interest extracted from information collected from the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest corresponds to a number of results matching the application query executed against the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest defines a range of values, the number of results containing references to records across the disparate information systems, wherein a value is generated for the visual cue according to a value of the metadata of interest relative to the defined range of values such that each respective visual element of the visual elements is sized according to the value of the metadata of interest;
generating, by the information integration system, a visual layout comprising the visual elements corresponding to the disparate information systems, the visual elements sized based on corresponding visual cues; and
providing, by the information integration system, the visual layout to the application on the user device for generating an aggregated view of the visual elements corresponding to the disparate information systems, the aggregated view simultaneously visualizing, through the visual elements corresponding to the disparate information systems, the records that matched the application query across the disparate information systems.
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of non-statutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. US 12235919 B2 Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because of similar limitations with a minor variation.
Similarly, Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of non-statutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. US 10795955 B2 Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because of similar limitations with a minor variation.
Similarly, Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of non-statutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. US 11709906 B2.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-20 would be allowable if applicant files Terminal Disclaimer.
Analysis of allowance (if applicant files TD):
The prior art of record York et al(US 20130275429 A1) et al. teaches A system for enabling contextual recommendations and collaboration recommendations, based on a user's current work, comprising a plurality of content collector software applications adapted to interface with a plurality of content management applications, an indexing engine software application, an expanded social network graph database, and a predictive content intelligence software application. The plurality of content collector software applications receive documents, document fragments, or other content objects from the plurality of content management applications, the indexing engine software application indexes the retrieved documents, document fragments, or other content objects and modifies the expanded social network graph database using results of the indexing, and the predictive content intelligence software application, using at least the results of the indexing and the expanded social network graph database, identifies at least a plurality of other content objects and a plurality of people that are relevant to the received documents, document fragments, or other content objects.
Stading (US 20080244429 A1) teaches system to present search results is disclosed that includes a search system to retrieve search results from multiple data sources and to extract data from the search results. The system also includes a visualization system to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including a visualization of data related to the search results and including multiple control options. The multiple control options include a first option and a second option related to the extracted data, where the first option is accessible to alter the visualization.
These prior art of record do not teach or fairly describe generating, by a computer, visual elements representing disparate information systems operating in an enterprise computing environment, the generating including generating a visual cue for each visual element of the visual elements based on metadata of interest extracted from information collected from the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest corresponds to records across the disparate information systems that match an application query executed against the disparate information systems, wherein the metadata of interest defines a range of values, wherein a value is generated for the visual cue according to a value of the metadata of interest relative to the defined range of values such that each visual element of the visual elements is sized according to the value of the metadata of interest.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. US 20140143207 A1, US 20150339359 A1.
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/MOHAMMED WALIULLAH/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2498
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