DETAILED ACTION
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 .
Notice to Applicant
In response to the communication received on 01/31/2025, the following is a Non-Final Office Action for Application No. 19042363.
Status of Claims
Claims 1-20 are pending.
Drawings
The applicant’s drawings submitted on 01/31/2025 are acceptable for examination purposes.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement(s) (IDS) filed 01/31/2025 has/have been acknowledged. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Priority
As required by M.P.E.P. 201.14(c), acknowledgement is made of applicant’s claim for priority based on: 19042363 filed 01/31/2025 is a Continuation of 17604685 , filed 10/18/2021 ,now U.S. Patent # 12248910 and having 1 RCE-type filing therein; 17604685 is a National Stage entry of PCT/JP2019/016887 , International Filing Date: 04/19/2019.
Double Patenting
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. A nonstatutory 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).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP §§ 706.02(l)(1) - 706.02(l)(3) for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b).
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent No. US 12248910 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because: referring to MPEP 804 II.B.2. Anticipation Analysis, “The claim under examination is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) if the claim under examination is anticipated by 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, 1052, 29 USPQ2d 2010, 2015-16 (Fed. Cir. 1993). This type of nonstatutory double patenting situation arises when the claim being examined is, for example, generic to a species or sub-genus claimed in a conflicting patent or application, i.e., the entire scope of the reference claim falls within the scope of the examined claim.” Here, claim under examination is anticipated by the reference claim(s) since the claims recite substantially similar limitations. Particularly, the entire scope of independent claims of Patent US 12248910 B2 falls within the scope of independent claims of the present application.
The following is a mapping of the claims of the Patent against the claims of the present application:
Present Application
Patent US 12248910 B2
Identified differences and rationale as to why that does not amount to a patentable difference.
1. A control method of an information display device, comprising:acquiring i) display position information indicating a position of a display of the information display device, ii) display direction information indicating a direction the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a target user other than a device user of the information display device is assigned;calculating a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information;extracting, from a seat information table including association between 1) positions of a plurality of seats and 2) user information of users assigned to the plurality of seats, target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat;acquiring current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information; anddisplaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display.
1. An information display device comprising: a display: a processor; and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: acquire i) display position information indicating a position of the display, ii) display direction information indicating a direction the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a target user other than a device user of the information display device is assigned; calculate a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information; extract, from a seat information table including association between 1)[[i)]] positions of a plurality of seats and 2) user information of users assigned to the plurality of seats, target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat; acquire current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information; and control the display to display the acquired current activity schedule of the target user.
Patent has additional limitation of a processor; and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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2. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising:acquiring an image including the target user while the target user is present in the target seat to generate the seatinformation table;acquiring an identification image to identify the target user associated with the target seat to be registered;acquiring personal information to be registered in association with the identification image and use the acquired personal information as the user information;acquiring a distance to the target seat as registration seat distance information,calculating the position of the target seat as registration seat position information by using the display position information, the display direction information, and the registration seat distance information; andregistering the registration seat position information in association with assigned user information so as to generate the seat information table.
2. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire an image including the target user while the target user is present in the target seat to generate the seat information table; acquire an identification image to identify the target user associated with the target seat to be registered;acquire personal information to be registered in association with the identification image and use the acquired personal information as the user information;acquire a distance to the target seat as registration seat distance information,calculate the position of the target seat as registration seat position information by using the display position information, the display direction information, and the registration seat distance information; andregister the registration seat position information in association with the assigned user information so as to generate the seat information table.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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3. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising: acquiring an image in a photographing range including the target seat; and when displaying the image of the target seat on the display, displaying the current activity schedule of the target user on a position of the display on which the target seat is displayed.
3. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire an image in a photographing range including the target seat; and when displaying the image of the target seat on the display, display the current activity schedule of the target user on a position of the display on which the target seat is displayed.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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4. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising: setting, as the target seat, a seat designated by thedevice user.
4. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to set, as the target seat, a seat designated by the device user.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
5. The control method according to claim 4, further comprising: when the device user designates, as the target seat, one of the seats, before the position of the target seat is calculated, determining whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; and in a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculating a seat position of the target seat.
5. The information display device according to claim 4, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: when the device user designates, as the target seat, one of the seats, before the position of the target seat is calculated, determine whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; and in a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculate the seat position of the target seat.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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6. The control method according to claim 5, further comprising:acquiring contact information of the target user together with the current activity schedule of the target user;displaying the contact information together with the current activity schedule of the target user on the display;and establishing a communication path toward a contact address included in the contact information selected by the device user via the display.
6. The information display device according to claim 5, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire contact information of the target user together with the current activity schedule of the target user;control the display to display the contact information together with the current activity schedule of the target user on the display; andestablish a communication path toward a contact address included in the contact information selected by the device user via the display.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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7. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising acquiring the current activity schedule of the target user in a case where the current activity schedule of the target user is allowed to be disclosed to the device user.
7. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to acquire the activity schedule of the target user in a case where the current activity schedule of the target user is allowed to be disclosed to the device user.
Patent has additional limitation involving instructions that further cause the processor to perform steps. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
8. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising acquiring future activity schedule of the target user.
8. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to acquire future activity schedule of the target user.
Patent has additional limitation involving information display device. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
9. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising: acquiring PC (Personal Computer) operation information registered in association with the target user, and displaying the acquired PC operation information on the display.
9. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire PC (Personal Computer) operation information registered in association with the target user, and control the display to display the acquired PC operation information.
Patent has additional limitation involving information display device. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
10. The control method according to claim 2, wherein the identification image is a face image.
10. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the identification image is a face image.
Patent has additional limitation involving information display device. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
11. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is a head mounted display having a transmission type display in the display.
11. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is a head mounted display having a transmission type display in the display.
Patent has additional limitation involving information display device. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
12. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is a mobile information terminal.
12. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is a mobile information terminal.
Patent has additional limitation involving information display device. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
13. A control method of an information display device, comprising: acquiring i) display position information indicating a position of a display of the information display device, ii) display direction information indicating a direction the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a targetuser other than a device user of the information display device is assigned;calculating a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information;extracting target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat;acquiring current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information; anddisplaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display.
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13. An activity schedule display system comprising: an information display device including:a display;a processor; anda memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes cause the processor to:acquire i) display position information indicating a position of the display, ii) display direction information indicating a direction of the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a target user other than a device user of the information display device is assigned;calculate a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information; and extract, from a seat information table including association between [[i)]] positions of a plurality of seats and 2) user information of users assigned to the plurality of seats, target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat;and a management server including an activity schedule database in which activity schedule of the target user is stored,wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:acquire, from the activity schedule database in the management server, current activity schedule of the target user; and control the display to display the acquired current activity schedule of the target user.
Patent has additional limitation of a processor; and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor. This is not a patentable difference because the present the present claim is anticipated by the patented claim.
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14. The control method according to claim 13, further comprising:acquiring an image in a photographing range including the target seat; andwhen displaying the image of the target seat on the display, displaying the current activity schedule of the target user on a position of the display on which the target seat is displayed.
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14. The activity schedule display system according to The activity schedule display system according to wherein the management server further includes a member database in which an identification image for identifying the target user is managed in association with personal information of the target user, and wherein, in the information display device, the instructions further cause the processor to:acquire an image including the target user while the target user is present in the target seat to generate the seat information table,acquire an identification image of the target user associated with the target to be registered; andacquire personal information to be registered in association with the identification image and use the acquired personal information as the user information,acquire a distance to the target seat as registration seat distance information,calculate the position of the target seat as registration seat position information by using the display position information, the display direction information, and the registration seat distance information; andregister the registration seat position information in association with the assigned user information so as to generate the seat information table.
The difference here provides displaying the current activity schedule of the target user however this is anticipated by the Patent within claim 1.
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15. The control method according to claim 13, further comprising setting, as the target seat, a seat designated by the device user.
15. The activity schedule display system according to claim 13, wherein the seat information table is stored in the management server.
The difference here provides setting, as the target seat, a seat designated by the device user however this is anticipated by the Patent within claim 4.
16. The control method according to claim 15, further comprising: when the device user designates, as the target seat, oneof the seats, before the position of the target seat is calculated, determining whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; andin a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculating a seat position of the target seat.
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16. The activity schedule display system according to claim 13, further comprising a fixed camera that is fixed in each of independent spaces, respectively, to capture an image of each of the independent spaces, wherein the management server holds camera position information of the fixed camera, and camera direction information of the fixed camera, and wherein, in a case where the target seat is a seat in an image captured by the fixed camera, the instructions cause the processor to calculate the display seat position information by using the camera position information, the camera direction information, and the display distance information from the fixed camera to the target seat which is acquired by the fixed camera.
The difference here provides determining whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; andin a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculating a seat position of the target seat however this is anticipated by the Patent within claim 5.
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17. The control method according to claim 16, further comprising: acquiring contact information of the target user together with the current activity schedule of the target user; displaying the contact information together with the current activity schedule of the target user on the display; and establishing a communication path toward a contact address included in the contact information selected by the device user via the display.
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17. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire an image of a room where the seats are disposed; detect a plurality of feature points in the image; acquire, for the feature points, direction information based on the display direction information; acquire, for the feature points, distance information based on the display position information; select a reference position from the feature points;calculate, for the feature points, relative position information with respect to the reference position using the display direction information and the distance information;express the position of the target seat by a coordinate system of which an origin is the reference position, and register the position of the target seat in the seat information table;extract, using the seat information table, the target user information registered in association with position of the target seat; andacquire the current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information.
The difference here provides determining whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; andin a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculating a seat position of the target seat however this is anticipated by the Patent within claim 6.
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18. The control method according to claim 13, further comprising acquiring the current activity schedule of the target user in a case where the current activity schedule of the target user is allowed to be disclosed to the device user.
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18. The activity schedule display system according to claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: acquire an image of a room where the seats are disposed; detect a plurality of feature points in the image; acquire, for the feature points, direction information based on the display direction information; acquire, for the feature points, distance information based on the display position information; select a reference position from the feature points; calculate, for the feature points, relative position information with respect to the reference position using the display direction information and the distance information; express the position of the target seat by a coordinate system of which an origin is the reference position, and register the position of the target seat in the seat information table; and extract, using the seat information table, the target user information registered in association with the position of the target seat; and acquire the current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information.
The difference here provides determining whether the target user assigned to the target seat is present in the target seat; andin a case where the target user is not present in the target seat, calculating a seat position of the target seat however this is anticipated by the Patent within claim 7.
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19. The control method according to claim 13, further comprising: acquiring PC (Personal Computer) operation information registered in association with the target user; and displaying the acquired PC operation information on the display.
The difference here provides inter alia a PC however this is anticipated by the Patent in the independent claims and the Patent at claim 9.
20. The control method according to claim 13,wherein the information display device is a head mounted display having a transmission type display in the display.
The difference here provides inter alia that the display device is a head mounted display however this is anticipated by the Patent at claim 11.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as directed to non-statutory subject matter.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to a judicial exception (i.e., a law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea) without significantly more. In adhering to the 2019 PEG, Step 1 is directed to determining whether or not the claims fall within a statutory class. Herein, the claims fall within statutory class of process. Hence, the claims qualify as potentially eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C §101. With Step 1 being directed to a statutory category, the 2019 PEG flowchart is directed to Step 2. Step 2 is the two-part analysis from Alice Corp. (also called the Mayo test). The 2019 PEG makes two changes in Step 2A: It sets forth new procedure for Step 2A (called “revised Step 2A”) under which a claim is not “directed to” a judicial exception unless the claim satisfies a two-prong inquiry. The two-prong inquiry is as follows: Prong One: evaluate whether the claim recites a judicial exception (an abstract idea enumerated in the 2019 PEG, a law of nature, or a natural phenomenon). If claim recites an exception, then Prong Two: evaluate whether the claim recites additional elements that integrate the exception into a practical application of the exception. The claim(s) recite(s) the following abstract idea indicated by non-boldface font and additional limitations indicated by boldface font:
A control method of an information display device, comprising:acquiring i) display position information indicating a position of a display of the information display device, ii) display direction information indicating a direction the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a target user other than a device user of the information display device is assigned;calculating a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information;extracting, from a seat information table including association between 1) positions of a plurality of seats and 2) user information of users assigned to the plurality of seats, target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat;acquiring current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information; and displaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display.
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A control method of an information display device, comprising: acquiring i) display position information indicating a position of a display of the information display device, ii) display direction information indicating a direction the display is facing, and iii) distance information indicating a distance from the display to a target seat to which a targetuser other than a device user of the information display device is assigned;calculating a position of the target seat based on the display position information, the display direction information, and the distance information;extracting target user information of the target user associated with the position of the target seat;acquiring current activity schedule of the target user based on the target user information; anddisplaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display.
Per Prong One of Step 2A, the identified recitation of an abstract idea falls within at least one of the Abstract Idea Groupings consisting of: Mathematical Concepts, Mental Processes, or Certain Methods of Organizing Human Activity. Particularly, the identified recitation falls within the Mental Processes including concepts performed in the human mind (including an observation, evaluation judgment, opinion) and/or Certain Methods of Organizing Human Activity including managing personal behavior or relationships or interactions between people (including social activities, teaching, and following rules of instructions).
Per Prong Two of Step 2A, this judicial exception is not integrated into a practical application because the claim as a whole does not integrate the identified abstract idea into a practical application. The seat and/or display device is recited at a high level of generality, i.e., as a generic processor performing a generic computer function of processing/transmitting data. This generic seat and/or display device limitation is no more than mere instructions to apply the exception using a generic computer component. Further, displaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display by a seat and/or display device is mere instruction to apply an exception using a generic computer component which cannot integrate a judicial exception into a practical application. Accordingly, this/these additional element(s) does/do not integrate the abstract idea into a practical application because it does not impose any meaningful limits on practicing the abstract idea. Thus, since the claims are directed to the determined judicial exception in view of the two prongs of Step 2A, the 2019 PEG flowchart is directed to Step 2B.
Per Step 2B, the additional elements and combinations therewith are examined in the claims to determine whether the claims as a whole amounts to significantly more than the judicial exception. It is noted here that the additional elements are to be considered both individually and as an ordered combination. In this case, the claims each at most comprise additional elements of: seat and display device. Taken individually, the additional limitations each are generically recited and thus does not add significantly more to the respective limitations. Further, displaying the acquired current activity schedule of the target user on the display by a seat and/or display device is mere instruction to apply an exception using a generic computer component which cannot provide an inventive concept in Step 2B (or, looking back to Step 2A, cannot integrate a judicial exception into a practical application). For further support, the Applicant’s specification supports the claims being directed to use of a generic computer/memory type structure at ¶0076 wherein “The main controller 301 is a CPU or an MPU for controlling the entire management server 300 in accordance with predetermined programs. The bus 302 is a data communication path for transmitting and receiving data between the main controller 301 and each unit in the management server 300. The RAM 303 is a program area during execution of a basic operation program or other application programs.”. Taken as an ordered combination, the claim(s) does/do not include additional elements that are sufficient to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception because the limitations are directed to limitations referenced in Alice Corp. that are not enough to qualify as significantly more when recited in a claim with an abstract idea include, as a non-limiting or non-exclusive examples: i. Adding the words "apply it" (or an equivalent) with the judicial exception, or mere instructions to implement an abstract idea on a computer, e.g., a limitation indicating that a particular function such as creating and maintaining electronic records is performed by a computer, as discussed in Alice Corp., 134 S. Ct. at 2360, 110 USPQ2d at 1984 (see MPEP § 2106.05(f));
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ii. Simply appending well-understood, routine, conventional activities previously known to the industry, specified at a high level of generality, to the judicial exception, e.g., a claim to an abstract idea requiring no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions that are well-understood, routine and conventional activities previously known to the industry, as discussed in Alice Corp., 134 S. Ct. at 2359-60, 110 USPQ2d at 1984 (see MPEP § 2106.05(d));
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iii. Adding insignificant extra-solution activity to the judicial exception, e.g., mere data gathering in conjunction with a law of nature or abstract idea such as a step of obtaining information about credit card transactions so that the information can be analyzed by an abstract mental process, as discussed in CyberSource v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366, 1375, 99 USPQ2d 1690, 1694 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (see MPEP § 2106.05(g)); or
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v. Generally linking the use of the judicial exception to a particular technological environment or field of use, e.g., a claim describing how the abstract idea of hedging could be used in the commodities and energy markets, as discussed in Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. 593, 595, 95 USPQ2d 1001, 1010 (2010) or a claim limiting the use of a mathematical formula to the petrochemical and oil-refining fields, as discussed in Parker v. Flook. The courts have recognized the following computer functions inter alia to be well-understood, routine, and conventional functions when they are claimed in a merely generic manner: performing repetitive calculations; receiving, processing, and storing data (e.g., the present claims); electronically scanning or extracting data; electronic recordkeeping; automating mental tasks (e.g., process/machine/manufacture for performing the present claims); and receiving or transmitting data (e.g., the present claims).
The dependent claims do not cure the above stated deficiencies, and in particular, the dependent claims further narrow the abstract idea without reciting additional elements that integrate the exception into a practical application of the exception or providing significantly more than the abstract idea. Since there are no elements or ordered combination of elements that amount to significantly more than the judicial exception, the claims are not eligible subject matter under 35 USC §101. Additional elements of claims 9, 11 and 12 (and similar claims) include a Personal Computer, head mounted display, and mobile information terminal, respectively. The Personal Computer limitation is directed to Personal computer operation information which is data acquisition and does not provide practical application and/or significantly more. The head mount display is extra-solution additional element that is not incorporated into abstract idea and thus does not limit the solution to a practical application and/or significantly more. As per the display device being a mobile information terminal, this also is an extra-solution additional element and similarly does not limit the solution to a practical application and/or significantly more. Thus, viewed as a whole, these additional claim element(s) do not provide meaningful limitation(s) to transform the abstract idea into a patent eligible application of the abstract idea such that the claim(s) amounts to significantly more than the abstract idea itself. Therefore, the claim(s) are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as being directed to non-statutory subject matter.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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