CTNF 19/042,404 CTNF 80753 Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. DETAILED ACTION Claims 1 – 7 are pending. This action is in response to the communication filed on 1/31/25. Drawings The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the features of a “set request”, “receiving a set request”, “set tool”, and “providing a set tool” (e.g. see claim 1) must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s). No new matter should be entered. Specifically noted, the applicant’s originally filed drawings illustrate only the receiving of “reset” requests (e.g. fig. 3:302; fig. 4), such as from a malicious entity wishing to reset account data (e.g. Specification, par. 90) – not the reception of “set” requests. Furthermore, the applicants originally filed drawings illustrate only a “reset tool” and the provision of a “reset tool” (e.g. fig. 3:330) – not a “set tool” the provision of thereof. 06-22 Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-01 AIA The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a): (a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention. The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112: The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention. 07-31-01 Claims 1 – 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Regarding claim 1, the applicant’s original disclosure fails to adequately disclose “… A system for restricting security connection data sets … comprising … receiving a set request … to set the value … providing a set tool …” . Specifically, the examiner notes that claims are directed towards a secondary embodiment of a system for “restricting … data sets”, comprising receiving “set requests” to set data values and the provision of “set tool” in response (e.g. see Specification, par. 16) as opposed to the alternatively disclosed first embodiment of a system for “restricting … data resets”, comprising receiving “reset requests” to reset data values and the provision of a “reset tool” (e.g. see Specification, par. 8). However, the examiner notes that the applicant’s specification fails to disclose the specific structure and/or algorithm for a “set tool” and implementing the restriction of set requests, the receiving a set requests, and the provision of the “set tool”. The examiner points out that simply restating the function (e.g. Specification, par. 16) recited in the claim is not sufficient. It is not enough that one skilled in the art could write a program to achieve the claimed function because the specification must explain how the inventor intends to achieve the claimed function to satisfy the written description requirement. See MPEP 2161.01. Depending claims are rejected by virtue of dependency. 07-30-02 AIA 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. 07-34-01 Claims 1 – 7 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 1, the recitation “…a set tool…” (line 13) renders the scope of the claims indefinite. Specifically, the term “set tool” has no standard meaning within the art. Furthermore, the applicant’s specification appears only to describe the structure and functions of a “reset tool”. Thus, a clear understanding as to the scope of subject matter falling within/outside the distinctly recited “set tool” is unclear and the claims are rendered indefinite. Depending claims are rejected by virtue of dependency. Conclusion 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure : See Notice of References Cited. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to JEFFERY L WILLIAMS whose telephone number is (571)272-7965. The examiner can normally be reached on 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Farid Homayounmehr can be reached on 571-272-3739. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /JEFFERY L WILLIAMS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 2 Art Unit: 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 3 Art Unit: 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 4 Art Unit: 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 5 Art Unit: 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 6 Art Unit: 2495 Application/Control Number: 19/042,404 Page 7 Art Unit: 2495
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