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 .
Claim Objections
Claims 1 and 11 are objected to because of the following informalities: In lines 7 and 17 of claim 1 and in line 3 of claim 11, the word “overlayed” appears to be a misspelling of “overlaid”. Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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.
Claims 1-10 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.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the virtual patient representation" in lines 14-15. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the extended reality headset" in lines 16-17. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claims 2-10 are also rejected based on their dependency of the defected parent claim 1 above.
The prior art does not appear to teach or make obvious the subject matter of the claims.
However, the Claim Objections and the 35 U.S.C. 112(b) rejection (claims 1-10) must be overcome.
Allowable Subject Matter
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
The prior art made of record and considered pertinent to the applicant's disclosure, taken individually or in combination, does not teach the claimed invention having the following limitations, in combination with the remaining claimed limitations.
Regarding independent claim 1, the closest prior art does not teach or suggest the claimed invention having “an extended reality component communicatively coupled to at least one user-input actuator, the extended reality component configured to scan at least one portion of a physical patient representation to overlay a virtual patient representation on the physical patient representation, the user-input actuator configured to receive at least one stimulus from a user to at least one portion of the overlayed virtual patient representation; a computing device having at least one processor communicatively coupled to the extended reality component, the computing device configured to receive the scan of the at least one portion of the physical patient representation from the extended reality component; wherein the computing device is communicatively coupled to a display device, the display device configured to visualize at least one portion of the virtual patient representation; and wherein upon receiving the stimulus from the at least one user, the extended reality headset generates a response within the overlayed virtual patient representation disposed upon at least one portion of the physical patient representation, whereby the extended reality component transmits the response to the display device”, and a combination of other limitations thereof as recited in the claim.
Regarding independent claim 11, the closest prior art does not teach or suggest the claimed invention having “scanning a physical patient representation disposed about an extended reality component, wherein a virtual patient representation is overlayed upon at least one portion of the scanned physical patient representation; generating, via the extended reality component, a response associated with an inputted stimulus from at least one user onto at least one portion of the virtual patient representation, wherein the stimulus is inputted via at least one user-input actuator communicatively coupled with the extended reality component; comparing, via a computing device having at least one processor communicatively coupled to the extended reality component, the associated response with a plurality of trained appropriate responses, trained known responses, or both; and transmitting, via the computing device, an examination score to a display device associated with the computing device, the extended reality component, or both, wherein the examination score is calculated based on the comparison between the associated response and at least one response of the plurality of trained appropriate responses, trained known responses or both”, and a combination of other limitations thereof as recited in the claim.
Regarding dependent claims 2-10 and 12-20, the claims have been found allowable due to their dependencies to claims 1 and 11 above.
Conclusion
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to VAN D HUYNH whose telephone number is (571)270-1937. The examiner can normally be reached 8AM-6PM.
Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice.
If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Stephen R Koziol can be reached at (408) 918-7630. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000.
/VAN D HUYNH/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2665
Prosecution Insights