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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).
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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. 12271977. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other. Please see the comparison table below.
claim
Current Application
19,050,997
claim
Patent No.
12,271,977
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain a scene definition defining a virtual scene over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain a scene definition for a virtual scene, the scene definition defining preset performances of entities within a virtual setting over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and adjustments to scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define visual appearance of a virtual setting of the virtual scene;
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and adjustments to scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities, a size of the individual entities, visual appearance of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration;
generate the presentation of the virtual scene, in accordance with the camera timing instructions and
generate the presentation of the virtual scene, in accordance with the camera timing instructions and
the camera information, depicting the virtual setting through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras; and
the camera information, depicting the virtual setting and the entities through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras; and
effectuate, via a client computing platform, the presentation of the virtual scene.
effectuate, via a client computing platform, the presentation of the virtual scene.
2
2
3
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities, a size of the individual entities, visual appearance of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
4
Claim 4 is dependent on claim 2 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 4 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 2.
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4
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9
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities, a size of the individual entities, visual appearance of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
11
Claim 11 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form. Claim 10 of Pat. No. ‘977 also recites similar limitations as claim 1 of Pat. No. ‘977 but in process form. Therefore, the same rationale used for claim 1 is applied.
10
Claim 10 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form.
12
11
13
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities, a size of the individual entities, virtual appearance of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
14
Claim 14 is dependent on claim 12 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 14 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 12.
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20
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities, a size of the individual entities, virtual appearance of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 2, 5-11, 13-18 of U.S. Patent No. 11967001. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other. Please see the comparison table below.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent No.
11,967,001
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain a scene definition defining a virtual scene over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain a scene definition for a virtual scene, the scene definition defining preset performances of characters within a virtual setting of at least inanimate objects over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and adjustments to the scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras,
adjustments to scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define visual appearance of a virtual setting of the virtual scene;
The claimed invention recites adjustments to the scene information that include changes to “visual appearance of the virtual setting”. The use of the broad term “visual appearance of a virtual setting” encompasses “a size of the individual inanimate objects” and or “lighting of the virtual setting” of Pat. No. ‘001, since lighting and size alters the visual appearance.
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration, wherein the camera timing instructions include individual timepoints within the scene duration to initiate the individual virtual cameras for different portions of the scene duration; and
generate the presentation of the virtual scene, in accordance with the camera timing instructions and
generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene in accordance with the camera timing instructions and
the camera information, depicting the virtual setting through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras; and
the camera information such that responsive to the camera timing instructions, the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene depicts the virtual setting and the characters through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras at the individual timepoints for the different portions of the scene where the values of the camera capture parameters for the individual virtual cameras and the adjustments to the scene information specific to the individual virtual cameras are implemented at the individual timepoints for the individual portions.
effectuate, via a client computing platform, the presentation of the virtual scene.
It is implied the presentation of the virtual scene is executed
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that the use of “entities” of the current invention is a broad term that would encompass “characters” and “inanimate objects” used in Pat. No. ‘001. A character and inanimate object is a defined object that can be known as an entity.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent No.
11,967,001
2
2
3
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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Claim 6 is dependent on claim 1 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 6 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 1.
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8
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9
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
11
Claim 11 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form. Claim 10 of Pat. No. ‘001 also recites similar limitations as claim 1 of Pat. No. ‘001 but in process form. Therefore, the same rationale used for claim 1 is applied.
10
Claim 10 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form.
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11
13
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
13
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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Claim 16 is dependent on claim 11 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 16 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 11.
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wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 2, 5-11, 14-18 of U.S. Patent No. 11631201. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other. Please see the comparison table below.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent
11,631,201
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain a scene definition defining a virtual scene over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain a scene definition, the scene definition including scene information that defines a virtual scene, the virtual scene including preset performances of characters within a virtual setting over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end,
the scene information including setting information and character information, the setting information defining the virtual setting that includes inanimate objects, and the character information defining the characters and the performances of the characters in the virtual setting;
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene, the virtual cameras including a first virtual camera and a second virtual camera such that the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and adjustments to the scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras,
adjustments to scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define visual appearance of a virtual setting of the virtual scene;
The claimed invention recites adjustments to the scene information that include changes to “visual appearance of the virtual setting”. The use of the broad term “visual appearance of a virtual setting” encompasses “a size of the individual inanimate objects” and or “lighting of the virtual setting” of Pat. No. ‘201, since lighting and size alters the visual appearance.
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
execute a simulation of the virtual scene from the scene definition for at least a portion of the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration,
wherein the camera timing instructions include a first timepoint within the scene duration to initiate the first virtual camera for a first portion of the scene duration and a second timepoint within the scene duration to initiate the second virtual camera for a second portion of the scene duration; and
generate the presentation of the virtual scene, in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information,
generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information such that: responsive to the camera timing instructions specifying the first virtual camera is to be used for the first portion of the scene duration at the first timepoint, during the first portion of the scene duration the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene depicts the virtual setting and the characters through the field of view of the first virtual camera with the values of the camera capture parameters for the first virtual camera and with the adjustments to the scene information specific to the first virtual camera, and
depicting the virtual setting through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras; and
responsive to the camera timing instructions specifying the second virtual camera is to be used for the second portion of the scene duration at the second timepoint, during the second portion of the scene duration the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene depicts the virtual setting and the characters through the field of view of the second virtual camera with the values of the camera capture parameters for the second virtual camera and with the adjustments to the scene information specific to the second virtual camera.
effectuate, via a client computing platform, the presentation of the virtual scene.
It is implied the presentation of the virtual scene is executed
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that the use of “entities” of the current invention is a broad term that would encompass “characters” and “inanimate objects” used in Pat. No. ‘201. A character and inanimate object is a defined object that can be known as an entity.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent No.
11,631,201
2
2
3
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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6
Claim 6 is dependent on claim 1 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 6 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 1.
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7
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8
9
9
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
11
Claim 11 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form. Claim 10 of Pat. No. ‘201 also recites similar limitations as claim 1 of Pat. No. ‘201 but in process form. Therefore, the same rationale used for claim 1 is applied.
10
Claim 10 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form.
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11
13
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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Claim 16 is dependent on claim 11 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 16 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 11.
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wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
Claims 20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 2, 5-11, 14-18 of U.S. Patent No. 1140785. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other. Please see the comparison table below.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent
11,403,785
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
1
A system for generating a video of a user-defined virtual scene, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain a scene definition defining a virtual scene over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end;
obtain a scene definition, the scene definition including scene information that defines a virtual scene, the virtual scene including preset performances of characters within a virtual setting over a scene duration from a scene beginning to a scene end,
the scene information including setting information and character information, the setting information defining the virtual reality setting that includes inanimate objects, and the character information defining the characters and the performances of the characters in the virtual reality setting;
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a presentation of the virtual scene, wherein the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and
obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene, the virtual cameras including a first virtual camera and a second virtual camera such that the camera information for individual ones of the multiple virtual cameras defines, as a function of progress through the scene duration, field of view for the individual multiple virtual cameras, values of camera capture parameters for the individual multiple virtual cameras, and adjustments to the scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
adjustments to scene information specific to the individual multiple virtual cameras, wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define visual appearance of a virtual setting of the virtual scene;
The claimed invention recites adjustments to the scene information that include changes to “visual appearance of the virtual setting”. The use of the broad term “visual appearance of a virtual setting” encompasses “a size of the individual inanimate objects” and or “lighting of the virtual setting” of Pat. No. ‘785, since lighting and size alters the visual appearance.
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
execute a simulation of the virtual scene from the scene definition for at least a portion of the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration;
obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the multiple virtual cameras should be used to generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene as a function of progress through the scene duration,
wherein the camera timing instructions include a first timepoint within the scene duration to initiate the first virtual camera for a first portion of the scene duration and a second timepoint within the scene duration to initiate the second virtual camera for a second portion of the scene duration; and
generate the presentation of the virtual scene, in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information,
generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information such that: responsive to the camera timing instructions specifying the first virtual camera is to be used for the first portion of the scene duration at the first timepoint, during the first portion of the scene duration the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene depicts the virtual setting and the characters through the field of view of the first virtual camera with the values of the camera capture parameters for the first virtual camera and with the adjustments to the scene information specific to the first virtual camera, and
depicting the virtual setting through the field of view of the individual virtual cameras; and
responsive to the camera timing instructions specifying the second virtual camera is to be used for the second portion of the scene duration at the second timepoint, during the second portion of the scene duration the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual scene depicts the virtual setting and the characters through the field of view of the second virtual camera with the values of the camera capture parameters for the second virtual camera and with the adjustments to the scene information specific to the second virtual camera.
effectuate, via a client computing platform, the presentation of the virtual scene.
It is implied the presentation of the virtual scene is executed
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that the use of “entities” of the current invention is a broad term that would encompass “characters” and “inanimate objects” used in Pat. No. ‘785. A character and inanimate object is a defined object that can be known as an entity.
claim
Current Application
19050997
claim
Patent No.
11,403,785
2
2
3
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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6
5
5
6
Claim 6 is dependent on claim 1 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 6 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 1.
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8
8
9
9
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
1
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
11
Claim 11 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form. Claim 10 of Pat. No. ‘785 also recites similar limitations as claim 1 of Pat. No. ‘785 but in process form. Therefore, the same rationale used for claim 1 is applied.
10
Claim 10 recites similar limitations as claim 1 but in process form.
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11
13
wherein adjustments to the scene information further includes changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the entities and/or a size of the individual entities.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
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Claim 16 is dependent on claim 11 which is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting. Thus, claim 16 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting due to its dependency of claim 11.
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20
wherein the adjustments to the scene information further include changes to values that define ambient audio, lighting, and/or inanimate objects of the virtual setting of the virtual scene.
10
wherein the adjustments to the scene information include changes to values that define a location of individual ones of the inanimate objects, a size of the individual inanimate objects, lighting of the virtual setting, and/or ambient audio of the virtual setting;
Conclusion
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Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2611
29 June 2026
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