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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 .
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 07/17/2026 and 09/14/2026 have been considered. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Form PTO-1449 is signed and attached hereto.
Drawings
The drawings filed on April 01, 2025 are accepted.
Specification
The specification filed April 01, 2025 is accepted.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 88-93, 95-104 and 106-110 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Zhu et al. US 2025/0265324 A1 [hereinafter Zhu].
As per claims 88 and 99, Zhu teaches a method for performing digital authentication, the method comprising:
receiving a user input for logging into a cloud service from a user device through a login access point on a web-based user interface configured for display on the user device [paragraphs 0146-0156];
sending a request to update the web-based user interface from the login access point to an authentication access point [paragraphs 0034 and 0086];
initiating an authentication integration framework to transmit an authentication request to an authentication server for authenticating the user device [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189];
receiving, through the authentication integration framework, a token associated with the cloud service from the authentication server [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189];
storing the token as associated with a session of a browser engine through the web-based user interface [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189];
redirecting the user device from the authentication access point to a landing interface for the cloud service [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189]; and
transmitting for display on the user device the landing interface for the cloud service [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 89 and 100, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the web-based user interface is generated according to one of a plurality of web frameworks [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 90 and 101, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the one of the plurality of web frameworks includes a component-based modular framework, a front-end framework, or a JavaScript-based framework [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 91 and 102, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the authentication request includes an authentication option [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 92 and 103, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the authentication option includes at least one of a single-factor authentication, a two-factor authentication, a multi-factor authentication, a fast-factor authentication, a fast identity online authentication, or a one-time password authentication [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 93 and 104, Zhu further teaches the method wherein initiating the authentication integration framework further includes: configuring the authentication integration framework with a plurality of parameters for connecting to the authentication server [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 95 and 106, Zhu further teaches the method further comprising: receiving a logout request through the landing interface for the cloud service, after display of the landing interface for the cloud service; and transmitting for display on the user device the login access point through the web-based user interface [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 96 and 107, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the user input is a first user input; and the method further comprises: receiving a second user input for the cloud service through the session of the browser engine [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189]; skipping authenticating the user device according to the token stored in the session of the browser engine [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189]; and transmitting for display on the user device the landing interface associated with the cloud service through the web-based user interface [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 97 and 108, Zhu further teaches the method further comprising: clearing the token when the session or the browser engine is closed [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claims 98 and 109, Zhu further teaches the method wherein the landing interface is generated according to a component-based modular framework, a front-end framework, or a JavaScript-based framework [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
As per claim 110, Zhu further teaches the system wherein the token associated with the cloud service is generated by the authentication server in response to a determination that the user device is authenticated [paragraphs 0146-0156 and 0168-0189].
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 94 and 105 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
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BEEMNET W. DADA
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2435
/BEEMNET W DADA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2435
