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 .
Status of Claims
Claims 1-8,10-11,13-14,16-17,19-20,22-24,26 are pending in this application.
Claims 9,12,15,18,21,25,27-30 are canceled.
Information Disclosure Statement
The Information Disclosure Statement(s) submitted by applicant on 7/1/2025 have been considered. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Form PTO-1449 signed and attached hereto.
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 1-8,10-11,13-14,16-17,19-20,22-24,26 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.
Claims 1,10,19 recites the limitation “processing data on the first interface based on the encryption key”. Claim is vague and lacks specificity. The term “processing” is unclear as to what operation is performed on the data. Further, the claim does not specify how the recited “the encryption key” is used in performing the claimed processing. It is unclear whether recited “the encryption key” is used as encryption, decryption or authenticating the data. Thus, the scope of this limitation cannot be determined with reasonable certainty by one of ordinary skill in the art.
Claims 2-8,11,13,14,16,17,20,22-24,26, dependent on one of claims 1,10 or 19.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-8,10-11,13-14,16-17,19-20,22-24,26 would be allowable, should Applicant overcome the claim rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112 set forth herein, supra.
USPTO Contact Information
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to HOSUK SONG whose telephone number is (571)272-3857. The examiner can normally be reached Mon-Fri: 7:30AM-5:00PM.
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, Amir Mehrmanesh can be reached 571-270-3351. 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.
/HOSUK SONG/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2435
Prosecution Insights