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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
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 obviousness-type 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); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
Application No. 19/182669, Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of application no. US12294780 B2 (17/886553). Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because all the limitation of Claims 1-20 of 19/182669 application is anticipated by the claims 1-20 of application no. US12294780 B2 (17/886553). Claims 1-20 of 19/182669 are therefore not patentably distinct from the patented applications US12294780 B2 (17/886553), and unpatentable for obvious-type double patenting.
Instant Application No.19/182669
Patent NO. US12294780 B2 (17/886553)
1. A method comprising:
displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of videos to a user, at least one
video of the plurality of videos being generated based on a source video featuring a subject facing a recording device, the subject being associated with a marker indicating a location for insertion of a user- specific content;
providing, by the computing device, a user interface configured to enable selection of a video from the plurality of videos; and
upon determining that the user has selected the video, generating, by the computing device, a personalized video by combining the selected video with the user-specific content.
1. A method comprising:
displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of stock videos to a user,
a video of the plurality of stock videos being generated based on a live video featuring an actor wearing a mask and facing a video camera, the mask being a marker for insertion of a self-image of the user;
providing, by the computing device, an interface for selecting a stock video from the plurality of stock videos; and
upon determining that the user has selected the stock video, forming, by the computing device, a personalized video using the selected stock video and the self-image of the user.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the personalized video includes: modifying the user-specific content to obtain a modified user-specific content, the modified user-specific content being adjusted to adopt parameters associated with the selected video; and inserting the modified user-specific content into the selected video at the location.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming the personalized video includes: modifying the self-image to generate a modified self-image, the modified self-image being adjusted to adopt a facial expression corresponding to facial landmark parameters; and inserting the modified self-image into the stock video at location parameters corresponding to a position of the marker in the stock video.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the parameters are stored in metadata of the selected video.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the facial landmark parameters are stored in metadata of the stock video.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the parameters include information concerning a facial expression.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising, prior to the inserting the modified self-image into the stock video, obtaining, by the computing device, the location parameters from metadata of the stock video.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-specific content includes a self-image of the user.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising, prior to the inserting the modified self-image into the stock video, determining, by the computing device, the location parameters based on an image of a frame of the stock vide
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the marker includes a mask attached to the subject.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming the personalized video includes: modifying the self-image to generate a modified self-image, the modified self-image being adjusted to adopt a facial expression corresponding to facial landmark parameters; and inserting the modified self-image into the stock video at location parameters corresponding to a position of the marker in the stock video.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the generating the personalized video, providing, by the computing device, a further user interface enabling the user to create the user- specific content.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the forming the personalized video: providing, by the computing device on a live image of a camera view, a face outline at a predetermined position in the camera view; querying, by the computing device, the user whether the face of the user is centered in the face outline; receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user to take the self-image of the user; and taking, by the computing device, in response to the receiving the request, the self-image of the user.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: providing, by the computing device, a first option enabling the user to confirm using the user-specific content for generating the personalized video; and providing, by the computing device, a second option enabling the user to change the user- specific content to a further user-specific content.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming the personalized video includes: modifying the self-image to generate a modified self-image, the modified self-image being adjusted to adopt a facial expression corresponding to facial landmark parameters; and inserting the modified self-image into the stock video at location parameters corresponding to a position of the marker in the stock video.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user-specific content is created using a camera associated with the computing device.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the forming the personalized video: providing, by the computing device on a live image of a camera view, a face outline at a predetermined position in the camera view; querying, by the computing device, the user whether the face of the user is centered in the face outline; receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user to take the self-image of the user; and taking, by the computing device, in response to the receiving the request, the self-image of the user.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to download the plurality of videos from a remote database.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to download the plurality of stock videos from a remote database.
Regarding Claims 11-20 are rejected same reason as Claims 1-10.
Conclusion
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/FAYEZ A. BHUIYAN/
Examiner
Art Unit 2639
/LIN YE/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2638
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