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Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12,322,290. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the patented claims disclose each and every claimed limitation of the instant application’s claims, or obvious variations thereof. See claim mapping below.
Instant Application No. 19/225,900
US Patent No. 12,322,290
1. A method comprising: sending, by a processing system including at least one processor, a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving, by the processing system, an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending, by the processing system, a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving, by the processing system, a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a processing system including at least one processor, a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; offering, by the processing system, a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining, by the processing system, a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving, by the processing system, the parking spot for the vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots is predicted to be available based upon at least one factor.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: predicting the at least one of the plurality of parking spots is to be available based upon at least one factor.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the at least one of the plurality of parking spots; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one of the plurality of parking spots based upon a user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the at least one of the plurality of parking spots; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one of the plurality of parking spots based upon an user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of parking spot is one of a plurality of types of parking spots, wherein the plurality of types of parking spots comprises at least two of: covered parking spots; uncovered parking spots; indoor parking spots; outdoor parking spots; paved parking spots; unpaved parking spots; oversize vehicle parking spots; compact vehicle parking spots; or parking spots with electric vehicle charging stations.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of parking spot is one of a plurality of types of parking spots, wherein the plurality of types of parking spots comprises at least two of: covered parking spots; uncovered parking spots; indoor parking spots; outdoor parking spots; paved parking spots; unpaved parking spots; oversize vehicle parking spots; compact vehicle parking spots; or parking spots with electric vehicle charging stations.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicting is via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises a likelihood of occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at a designated future time period.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicting is via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises a likelihood of occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at a designated future time period.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving additional information relating to occupancy rates of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: tracking occupancy rates of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the offer further comprises presenting additional information regarding a current occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the offering further comprises presenting information regarding a current occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy comprises a likelihood of occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy comprises a likelihood of occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the least one adjacent parking spot is based upon at least one factor.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the least one adjacent parking spot is based upon at least one factor.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one adjacent parking spot over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the parking spot and the at least one adjacent parking spot; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one adjacent parking spot based upon a user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one adjacent parking spot over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the parking spot and the at least one adjacent parking spot; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one adjacent parking spot based upon a user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot is predicted via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: predicting the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an electronic reservation code for the vehicle; sending the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or from a user device associated with the vehicle; and receiving an access to the parking spot in response to the sending the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or from the user device associated with the vehicle.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing an electronic reservation code for the vehicle; obtaining the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or a user device associated with the vehicle; and providing an access to the parking spot in response to the obtaining of the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or the user device associated with the vehicle.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the access is provided via a barricade.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the access is provided via a barricade.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking request includes a preference for at least one of: a type of parking spot; a lesser likelihood of occupancy of adjacent parking spots; a lower cost; a location; or a lesser distance to a reference location.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking request includes a preference for at least one of: a type of parking spot, a lesser likelihood of occupancy of adjacent parking spots; a lower cost; a location; or a lesser distance to a reference location.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer is of the type of parking spot.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is of the type of parking spot.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer comprises a likelihood of occupancy below a threshold likelihood of occupancy.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered comprises a likelihood of occupancy below a threshold likelihood of occupancy.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer has a distance below the threshold distance
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered has a distance below the threshold distance.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the offer comprises a map of the parking facility indicating a location of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the offering comprises presenting a map of the parking facility indicating a location of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; offering a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving the parking spot for the vehicle.
20. An apparatus comprising: a processing system including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
20. An apparatus comprising: a processing system including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; offering a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving the parking spot for the vehicle.
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11,935,409. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the patented claims disclose each and every claimed limitation of the instant application’s claims, or obvious variations thereof. See claim mapping below.
Instant Application No. 19/225,900
US Patent No. 11,935,409
1. A method comprising: sending, by a processing system including at least one processor, a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving, by the processing system, an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending, by the processing system, a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving, by the processing system, a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a processing system including at least one processor, a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility; offering, by the processing system, a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining, by the processing system, a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving, by the processing system, the parking spot for the vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots is predicted to be available based upon at least one factor.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: predicting the at least one of the plurality of parking spots is to be available based upon at least one factor.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the at least one of the plurality of parking spots; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one of the plurality of parking spots based upon a user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the at least one of the plurality of parking spots; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one of the plurality of parking spots based upon an user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of parking spot is one of a plurality of types of parking spots, wherein the plurality of types of parking spots comprises at least two of: covered parking spots; uncovered parking spots; indoor parking spots; outdoor parking spots; paved parking spots; unpaved parking spots; oversize vehicle parking spots; compact vehicle parking spots; or parking spots with electric vehicle charging stations.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of parking spot is one of a plurality of types of parking spots, wherein the plurality of types of parking spots comprises at least two of: covered parking spots; uncovered parking spots; indoor parking spots; outdoor parking spots; paved parking spots; unpaved parking spots; oversize vehicle parking spots; compact vehicle parking spots; or parking spots with electric vehicle charging stations.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicting is via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises a likelihood of occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at a designated future time period.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicting is via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises a likelihood of occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots at a designated future time period.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving additional information relating to occupancy rates of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: tracking occupancy rates of the plurality of parking spots over a period of time.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the offer further comprises presenting additional information regarding a current occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the offering further comprises presenting information regarding a current occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy comprises a likelihood of occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy comprises a likelihood of occupancy of at least one adjacent parking spot to the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the least one adjacent parking spot is based upon at least one factor.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the least one adjacent parking spot is based upon at least one factor.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one adjacent parking spot over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the parking spot and the at least one adjacent parking spot; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one adjacent parking spot based upon a user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one factor comprises: an occupancy rate of the at least one adjacent parking spot over a period of time; a demand level for parking spots of the parking facility; a demand level for parking spots of a type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; historic demand levels for the parking spots of at least a portion of the parking facility including the parking spot and the at least one adjacent parking spot; historic demand levels for the parking spots of the type of parking spot of the at least one adjacent parking spot at the parking facility; an expected departure of a second vehicle occupying the at least one adjacent parking spot based upon an user itinerary associated with the second vehicle; a weather prediction; or a scheduled event.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot is predicted via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: predicting the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot via a predictive model, wherein the at least one factor comprises an input feature of the predictive model, and wherein an output of the predictive model comprises the likelihood of occupancy of the at least one adjacent parking spot.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an electronic reservation code for the vehicle; sending the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or from a user device associated with the vehicle; and receiving an access to the parking spot in response to the sending the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or from the user device associated with the vehicle.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing an electronic reservation code for the vehicle; obtaining the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or a user device associated with the vehicle; and providing an access to the parking spot in response to the obtaining of the electronic reservation code from the vehicle or the user device associated with the vehicle.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the access is provided via a barricade.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the access is provided via a barricade.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking request includes a preference for at least one of: a type of parking spot; a lesser likelihood of occupancy of adjacent parking spots; a lower cost; a location; or a lesser distance to a reference location.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking request includes a preference for at least one of: a type of parking spot; a lesser likelihood of occupancy of adjacent parking spots; a lower cost; a location; or a lesser distance to a reference location.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer is of the type of parking spot.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is of the type of parking spot.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer comprises a likelihood of occupancy below a threshold likelihood of occupancy.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered comprises a likelihood of occupancy below a threshold likelihood of occupancy.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots in the offer has a distance below the threshold distance
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered has a distance to the reference location below a threshold distance.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the offer comprises a map of the parking facility indicating a location of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the offering comprises presenting a map of the parking facility indicating a location of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility; offering a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving the parking spot for the vehicle.
20. An apparatus comprising: a processing system including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; sending a parking request to an application server for a vehicle to park at a parking facility, wherein the parking request includes a user's destination after parking; receiving an offer of a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available and is within a threshold distance to the user's destination after parking, wherein the offer comprises presenting information regarding a predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; sending a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and receiving a notification of the parking spot being reserved for the vehicle.
20. An apparatus comprising: a processing system including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility; offering a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available, wherein the offering comprises presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility; obtaining a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots; and reserving the parking spot for the vehicle.
Conclusion
There are no prior art rejections of claims 1-20; however, they are not allowable due to the double patenting rejections as discussed above.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
US 2023/0005368 (Higuchi et al.);
US 2017/0236418 (Bostick et al.);
US 9,711,048 (Knas et al.);
US 9,043,083 (Kadowaki et al.);
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