This Office action is in response to amendment filed on 3/16/2026.
DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Response to Amendment
2. Applicant’s amendments filed 3/16/2026 to the claims are accepted and entered. In this amendment:
Claims 1, 8, and 21-22 have been amended.
Claims 2, 4-5, 7, 10-11, and 13-20 have been canceled.
Claims 1, 3, 6, 8-9, 12, and 21-22 have been examined.
Response to Arguments
3. Applicant’s arguments filed 3/16/2026 regarding the 112(b) rejection have been fully considered. However, the arguments regarding “entropy” and “bans” are not persuasive for the reason below:
As it is known in the art, “conditional entropy” can be calculated using any logarithm base, including
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. However, only the unit of base 10 is called “bans”. Claims 1 and 8 and the specification disclose “conditional entropy”, but there is no clarification for the “conditional entropy” and/or “bans” in the specification to clarify the conditional entropy is base 10 and/or “bans”. Thus, the 112(b) rejection is maintained.
Information Disclosure Statement
4. The information Disclosure Statement (IDS) filed 4/02/2026 has been considered.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
5. 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.
6. Claims 1, 3, 6, 8-9, 12, and 21-22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
Claims 1, 8, and 21-22 recite the term “bans” is indefinite. It is unclear what “bans” Applicant refers to? The specification does not disclose or clarify the term “bans”.
Dependent claims are rejected for the same reason as respective parent claim.
Appropriate correction is required.
Novel and Non-Obvious Subject Matter
7. Claims 1, 3, 6, 8-9, 12, and 21-22 are considered novel and non-obvious subject matter with respect to the prior art but as currently presently are rejected under 35 USC 112 as set forth in this Office action.
Examiner’s Notes
8. Claims 1, 3, 6, 8-9, 12, and 21-22 are distinguished over the prior art of record as indicated in the previous office action.
Conclusion
9. Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/LYNDA DINH/Examiner, Art Unit 2857
/LINA CORDERO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2857
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