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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 .
Continuation Data
2. This application is a Continuation of application 18/631,722, now U.S. Patent No. 12,417,477, filed April 10, 2024, which is a Continuation in Part of application 17/729,783, now U.S. Patent No. 11,983,756, filed April 26, 2022, which claims priority to Provisional application 63/272,602, filed October 27, 2021.
Information Disclosure Statement
3. The Information Disclosure Statement filed on November 13, 2025 has been considered. An initialed copy of the Form 1449 is enclosed herewith.
Double Patenting
4. 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 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 claims because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claims. 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); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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5. Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15-17, and 20 of U.S. Patent No. 12,417,477, hereinafter ‘477. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other.
Application 19/304,402 (claims 1 and 2)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 1)
1. A system for providing rapid access to information on a mobile computing device, comprising: an online platform located at a domain name and in communication with a database repository supporting the online platform; a visual code generation component to generate at least one visual code that is scannable by the mobile computing device, wherein the generating creates a subdomain corresponding to the visual code and provisions a database location within the data repository for each visual code; an information portal generation component to generate an information portal and associating the information portal with the at least one visual code directing to the subdomain; and a linking component configured to link one or more pieces of web content and/or multimedia content to the information portal, wherein the mobile computing device can access the web content and/or multimedia content by scanning the at least one visual code.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual code generation component creates one or more additional subdomains that reference the subdomain corresponding to the at least one visual code.
1. A computer implemented method for providing rapid access to information on a mobile computing device, comprising: provisioning an online platform located at a domain name and a database repository supporting the online platform; generating, by the online platform, at least one visual code that is scannable by the mobile computing device, wherein generating creates a subdomain corresponding to the visual code and provisions a database location within the data repository for each visual code; generating an information portal and associating it with the at least one visual code directing to the subdomain; gathering web content and associating it with the information portal; linking one or more pieces of multimedia content to the information portal; and accessing, by the mobile computing device, the web content and/or multimedia content by scanning the at least one visual code.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 3)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 7)
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the information portal generation component is configured to generate one or more sub information portals for each of the one or more additional subdomains, wherein the one or more sub information portals are linked to the information portal.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating one or more sub information portals for each of the one or more additional subdomains, wherein the one or more sub information portals are linked to the information portal.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 4)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 8)
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the linking component is configured to link one or more pieces of web content and/or multimedia content to the one or more sub information portals.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising associating web content and/or one or more pieces of multimedia content with the one or more sub information portals.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 5)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 2)
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the online platform formats the web content and/or the multimedia content based on at least the type of content, wherein the formatting identifies it as a photo file, a video file, a pdf file, a sound file, a text file, or a web hyperlink and places a text label associated with a given web content or multimedia content in the information portal.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising formatting the web content and/or the multimedia content based on at least the type of content, wherein the formatting identifies it as a photo file, a video file, a pdf file, a sound file, a text file, or a web hyperlink and places a text label associated with a given web content or multimedia content in the information portal.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 6)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 10)
6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a web scraper to scrape another domain for the web content.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein gathering the web content includes utilizing a web scraper to scrape a domain for the product information.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 7)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claims 3 and 4)
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more pieces of multimedia content are stored database location within the data repository for each visual code.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the one or more pieces of multimedia content on the database repository of the online platform at the database location.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising updating the one or more pieces of multimedia content on the database repository.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 8)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 11)
8. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the at least one visual code further comprises generating fields for type of duration, privacy access code, border, logo, editability, and storage duration for the visual code at the database location.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the at least one visual code that is scannable and also provisioning the database location within the data repository, further comprises the database location generating fields for type of duration, privacy access code, border, logo, editability, and storage duration.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 9)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 20)
9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an information portal management component configured to enable a user to add, modify, view, and/or delete content and/or links in a generated information portal or sub information portal.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising adding, deleting, modifying web content or multimedia content linked to the information portal template based on the privacy access code.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 10)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 19)
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual code generation component generates a privacy access code to provide security for the information portal.
19. The method of claim 15, further comprising generating a privacy access code for the information portal template.
Application 19/304,402 (claims 11 and 19)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 15)
11. A system for providing quick access to information on a mobile computing device, comprising: an online platform located at a domain name and in communication with a database repository supporting the online platform; a visual code generation component to generate at least one visual code that is scannable by the mobile computing device, wherein the generating creates a subdomain corresponding to the visual code and provisions a database location within the data repository for each visual code; and an information portal generation component to generate an information portal template and associating it with the subdomain such that the visual code directs to the information portal template, wherein the information portal template comprises one or more content placeholders in a standardized format.
19. The system of claim 12, further comprising a form provided by the online platform to receive one or more user inputs for the generation of the visual code, information portal template, and/or sub information portal templates
15. A computer implemented method for providing quick access to information on a mobile computing device, comprising: provisioning an online platform located at a domain name and a database repository supporting the online platform; generating at least one visual code that is scannable by the mobile computing device, wherein generating creates a subdomain corresponding to the visual code and provisions a database location within the data repository for each visual code; and generating an information portal template and associating it with the subdomain such that the visual code directs to the information portal template, wherein the information portal template comprises one or more content placeholders in a standardized format.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 12)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 16)
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the visual code generation component is configured to create one or more additional subdomains and the information portal generation component is configured to generate one or more sub information portal templates for each additional subdomain, each sub information portal having at least one content placeholder in a standardized format, wherein each sub information portal template is linked to the information template or another sub information portal.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising creating one or more additional subdomains and generating one or more sub information portal templates for each additional subdomain, each sub information portal having at least one content placeholder in a standardized format, wherein each sub information portal template is linked to the information template or another sub information portal.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 13)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 17)
13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a linking component to link at least one of web content and multimedia content to a content placeholder and format the web content and multimedia content based on the content placeholder.
17. The method of claim 15 further comprising linking at least one of web content and multimedia content to a content placeholder and formatting the content placeholder.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 14)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 18)
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the linking component automatically searches the web and/or database repository for content to link to each content placeholder based on scanning or input of a product identifier or other identifier.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the linking comprising scanning or inputting a product identifier and automatically searching the web and/or database repository for content to link to each content placeholder.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 15)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 19)
15. The system of claim 11, wherein the visual code generation component generates a privacy access code to provide security for the information portal template.
19. The method of claim 15, further comprising generating a privacy access code for the information portal template.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 16)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 20)
16. The system of claim 12, further comprising an information portal management component configured to enable a user to add, modify, view, and/or delete content and/or links in a generated information portal template or sub information portal template.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising adding, deleting, modifying web content or multimedia content linked to the information portal template based on the privacy access code.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 17)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 13)
17. The system of claim 11, wherein the visual code generation component is configured to generate a logo and/or border for the at least one visual code.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the at least one visual code also generates a logo based on the database location and the field for the logo.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 18)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 11)
18. The system of claim 11, wherein the visual code generation component generates fields for type of duration, privacy access code, editability, and storage duration for the visual code and/or information portal template at the database location.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the at least one visual code that is scannable and also provisioning the database location within the data repository, further comprises the database location generating fields for type of duration, privacy access code, border, logo, editability, and storage duration.
Application 19/304,402 (claim 20)
Patent No. 12,417,477 (claim 17)
20. The system of claim 12, wherein the online platform is configured to format web content and/or one or more pieces of multimedia content based on the one or more content placeholders.
17. The method of claim 15 further comprising linking at least one of web content and multimedia content to a content placeholder and formatting the content placeholder.
Thus, with respect to above discussions, the only difference between the present claimed invention and ‘477 is the utilization of different terminologies and/or rephrasing of the terminologies. Due to the similarities of the pending claims and the claims set forth in ‘477, the Examiner believes that the scope of each claim set is almost identical.
Conclusion
6. The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant’s disclosure: See attached PTO form 892, Refence Cited.
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/ALLYSON N TRAIL/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2876
January 23, 2026