CTNF 19/322,200 CTNF 88889 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Specification 06-11 AIA The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – 07-08-aia AIA (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. 07-15 AIA Claim s 1-9 and 11-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Lee (US 2018/0059774 A1) . Instant Claim 1: An electronic device comprising: at least one processor including processing circuitry; (“A display apparatus includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user, and a processor configured to control, based on the sensed values of the sensor, the display” (Lee, abstract) The display apparatus of Lee corresponds to the electronic device of the claim. In addition, the processor of Lee contains processing circuitry.) and a memory configured to store one or more instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes the one or more instructions, individually or collectively, (“Specifically, the above various applications or programs may be stored and provided in non-transitory computer readable recording medium such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, or ROM.” (Lee, paragraph 189) The programs of Lee correspond to the instructions of the claim.) to cause the electronic device to: receive a user input of designating a region on a display, identify the region within the display for control, and control the region to operate in a mirror mode or a display mode based on at least one of a location of the region, a size of the region, an operation mode of the display, or a surrounding environment of the display. (“For example, when a user gradually approaches the display apparatus 100 (fig 6) while meeting conditions for providing the second mode, a size of the region 611 that provides the mirror function may be gradually magnified.” (Lee, paragraph 155) The user of Lee approaching the display apparatus 100 corresponds to the user input and surrounding environment of the claim.) Instant Claim 2: The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: based on the region including a sensor and based on the size of the region being greater than or equal to a threshold value of an area of the display, set the region to the display mode; and execute an application related to the sensor on the region. (“The third mode may provide the mirror function and also provide UI screen that enables the user interaction on one region. The third mode may be entered upon determining that a user is with an intention to control applications through a button or a remote controller provided on the display apparatus 100 (fig 1), or when specific information is received from an external user terminal.” (Lee, paragraph 75) The button of Lee corresponds to the sensor of the claim.) Instant Claim 3: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on the display mode being set and based on the region being designated on at least a portion on the display currently executing an application, display a user interface related to the application on the region. (“The third mode may provide the mirror function and also provide UI screen that enables the user interaction on one region. The third mode may be entered upon determining that a user is with an intention to control applications through a button or a remote controller provided on the display apparatus 100 (fig 1), or when specific information is received from an external user terminal.” (Lee, paragraph 75)) Instant Claim 4: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: based on a physical input unit or sensor of the display adjacent to the region or included in the region existing and based on the size of the region being less than a threshold value of an area of the display, set the region to the display mode; and display a user interface related to the physical input unit or the sensor on the region. (“The third mode may provide the mirror function and also provide UI screen that enables the user interaction on one region. The third mode may be entered upon determining that a user is with an intention to control applications through a button or a remote controller provided on the display apparatus 100 (fig 1), or when specific information is received from an external user terminal.” (Lee, paragraph 75) The button of Lee corresponds to the sensor of the claim.) Instant Claim 5: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: based on the region being designated on at least a portion of the display while the display is operating in the display mode, control the region to operate in the mirror mode; and based on the region being designated on at least a portion of the display while the display is operating in the mirror mode, control the region to operate in the display mode. (“Thus, the processor 130 (fig 1) may increase a size of the mirror region as the distance of user approaching becomes farther, and decrease a size of the mirror region as the distance of user approaching becomes nearer.” (Lee, paragraph 73)) Instant Claim 6: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: the region identified within the display is where a user's face is reflected; based on the region including the region on which the user's face is reflected, control the region to operate in the mirror mode; and based on the region not including the region on which the user's face is reflected, control the region to operate in the display mode. (“Herein, a position and a size of the certain region may be determined based on a region where the user face is positioned, a face size, and so on, although not limited thereto.” (Lee, paragraph 72)) Instant Claim 7: The electronic device of claim 1, the at least one processor is further configured to adjust a brightness change rate of the display according to a rate of the user input of designating the region. (“Further, the processor 130 (fig 1) may adjust brightness intensity of the display 110 according to the user context. For example, the processor 130 may provide an eyesight protecting function by adjusting the light intensity (e.g., backlight optical intensity adjustment and panel supply electric current amount control) based on the approaching distance of a user, ambient illumination, and so on.” (Lee, paragraph 104)) Instant Claim 8: The electronic device of claim 1, the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a trigger to identify entry into a user input mode for designating the region; and the trigger includes at least one of gesture recognition including a depth long press, voice recognition or predetermined touch recognition. (“When the microphone 171 and the camera 172 (fig 4) are provided, the processor 130 may perform various control operations such as selecting the first to third modes according to the user voices inputted through the microphone” (Lee, paragraph 142)) Instant Claim 9: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user input further comprises: a contact input including a touch input; and a non-contact input including a remote device input, a gesture input, (“The third mode may be entered upon determining that a user is with an intention to control applications through a button or a remote controller provided on the display apparatus 100 (fig 1),” (Lee, paragraph 75) The remote controller of Lee corresponds to the remote device input of the claim.) and a voice input. (“When the microphone 171 and the camera 172 (fig 4) are provided, the processor 130 may perform various control operations such as selecting the first to third modes according to the user voices inputted through the microphone” (Lee, paragraph 142)) Instant Claim 11: (Method claim 11 and apparatus claim 1 are related as apparatus and the method of using same, with each claimed element’s function corresponding to the claimed method step. Accordingly, claim 11 is similarly rejected under the same rationale as applied above with respect to method claim 1.) Instant Claim 12: (Claim 12 is substantially identical to claim 2, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 13: (Claim 13 is substantially identical to claim 3, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 14: (Claim 14 is substantially identical to claim 4, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 15: (Claim 15 is substantially identical to claim 5, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 16: (Claim 16 is substantially identical to claim 6, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 17: (Claim 17 is substantially identical to claim 7, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 18: (Claim 18 is substantially identical to claim 8, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 19: (Claim 19 is substantially identical to claim 2, and thus, is rejected under similar rationale.) Instant Claim 20: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program, (“Specifically, the above various applications or programs may be stored and provided in non-transitory computer readable recording medium such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, or ROM.” (Lee, paragraph 189) The programs of Lee correspond to the computer program, of the claim. which is executable by a computer, to perform the method of claim 11. (“A display apparatus includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user, and a processor configured to control, based on the sensed values of the sensor, the display” (Lee, abstract) The processor of Lee corresponds to the computer of the claim.) Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 07-20-aia AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. 07-23-aia AIA The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows: 1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art. 2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue. 3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. 4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness. 07-21-aia AIA Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lee in view of Lin (US 2022/0093834 A1) . Instant Claim 10: The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises the display including a form of a micro-light-emitting diode (micro-LED) mirror capable of adjusting light on a pixel-by-pixel basis. (Lee teaches the display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, but does not explicitly disclose the use of a micro-light-emitting diode mirror. However, in a similar field of endeavor, Lin teaches the use of a micro-light-emitting diode mirror for a display device: “In this embodiment, alight transmissive layer 7010q (fig 70B) can be provided in light propagating path of the light from the micro-light-emitting diode 7000, the light transmissive layer 7010 q can be used as an optical mirror layer, or the light transmissive layer 7010 q can have a microstructure.” (Lin, paragraph 1221)) Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine the display apparatus as taught by Lee, wherein the display includes a mirror mode; with the display device as taught by Lin, wherein the display includes a mirror feature in conjunction with a micro-light-emitting diode. Such a combination involves incorporating a known element (Lin) into a known apparatus in order to yield the predictable result of reliable and efficient mirror functionality. 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