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IF

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tMiiLLr
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
Patent and United States

OF COMMERCE
Office

Trademark

March 05 2007

THIS

IS

TO CERTIFY

THAT ANNEXED

IS

TRUE COPY FROM THE WRAPPER AND CONTENTS

RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE OF THE

FILE

OF

APPLICATION
FILING

NUMBER
January

09/239585

DATE DATE

29 1999

PATENT
ISSUE

NUMBER
July

6263064 17 2001

By Authority Under
and

of the of

Secretary

Commerce

for Inteflectuat

Property

Director

of the

United States

Patent and

Trademark

Office

CertffngOfficer

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PA TENT

IN THE UNITED

STA TES PA TENT

AND TRADEMARK OFFICE No

In

repplication

of

Neal

et

al

Attorney

Docket

ITC1POO4C./

4ThAPication
Filed

No

09/239585

Examiner

Foster

January

29

1999

Group

2748

Title

CENTRALIZED

CONTROL CENTER
THEREFOR

COMMUNTCATION AND METHODS

hereby United

certify States

that

CRIIE
this

correspondence as First Class

is

being

deposited

with

the

Postal

Service

Mail

to

Assistant

Commissioner

for Paten

hington

DC

20231

on

July

18

2000

Signed
es

Spence

AMENDMENT
Assistant

Commissioner

for

Patents

Washington

D.C

20231

ra

Dear Sir

In

response

to

the office action

dated

April

24 2000

please

enter

the following

amendments

and remarks

In

the Specification

Please

EPLA

tnal
Title

with the following

--CENTRALIZED COMMUNICATION CONTROL AUDIBLY UPDATING

CENTER FOR VISUALLY AND
WITH

COMMUNICATION OPTIONS ASSOCIATED
UNIFIED

COMMUNICATION SERVICES OF
THEREFOR.-

MESSAGING

SYSTEM AND METHODS

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Please

REPLACE

the original

Abstract

of the Disclosure

with

the

following

--A

computer-implemented
services

control

center

for

permitting

subscriber

of

plurality

of

communication
pertaining
to

of

unified

messaging
through

system
either

to

customize communication
telephony-centric disclosed

options using

the

communication

services

network

telephone

or

data-centric

network
includes

using

display

terminal

is

The computer having therein
options for the

implemented
an account

control

center

subscriber

communication
includes the

profile database

pertaining

to

the subscriber

The account
include

communication

subscriber

The

communication
services

options

parameters

associated

with individual There
is

ones of the
included

communication computer The

and routings
to

among
data

the

communication
the subscriber

services

also

server

coupled
is

exchange
to

with

communication

profile

database

computer

server

configured

visually

display

the

communication
to

options

on the display

terminal

when
center

the subscriber

employs

the display

terminal

access

the

computer-implemented
also configured
to

control

through the data-centric
via

network

The

computer
first

server

is

receive

from the subscriber
the
first

the display the account

terminal

change

to

the

communication

options

and

to

update
is

change

to

in

the subscriber

communication
data

profile

database

There

also

included

telephony

server

coupled

to

exchange
to

with the communication
the

profile

database
to

The

telephony

server

is

configured

audibly

represent
to

communication
the

options

the telephone control

when

the subscriber

employs
server
is

the telephone also configured

access

computer-

implemented
subscriber via

center

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telephony

to

receive

from the
to

the telephone
to

second change
in

to

the

communication

options

and

update

the

second change

the account

the subscriber

communication

profile database.-

In

the

Claims

Please

AMEND

claims

12

10 11 16

17

and 20 as follows

Once Amended
of communication
options centric pertaining
to

computer-imple
services

ented

control

center

for permitting
to

subscriber

of

ified

messaging

system

customize communication
either

said

plurali

of one

unication

services

through using

telephony terminal
plurality

network

using
options

tele

ta-centric

network

display

communication
of said

Inc

de
ic

meters associated and

with individual
said

ones of said communication

communication

ser

routings

among

purality

of

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services

said

plurality

of

communication network and

services

comprising
service

vol

telephone service data centric coupLed
to said

through
said

telephony-centric

an e-mail
via

throu

network
data-

communication network

options via

being accessible

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termin

centric

and

telephones coupled
center

to said

telephony-

entric

network

said

computer-implemented

control

comprising

subscriber

communication an account
for said

profile

database
to

said su

scriber

communication

profile said

database

having therein
options

pertaining

said subs

ber said account
ication options

including

communication
associated

subscriber

said

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of
id

including services

parameters

with individual

ones of said
of

plurality

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and

routings

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rvices

computer database
displaying said

server

coupled

to

exchange

th said subscriber generate
ac single

communication

profile for

computer

server

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of said

communication

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same

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to visually

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on

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terminal when

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computer-implemented
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ont

through

data-centric

network
said

computer
display

server

red

receive

from said subscriber
first

via

of said
options

terminal and
update said
first

tric

network
in

change

to

said

communication
profile

and

to

change

to

id

account

said

subscriber

communication

database

and

telephony said telephony

server

pled

to

exchange
to

data

with

said

communication communication
said

profile

database
to

server

bei

configured

audibly

represent

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options
to

of said telephone computer-implement from said subscnb
options via date

en said subscnber
control center

employs

one
server

telephone

access

said

said telephony

also

being configured
to

to

receive

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of said telephone
to

second change
in

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communication

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to

said

second change

said

account

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subscnber

communication

profile datab

II

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computer

implemented
include

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of claim
to

said plurality

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to

communication
receive
at

services

facsimile

service

configured

permit said subscnber centnc

said

unified

messaging

system

facsimile

through

said telephony

network

and

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jsaid
10

telephony

server

said

communication

options

including

facsimile

receiving

enable

option

associated

with said facsimile service

computer-implemented

method

for

penrntting

subscriber

fa plurality of messaging system
services
to

communication

servicesincluding
options include

follow-me
pertaining
to

service

of

unif of

customize communication communication
said options

said plurality

ommunication
idual

said

parameters

associated

with ind

ones of said plurality of
services said

communication

services

and routings

among

said

plurali

of communication hone
service

plurality centric

of communication and

services

comprising
through

voice

tel

through

telephony-

network
being

an e-mail
via

service

data-cen

network

said

communication network and via

options

accessible

display

terminals

coupled network

said data-centric

telephones

coupled

to

said

telephony-centric

aid

method

comprising

providing profile database said

subscriber

communication an account
said

prof ng
aid

database
to

said subscriber

communication

having therein
options
for

pertai

said subscriber

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communication
servi

subscriber

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ptions
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enable option
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associated

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of subscriber

telephone numberssaid

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rmit
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caller

to said

subscriber at telephone as

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system to elect to forward

by said

caller

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numbers

visually server

displaying

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mu
ge

cation

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to

terminals

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ta

with said subscriber
terminals

profile

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when

said subscriber

employs
center

of said display

access

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computer-

implemented

control

receiving server
first

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to

riber via said

one

of said display
said
first

terminals

at

said

computer

change
to

said

mmunication
voice telephone

options
service

change
e-mail

to

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communication

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pertains

either sa

or said

service

updating

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fir

change
in

to

said account

in said subscriber

communication

profile

database

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ing

first

updated

subscriber

communication messaging

profile

database
said

wherein
voice

subsequent

message

to

said

subscnber

at

said unified

system including

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telephone

service

are

handled

in

accordance

with

said

first

upd

ed subscriber

communication

profile

database

11

The

computer-implemented

method

of claim

10

rther

comprising

lincludingi

providing

telephony

server

coupled

to

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ange

data

with said communication

profile

database

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representing

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uni

options said

to

one

of said telephones using
to

said

1telephony

server

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said

sub

riber

ys

one of said telephones

access

said

computer-implemented

contr

cente

receiving

at

said

tel

phon

se cation

om
options

said

subscriber

via

said

one

of said telephones

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to

said co

and

updating

said

seco

change
in

to

said account

in

said

subscriber

communication
profile

profile

database

thereby

resulti

second updated
to

subscriber

communication messaging

database
said

wherein subsequent
email service are

ssages died
in

said subscriber

at

said unified

system including
profile

ha

accordance

with

said

updated

subscriber

communication

database

16

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17

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computer
to

implement sequence by
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thod

of claim

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wherein said follow-me
associated

service

is

configured

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in

ofji
accepted

telephones

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set

of telephone

numbers

until

call

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system
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computer-implemented

method

for

pe

itting

subscriber

of

unified

messaging
services

customize communication with said unified telephone
options

options agi ata-

rtaining

to

plurality either

of communication

associated

system through
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telephony-centric

network

using

or

network
associated

using

display

terminal

said

communication
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inclu

rs

with individual
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ones of said plurality communication
service

communication
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servi

es

routings

among

plurality voice

servicesi

of co

ication services

compnsing

telephone

and

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mail

service

said

communication

options

being accessible coupled
to

via

disp

terminals

coupled

to

Idata-centric network
computer-implemented

and via telephones comprising

said

elephony-centric

network

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method

receiving

via either

first

display

terminal

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sai

display

terminals

or

first

telephone

of said telephones including said

request

to

access

an account
for said

pert su

ning

to

said subscribers

said

account

communication

options

scriber

obtaining said subscriber

from
in

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communicat
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profile database nication

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for

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account

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ication

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single

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of

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telephone

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communi
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setting

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from said subscriber from which

through said respective
to

one

of

first

display

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first

telephone
to

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is

received

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communication

sett

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pertaining

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communication

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modifying
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communication mmunication

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accordance

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controlled
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setting

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services

are subsequently

accordance

with said

communication

ons

after

said

modifying

Please

ADD

claims

23-30

as

follows

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first

display

area

for

showing

first

communication

service

and

first

communication

option

associated

with said

first

communication

service

and

second display

area

for

showing

second communicatio

service

and

second

communication

option

associated

with

said

second communic

ion

service

the

first

display

area

and the second

display

area

being

displayed

at

the

same

in said single

graphical

menu

24

The

computer

implemented

control

center

claim

23 wherein the

first

communication

option

includes

first

enable

option

for

enabli

or disabling

the

first

communication

service

and

wherein the second

communication

op

on includes

second

enable

option

for enabling

or

disabling

the

second

communication

ice

25

The

computer

implem

ted control

center

of claim

24 wherein the

first

communication

option

includes

first

rou

option

and wherein the second

communication

option

includes

routing

op/
The computer implemented
control center

of claimpwherein

either the

first

routing

option

or the

second

routing

option

includes

plurality

of routings

The

computer

implemented

cont

center

of claim

23 wherein the

first

communication

service

and the second

communicat

service

are selected

from

call

forwarding

service

follow

me

service

an

alternat

umber

service

message

alert

service

fax

receiving

service

or

paging service

The

computer

implemented

control

center

of claim

wherein said plurality of

communication

services

comprise an e-mail

service

configured

to

permit

said

subscriber

to

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receive

and

transmit

e-mails

through

said data

centric

network

and

voice

telephone

service

configured

to

permit

said

subscriber

to

receive

and transmit

voice

calls

through

said telephony-

centric

network

iq
The coupled
to

computer-implemented exchange
data

control

center

of claim
profile

further

comprising wherein said

pager server

with said communication
include

database

communication
include

services

pager

alert

service with said

and wherein said communication pager
alert

options

pager
alert

alert

enable

option enabled

associated

service

and

pager number
at

said

pager

option

when
to

by said subscriber
forward

permits
caller

caller

to

said subscriber

said

unified

messaging

system

elect

to

page

by said

to

said

pager

number

The
is

computer-implemented communication
enable

control

cent

of claim
said

wherein the communication communication
include

seice
an

an on-demand

service

anherein

options

on-demand
service

communication forwarding

opti2/associated

with said on-demand communication
at

communication

and

number sIon-demand ca3Øto
caller

enable

option

when
system

enabled

by said subscriber forward
call

permits

said subscriber

said

unified

messaging

to

elect

to

or

message

b4id

to

said forwarding

number

REMARKS

In claims

the Office

Action and

the

Examiner under 35

objected

to

the specification

abstract

title

rejected

1-359-13 15
22 under 35

19-21

USC 102
and

and

rejected are

claims

4678

14 16 17

18

and

Usc 103

These

objections

rejections

fully

traversed

below

Claims

10 11

17

and

20 have

been

amended

to

correct

minor informalities 23-30 have been

and to

further clarify the subject

matter

regarded claim

as the invention

New

claims

added

Claim
claim

16 which

is

dependent
10

upon

10

has

been

cancelled

and rewritten into independent
10 as well as
all

10 Thus claim

now

includes

all

of the limitations
1-15

of claim
are

of the
In

limitations

of claim 16 Accordingly few minor amendments of the application

claims

and
to

17-30

pending

in

the application

addition

have
is

been made

the specification

to

improve

its

form

Reconsideration

respectfully

requested

based on the following

remarks

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SPECIFICATION OBJECTIONS

In the Office

Action
in

the

Examiner The

objected has

to

the abstract

because the abstract

appeared

to

be over

250

words

length
in

abstract

been

amended as shown above
the

to

meet the
the
title

requirements the invention

as described

MPEP

608.0

1b

In addition

Examiner amended

objected

to

of
to

stating

that

it

was

not descriptive matter

The

title

has

been

as shown above
it is

more clearly identify
submitted
that

the subject

regarded

as the invention

Hence

respectfully

the

Examiner

withdraw

the objection

to

the specification

ISSUES UNDER

35

USC 102b

103a

Claims
anticipated Patent

15
or
in

9-14

15 and

19-21

have

been

rejected

under 35 U.S.C
as

102b
Pepe
et

as

being

by

the alternative

under 35

U.S.C

103a
16
17

obvious over

al

U.S
under and
18

No 5742905
103a
view
as

Hereinafter

Pepe

Claims
over

and 22 have
to

been

rejected

35 U.S.C
further
in

being unpatentable
et al

Pepe as applied

claims

10 20 above
Claims view and

of Feit

U.S

Patent

No 5430791
as being

Hereinafter Feit over Pepe
et
al

have

been
to

rejected

under

35 U.S.C
16

103a
above

unpatentable
in

in

of Feit as applied
Patent

claims

10

and

17

and further

vies of Bissel

TJ.5

No

5243645

Hereinafter Bissel

Pepe network
wireline

discloses

personal with the

communications
to

intemetworking
control the receipt

system

PCI which

provides

subscnber
voice

ability

remotely

and delivery

of wireless and

and

and 44

text

messages
is

As shown
store

in

Fig

the

PCI includes

PCI server 48

PCI database
includes or her

which

used

to

and update

subscnber
server

profiles

The PCI server 48 subscnber
interface

an application

server

114

and an IP functions
service control

130

The

may See

access

his

subscnber

profile

to

change

options

through which

user

Col on

lines

49

51

The

user interface

includes

multiple
lines

views
12 13

are independently

displayed

PCI subscnber

PDA

screen

See Col 34

and

Figs

28-45

Feit discloses

method

of administenng number

sequence
routed

of locations

to

which

calls

placed service

to

subscnber

personal

telephone

may be

for personal

communication

II

II

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Document 213-2

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Page 22 of 80

Three
in

listings

are included

in

the

method

associating

telephone

number
The

to

tag

storing the

tags

quick sequence and
of interaction
after

activating

quick response
places
call to

Col 3-5
an 800-type

listings

show

portion connect

the subscriber

telephone

number

to

to

the

automated

attendant

and

after

he/she

has

successfully

completed
In the

any login
listing Feit

procedures

to

begin administering quick sequence

his/her

personal follow

telephone

number

third

states

To

turn

or quick

me

destination

on or off press

Col

lines

30-31

Bissel

discloses

method

of forwarding

telecommunication
particularly

calls

to

individuals

when

they

are

away from

their

normal location
his

More

telecommunication
calls

subscriber

who

is

traveling
that

away from

or her

home

or office

can have

forwarded

to

different

location

is

determined automatically
location

when

the subscriber

engages in

transaction

or activity

that

indicates

his/her

The transaction
with

or

activity

can be any action
directly or indirectly

that

causes

an of the
for the

electronic

database

to

be updated

information

that

is

indicative

subscribers

whereabouts
to

either specific

or general

It

is

not necessary

for the subscriber

subscriber

remember

to

specifically

to

update

his/her

database

record

Claims 1-9 and 20-30

In contrast

to

Pepe independent
that
is

claims

and
the

20 of the present communication

application
for

require

single

graphical menu
services

arranged

to

display

options

each of the each
the

communication communication
subscriber

at the

same time

That is the communication
displayed access the

options terminal

for

of the

services

are simultaneously terminal

on

computer

when
control

employs
data-centric

the display

to

computer-implemented

center

through
interface

network
for

In

essence

the graphical

menu
the

serves

as

centralized

visual

or control

panel

reviewing

and/or

customizing

communication

options

associated

with various

communication
user

services

As

should

be

appreciated by providing
options

single

graphical

menu

may

quickly

and conveniently been

review the communication
to

and make changes thereto
invention

Claims

and 20 have

amended

better

clarify

this

aspect

of the

While

Pepe
single

may

disclose

the use

of control

options

and

subscriber

profiles the

Pepe

does not

contemplate

graphical the

menu where
subscnber

only

one view

is

used

to

display

communication

options

Rather in Pepe

must go through

plurality

of views

independently

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Page 23 of 80

wherein the options
Figures

are displayed
to

at

different

times

See
in

Col 34 Line
subscriber

10

Col 36 Line
must traverse does which

51

and

28-45
18 screens

In order

access

all

of the screens 28-45

Pepe

through

at

least

as

shown
to

in

Figures

In contrast the

the present

invention

no
are

have

to

access

multiple

screens

modify

options

In fact

communication
with

options

displayed

on

single

screen may be modified as needed
that

few keystrokes
the

Accordingly
options

it

is

respectfully

submitted

single

graphical

menu
et

containing al

communication
claim

is

neither

disclosed

nor reasonably

suggested

by Pepe
that

Furthermore

20 of the present be visually

invention

as

amended
display

additionally terminal via

requires

the

communication

options

presented

on

an individualized Pepe
is

web page
silent to

associated

with

the subscriber

As

should

be appreciated

by the Examiner

subscriber

web pages

With
Feit

respect
to

to

the

secondary
patent

references

it

is

respectfully

submitted

that

the addition

of

and

Bissel

the

Pepe

does not cure

the deficiencies

of the Pepe of the cited

et

al

patent

discussed

above

It

is

the applicants

understanding

that

each

references

completely

fails

to

suggest

visually

displaying

single

graphical

menu

Therefore
neither discloses

for

at

least

the reasons

above

it

is

respectfully

submitted

that

the

art

of record and

nor reasonably
is

suggests submitted

the invention claims

as currently

recited

in

claims

20
over

Accordingly
the
art

it

respectfully

that

and

20

as

amended

are patentable

of record

Claims 2-9 and
indirectly

1-22

as

well

as

new

claims

23-30 each depend
submitted
to

either directly

or

from claims
for
least

and 20 and
the reasons
set

are therefore forth

respectfully also

be patentable
elements

over the
that

art

of record

above

They

require

additional

when

considered

in

light

of the claimed combination further patentably

distinguish

the

present

invention

For example claim
service enable

of the present
set

invention

discloses

follow-me
enable

service

follow

me

option

and

of numbers

The

follow-me
to elect

service

option

when enabled
telephone the

by the subscriber
associated with

permits the
set

caller

not

subscriber

to

forward

call

to

of telephone of telephone

numbers The
numbers

follow

me

service

gives

the subscriber

ability

to

designate

set

where

he/she

may

likely

be found

and gives

the

caller

the option
at

to

try

and

find the subscriber

or someone

who may

appropriately

handle the
is

incoming call

those

numbers

From

the

caller

perspective

the follow

me

service

an on-

11

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Document 213-2

Filed 07/02/2008

Page 24 of 80

demand me

service

That is the

caller

is

given
in

the option

to

decide

whether
or
to

to

employ

the follow

service

by pressing
to

predefined

key

response

to

instructions

simply allow

the

call

to

be passed

voice

mail

if

unanswered

In

addition

claim

of the present
enable

invention an

discloses

an alternate

number

service

an

alternate

number
enable

service

option

and

alternate

telephone

number The
caller

alternate

number
to

service

option
eall

when
to

enabled

by the subscriber
telephone

permits with

not

subscriber

elect

to

forward

an alternate
gives

associated

the alternate

telephone

number
telephone

The

alternate

number
he/she

service

the subscriber

the

ability

to

designate the option

an alternate
to

numbers where
subscriber
at

may

likely

be found
to

and gives the follow-me

caller

try

and find the number

that

number

Similarly

the

service

of claim

the alternate

service

is

an

on demand

service

Furthermore
pager
alert

new

claim

29 of the present The pager
elect to

invention

discloses

pager
enabled

alert

service

option caller

and

pager number
subscriber the
to

alert

option

when
to

by the subscriber

permits

not

forward

page

the

pager number

The pager may
to

alert

service

gives
arid

the subscriber

ability

to

designate

pager number where
at that

he/she

likely

be reached follow-me

gives

the

caller

the option

to

send

message

number
the

Similarly
alert

the

service

of claim

and the alternate number of claim

pager

service

is

an

on

demand

service

Moreover
communication

new

claim

30 of the present

invention

discloses

an on-demand
associated

service

an on-demand
service
arid

communication

enable

option

with the on-

demand
enable

communication

forwarding

number The on-demand
caller not

communication
to

option
call

when
or

enabled

by the subscriber
to

permits

subscriber service

elect

to

forward
subscriber

message
to

the forwarding

number The communication
where
he/she

gives

the

the

ability

designate

number
or connect

may

likely

be reached
Similarly service
to

and
the

gives

the

caller

the option

to

send

message

call

at

that

number

follow-me

service

of claim

the alternate

number of
is

claim

and the pager
service

alert

of claim

29

the

on

demand

communication

service

an on demand

While

the

combination of Pepe

and Feit may disclose
follow

some

functions

of

call

forwarding

and paging neither
pager
alert

of them contemplate
or

me

service

an alternate
as defined

number

service

service

an on-demand

communication

service

by the claims

29 and

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Document 213-2

Filed 07/02/2008

Page 25 of 80

30

That is neither
caller the option

Pepe nor Feit reasonably of choosing number

suggest

or describe

an on-demand
or connection
is

service

that gives

for

which

message

forwarded

Therefore
neither discloses

for

at

least

the reasons

above

it

is

respectfully

submitted

that

the

art

of record 29 and over the

nor reasonably
it is

suggests

the invention

as currently

recited

in

claims

30
art

Accordingly of record

respectfully

submitted

that claims

29

and 30 are patentable

With
to

respect

to

the Bissel

reference

it

is

respectfully

submitted

that

the addition

of Bissel
is

Pepe

and Feit does

not cure

the deficiencies

of the Pepe

and

Feit discussed

above
to

It

the

applicants

understanding caller

that

each

of the cited references
or
call

completely number

fails

suggest

service

where

may

elect

to

forward

message

to

specified

by the subscriber

Claims 10-15

and

17-19

With

regards

to

independent

claim

10

claim

10

of the present claim 16 and

application 16

has

been

amended
should

to

further include

the limitations

of dependent
to

claim

was

cancelled
is

As
for
at

be appreciated
the

claim

16

was

similar

claim

therefore

claim 10
claim 10

patentable

least

same

reasons

as discussed

above

The amended
option

independent
set

now

requires

follow

me

service service

follow

me
option

service

enable

and

of telephone
permits

numbers The
caller of telephone

follow-me

enable

when
call to

enabled

by the subscriber
associated

not numbers
numbers

subscriber

to

elect

to

forward
gives

telephone the

with the
set

set

The

follow

me

service

the subscriber

ability

to

designate

of telephone and

where

he/she

may

likely

be found

and gives
handle the

the

caller

the option

to

try

find the subscriber

or

someone

who may

appropriately

incoming call
service

at

those

numbers
caller

From
is

the callers

perspective decide

the follow

me

service

is

an on-demand

That is the

given

the option
to

to

whether
or
to

to

employ

the follow

me
to

service

by pressing
mail

predefined

key in response

instructions

simply allow

the

call

be passed to voice

if

unanswered

As
completely

stated

above
to

it

is

the applicants

understanding service

that

each of the cited
at least

references

fails

suggest

an on-demand
art

Therefore
discloses

for

the reasons

above
the

it

is

respectfully invention

submitted

that the

of record

neither

nor reasonably
respectfully

suggests submitted

as currently

recited

in

claim

10 Accordingly
art

it

is

that

claim

10

as

amended

is

patentable

over

the

of record

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MSAL

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Document 213-2

Filed 07/02/2008

Page 26 of 80

Claims 11-15
therefore respectfully

and

17-19

each

depend

either

directly the

or indirectly

from claim
least

10

and

are

submitted

to

be

patentable

over

art

of record
considered

for

the reasons

set

forth

above

They

also require

additional

elements

that

when

in

light

of the claimed

combination

further patentably

distinguish

the present

invention

For example claim
alternate

19

of the present option

invention

discloses

an alternate

number

service

an

number
enable

service

enable

and an alternate

telephone

number
caller

The alternate

number

service

option

when
to

enabled

by the subscriber
telephone

permits with

not

subscriber to

elect

to

forward

call

an alternate
gives

associated

the alternate

telephone

number
telephone find the

The

alternate

number

service

the subscriber

the

ability

to

designate

an alternate
to

numbers
subscriber

where he/she
at that

may

likely

be found
to

and gives the caller the option follow-me
for at least

try

and

number

Similarly

the

service

of

claim 10 the alternate

number

service

is

an on demand
that

service

Therefore
neither

the reasons

above

it

is

respectfully as

submitted

the

art

of record

discloses

nor

reasonably

suggests

the invention

currently over the

recited

in claim

19 Accordingly

it

is

respectfully

submitted

that

claim

19

is

patentable

art

of record

Applicant

believes

that

all

pending

claims

are allowable

and respectfully
the

requests believe
that

Notice of Allowance
conference

for

this

application

from the Examiner of
this

Should

Examiner
the

telephone

would

expedite

the prosecution out

application

undersigned can be

reached

at

the telephone

number

set

below

Respectfully

submitted

BEYER

WEAVER

THOMAS

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Quin

Hoellwarth 738

Reg No 45

P.O Box 130
Mountain

View CA

94042-0130

650

961-8300

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MSAL

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Document 213-2

Filed 07/02/2008

Page 27 of 80

PATE
IN THE UNITED STA TES PA TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
In re application

of

Neal

et

al

Attorney

Docket

No

ITC1POO1

Application

No

09/239585

Examiner

Foster

RECEIVED
Filed
January

29

1999

Group

2748

DECj22000
Title

CENTRALIZED COMMUNICATION CONTROL CENTER FOR VISUALLY AND

il\

eclrnology

Center

26o

AUDIBLY UPDATING COMMUNTCATION OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION SERVICES OF UNIFIEI

MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS
THEREFOR

AS AMENDED
ERTIFJCATE
hereby United certify 5tates that Postal er Service

OF MAILING
is

this correspondence as First Class

being

deposited

with

the

Mail

to

Assistant

Co

for Patents

nDC2O231

on

AMEND MENT
Assistant

Commissioner for Patents

Washington

D.C

20231

Dear Sir

In

response

to the office

action

dated

October

2000

please

enter

the following

amendments

and

remarks

In

the

Claims

Please

AMEN
Twice

claims

10 11 17 20 23-2527 and 30

as

follows

Amended

computer-implemented
services

control

center

for permitting
to

subscriber

of

plurality

of communication

of

unified

messaging

system

customize through either
display

communication

options

pertaining

to said plurality or

of communication network

services

telephony-centric
/11/2000 CW6UYEN 00000018

network

using

telephone

data-centric

using

terminal

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160.00 126.00

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Filed 07/02/2008

Page 28 of 80

said

computer-implemented

control

center

comprising

subscriber

communication an account

profile

database
to

said

subscriber

communication account

profile said

database

having therein
options

pertaining

said

subscriber

said

including

communication
associated

for said subscriber

said

communication

options

including services

parameters and routings

with individual

ones of said plurality of said communication
services

among

said plurality

of communication

computer database
displaying said

server

coupled

to

exchange
configured for

data

with

said subscriber

communication

profile

computer

server being

to

generate

single

graphical

menu
at

for

said

communication

options said single terminal

each of said communication

services

the

same
said

time and
subscriber

to

visually

display

graphical
to

menu on
said

said

display

terminal

when
control

employs

said display

access

computer-implemented
also being configured
first

center

through said data-centric
said subscriber via

network

said

compWer
and

server

to

receive

from
said

said display

terminal

said data-centric

network account

change

to

communication

options

and

to

update

said

first

change
single

to

said

in said subscriber

fL

communication

profile

database
first

wherein

said

graphical menu

comprises

at least

first

disptav associated

area for showing with said
first

communication

service

and
second

first

communication option
area for showing with said area being
first

communication and
the

service

and

display

second second

communication communication
at the

service

second
first

communication

option

associated

service
in

display

area and the second

display the

displayed

same time
option service

said

single

graphical

menu and
for

wherein

communication communication enable option

includes

first

enable option second

enabling

or disabling option

the

first

and

wherein
or disabling

the

communication communication

includes

second

for

enabling

the

second

service

and

telephony said telephony

server

coupled

to

exchange
to

data

with

said

communication communication
said

profile

database
to

server said

being

configured

audibly

represent

said

options

said

telephone control

when
center

subscriber

employs

said telephone

to access

computer-implemented from said subscriber update
said via

said

telephony

server also being said

configured

to

receive

said telephone to said account

second

change

to

communication

options

and

to

second

change

in said subscriber

communication

profile

database

-2

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Document 213-2

Filed 07/02/2008

Page 29 of 80

Application

No

Applicants

Notice

of Allowability

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MAILING

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All

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NOTICE
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DETAILED EXAMIN
An extension
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ACTION

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During

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Quin

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The

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Cancel

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reasons

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allowance

The

prior

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of

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render

obvious

alone or

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The

subject

independent

claim

is

directed

to

permitting

subscriber of

unified

messaging system
record
to

to

customize

communication options

Specifically

the prior

art

of

fails

teach

unified

messaging system having the

following

combination

of

additional

features

subscriber communications

profie

database

computer server

with

graphical

display

that

displays

single

graphical

menu
service

comprising

first

display

area for showing

first

communication

and

first

enable/disable

option

and

second

display

showing

second communication and

second enable/disable

option

where

the

first

and second

display

area are displayed

at

the

same time
communication options
to

telephony

server

that

audibly

represents

said

telephone

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532 i EmA colth Ro)doric, A A.D. c III of

533 effect, vb. To bring about; to make happen .
effective assignment . See ASSIGNMENT (2).

egrediens et exeuns someone who is disliked. · Effigies are sometimes hanged, burned, or otherwise abused to express public disapproval or ridicule. effluent (ef-loo-ant), n. Liquid waste that is discharged into a river, lake, or other body of water. effluxion of time (i-fluk-shan). The expiration of a lease term resulting from the passage of time rather than from a specific action or event . - Also termed efflux of time. efforcialiter (e-for-shee-ay-la-tar), adv. [Latin] Hist. Forcibly. · This adverb referred primarily to military force. effraction (a-frak-shan). A breach made by the use of force. effractor (a-frak-tar). One who breaks through; one who commits a burglary.
effusio sanguinis ( e-fyoo -zhee-oh sang-gwinis). [Latin] Hist. 1. The shedding of blood. 2. The fine or penalty imposed for the shedding of blood. · The Crown granted to many lords of manors the power to collect this fine. - Also termed bloodwite; bloodwit. Cf. WERGILD. EFT. abbr. Electronic funds transfer. See FUNDS TRANSFER.

effective assistance of counsel . See AssisTANCE OF COUNSEL. effective cause. See immediate cause under CAUSE (1).

am). A incipal ly such pt it to ideas.

effective date. The date on which a statute, contract, insurance policy, or other such instrument becomes enforceable or otherwise takes effect, which sometimes differs from the date on which it was enacted or signed.
effective possession. See constructive possession under POSSESSION.
effective rate . See INTEREST RATE.

privilege

itute or a child)

effects, n. pl. Movable property; goods .
effects doctrine . See AFFECTS DOCTRINE.

effets (e-fe or e-fets), n. pl. [French] 1. Bills of exchange. 2. Goods; movables; chattels. effets mobiliers (moh-beel-yay or moh-baleerz ). Funds; stocks. seminary, d facility, .stitution. buildings i the full including .oral, and
efficient adequate cause . See proximate cause under CAUSE (1).
efficient breach. See BREACH OF CONTRACT.

e.g. abbr. [Latin exempli gratia] For example . Cf. I.E. eggshell-skull rule. Torts. The principle that a defendant is liable for a plaintiffs unforeseeable and uncommon reactions to the defendant's negligent or intentional act. · Under this rule, for example, if one person negligently scrapes another who turns out to be a hemophiliac, the negligent defendant is liable for the full extent of the plaintiffs injuries even though the harm to another plaintiff would have been minor. - Also termed eggshellplaintiff rule; thin-skull rule; special-sensitivity rule; old-soldier's rule. ego, talis (ee-goh, tay-lis). [Latin] I, such a one. · This phrase was used in describing the forms of old deeds.
egrediens et exeuns (e-gree-dee -enz et ek-seeanz). [Latin "stepping out and exiting"] Common-law pleading. Going forth and issuing out of (land).

efficient-breach theory. Contracts. The view that a party should be allowed to breach a contract and pay damages, if doing so would be more economically efficient than performing under the contract. · This relatively modern theory stems from the law-and-economics movement. See BREACH OF CONTRACT. efficient cause. See proximate cause under CAUSE (1). efficient intervening cause . See intervening cause under CAUSE (1). efficient proximate cause. See cause under CAUSE (1). proximate

,y an agent equence. 2. een parties ;, or that a as discovforms em.istruing it.

effigy (ef-a-jee), n. A figure, image, or other representation; esp., a crude representation of