Appeal No. 1997-0129Application 08/287,108

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman12400 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh FloorLos Angeles, CA 90025

PSL/ki

-25-

724 FH 402APMW0025713

Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc. Doc. 150 Att. 11

Dockets.Justia.com

03/28/00 16:38 FAX 408 720 9397 B.S.T.&Z.

Atty. Docket No. 04860.P624C PATENT

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re Application of: ))

Richard Mander, et aI. ))

Application No. 08/287,108 ))

Filed: August 8, 1994 ))

For. MEmOD ANDAPPARATUS FOR )ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A )COMPtlTER SYSTEM )

)

Examiner. J. Feilds

Art Unit: 2776

VIA FACSIMILE(703) 308·5403

In response to the Decision on Appeal in this application and in response to

Examiner Feild's request for amended claims which have been allowed in the Decision on

Asst. Commissioner for Patents\ ~ashington, D.C. 20231

~-0A'rfl.J0'<:-- \vtl Sir: RESPONSE TO DEQm;!tl ON APPEAL

~f4b!'

Appeal, please enter the following amendment.

In the Decision on Appeal, claims 24, 31~33, 61 and 84-86 were found to be

allowable. Because claims 24,61 and 84-86 are all dependent claims which require at least

one allowable independent claim for each set, the following amendment amends claims 24,

61 and 84 to make each of these independent claims, incorporating limitations of the

rejected base independent claim (and intervening claims, jf any).

Rejected claims 1-6, 8-23. 25-30, 34-60 and 62-83 have also been cancelled in this

amendment.

IN THE CLAIMS

Please cancel claims 1-6.8-23,25

Please amend claims 24, 61 an 84 as indicated below.

2

724 FH 403APMW0025714

03/28/00 16:39 FAX 408 720 9397 B.S.T.&Z. 141003

w-------:--l-------- -1~

2

(\3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

1 5~2

3

4

A method [as in claim 17] for or,ganizing information in a computer filing system

haying a display device and a first plurality of documents. said method comprising:

displaying at some time on said display device a graphical representation of a first

document and a graphical representation of a second document from said

first plurality of documents;

creating a collection of documents comprising a second plurality of documents

having said first document and said second document;

determining for said collection at least one of (a) an internal collective representation

of (b) a user defined specification. wherein said internal coIlective

representation is based on internal representations of said fiTSt and said

second documents:

displa~i.I!g a gpwhical representation of said collection ofdocuments on said display

-device' and

viewing at least one of the documents in said collection by displaying an indicia of

said at least one document by selecting, from said graphical representation

of said collection. said at least one document wherein said viewing

comprises pointing a cursor on said dhWlaydeviceat a graphical

representation of one of said documents in said collection for a

llredeterrnined period of time to reveal .anindicia of said document in said

collection and wherein said indicia has multiple pages for a multiple page

document and wherein the user views the multiple pages of said indicia by

signaling to the computer to move from page to page of said indicia.

A method [as in claim 38] for organiZing information in a computer system having-a

displav device said method comprising:

displaying at some time on sajd display device a representation of a first document

and a representation of a second document;

-2-

3

724 FH 404APMW0025715

03/28/00 16:39 FAX 408 720 9397 B.S.T.&Z. 141004

5

6

7

8

9

10

7-- 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

creating a collection of documents comprising said first and said second documents"

determining for said collection of documents at least one of (a) an internal collective

representation or (b) a first user defined specification. wherein said internal

collective representation is based on internal re.presentations of said first and .

second documents:

displaying a graphical representation of said collection of documents· and

determining a further internal re.presentation of said collection when a third

document is added to said collection based on one of: (a) an internal

representation of each of the documents in said collection. or Cb)said first or

a second user defined specification wherein said computer system has a

filing system having a graphical user interface and said method is performed

in part by said filing system and wherein said representations of said first

. document and said second document are graphical representations and

wherein said further internal representation of said collection is one of said

first and second user defined specifications defining a selected user defined

specification and wherein the user indicates to said computer system to add

a fourth item to said collection, which fourth item has an internal

representation which does not match said selected user defined

specification, and wherein, after the user has indicated to add said fourth

item to said collection, said computer system prompts the user to determine

whether the fourth item is to be added to said collection without modifying

said selected user defined specification or the fourth item is to be added and

said selected user definedspecification is to be mo~fi~d

comprising~3/ J

.,./

.------·--r~--~--~~Jrmethod·6;i;~i~-8i]fQrQrgani~~g·~;;d'~;;r~T~~;ti~~i~'·;'~~;;;p~;r-~·--~·~,·..,'~·~,.~.,"-

2 filing system having a display device and a first plurality of documents said method

-3-

4

724 FH 405APMW0025716

03/28/00 16:39 FAX 408 720 9397 B.S.T.&Z. 141005

displaying a graphical iconic representation of a collection of said fiTstplurality of

documents:

displaying a first indicia of a first document of said collection by selecting a first

position from said graphical iconic representation said first indicia of said

first document being selected for displayregardless of said [lISt position on

said graphical iconic representation.

wherein said selecting from said graphical iconic representation comprises

positioning a cursor on said graphical iconic representation, and further

comprising:

displaying in series a second indicia of a second document and a third

indicia of a thirddocument by positioning said cursor first on a

second position on said graphical iconic representation nexton a

third position on said graphical iconic representation.

BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR& ZAF.MAN

Respectfully submitted,

12400 Wilshire BoulevardSeventh FloorLos Angeles, California 90025-1026(408) 720-8598

Date: N\ a" ~ ~1)~ 2000

I REMARKS

The foregoing amendments leave only allowed claims in this application and '

accordingly the application should proceed to issuance.

I

I

-4-

5

724 FH 406APMW0025717

03/28/00 16:38 FAX 408 720 9397 B.S.T.&Z. I4i 001

( Deliver to Examiner: Joe Feild

BLAKELYSOKOLOFF

TAYL,OR &ZAFMAN

A Limited LiabilityPartnership Including

Law Corporations

1279 Oaki ] ParkwaySunnyvale, .allfornla 94086(408) 72()"'8598 Telephone(408) 720-9397 Facsimile

URGENT

Facsimile Transmittal Sheet

Date: 3/28/2000

)

FROM BSTZ:

Attorney: James C. Scheller, Jr.

Reg. No.: 31,195Phone No. (408) 720-8598

Operator: Connie Thayer

Page 1 of--fL-

rFax No. (703) 308-5403-U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE

Art Unit: 2776

Serial No.: 08/287,108

Filing Date: 8-8-94

Our Ref No.: 04860.P0624C

)

Da.te

Message:

Examiner Feild:Attached please find a Response to Decision on Appeal.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTEThe documents accompanying this facsimile transmission contain Information from the law firm of Blakely SokoloffTaylor & Zafman which is confidential or privileged. The Information is intended to be for the use of the individual orentity named On this transmission she~t. If you are not the intended reclplent j be aware 'that any disclosure,copying, distribution or use of the contents of this faxed Information Is prohibited. If you have received this facsimileIn error, please notify us by telephone immediately so that we can arrange for the retrieval of the original dOCumentsat no cost to you.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN RECEIVING THE ABOVE PAGES, PLEASE CALL (408) 720·8598 ANDASK FOR THE OPERATOR NAMED ABOVE.

Certificate of Facsimile Transmission

I hereby certify that this correspondence is being transmitted by facsimile to the Patentand Trademarks Office in accordance with 37 CFR § 1.6(d). on 3/28/2000

~?~

1

724 FH 407APMW0025718

NoffceofAffowabilHy

Application No.08/287,108

ExaminerJoseph Feild

GroupArt Unit2776

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not includedherewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be mailedin due course.

~ This communication is responsive to Board Decision 10/29/99' Arndt. E filed 3/29/00

~ The allowed claim(s} is/are -,2!::...4!L-:::3,-,-1--,=3""3/.-..C6><-1~a.!.Cnd",,--,=,,84-,--...::<8",,,"6 _

o The drawings filed on are acceptable.

o Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a}-(d}.

o All OSome* []Jone of the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents have been

o received.

o received in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number) _

o received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a».*Certmedco~esn~rece~e~ ~

o Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e}.

A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE to comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRETHREE MONTHmOM THE "DATE MAILED" of this Office action. Failure to timely comply will result inABANDONMENT of this application. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a}.

o Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-152, which discloses thatthe oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.

Qg Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS

o because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.

~ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948, attached hereto or toPaper No. 5 .

o including changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on , which has beenapproved by the examiner.

o including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side ofthe drawings. The drawings should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittallettter addressed to the OfficialDraftsperson.

o Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Any response to this letter should include, in the upper right hand corner, the APPLICATION NUMBER (SERIESCODE/SERIAL NUMBER). If applicant has received a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due, the ISSUE BATCH NUMBERand DATE of the NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE should also be included.

Attachment(s)o Notice of References Cited, PTO-892

o Information Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1449, Paper No(s). _

o Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948

o Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152

o Interview summary, PTO-413

o Examiner's Amendment/Comment

o Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material

o Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

33Part of Paper No. _Notice of AllowabilityU. S. Palenl and Trademark Office

PTO-37 (Rev. 9-95)

724 FH 408APMW0025719

UNITEDSTATES~ATMEN1 OF COMMERCEPatent and Trademark Office.

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND ISSUE FEE DUE

LM41/0406BLAKELY, SOKOl.OFF, TAYLOR 8~ ZAFI"1AN12400 WILSHIRE BLVD., SEVENTH FLOORLOS ANGELES CA 90025

APPLICATION NO. I FILINGDATE I TOTALCLAIMS I .. EXAMINER ANDGROUPART UNIT ,I DATEMAILED

08/:2:::7, 10E: OE1/0:::/94 008 FEILD, J 277~:. , 04106/00I

RrstNamed MANDER, :35 USC lS4(b) t.enn e>:t.• - 0 L~,ys.Applicant

f'

~~~~~I~ET"IOD ANI> APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATICIN IN A COMPUTER ,SYSTEM

AnY'S DOCKETNO. I CLASS·SUBCLASS I BATCHNO. I APPLM TYPE I SMALLENTITY I FEEDUE I· DATEDUE

2 04860.P624C 707-526.000 K73 UTILITY NO $1210.00 .b7/06/00

THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVI: HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PA TENT.~OSECUTION ON THE MERrrs IS CLOSED. 'I

" .;SSUE FEE MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS

....-PLiCATIONSHALL BE REGARDED ASABANDONED~' THIS STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BEEXTENDED.

\)OW TORESPOND TOTHIS NOnCE:/ Reviewthe SMALL ENTITYstatus shownabove.

/ If the SMALL ENTITYis shownas YES,verify your If the SMALL ENTITYis shown as NO:currentSMALL ENTITYstatus:

A. Pay FEE DUE shownabove,or

B. File verifiedstatementof Small Entity Statusbefore, or with,paymentof 1/2 the FEE DUE shown above.

II. Part B-IssueFeeTransmittalshould be completed and returnedto the Patentand TrademarkOffice (PTO)with yourISSUEFEE. Even if the ISSUE FEE has alreadybeenpaid by charge to depositaccount,Part Bissue FeeTransmittalshouldbe completedand returned. If you are chargingthe ISSUE FEEto your depositaccount, section"4b" of PartB-IssueFee Transmittalshould be completedand an extracopy of ·theform shouldbe submitted. I

III. All communications regardingthis applicationmustgive applicationnumberand batch number.Pleasedirectallcommlinications prior to issuanceto Box ISSUEFEE unless advisedto the contrary.

J A. If the status is changed,pay twice the amountof theFEE DUE shown above and notify the PatentandTrademarkOffice of the change in status, or

B. If the status is the same,pay the FEE DUE shownabove.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: UtIlltypatenta ItlSUing on applications filed on «atteroee.'12, 1980 tnBy'require payment ofma/nmn'llfllce f.s.lt ;spatentee's respon$lbillty to ensure timely payment 01maintenancefees when due.

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE copyPTOL-85(REV.10-96)Approvedfor use through 06l3OI99. (0651'()()33-) ·U.S. GPO: 1999-454-457/24601

724 FH 409APMW0025720

_3__

(CPA)

Total Pages

PTO/SB/29 (12/97) '7/ 2.-\i~DApproved forusethrough 09/30/00 OMB0651-0032 I J I

PatentandTrademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT'Of COMMERCEUnderthe Paperwork Reduction Actof t995.no personsare requiredto respondto a collection of information unlessit displaysa validOMScontrolnumber.

Please type a plus sign (+) inside this box [+]

Attorney Docket No. -><04"",8",-,6"-"O,,,",.P--,O,,-,,6<>o2,-,4,,",C~~~~~~~_

First Named Inventor Richard Mander et al.Express Mail Label No. EL 431 891 524 US

0/- Ot-OO

,~e. Je,J'.o ~~~ \l

_I,,~'IJ CONTINUED PROSECUTION APPLICATION~~~) REQUEST TRANSMITTAL~ . Sub.~ n original, anda duplicate forfeeprocessing.

(Ont~ r Continuation or Divisional applications under37 CFR1.53(d»

.A.r:u:nQo:J~"SS TO: Assistant Commissioner for Patents-"'r..u.- Box CPA

Washington, D.C. 20231

This is a requestfor a X continuation or divisional under 37 CFR 1.53(d)

(continuation prosecution application (CPA)) of prior application No: 08/287 108 ,

filed on August 8 1994 , entitled METHODAND APPARATUS FORORGANIZING INFORMATION IN

A COMPUTERSYSTEM

FILING QUALIFICATIONS: The prior application identified above must be a nonprovisional application that is either: (1) complete as defined by37 CFR 1.51(b) and filed on or after June 8,1995, or (2) the national stage of an international application in compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371 andfiled on or after June 8, 1995.

C-I·P NOT PERMITTED: A continuation-in-part application cannot be filed as a CPA under 37 CFR 1.53(d), but must be filed under 37 CFR1.53(b).

EXPRESS ABANDONMENT OF PRIOR APPLICATION: The filing of this CPA is a request to expressly abandon the prior application as of thefiling date of the request for a CPA. 37 CFR 1.53(b) must be used to file a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part of an application that isnot to be abandoned.

ACCESS TO PRIOR APPLICATION: The filing of this CPA will be construed to include a waiver of confidentiality by the applicant under 35U.S.C. 122 to the extent that any member of the public who is entitled under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.14 to access to, copies of, or infomnationconcerning, the prior application may be given similar access to, copies of, or similar information concerning, the other application orapplications in the file jackel.

35 U.S.C. 120 STATEMENT: In a CPA, no reference to the prior application is needed in the first sentence of the specification and noneshould be submitted. If a sentence referencing the prior application is submitted, it will not be entered. A request for a CPA is the specificreference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 and to every application assigned the application number identified in such request, 37 CFR 1.78(a).

12/29/97 - 1 •

a. .L PTO • 1449

b. .L Copies of IDS Citations

1. -

2. -3. -

-

-4. -5. L

Enter the unentered amendment previously filed onunder 37 CFR 1.116 in the prior nonprovisional application.

A preliminary amendment is enclosed.

This application is filed by fewer than all the inventors named in the prior application, 37 CFR 1.53(d)4.

a.DELETE the following inventor(s) named in the prior nonprovisional application:

b. The inventor(s) to be deleted are set forth on a separate sheet attached hereto.

A new power of attorney or authorization of agent (PTO/SB/81) is enclosed.

Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) is enclosed:

0..0..00

oc:::-00

::. oeO0 .........:. ...0

~s:::

~~

,~0::>w0

.-1(\.100 ~:=:(1.J

"- C:~c:;;:; LL.LJ.."-...... .-1(\.1c:::- oo

724 FH 410APMW0025721

Please type a plus sign (+) inside this box [+] PTO/SS/29 (12/97)Approved forusethrough 09/30/00. OMS0651-0032

PatentandTrademark Office: U.S.DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCEUnderthe PaperworkReduction kt of 1995.nopersonsare requiredto respondto a co'lectlon of information unlessit displaysa validOMBcontrolnumber.

CLAIMS(1) FOR (2) NUMBER FILED (3) NUMBER EXTRA (4) RATE (5) CALCULATIONS

Total Claims(37 CFR1.16(c)) 8 - 20 = 0 X $...1MO..- = $ 0IndependentClaims(37CFR1.16(b)) 4 -3 = 1 X $ 78.00 = $ 78.00

Multiple Dependent Claims (if applicable) (37 CFR 1.16(d» + $_0__ = $ 0

SASICFEE(37CFR 1.16(a)) $ 690.00

Total of above Calculations = $ 768.00Reduction by 50% for filing by small entity (Note 37 CFR 1.9, 1.27,1.28). $ 0

TOTAL = $ 768.00

6. -- Smail entity status:

a. -- A small entity statement is enclosed.

b. -- . A small entity statement was filed in the prior nonprovisional applicationand such status is still proper and desired.

c. -- Is no longer claimed.

7. .x, The Commissioner is hereby authorized to credit overpayments or charge the following fees toDeposit Account No. 02-2666

a. -- Fees required under 37 CFR 1.16.

b. -- Fees required under 37 CFR 1.17.

c. -- Fees required under 37 CFR 1.18.

8. .A.- A check in the amount of $ 768.00 is enclosed.

9 . .A.- Other: Copy of postcard with Express Mail Certificate of Mailing

lliITE.: The prior application's correspondenceaddresswill carry over to this CPAUNLESS a new correspondenceaddress isprovided below.

10. NEW CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

-- Customer Number or Bar Code LabelOR (Insert Customer No. or Attach Bar Code Label here)

NAMENew Correspondence Address Below

ADDRESS

CI1Y STATE ZIP CODECOUNTRY TELEPHONE FAX

11. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT ATTORNEY. OR AGENT REQUIREDNAME James C. Scheller Jr.

REGISTRATIO~NO~ ~ ~SIGNATURE --------cJ ~ ~ "'=DATE ,_00<0

12/29/97 -2 -

724 FH 411APMW0025722

Assistant Commissioner for PatentsWashington, D.C. 20231

INFORMAnON DISCLOSURE STATEMENTSir:

Enclosedis a copy of Information Disclosure Citation Form PTO-1449 together

with copies of the documents cited on that form. It is respectfully requested that the cited

documents be considered and that the enclosed copy of Information Disclosure Citation

Form PTO-1449 be initialed by the Examiner to indicate such consideration and a copy

thereof returned to applicant(s).

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.97, the submission of this Information Disclosure

Statement is not to be construed as a representation that a search has been made and is not

to be construed as anadmission that the information cited in this statement is material to

patentability.

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.97, this Information Disclosure Statement is being

submitted under one of the following (as indicated by an "X" to the left of

the appropriate paragraph):

_X_ 37 C.F.R. §1.97(b).

724 FH 412APMW0025723

37 C.F.R. §1.97(c). If so, then enclosed with this InformationDisclosure Statement is one of the following:

A certification pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.97(e) or

A check for $__ for the fee under 37 C.F.R. § 1.17(p).

37 C.F.R. §1.97(d).' If so, then enclosed with this InformationDisclosure Statement are the following:

(1) A certification pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.97(e);

(2) A petition requesting consideration of the Information DisclosureStatement; and

(3)' A check for $ for the fee under 37 C.F.R. §1.17(i)for submission of the Information Disclosure Statement.

If there are any additional charges, please charge Deposit Account No. 02-2666.

Respectfully submitted,

BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMANLLP

Dated: --2../.s--, 2000

12400 Wilshire Blvd.Seventh FloorLos Angeles, CA 90025-1026(408) 720-8598

EXPRESS MAIL CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

EL431 891524 US"Express Mail" mailing label number:._--""""-=<.<..A..~"""",,,,"'-""J"-- _

Date of Deposit: July 5 2000I hereby certify that I am causing this paper or fee to be deposited with the United States Postal Service "ExpressMail Post Office to Addressee" service on the date indicated above and that this paper or fee has been addressed tothe Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Washington, D. C. 20231

Connie Thayer(Typed or printed name of person mailing paper or fee)

~7~

(Date signed)

724 FH 413APMW0025724

Form PTO·1449 IAtty D~6'"r:'~ Serial No.:,"" ~: -08/~b7,108

(Modified) 04860.P c/o Rr-0J1' \C I~J::!I/1:"'",

List 01Patents and Publications 8late\J ' ~} Applicant: RIchard Mander, et al. ' '-u(Use several sheets if necessary) ~\\\. '\\ JU, In

Filing Date: August 8rC9~~. v LUIJO~ .~:.:..-

c iOn Ji'>'l~ r ,

DESIGNATION~

''- I(UUNREFERENCE U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

Examiner Document No. Class Sub- Filing dateInitials Class if appropriate

A

I'lL AA 5,442,778 Pedersen et al. 395 600 11/12/19911fZ/ AS 5,442,795 Levine et al. 395 800 11/19/1990,

ACADAEAFAGAHAIAJAK /"

AL /.. --

/' 'jAM /AN /AO /AP /

FO~N PATENT DOCUMENTS

No. Document No. Dr Country Class Sub-Class Trans-lation

AQ IARAS /AT IAU I

OTHER ArT (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, etc.)

AV /AW /AX. / _.

AY

AZExaminer

;G"'£1)2--J)Date Considered r/Z-6,,0

EXAMINER: Initial if reference considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; Draw linethrough cltation if not in conformance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication toapplicant.

724 FH 414APMW0025725

pc-rr.:-l\lcOt v ! .• '-, ...... '{ L

JUL 10 zuaorc 2700 ["rAIL ROOM

EXPRESS MAIL CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

(Date signed),

BSTZFile No;: 04860,PU624C Atty/Secty Initials: --:J::-,C:<:.:S~I~c,=,"l:::-t _Date Mailed; . 7-5...00 DocketDue Date: --..;.'-/.7c.::-;;.)j6c;;;:-""0....0 _The foJlo~n~ has been recelved.fn the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on the date stamped hereomo AmendmentlResponse~pgs.) • ExpressMailNo.:EI,431891524US II CheckNo...3.62l.6

o Appeal BriefL- pgs.) (in triplicate) 0 __. _._ Montb(s) Extensioh.of Time Amt $768,00o Application. UtilityL- pgs., with cover and abstract) Illl HnmiooDs::IoJu:eSa_&PJO.I44l <1 pgs.) 0 Check No. _

o Application. Rule 1.53(b) ContinuationL- pgs.) 0 Issue Fee Transmittal . AmI:

o Application. Rule 1.53(b) DivisionalL- pgs.) 0 'Notice of Appeal

o Application. Rule l.53(b) CIPL- pgs.) O. Petition for Extension of Tune

e Application. Rule l.53(d) CPA Transmittal <-L pgs.) 0 Petition for__-,- _

o bpplication. DesignL- pgs.) III Postcard

o Application. PCT~ pgs.) 0 Power of AttorneyL- pgs.)

o AWlication. pfoYisional L- pgs.) 0 I'reliminary AmendmentL- pgs.)

o Assignment and Ower Sheet 0 ~IY !lrief L-Pgs.)

C Certificate of Mailing 0 Respoa'se to Notice of Missing Partso Declaration &: POAL- pgs.) • 0 Small Entity DeclMttion for Indep. Inventor/Small Business

.0 DscbueDa:s&Oll&CqlydIr.e!la'sS\lredLelerL--pg;) 0 Transmittal Letter, in duplicate

o Drawings:__Iiof s~ts ln~ludes _'_' figures ) • Fee'Transmittal, inC1uPlicate~

D Other: copies of cited art (2 ref·s)

. SeriallPatentNo.: Q8(287:108FilinglIssueDate: August 8. 1994Client: Apple Computer.'. Inc. . .Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATION· IN A

. COMPUTER'SYSTEM . .' . ,

724 FH 415APMW0025726

Notice ofAnowabilny

Application No.

08/287,108

ExaminerJoseph Feild

GroupArt Unit2776

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not includedherewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be mailedin due course.

I6J This communication is responsive to Request for CPA and IDS each filed 7/5/00

I6J The allowed claim(s) is/are --,2",-4""-",3,-,-1--,=3".3L..6:::..1",-",a"-"nd~8-,-4-...:::8",,,6 _

o The drawings filed on are acceptable.

o Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d).

o All OSome* [fiJone of the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents have been

o received.

o received in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number) _

o received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a»).

*Certmedco~esnotrec~~d: ~

o Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U,S.C. § 119(e).

A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE to comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRETHREE MONTHEROM THE "DATE MAILED" of this Office action. Failure to timely comply will result inABANDONMENT of this application. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provlslons of 37 CFR 1.136(a).

o Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-152, which discloses thatthe oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.

I6J Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS

o because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.

I6J inclUding changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948, attached hereto or toPaper No. __5_ .

o inclUding changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on , which has beenapproved by the examiner.

o including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side ofthe drawings. The drawings should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittallettter addressed to the OfficialDraftsperson.

o Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Any response to this letter should include, in the upper right hand corner, the APPLICATION NUMBER (SERIESCODE/SERIAL NUMBER). If applicant has received a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due, the ISSUE BATCH NUMBERand DATE of the NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE should also be included.

Attachment(s)o Notice of References Cited, PTO-892

~ Information Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1449, Paper No(s). 35

o Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948

o Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152

o Interview Summary, PTO-413

o Examiner's Amendment/Comment

o Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material

o Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

36Part of Paper No. _Notice of AllowabilityU. S. Patentand TrademarkOffice

PTO-37 (Rev. 9-95)

724 FH 416APMW0025727

t . .... ;1 $

UNrrEDSTA~~PARTMENT OF COMMERCEPatent an4Trad__rk OffIce

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND ISSUE FEE DUE

TM:) 1 / 1(t 1. r::,t~U-'lKELY" SOKOLOFF. TAYLOH 8~ lAFMANL?tWO Wn.SHH~E BLVD., SEVENTH FLOORLOS ANGELES CA 90025

APPLICATION NO. I FILINGDATE I TOTALCLAIMS I EXAMINERAND GROUPART UNIT I DATEMAILED

(1::::,.'207, lOH 08/0B/94 00(: FElU>, J 217f:. 10/16/00FirstNamedApplicant ft1f~N[:'ER. :J-S USC is,.'i (b) term ext.• .. tJ O'~'l~3 •

TITLEOFINVENTION ''-IF "1-101) ('IN!) t~F'P{~RfYrUS FOR Omi(.\N I ZING I NFORt'l?-\T I fJN I N A COft1PI.JTER SYSTElvl

ATTY'SDOCKET NO. I CLASS-SUBCLASS I BATCHNO. I APPLN,TYPE I SMALLENTITY t FEE DUE I DATEDUE

0 ..1:360. P624C 707-526.000 UTIL.ITY NO $1240.00 Ol/16/01

If the SMALLENTITY is shownas NO:

THE APPLICATlON IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PA TENT.PROSECUTION ON THE MgRITS ISCLOSED.

THE ISSUE FEE MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE ORTHlSAPPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED. THIS STATUTORr,eEJiHOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED.

HOW TORESPOND TOTHIS NOnCE:I. Review the SMALLENTITY statusshownabove.

If the SMALLENTITYis shownas YES,verifyyourcurrentSMALLENTITY status:

A. Pay FEEDUEshown above, orA. If the statusis changed, pay twice the amountof the

.FEEDUEshownaboveand notifythe PatentandTrademark Officeof the changein status,or

B. If the status is the same,pay the FEE DUEshownabove. B. Fileverifiedstatement of SmallEntityStatusbefore, or with,

paymentof 1/2the FEE DUEshownabove.

II. PartB-IssueFeeTransrnlttal shouldbe completed and returned to the PatentandTrademark Office (PTO) withyourISSUEFEE. Evenif the ISSUEFEEhas alreadybeenpaidby chargeto depositaccount, PartB IssueFeeTransrnlttalshouldbe completed and returned. If you are charging the ISSUEFEEto yourdepositaccount, section"4b"of PartB-Issue FeeTransmittal shouldbe compteted andan extracopyof the formshouldbe submitted.

III. All communications regarding this application mustgiveapplication numberand batchnumber.Please directall communications prior to issuance to Box ISSUEFEEunlessadvisedto the contrary.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Utility patents issuing onapplicatJons filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment ofmaintenance fees. It is patentee's responsibility to ensure timely payment ofmaintenancefees when due.

PATEHT ANDTJW)EMARKOFFICE COPYPTOL-'85 (REV. 10-96)Approvedfor use through06l3OI99. (0651-0033) ·u.s. GPO:1999-464-457f24801

724 FH 417APMW0025728

Docket No: 04860.P0624C

In re Application of:

Richard Mander, et al.

Application No.: 08/287,108

Filing Date: August 8, 1994

For: METHOD ANDApPARATUS FORORGANIZING INFORMATION IN ACOMPUTER SYSTEM

Asst. Commissioner for PatentsWashington, D.C. 20231

))))))))))))

Examiner: J. Feild

Art Unit: 2176

Issue Batch No.: T73

Date Of NOA: October 16, 2000

SUBMISSION OF FORMAL DRAWINGS

Dear Sir:

Transmitted herewith is a complete set of formal drawings, comprising twenty-eight

(28) sheets and sixty-three (63) figures for the above-identified application.

Respectfully submitted,

BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

~~Reg. No. 31,195

12400 Wilshire BoulevardSeventh FloorLos Angeles, CA 90025-1026(408) 720-8598

FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING (37 C.F.R. § 1.8(a»I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service as first classmail with sufficient postage in an envelope addressed to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Washington,D.C. 20231 on: January 16 2001

Date of Deposit

Connie Thayer

DateSignature

Name of Person Mailing Correspondence

~/~~

724 FH 418APMW0025729

10 11 12

21

22

23

20

MassStorage

18

Memory

17

1/0Controller

14 Keyboard

FIG. 1

724 FH 419APMW0025730

FIG.2a

59'\

(JFIG.2c

)I' 50

52

I" 57

eFIG.2d

66

64

68

67

FIG.2e

724 FH 420APMW0025731

FIG.2f

FIG.2g it= 77

j!!!!!!iii 75

FIG.2h

FIG.2j

~72~J

74

FIG.2k

83

FIG.4f

54

FIG.2i

~71~k"70

73¥

74

FIG. 21

81AI!Y 80

724 FH 421APMW0025732

157

FIG.4a

f153 153

.154

151 152

{112

~~ 105

~ 103" 114

.r 101 110P' 106 I

~=. ~

~ 10~1~5103

103 FIG. 3

166~

FIG.4b 167173

169

173

171172 176

FIG.4c

FIG.4d

175

185

187~~190

gesture annotation~ MacWrite II document= == 18K on disk

Man, Oct 14, 1991, 2:21 AM

204

FIG.5a~

J;(" 205es204

FIG.5b

724 FH 422APMW0025733

pg7/

10

bem

ore

o

126

Itoc

curs

tom

etha

titw

ould

bea

wor

thw

hile

exer

cise

/tocr

ysta

llize

ourv

isio

nof

One

way

todo

this

isto

putt

oget

hera

vide

oscr

ipt(

V\fh

ether

orno

tany

vide

oise

ver m

ade)

.

Wha

tare

the

(tw

oor

thre

e?)i

mpo

rtan

tide

as?W

hvlw

illa

inte

rest

ing

than

anyt

hing

else

that

will

bear

ound

ina

cou

Iill

ustr

ativ

euse

sfor

0tr

esco

o1)?

Fin

d:_B

_I_a_

ck_s_t

o_n_

e_

Who

isth

eau

dien

cefo~

star

tfo

rus,

tocl

arify

wha

tis1

,e

aceo

,ifa

ny,

coul

dbe

fori

nter

nala

dver

tisin

g(i.

e.,fo

roth

ergr

oups

that

eho

pew

illdo

thin

gsfo

rusa

ndw

ithus

and

for e

xecu

tive

staf

fto

Kee

pre

sorc

esco

min

g);i

tco

uld

also

befo

r ext

erna

lcon

sum

ptio

nto

crea

tede

man

dfor

:and

inte

rest

inth

eki

ndof

stuf

fwe'

redo

ing.

Wha

tdo

Iwan

tfro

myo

u?A

nyth

ing

you

have

onth

equ

estio

nsab

ove.

FIG

.49

....

.---

4--

-'"

125

724 FH 423APMW0025734

1\'\(.

)Th

eM

arke

tI

pg7/

10~es'O'J

JO~\~~

(Bla

ckst

one'

§1ap

proa

cht~he

proj

ecth

asa

num

bero

fdif

ficu

ltch

alle

nges

toov

erco

me

inth

ene

xtph

ase

ofde

velo

pmen

t.T

ohe

lpun

ders

tand

exac

tlyw

hatt

hese

chal

leng

esar

e,w

ene

edto

firs

trev

iew

the

inte

nded

mar

keta

ndho

wth

atm

ight

infl

uenc

ein

dust

rial

desi

gn.

is d

FIG

.4h

128

125

724 FH 424APMW0025735

1\'\\}

JQ~\~~

[Bla

ckst

one'

§1ap

proa

chto

the

proj

ect

chal

leng

esto

over

com

ein

the

next

phas

eof

unde

rsta

ndex

actly

wha

tthe

sech

alle

nges

ain

tend

edm

arke

tand

how

that

mig

htin

flue

~7/10

•

Jack

l]3lac

kston

e]14

2Ed

gewo

odTe

rrace

~Co

mm

onto

wn,N

J12

458

Tele

phon

e31

4/98

8-78

34fa

x31

4/98

8-64

75

130 128

~125

isIm

age:

imag

e0

ast

rong

sens

eof

styl

Fin

d:B

lack

ston

eta

tion

for

fore

goin

gth

eco

mpl~

acha

ble,

and

frie

ndly

stye

.~

from

it's

uniq

ueph

ysic

alap

pear

ance

tot

ean

ee0

.s

soar

e.B

lack

ston

eid

shou

ldbe

the

next

icon

ofth

isst

yle.

of?

*~

add

ima@

from

annu

alre

port

Uni

quen

ess

inth

em

arke

tpla

c.I

ndus

tria

ldes

ignl

ison

eof

the

mos

t

FIG

.4i

724 FH 425APMW0025736

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

ne)

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ce~

Com

mon

town

,NJ

1245

8

o-~one

314/

988-

7834

Fin

d:B

lack

ston

e~

Ifax

314/

988-

6475

~

132

o Fin

d:B

lack

ston

e

~

132

130

130

o Fin

d:B

lack

ston

e

~

132

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

ne)

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ce~

Com

mon

town

,NJ

1245

8

-~

one

314/

988·

7834

fax

314/

988-

6475

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

ne]

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ce.

~Co

mm

onto

wn,N

J12

458

--~

one

314/

988·

7834

fax

314/

988-

6475

130

130

724 FH 426APMW0025737

/'224

FIG.6 225

222

I

252 ¥ 253 258

251~ . 256 /.i?::-259~ ~D ~~

250 -r~~

FIG. 7 --:56 \ 250 252tt:. 257

321

315 314 ~ 304

FIG.8a

B~325}

FIG.8e 326

305

320

312 t fDl ~.~~D

313 [ITO] m~

FIG.8b

724 FH 427APMW0025738

350 352 354 { 362{ 355 356 { 355'( 355 c ~5

~ ~_~I ~ ~CJ· -12-

~ ~ ~.~'~~. mm [8j-~51351 ~ 357 351 360 361

FIG.9a FIG.9b

{362

360

•~ c ~D~.. ~ 407

mm~361

FIG.10b

455

FIG. 11a

457• 458 459

.~ f458

453 _. 453~.•~.:~1~ 454 460'450

470473

~--, 467 \ 475=12 l t 461

~~~~~~ tt 482 467 481

450,FIG.11b

724 FH 428APMW0025739

502

505~ ~506

FIG. 12a

,r 519 {525

~FIG. 12b

570

571

555556560

561

565

566

~551FIG.13a

724 FH 429APMW0025740

578 I' 551

555556560

Art; Design 561

565

566

570

571

575 576 577

FIG.13b

724 FH 430APMW0025741

604r 601

designcompetitioninterfacechildrenschools

Add to Script

Just add this item

Modify the pile's script

contain the labels:

Collect items:

From: Richard ManderDate: 4/19/91Re: Design competition update

contain the words:

617

602

603

612

FIG. 14

724 FH 431APMW0025742

r 700

702

Index new document (count number oftimes certain wordsare used inthe document) ("tf')

Isthis a System Initialization and. all documents are n.Qt indexed?

No

703

704

Update number ofdocuments in the filing system whichuse each ofthe certain words in the new document 705

(Global document frequency table)

For each ofthe certain words, determine the ratio ofthenumber oftimes aparticular word isused inthe documenttothe number ofdocuments in the filing system which use 707

the same particular word (l.e., determine "tfldf' for the word)

Set weight for particular word equal tonormalized ratio 709for particular word

Sort weights ofnew document togive a predetermined number ofthe strongest weights (e.g., tw1 > tw2 > tw3 ...). 711

Vector for the new document isthe collection ofpredeterminednumber ofstrongest weights

Isthe new document part ofapile?

Yes

Determine vector for pile(average ofall document vectors inthe pile oralternate methods)

FIG. 15

719

724 FH 432APMW0025743

Iscursor pointing toapile?

Yes

751

No Has cursor continued topoint toadocument on thepile for apredetermined period oftime?

Yes

752

E2 1-----1~

Arrange pile for viewing 753

Show view cone and display proxy ofselected 755document in the pile

759

Move todesiredpage ofproxy

Yes

757

Iscursor still pointing topile?

No

Has user signalled topage through theselected document?

Has user pointed toanother item inthe pile?

No

Yes

FIG. 16

724 FH 433APMW0025744

Has user given system adocument to No r;:::';\file inexisting piles? (Put away) )------'~'8I

Yes

Find pile with closest pile vector tothe document'svector and place document inthat pile (or put aliasesofthe document into all piles closer than threshold)

803

Has user given system asampledocument in order tostart apile?

Yes

No

System uses vector ofsample document tofindall documents closer than preselected threshold; copies (or 807aliases) ofsuch documents are stored inpile created from

sample document

Has user added adocument toascripted pilewhere the added document does not match the

script ofthe pile?

FIG. 17

724 FH 434APMW0025745

Does user want tomodify the pile's script(display dialog box touser)

Yes

Add document~-~

topile

System displays existing criteria and/or script for pile

System displays proposed script/criteria changes topile'scriteria/script

User selects changes tocriteria

System pulls incopies (or aliases) ofall documents onsystem which match criteria ofmodified script

FIG. 17 Continued

813

815

817

819

724 FH 435APMW0025746

No

No

)----~ F

)-----....I@Any documents left in pile?

Yes

Take first document from pile(call it current document)

855

Determine similarity ofcurrent documenttoeach subpile

857861

No

859

Sort matching subpiles bysimilarity tocurrentdocument 863

Create new subpilewith current

documents as seed

Isa document allowed in more than onesubpile?

Yes

No

869

Add current documenttoall matching

subpiles above threshold867

Add current documenttobest matching

subpile

FIG. 18a

724 FH 436APMW0025747

Any single document subpiles? )----.....

Yes

Create "misc." pile 873

Transfer documents from all single documentsubpiles tothe misc. pile 874

Remove single document subpiles 875

Yes

Put all documents back inoriginal pile 877

FIG. 18a Continued

724 FH 437APMW0025748

884

890

886

880

888

®

epGet desired number ofpiles from user (maybe a

t----preference set up inadvance)

~Jv, ('882

Have desired number ofsubpiles? ) Yes ~...

No,

Compute total similarity ofeach remaining documentI'---'toall existing subpiles

Sort documents from least tomost total similarity f-.-'

Remove document with least total similarity from pile f--

Create new subpile with this document as seed -

FIG. 18b

724 FH 438APMW0025749

Any documents left inpile?

Yes

Take first remaining document from pile,call it current document

Compare similarity ofcurrent documenttoeach subpile

Sort matching subpiles by similarity tocurrent document

Add current document tobest matching subpile

FIG. 18b Continued

893

895

897

899

724 FH 439APMW0025750

Yes

Does user want tosearch for documentsmatching asample document?

903

905

Define setofterms

Create virtualdocument vectorfor set ofterms

Does user want tosearch for documents Yesmatching a set ofterms?

Compare each document vector in filing system with thedocument vector ofasample document (or vector ofvirtual document) (e.g., comparing unit dot product of

document vector with sample document vector againstapreselected threshold)

911

Sort list ofdocuments based on comparison 915

Create and display pile ofsorted closest documents(preselected threshold can determine how close and

how many documents are shown in list)

FIG. 19

724 FH 440APMW0025751

User selects apile 951

User selects amethod ofvisualization953(e.g., view by...)

System displays visualization window 955showing pile within window

User selects "0rder byDate" and system 957orders documents inpile bydate ofdocument

User selects "Color by Date" and system displays959documents with different colors inpile

User selects "Color byContent" 961

System displays documents inpile withdifferent colors according tocloseness ofa 963

document's vector tothe pile's vector

User closes visualization window 965

FIG. 20

724 FH 441APMW0025752

9

7

2

15

07

03

01

05

User creates pile bymoving one document on top ofanother document 10

~r

User moves newly created pile todesired location by positioning cursor 10over plinth (base) ofnew pile and signaling a selection and moving cursor J

i,User selects another pile by positioning cursor over its plinth and 10

signaling aselection Ji,

User opens this pile by double clicking signal generation means while 10positioning cursor over plinth (base) ofthe pile '-.J

i,Pile opens ina pile window 100

(or documents inpile are spread-out) J

i,User closes pile window by positioning cursor over close box and 101

signaling a selection ~

i,User selects adocument not inthis pile and drags it on top ofthis 101

existing pile toadd it tothe pile.--I

irSince the targeted pile isa scripted pile and the new document 10

doesn't match the current criteria ofthe pile, the system responds ~toadded document by displaying a script dialog box -

user selects tomodify the pile's script

•System modifies pile's script on basis user input (user specifies 101particular criteria touse inmodifying pile's script, e.g. user lJ

selects 2unique words from added document, ora particular label)

@FIG. 21

724 FH 442APMW0025753

9

27

23

25

21

31

29

User instructs system toadd topile (or system automatically does so after 101modifying pile's script) - system adds topile on basis ofnew script J

+User instructs system tocreate subpiles ofaselected pile based on the 10

contents ofthe documents ("subpile by content') J

+System examines contents ofeach document and creates several subpiles, 10each containing similar contents - system assigns a name toeach subpile .:»

tUser selects one ofthe subpiles by positioning cursor over plinth (base) 10

ofnew pile and signalling aselection - user selects that the system .J"color by date" this pile

+System uses date ofdocument inthe subpile toselect asaturation ofa 10

color dependent on the date ofthe document (e.g., most saturated Jisoldest document)

+User removes a document from this subpile by selecting the document and 10

dragging it out ofthe pile (e.g., user selects the oldest document, based .../on saturation color)

+User selects adocument not in any pile and selects 'putawayll, causing

10J

system toput document into the closest, inrelevancy, piles (or single pile)

FIG. 21 Continued

724 FH 443APMW0025754

2202

FIG.22a

724 FH 444APMW0025755

2202

2204

Results 2215•

~rs Compasses

Speedometers

2204

FIG.22c

FIG.22b/2201 /' ---,/I -. I

-. /I

IrfQbject Finderrz.I rffi.esul~rFind r

2225~ ~ 0

~ersf:llers-

MouseEnterRectangular Thumb

~~ tt2227 2228 2229

--'~---.,IlQ!.sc~

22263-

I

-L' II JI'L-

220

2202

724 FH 445APMW0025756

2202

2203

BEl~l::d]Baha

~2232 ~shes 1 Dave's Clips

2233 ~

~ t Cali clips

2235 2236

FIG.22d

2202

2203

EltJ. .. .Baha

~2232 t2233 ~

~ t Call clips2235 2236

FIG.22e

724 FH 446APMW0025757

8

"'*:The 0IlItl1IcUaof meIIInli fOrdOmestIcmal!ngsoCI!le IlIsullFeeT cannotbeusedfortlf'fiodler~papers. llIIC)er,lIUChasanlIIIllIgm1enlorfOnnlll drawlng.1I1UlIIhlMlltsownoerUflcaIe of malIlng.

CClrtIftcatt of HailingI henIbycertifyIhBIthis Issue FeeTranemIlIaIls beingdepositedwiththe UnIted Stales POllt8I seM:e wIIh8lIIIcIllnt postage fOrftnItdassmaIllnanenYelOpe IIdchs88d tolhe BoxI8SUll Feeadches eboYeonthe d!deIrdcatBdbelow.

PARTB-ISSUE FEETRANSMITTAL...

-.. --------

FlJNGDATE

TM:31/1016BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN12400 WILSHIRE BLVD" SEVENTH FLOORLOS ANGELES CA 90025

Comp1et8end m.nthis form, mgether with 8f>pIk;abIa feN, 10: . Box ISSUE FEEAuilJtllm ComrnIuJoner for PatcnbIWashington, D.C. 20231

08/08/94 00::: FEILD, .J 21.76 10/16/00

MANDER, 35 USC 154(b) term ext. I) nays,nn.EOFINVENTION /yIETHOD AND AFf'ARATUS FOR ORGAN I ZI NI?i I NFORMAr I ON I N A COMPU"rt=~R SYSTEfYl

A11Y'SDOCKET NO. I CLASSoSUBClASS I BATCH NO. I APPLN. TYPE I SMALl.ENTITY I FEEDUE I DATEDUE

2 04860.P624C 707-526.000 T73 UTILITY NO $1240.00 01/16/011. Changeof conesponcIence address or indicationof• FeeAcIdrasa'" (37CFR1.363). 2. r-orprlnllngonthepatel'lttrontpage,1lst

BLAKELY. SOKOLOFF.Useof PTOformes) and Customer N!JnberlIIll recommended, butnot required. (1) 1henames of~ to 3 regislel8d patent 1attorneys or agerD OR. "ematlvely, (2) TAYLOR s ZAFMANo Change ofc:orJ'llllflOIl address (orChange ofCorrespondence Address form Itle nameof a Single firm (haVIng as a

PTOIS8I122) attached. member a regIst8r8d attomeyor agent) 2endItle namesof~ to2 registered pal8nl

. 0 ·Fee Acldrelll\~ Indlcallon (or 'Fee Address'Indication formPTOISB/4nattached. attorneys oragen1S.1f nonameIslisted, nonamewillbe printed. 3

11. ASSIGNEE NAMEANDRESIDENCE DATATOBEPRINTED ONTHEPATENT (printor type) 48.Thefollowing feesareenclosed(make check payable to CommIssIOnerPLEASENOTE:Unlessan assignee Is klenllfIed belOW, noassignee data willappearonthepatent. of Patents and Trademarks):Incluslon of assignee dataIsonlyapproplate wtlenanessIgMl8llthasbeenpreviously sUxnlItlld to QlJ Iasue FeeItle PTOor Is being IIlbmItled ooder separate cover. Co~Jellon 01 this form Is NOT a subsltttue lor !Xl Mvance0rlIer •• otCopIes ten (l0)flUng anassIl1Iment.(A)NAMEOFASSIGNEE Apple Computer, Inc.

4b.The following fees ordeficiency In thes9feesshouldbe charged to:(B)RESIDENCE: (CITY& STATE OR COUNTRy) Cupertino, California DEPOSIT ACCOUNT NUMBER 02-2666

(ENCLOSE ANEXTRACOpy OFTHISFORM)Please checklI1e appropllat8 assignee category Indicated below(willnotbeprinted on the patent) ro IssueFeeo IndlvIckJaI CD corporellon or otherprlvategroupentlty o govenvnent ~ Advance Order· • of CopIes ten (10)

TheCOMMISSIONER OFPATENTS "'1'1 •• ......"....,., .KSJ~ psted toapplyItle IssueFeeto the eppIlCatIon k1entlfled above.

(.Author1zedSlgnature) l L JL~ I(Date) I,;I ,~",,-Clt) I.1'ameR c. ~roh .. t t ,~-:TT" #31 1ssNOTE: The I88Ull Fee will~ eccepted fromM'jOrtfioItlerthan lhe sppIIcant; a~el8d AIl'.oIn(tyoruosnl;or the asaigfIIleor Illerpatty In Intemstasshownby Itle recotdsof Itle PatentandTradellllllttOlftce.

ButirJmHour S'-18ment: ThIs form Isestimatedto take 0.2hours tocomplete. TIme w9l vaJY " ~. YmJ1E2..e==m an.depending ontheneedS ofthe lncIvIduaI case. Anycomments onthe ll/IlOI.Irt of time.requlred ..

MRat4! INt." '" .to compktte this formshouldbe sent to the Chief Information Officer, PatentandTradelTl8llc 3D•• ItOffIce, Washington,D.C. 20231. 00 NOT SEND FEESOR COMPlETED FORMSTO THIS teRa5UADDRESS. SEND FEES AND THIS FORM TO: BoxIssue Fee. AssIstant Comrnlsslonillr for .

, Patenm, WashingtonD.C. 20231

Underthe PaperNork ReductIonAt;;tof 1995.no p81'l1Ol\S are required 10respond10a c:oIIee:tlonofinformation unIee8 It cIspIaysa validOMB controlnumber.

TRANSMIT THIS FORM WITHFEE

PTOL-8!B(REV.1o-es)AAlIOYed foruse1tlrough06/30199. OMS085HX133

724 FH 447APMW0025758

RTIS USE ONLY

_~~:::'--I Tracking NumberWeek Date

=---L----''-I---f

-4~'--=;""""':~~~-'o£.._-Prepared byDate

-#---"",,:-u.o~--='-'--L-t~--

No. of queriesIJ~. _:... r_---&..------------....J.

JACKET

a. Serial No.b. Applicant(s)

c. Continuing Datad. PCT

e. DomesticPriority

f. Foreign Priorityg. Disclaimerh. Microfiche Appendix

i. Titlej. ClaimsAllowed

k. PrintClaim(s)I. Print Fig.

m. Searched Columnn. PTO-270/328o. PTO-892

p. PTO-1449q. PTOL-85b

r. Abstract

I?$heets/Figs"'-f./Other

SPECIFICATION

a. Page Missing

b. Text Continuity

c. Holes through Data

d. Other MissingText

e. IllegibleText

~. Duplicate Text

g. Brief Description

h. SequenceListing

i. Appendix

j. Amendments

k. Other

MESSAGE -.poeo4oY:~;..o.<;.L.Z-~=--------------_--I

CLAIMS

a. Claim(s)Missing

b. ImproperDependency

c. DuplicateNumbers

d. IncorrectNumbering

e. Index Disagrees

f. Punctuation

g. Amendments

h. Bracketing

i. MissingText.

j. DuplicateText

k. Other

initials

RESPONSE -+=~_L~.::::::~:.1t=::::::;;::=:::::::..-.------_I

,E-5 (Rev.02/08/99)

-_._-------._'--------------------

724 FH 448APMW0025759

~~~L UNITED STA, ,tDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE* ~ * Patent and Thalemark Office

\ I" Address: COMMISSIONER OFPATENTS AND TRADEMARKS

Washington, D.C. 20231~Clf

7512/0:307BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

\12400 WILSHIRE BLVD., SEVEl\ITH FLOOR ILOS ANGELES CA 90025 ~

ATTORNEYDOCKETNO.

R 04860.P624C..EXAMINER

A7RfiiNtr.. D, ..:( PAPERNUMBER

..38

DATEMjil~{j:

FIRSTNAMEDAPPLICANTFlUNG DATE I08108/94 MANDER

APPLICATION

0:3/2::::7, 108

I

0:3/07/01

NOTICEOF DRAWING REQUIREMENTS

rY1 Corrected/substituted drawings for the above-identified application, received in the PTO on 1- I <1 - 0 )( are still considered informal tor the reason(s) identified on the attached Form PTO·948.

o Applicant has the time.remaining in the reply period set In the Notice of Allowability or Notice of DrawingRequirements mailed to overcome the objections raised in the attached Form PTO·948.This reply period may be extended under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a) by filing the appropriate request andfee before the end of the six month statutory period for reply.

~The PTO.delayed in reviewing the corrected drawings. Applicant is given A ONE MONTH TIME PERIOD fromthe date of this Notice to provide corrected drawings. EXTENSIONS OF THIS TIME PERIOD MAY BE GRANTED

. UNDER 37 CFR 1.136(a).

~ ATTACHMENT, PTO-94B

?2 -2 -0 IDate

FORM P'J"O.455 (REV. ~97) ·U.S. GPo: 1997-433·214n0301

724 FH 449APMW0025760

Form PTO 948 (Rev. 8-98) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - Patent and Trademark Office Application No. -=2-:::-.;:;8=_J..L.."..-~=--,-.<.

NOTICE, OF£>RAFTSPERSON'$PATENT DRAWtr4&RE:VfEV/ i

The drawing(s) filed (insert date) I - Iq - 0 \ are:

~. approved by the Draftsperson under 37 CFR 1.84 or 1.152.

B. objected to by the Draftsperson under 37 CFR 1.84 or 1.152 for the reasons indicated below. The Examiner will requiresu ission of new, corrected drawings when necessary. Corrected drawing must be sumitted according I? the instructions on the back of this notice.

DRAWr:'-lGS.n eFR \.84(a): Acceptable categories of drawings:Black ink. Color.__ Color drawings are not acceptable until petiton is granted.

Fig(s) _

__ Pencil and 110n black ink not permitted. Fig(s) _2. PHOTOGRAPHS. 37 eFR \.84 (b)

__ 1 full-tone set is required. Fig(s) ___ Photographs not properly mounted (must use brystol board or

photographic double-weight paper). Fig(s) ___ Poor quality (half-tone). Fig(s) _

3. TYPE OF PAPER. 37 eFR \.84(e)__ Paper not flexible, strong, white, and durable.

Fig(s) ___ Erasures. alterations, overwritings, interlineations,

folds, copy machine marks not accepted. Fig(s) ___ Mylar, velum paper is not acceptable (too thin).

Fig(sl _

4. SIZE OF PAPER. 37 eFR 1.84(1): Acceptable sizes:__ 2\.0 cm by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4)__ 2\.6 cm by 27.9 cm (81/2 x 11 inches)__ All drawing sheets not the same size.

Sheet(s) ___ Drawings sheets not an acceptable size. Fig(s) _

5. MARGINS. 37 eFR 1.84(g): Acceptable margins:

Top 2.5 cm Left 2.5cm Right 1.5 cm Bottom 1.0 cmSIZE: A4 Size

Top 2.5 cm Left 2.5 cm Right 1.5 cm Bottom 1.0 cmSIZE: 8 1/2 x 11

Margins not acceptable. Fig(s) ____ Top (T) Left (L)____ Right (R) Bottom (8)

6. VlEWS. 37 CFR \.84(h)REMINDER: Specification may require revision tocorrespond te drawing changes.Partial views. 37 CFR \.84(h)(2)__ Brackets needed to show figure as one entity.

Fig(s) _

__ Views not labeled separately or properly.Fig(s) _

__ Enlarged view not labeled separetely or properly,Fig(s) _

7. SECTIONAL VIEWS. 37 eFR 1.84 (h)(3)__ Hatching not indicated for sectional portions of an object.

Fig(s) --,-__-,-__ Sectional designation should be noted with Arabic or

Roman numbers. Fig(s) _

COMMENTS

8. ARRANGEMEN1'OFYIEWS. 37 eFR 1.84(1).;_ Words do riot appear on a horizontal, left-to-right.fashion

when page is either upright or turned so that the topbecomes the right side, except for graphs. Fig(s) _' _

9. SCALE. 37 eFR 1.84(k)__ Scale not large enough to show mechanism without

crowding when drawing is reduced in size to two-thirds inreproduction.Fig(s) _

10. CHARACTER OF LINES, NUMBERS, & LEITERS.37 eFR 1.84(i)__ tines, numbers& letters not uniformly thick and well

defined, clean, durable, and black (poor line quality).

Fig(s) -=--=_:-11: SHADING., 37 eFR 1.84(m)

Solid black areas pale. Fig(s)=Solid black shading no-tpermit-te-d-.-F-ig-(-:'s)-__---,.____ Shadelines, pale, rough and blurred. Fig(s) _

12. NUMBERS, LEITERS, & REFERENCE CHARACTERS.37 eFR 1.84(p)__ Numbersand reference characters not plain and legible.

Fig(s) -:-----:-____ Figure legends are poor. Fig(s) _

Numbers and reference characters not oriented in the'samedirectiomasahe view..37CFR'1.84(p)@Fig(s) _

__ English alphabet not used. 37 eFR 1.84(p)(2)Figs_'__, ._'<_'__• ,

Nurnbers.jetters and reference characters must be.at least-- .32 cm (liS inch) in height. 37 CFR 1.84(p)(3) .

Fig(s) "13. LEAD LlNES. 37 CFR 1.84(q)

__ Lead lines cross each other. Fig(s) _-- Lead lines missing. Fig(s) ___

14. NUMBERING OF SHEETS OF DRAWINGS, 37 eFR 1.84(t)__ Sheets not numbered consecutively, and in Arabic numerals

beginning with number 1. Sheet(s) --:- _15. NUMBERING OF VIEWS. 37 eFR 1.84(u)

__ Views not numbered consecutively, and in Arabic numerals,beginning with number 1. Fig(s) _

16. CORRECTIONS. 37 CFR 1.84(w)__ Corrections not made from prior PTO-948

dated17. DESIGN DR:-A-W'-I-N:"':G-:'S-.37 eFR 1.152

__ Surface shading shown not appropriate. Fig(s) ___ Solid black shading not used for color contrast.

Fig(s) _

REV IEWER --,._r_ DATE 3' z. -Ol TELEPHONE NO. _

ATTACHMENT TO PAPER NO. _

724 FH 450APMW0025761

INFORMATIONON HOWT() irF'ttiD~WINGCHANGES>'.,. ,

1. Correction ofInformalities--37 CFR 1.85

File new drawings with the changes incorporated therein: The application numberorrhe title of the invention,inventor's name, docket number (if any), and the name and telephone number of a person to call if the Office'is unable to match the drawings-to the.properapplicaiiori, sh91.\ra:be placedqnthe back of.each' hsheet ofdrawings in accordance with 37 eFR 1.84(c), Applicant may delay filing ofthe new drawings until receipt ofthe Notice ofAllowability (PTOL-37). Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 eFR1.136. The drawing should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittal letter addressed to theDrawingProcessing Branch.

2. Timing for Corrections

Applicant is required to submit acceptable corrected drawings within the three-month shortened statutoryperiod set in the Notice of Allowability (PTOL-37). If a correction is determined to be unacceptable by theOffice. applicant must arrange to have acceptable corrections resubmitted within the original three-monthperiod to avoid the necessity of obtaining an extension of time and paying the extension fee. Therefore,applicant should file corrected drawings as soon a possible.

Failure to take corrective action within set (or extended) period will result in ABANDONMENT of theApplication.

3. Corrections other than Informalities Noted by the Drawing Review Branch on the Form PTO-948

All changes to the drawings, other than informalities noted by the Drawing ReviewBranch,MUST be approvedby the examiner before the .application will be allowed. No changes will be permitted to be made, other thancorrection of informalities, unless the examiner has approved the proposed changes. .

724 FH 451APMW0025762

ocket No: 04860.P0624C

Richard Mander, et a1.

Application No.: 08/287,108

Filing Date: August 8, 1994

For: METHOD AND APPARATUS FORORGANIZING INFORMATION INA COMPUTER SYSTEM

Asst. Commissioner for PatentsWashington, D.C. 20231

RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF DRAWING REOUIREMENTS

Dear Sir:

In response to a Notice of Drawing Requirements mailed March 7,2001,

Applicants hereby submit another set of formal drawings, comprising twenty-eight (28)

sheets and sixty-three (63) figures for the above-identified application.

ego No. 31,195

12400 Wilshire BoulevardSeventh FloorLos Angeles, CA 90025-1026(408) 720-8300

Respectfully submitted,

BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

~~!f=

FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MAILINGI hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service as first classmail with sufficient postage in an envelope addressed to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Washington,D.C. 20231 on: April 5, 2001

Date of DepositConnie Thayer

Date$1-5":"0/~ 2 Name;;'Person Mailing Correspondence _-.L-..->.L--=-:!- _

~ture

/0-0°

724 FH 452APMW0025763

10 11 12

21

22

23

20 19

MassStorage

DisplayController

18

Memory

17

110Controller

CPU

14 --i Keyboard

FIG. 1

724 FH 453APMW0025764

FIG.2a

59~

(jFIG.2c

/'50

52

_/,55FIG.2b

J?57

ilFIG.2d

~. "-'.1"-, t

66

Mail

61 64

FIG.2e

68

67

724 FH 454APMW0025765

FIG.2f

FIG. 29· ir= 77

ll11iiii!i 75

83

FIG.4f

54

60

FIG.2h FIG.2i

FIG.2j

73~

74

FIG. 2174

FIG.2k

724 FH 455APMW0025766

~ 101 110106 I

~~O ~

~ 0 10~1~5103

103 FIG.3

FIG.4b 167

(112

~<> 105

~ 103" 114

f153 153

'-154

l' ~ ~151 152 157

FIG.4a

173

FIG.4d185

187~

204

FIG.5a

~190

gesture annotation~~ MacWrite II document== 18K on disk

Mon, Oct 14, 1991,2:21 AM

«205

~~204

FIG.5b

-------------- -----_.-._----_.._--

724 FH 456APMW0025767

..----I-

---'12

5

pg7/

10

bem

ore

deo,

ifan

)',e

hope

will

doce

sco

min

g);i

tan

din

tere

stin

the

kind

Itoc

curs

tom

eth

atit

wou

ldbe

aw

orth

whi

leex

erci

seto

crys

talli

zeou

rvi

sion

ofO

new

ayto

doth

isis

topu

ttog

ethe

ra

vide

osc

ript

(vfh

ethe

ror

nota

nyvi

deo

isev

erm

ade)

.

Wha

tare

the

(tw

oor

thre

e?)

impo

rtan

tide

as?

Wh

inte

rest

ing

than

anyt

hing

else

that

will

bear

ound

ina

cou

illu

stra

tive

uses

for

~81

kt

"tr

esco

ol)?

Fin

d:_

_a_c

_s_o

_n_e

_

Who

isth

eau

dien

cefo

@(s

t~rt

foru

s,to

clar

ify

wha

tis

1n

,e

aco

uld

befo

rin

tern

alad

vert

isin

g(i

.e.,

for

othe

rgro

ups

that

thin

gsfo

rus

and

wit

hus

and

for

exec

utiv

est

afft

oke

epre

sco

uld

also

befo

rex

tern

alco

nsum

ptio

nto

crea

tede

man

dfo

ofst

uff

we'

redo

ing.

Wha

tdo

I wan

tfro

myo

u?A

nyth

ing

you

have

onth

equ

esti

ons

abov

e.

D

FIG

.4g

724 FH 457APMW0025768

is

o1\

'\()

The

Mar

ket

Ipg

7/10

(\ees'

J;)~

Jo~

\{{\

'a\'

(Bla

ckst

one'

~app

roac

ht~he

proj

ecth

asa

num

bero

fdif

ficu

ltch

alle

nges

toov

erco

me

inth

ene

xtph

ase

ofde

velo

pmen

t.T

ohe

lpun

ders

tand

exac

tlyw

hatt

hese

chal

leng

esar

e,w

ene

edto

firs

trev

iew

the

inte

nded

mar

keta

ndho

wth

atm

ight

infl

uenc

ein

dust

rial

desi

gn.

FIG

.4h

128

125

724 FH 458APMW0025769

130

~,7/10

1\'\(

)

''{f\'O.~'<J

l.J0

\\~

0Ja

ck~l

acks

tone

)(B

lack

ston

e'§a

ppro

ach

toth

epr

ojec

t14

2Ed

gewo

odTe

rrace

chal

leng

esto

over

com

ein

the

next

phas

e0

~Co

rnrn

onto

wn,

NJ12

458

unde

rsta

ndex

actly

wha

tthe

sech

alle

nges

ain

tend

edm

arke

tand

how

that

mig

htin

flue

lTe

leph

one

314/

988-

7834

fax

314/

988-

6475

128

~125

is

132

FIG

.4i

Imag

e:im

age

0a

stro

ngse

nse

ofst

ylF

ind:

Bla

ckst

one

rtat

ion

for

fore

goin

gth

eco

mpl~

acha

ble,

and

frie

ndly

stye

.~

from

it's

uniq

ueph

ysic

alap

pear

ance

tot

ean

eeof

tsso

are.

Bla

ckst

one

shou

ldbe

the

next

icon

ofth

isst

yle.

of?

"*--:,ad

dim

afi(3

from

annu

alre

port

Uni

quen

ess

inth

em

arke

tpla

c:I

ndus

tria

ldes

izri

ison

eof

the

mos

t

724 FH 459APMW0025770

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

neJ

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ceIi!¢

.Co

rnrn

onto

wn,N

J12

458

o~one

314/

988-

7834

Fin

d:B

lack

ston

e~

Ifax

314/

988-

6475

@

132

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

neJ

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ceIi!¢

.":

(om

mon

tow

n,NJ

1245

8

o~one

314/

988-

7834

Fin

d:B

lack

ston

efa

x31

4/98

8-64

75

@

132

130

130

o Fin

d:B

lack

ston

e

@

132

•

Jack

~lac

ksto

ne)

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ceIi!¢

.(o

mm

onto

wn,

NJ12

458

---

one

314/

988-

7834

fax

314/

988-

6475

•

Jack~lackstoneJ

142

Edge

wood

Terra

ceIi!¢

.Co

mrn

onto

wn,N

J12

458

---

one

314/

988-

7834

fax

314/

988-

6475

130

130

724 FH 460APMW0025771

FIG.6

220

~?'

224

230 222

230 I

[;~D

mmBFIG.8b

305

313

312

oD

315 314 ~ 304

FIG.8a

305

FIG. 7

B~325 1

FIG.8e 326

724 FH 461APMW0025772

FIG.11a

455

FIG.9b

(362

360

•

1 c ~D~.. ~ 407

mm~361

FIG.10b

FIG. 11 b

724 FH 462APMW0025773

o

501~

502

~551

505 ~ j{' 506

FIG.12a

FIG.12b

FIG.13a

565

566

570

571

724 FH 463APMW0025774

575

578 ~551

576 577

555556560

561

565

566

570

571

FIG.13b

724 FH 464APMW0025775

r 601

604

602 Just add this item

603 Modify the pile's script

Collect items:

designcompetitioninterfacechildrenschools

Add to Script

contain the labels:

617

607 From: Richard Mander608 Date: 4/19/91609 Re: Design competition update

contain the words:

612

FIG. 14

724 FH 465APMW0025776

r 700

702

Yes

Index new document (count number of times certain wordsare used in the document) (lttf')

Is this a System Initialization gnQ all documents are nQt indexed?

r No

Update number ofdocuments in the filing system whichuse each ofthe certain words in the new document

(Global document frequency table)

For each ofthe certain words, determine the ratio ofthenumber of times aparticular word isused in the documenttothe number ofdocuments in the filing system which use

the same particular word (Le., determine Ittf/df' for the word)

Set weight for particular word equal to normalized ratiofor particular word

Sort weights ofnew document to give a predetermined number ofthe strongest weights (e.g., tw1 >tw2> tW3 ...).

Vector for the new document isthe collection ofpredeterminednumber ofstrongest weights

703

704

705

707

709

711

Isthe new document part ofapile?

Yes

Determine vector for pile(average ofall document vectors inthe pile oralternate methods) 719

FIG. 15

724 FH 466APMW0025777

Is cursor pointing to apile?

Yes

751

No Has cursor continued topoint to adocument on thepile for apredetermined period oftime?

Yes

752

Arrange pile for viewing 753

Show view cone and display proxy ofselected 755document in the pile

759

Move todesiredpage ofproxy

Yes

Is cursor still pointing topile?

No

757

Has user signalled topage through theselected document?

Has user pointed to another item in the pile?

No

Yes

FIG. 16

724 FH 467APMW0025778

Has user given system adocument to No (;::;\file inexisting piles? (Put away) )------l~~

Yes

Find pile with closest pile vector to the document'svector and place document in that pile (or put aliasesofthe document into all piles closer than threshold)

803

Has user given system asampledocument in order to start a pile?

Yes

No

System uses vector ofsample document to findall documents closer than preselected threshold; copies (or 807aliases) ofsuch documents are stored in pile created from

sample document

Has user added adocument to ascripted pilewhere the added document does not match the

script ofthe pile?

FIG. 17

724 FH 468APMW0025779

G4

",' ( 811

Does user want tomodify the pile's script ~N_o_-I:_~' Add document(display dialog box to user) ,.. topile

Yesu

System displays existing criteria and/or script for pile

System displays proposed scripUcriteria changes to pile'scriteria/script

User selects changes tocriteria

System pulls in copies (or aliases) ofall documents onsystem which match criteria ofmodified script

G

FIG. 17 Continued

------ 813

-- 815

-817

-- 819

724 FH 469APMW0025780

No

No

}-------.I F

}--~I@Any documents left in pile?

Yes

Take first document from pile(call it current document)

855

Determine similarity ofcurrent documenttoeach subpile

857861

No

859

Sort matching subpiles by similarity to currentdocument 863

Create new subpilewith current

documents as seed

Is a document allowed in more than onesubpile?

Yes

No

869

Add current documenttoall matching

subpiles above threshold867

Add current documentto best matching

subpile

FIG.18a

724 FH 470APMW0025781

Any single document subpiles? }----~

Yes

Create "misc." pile 873

Transfer documents from all single documentsubpiles to the misc. pile 874

Remove single document subpiles 875

Yes

Put all documents back in original pile 877

FIG. 18a Continued

724 FH 471APMW0025782

890

884

886

880

888

®

Get desired number ofpiles from user (maybe a~

preference set up in advance)

~ .~, (882

Have desired number ofsubpiles? /Yes ..,

No,

Compute total similarity ofeach remaining document~to all existing subpiles

Sort documents from least to most total similarity ~

,

Remove document with least total similarity from pile f--

,

Create new subpile with this document as seed --

FIG. 18b

724 FH 472APMW0025783

Any documents left in pile?

Yes

Take first remaining document from pile,call it current document

Compare similarity ofcurrent documentto each subpile

Sort matching subpiles by similarity tocurrent document

Add current document to best matching subpile

FIG. 18b Continued

893

895

897

899

724 FH 473APMW0025784

Does user want to search for documents Yes·matching aset ofterms?

No

Does user want to search for documentsmatching asample document?

Yes

Compare each document vector in filing system with thedocument vector ofasample document (or vector ofvirtual document) (e.g., comparing unit dot product of

document vector with sample document vector againsta preselected threshold)

Sort list ofdocuments based on comparison

Create and display pile ofsorted closest documents(preselected threshold can determine how close and

how many documents are shown in list)

FIG. 19

903

Define setofterms

Create virtualdocument vectorfor set ofterms

905

911

915

724 FH 474APMW0025785

User selects a pile 951

User selects amethod ofvisualization(e.g., view by ...)

System displays visualization windowshowing pile within window

User selects "Order by Date" and systemorders documents in pile by date ofdocument

User selects "Color by Date" and system displaysdocuments with different colors in pile

User selects "Color by Content"·

System displays documents in pile withdifferent colors according to closeness ofa

document's vector to the pile's vector

User closes visualization window

953

955

957

959

961

963

965

FIG. 20

724 FH 475APMW0025786

2

9

15

012.:~~'}

07

11

03

17

05

W~, -".'User creates pile by moving one document on top ofanother document \~,:~11\~4

" ....~

VUser moves newly created pile to desired location by positioning cursor 10

over plinth (base) ofnew pile and signaling aselection and moving cursor J

~,

User selects another pile by positioning cursor over its plinth and 10

signaling aselection J

~User opens this pile by double clicking signal generation means while 10

positioning cursor over plinth (base) ofthe pile ~

~Pile opens in a pile window 100

(or documents in pile are spread-out) J

~User closes pile window by positioning cursor over close box and 10

signaling aselection ~

~User selects a document not in this pile and drags it on top of this 101

existing pile to add it tothe pile~

~Since the targeted pile isa scripted pile and the new document 10

doesn't match the current criteria ofthe pile, the system responds Jto added document by displaying a script dialog box .-

user selects to modify the pile's script

~System modifies pile's script on basis user input (user specifies 10

particular criteria touse in modifying pile's script, e.g. user Jselects 2 unique words from added document, ora particular label)

@FIG. 21

724 FH 476APMW0025787

~ 1?23

i~

)DUser instructs system toadd topile (or system automatically does so aft:

modifying pile's script) - system adds topile on basis ofnew script

tUser instr~cts system tocreate subpiles ofa selected pile based on thl

contents of the documents ("subpile bycontent")

tSystem examines contents ofeach document and creates several subpileach containing similar contents - system assigns a name toeach subpi

tUser selects one ofthe suoplles bypositioning cursor over plinth (base

ofnew pile and signalling a selection - user selects that the system"color by date" this pile

~System uses date ofdocument inthe subpile toselect a saturation of(

color dependent on the date ofthe document (e.g., most saturatedisoldest document)-

User removes a document from this subpile by selecting the document aJ-'d1029dragging itout ofthe pile (e.g., user selects the oldest document, based

on saturation color)

User selects adocument not in any pile and selects "put away", causing 3 31

system toput document into the closest, inrelevancy, piles (orsingle pile)

FIG. 21 Continued

724 FH 477APMW0025788

2202

FIG. 22a·

724 FH 478APMW0025789

2202221~

~~PFD Parts \ 2220

2204

Results 2215i~rs Compasses

~..4-2217

~dometers

FIG.22b

2202 ~Rectangular Th~mb

2228

oMouseEnter

~2229

2204

2225

~ers~llers2226

FIG.22c

724 FH 479APMW0025790

_~_jja _

2203

~shes -+ Dave's Clips

2233 2234

~2235

Fido at Play Baha

~2231 ~2232

2202

FIG.22d

2202

2203

Fido at Play

~2231

EJ"o

" "" "Baha

~2232

~2235

FIG.22e

724 FH 480APMW0025791

Application or Docket Number

PATENT APPLICATION FEE DETERMINATION RECORDEffective October 1, 1992 ! 't.

MULTIPLE DEPENDENT CLAIM PRESENT

* II the difference in column 1 is less then zero, enter "0" in column 2

OTHER THANOR SMALL ENTITY

OR

OR

OR

+115= OR

TOTAL OR

OTHER THANSMALL ENTITY OR

SMALL ENTITY

SMALL ENTITY

{Column 3)(Column 2)(Column 1)

CLAIMS AS AMENDED· PART II

CLAIMS AS FILED" PART IColumn 1

INDEPENDENT CLAIMS

TOTAL CLAIMS

BASIC FEE

FOR

x 74=

ADDI-

RATE TIONAL

FEE

x$22= ISY!/s>

ADDI-

RATE TIONAl

FEE

x$22= /3:J-

~ ~7 CJ

OR +230=

OR TOTALADDIT. FEE ...._--1

OR 1----+---.....

OR 1---+----1

ADDI-

RATE TIONAL

FEE

ORx$22=

OR

OR

OR 1---;--01---1

OR + 230=

OR TOTAL ;:J{) '8""ADDIT. FEE ...._--t

OR

OR

OR 1---;----1

OR +230=

OR TOTAL ::<O/A~ ADDIT. FEE ..v-..'......'-('-1

ADDI-RATE TIONAl

FEE

x$11=

X 37=

+ 115=

TOTALDDIT. FEE

ADD 1-RATE TIONAl

FEE

x$11=

X 37=

+115=

TOTALADDIT. FEE

ADDI-RATE TIONAl

FEE

x$11=

X 37=

+115=

TOTALADDIT. FEE

(Column 3) A

?

PRESENTEXTRA

PRESENTEXTRA

(Column 2) (Column 3)

(Column 2)

HIGHESTNUMBER PRESENT

PREVIOUSLY EXTRAPAID FOR

Minus

Minus

Minus

Minus

(Column 1)

FIRST PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE DEPENDENT CLAIM

FIRST PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE DEPENDENT CLAIM

FIRST PRESENTATIONOF MULTIPLE DEPENDENT CLAIM

Total

Independent

Independent

Independent

• If the entry in column 1 is less than the entry in column 2, write "0" in column 3... If the "Highest Number Previously Paid For" IN THIS SPACE is less than 20, enter "20".

m If the "Highest Number Previously Paid For" INTHIS SPACE is less than 3, enter "3".The "Highest Number Previously Paid For" (Total or Independent) is the highest number found in the appropriate box in column 1.

FORM PTO·875IRev.10·92) Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

724 FH 481APMW0025792

JI

.u.s

a'.n

,rss

-"""

'"/

..-.

Form

PT

O11

30U

.S.

DE

PA

RT

ME

NT

OF

CO

MM

ER

CE

1ST

EX

AM

INE

Rr::

::f1J~

DA

TE

C/(;

)VIq~

(RE

V2/

94)

PA

CE

DA

TA

EN

TR

YC

OD

ING

SH

EE

TP

aten

tand

Tra

dem

ark

Offi

ce

2ND

EX

AM

INE

RJ

DA

TE

,

AP

PLI

CA

TIO

NN

UM

BE

RT

YP

EF

ILIN

GD

AT

ES

PE

CIA

LG

RO

UP

SH

EE

TS

OF

AP

PL

1117IJ

ih110

1H

AN

DLI

NG

AR

TU

NIT

CLA

SS

DR

AW

ING

-~8/287108

caY

@]~~

[Bi]

"

TO

TA

LIN

DE

PE

ND

EN

TS

MA

LL

FO

RE

IGN

CLA

IMS

CLA

IMS

EN

TIT

Y?

I{r~Y519t

LIC

EN

SE

AT

TO

RN

EY

DO

CK

ET

NU

MB

ER

~0

TIl

[Q]

[]\V

(j1r~r/Jc

fJ~

d-I~I-G

I.-

"

"V

CO

NT

INU

ITY

DA

TA

-,P

AR

EN

TF

ILIN

GC

ON

TS

TA

TU

SP

AR

EN

TA

PP

LIC

AT

ION

PA

RE

NT

PA

TE

NT

DA

TE

CO

DE

CO

DE

SE

RIA

LN

UM

BE

RP

CT

AP

PLI

CA

TIO

NS

ER

IAL

NU

MB

ER

NU

MB

ER

MO

NT

HD

AY

YE

AR

tPd-

-~

rP1

8'1

Gq

d--I

PC

TI

I(j;

4-3

··cbq

;;rr--

PC

TI

Ir--

pC

TI

Ir--

pC

TI

Ir--

PC

TI

I'---

PC

TIF

OR

EIG

NA

PP

LIC

AT

ION

DA

TA

FO

RE

IGN

FO

RE

IGN

PR

IOR

ITY

CO

UN

TR

YF

ILIN

GD

AT

EC

LAIM

ED

CO

DE

PC

TIF

OR

EIG

NA

PP

LIC

AT

ION

'SE

RIA

LN

UM

BE

RM

ON

TH

DA

YY

EA

Rr---

- - -,

- -

724 FH 482APMW0025793