November 2014 Patent Prosecution Luncheon

1. Aftermath of Alice Corp
Sampling the Allowed Cases
11/20/2014

2. Allowed Cases After Alice Corp.
• 13/707,092: SUPPORT FOR CONVERGED
TRAFFIC OVER ETHERNET LINK
AGGREGATION (LAG)
– Reached agreement in an interview
– More algorithm than hardware
• 13/648,091: MOVING TARGET DETECTION
USING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOLDING
APPROACH
– Made extensive arguments that radar system not
“abstract”.
– No interview

3. Allowed Cases After Alice Corp.
• 13/629,597: POWER RELEASE HOOD
LATCH METHOD AND SYSTEM
– Amended to recite actuators and processor
triggering actuators
• 13/377,650: MODULO OPERATION
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAME
– Algorithm used in LTE wireless comm.
– Amended to add controller calculating the value
and transceiver using the value

4. Allowed Cases After Alice Corp.
• 13/507,060:Game method and apparatus
– Represented pro se
– Limitations relating actual playing area with
virtual one
• 13/673,347: SHELF SPACE PRODUCT
PLACEMENT OPTIMIZER
– Clarified how aspects of the algorithm speed up
performance

5. Allowed Cases After Alice Corp.
• 13/133,881: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR
PROVIDING SERVICE TO END TERMINAL
THAT USES AUTHENTICATION
INFORMATION OF ANOTHER MOBILE
COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, SERVICE
SERVER, MOBILE COMMUNICATION
TERMINAL, END TERMINAL, AND
STORAGE MEDIUM
– Added limitations characterizing as a machine
– Communicating over network