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US 7,594,246 · Confirmation No. 7593

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION WITHIN A USER INTERFACE

Inventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan

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	Code	Description	Pages	PDF
2011-08-09	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2011-08-09	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2011-07-29	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2011-07-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2010-09-28	`COCOUT`	Certificate of Correction - Post Issue Communication	1	View
2010-04-21	`PETDEC`	Petition Decision	1	View
2010-02-03	`PET.PTA.RCAL`	Request for Patent Term Adjustment(PTA) recalculation in view of Wyeth	3	View
2010-02-03	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-09-02	`ISSUE.NTF`	Issue Notification	1	View
2009-08-13	`IFEE`	Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B)	1	View
2009-08-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-08-13	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-08-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-08-07	`NOA`	Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)	7	View
2009-08-07	`IIFW`	Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc.	1	View
2009-08-07	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	11	View
2009-08-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2009-08-07	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2009-08-07	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2009-07-23	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-07-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-07-23	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	5	View
2009-07-15	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2009-07-15	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2009-07-15	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	1	View
2009-07-15	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-07-15	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-07-15	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2009-07-13	`EXIN`	Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413)	2	View
2009-07-07	`SA..`	Supplemental Response or Supplemental Amendment	1	View
2009-07-07	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2009-07-07	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	1	View
2009-07-07	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-07-07	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-06-29	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2009-06-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	23	View
2009-06-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	109	View
2009-06-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	8	View
2009-06-29	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-06-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2009-06-29	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2009-06-29	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2009-04-24	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2009-04-24	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-04-24	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-04-24	`XT/`	Extension of Time	2	View
2009-04-24	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2009-04-24	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2009-04-24	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2009-04-24	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	10	View
2009-04-07	`CTAV`	Advisory Action (PTOL-303)	4	View
2009-04-07	`CTAV`	Advisory Action (PTOL-303)	1	View
2009-04-07	`ANE.I`	Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner.	1	View
2009-03-23	`A.NE`	Response After Final Action	1	View
2009-03-23	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2009-03-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-03-23	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	8	View
2009-03-20	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2009-03-18	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2009-03-18	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2009-03-10	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	1	View
2009-03-10	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-03-10	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	1	View
2009-01-22	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	27	View
2009-01-22	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2009-01-22	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2009-01-22	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2009-01-22	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	10	View
2008-10-30	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2008-10-30	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2008-10-30	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	11	View
2008-10-30	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2008-10-30	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2008-10-30	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2008-07-31	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	25	View
2008-07-31	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2008-07-31	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	9	View
2008-07-31	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2008-07-31	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2008-07-31	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2008-05-28	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2008-05-28	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2008-05-28	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2008-05-28	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2008-05-27	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2008-05-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2008-05-27	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2008-05-27	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2008-05-27	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2008-05-27	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	8	View
2008-05-27	`XT/`	Extension of Time	2	View
2008-05-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2008-01-24	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	23	View
2008-01-24	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	3	View
2008-01-24	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2008-01-24	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2008-01-24	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2008-01-07	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	8	View
2007-10-15	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2007-10-15	`CLM`	Claims	16	View
2007-10-15	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	13	View
2007-10-15	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2007-10-15	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2007-10-15	`XT/`	Extension of Time	2	View
2007-10-15	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2007-09-18	`EXIN`	Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413)	2	View
2007-08-23	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2007-08-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2007-08-23	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2007-08-15	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2007-08-15	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2007-08-15	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2007-08-15	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2007-06-13	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	22	View
2007-06-13	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	17	View
2007-06-13	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2007-06-13	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2007-06-13	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2007-06-13	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2007-05-14	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	8	View
2007-02-26	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2007-02-26	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2007-02-26	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2006-01-23	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	8	View
2005-07-27	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	6	View
2005-07-27	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	13	View
2005-04-22	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	7	View
2005-02-14	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	7	View
2004-12-30	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2004-11-22	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2004-07-26	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2003-05-01	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2003-04-02	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2003-01-29	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2002-09-03	`RESC`	Rescind Nonpublication Request for Pre Grant Publication	1	View
2002-07-08	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2002-06-18	`PEFR`	Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice	6	View
2002-06-18	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	1	View
2002-06-11	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	3	View
2002-06-11	`A.PE`	Preliminary Amendment	1	View
2002-06-11	`SPEC`	Specification	1	View
2002-04-23	`PEFN`	Pre-Exam Formalities Notice	2	View
2002-03-27	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	2	View
2002-03-27	`SPEC`	Specification	21	View
2002-03-27	`CLM`	Claims	10	View
2002-03-27	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
2002-03-27	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	11	View
2002-03-27	`IMIS`	Miscellaneous Internal Document	1	View
2002-03-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2002-03-27	`WCLM`	Claims Worksheet (PTO-2022)	1	View

Inventors

James A. Billmaier Woodinville, WA

John M. Kellum Seattle, WA

Dewey Reid San Rafael, CA

Philip Rogan Bozeman, MT

Attorneys & Agents of Record

LORI ANNE SWANSON Reg. 59048 Attorney · ARRIS GROUP, INC

BART PERKINS Reg. 69229 Agent

Classification

USPC 725/38

G06F3/0482 H04N21/4316 H04N21/4438 H04N21/47 H04N21/482

Prosecution

Examiner: SHEPARD, JUSTIN E
Art Unit: 2424
Customer No.: 21924
Docket No.: 19002-CIP3
Confirmation No.: 7593

Patent Term Adjustment

-67days

Parent is a Continuation in-part of

→

App. 10/097,174

Filed 2002-03-12 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

→

App. 60/315,731

Filed 2001-08-29 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

→

App. 60/317,612

Filed 2001-09-06 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

→

App. 60/324,997

Filed 2001-09-26 · Provisional Application Expired

Child PCT is a Continuation of

→

PCT/US2002/027286

Filed 2002-08-27 · RO PROCESSING COMPLETED-PLACED IN STORAGE

Child is a Continuation of

→

App. 12/561,893 · US 7,954,125

Filed 2009-09-17 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

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