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Case 2:10-cv-O7678-JFW-DTB Document 57-4 Filed 09i28/11 Page 35 of 38 Page ID<br />

#:1012 NAN05073<br />

Application/C0ntrol Number:. 10/405,112<br />

Art Unit: 2625 .<br />

Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102<br />

Page 5<br />

4. The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U,S.C. 102 that<br />

form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:<br />

A personshallbe entitledto a patentunless-<br />

(e)theinventionwasdescribedIn (1)an'applicationforpatent,published' undersection122(b),by<br />

anotherfiledinthe UnitedStatesbeforethe inventionbytheapplicantfor patentor(2)a lYatent<br />

grantedon an applicationfor patentbyanotherfiledInthe UnitedStatesbeforethe inventionbythe<br />

applicant forpatent,exceptthataninternational applicationfiled'underthetreaty0efinedinsection<br />

351(a)shallhavetheeffectsfor purposesof thissubsectionofan applicationfiledinthe UnitedStates<br />

onlyiftheinternationalapplicationdesignatedtheUnitedStatesandwaspublishedunderArticle2i(2)<br />

of suchtreatyintheEnglishlanguage.<br />

5. Claim 82, 85-68, 90-92, 95-97, 103, 1'06-113, 1'16, 117,120-i23, 125-127, 129,<br />

131,132, 141-148; 151,152 and 154-161 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being<br />

anticipated by Rowe et al (US Pat 70"08320).<br />

Re claim 82: Rowe '320 discloses gaming machine with receipt generation capabilities,<br />

comprising:<br />

an auxiliary communication port coupled to a promotional controller (44) (1.e. the<br />

gaming machine (20) has one or more communication links which are connected to the<br />

reward system host (44), which performs as a promotional controller. With the<br />

communication link capable of being wired, then it is inherent that there is a comm poi't<br />

associated.with the wire to connect the gaming machine (20) to the reward system host<br />

(44). With a wired configuration of the system, there must be some communication port<br />

associated with receiving information on the gaming machine (20). Therefo,'e, the<br />

feature of having an auxiliary communication port is inherent to the system; see figs. 1<br />

and 2; col. 4, lines 4-_18), the auxiliary communication port adapted to receiv.e coupon<br />

00093<br />

Nanoptix' Summary Judgment ExhibitNo. 3<br />

-A0232-

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