Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 109174483, I need to search the USPTO database for the patent and then examine its cited references.

The provided patent text itself does not include the full claims section. Therefore, while I can identify prior art, I cannot definitively state which specific claims are anticipated without the full text of the claims. I will provide the prior art information and note this limitation.

Here's the plan:

1. Search the USPTO database for US patent 10917483 to access its full details, including citations.
2. For each patent citation listed, gather the full citation, publication/filing date, and a brief description.
3. Discuss how each reference potentially anticipates claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102, noting the absence of the full claim text from the prompt. Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a patent claim is anticipated if every element of the claim is found, either explicitly or inherently, in a single prior art reference.

Since I cannot directly search the live USPTO database in this environment, I will rely on the information from the provided patent text and a Google Patent search to identify cited prior art.

Based on the provided patent text, the "Prior art keywords" are: "entity, likelihood, conversion, communication, communication session." This suggests the general technical areas of the prior art.

The patent mentions "the prior art includes a rather primitive example of automating the following of a user's journey through an entities communication-based information path" and "E-commerce websites have made use of funnel analytics to better understand why and how potential customer make or do not make purchases." These are general descriptions of prior art concepts but do not provide specific patent citations.

To find the most relevant cited prior art, I'll leverage the Google Patents link provided in the original request, as it typically lists cited references.

I will proceed by making an assumption that the Google Patents page provides the necessary citation information.

Based on the initial Google Patents page for US10917483B2, I can see a "Prior art date" of 2017-06-22. However, this refers to the priority date of the application itself, not a specific prior art reference. To find specific prior art, I need to look for "Cited by" or "References Cited" sections, which are typically found further down the Google Patents page.

Since the provided text does not include a list of "References Cited" from the patent document itself, and I cannot perform a live deep search on the USPTO website to extract this information, I must state this limitation.

Limitation: The full list of "References Cited" (prior art documents) for US patent 10917483 is not directly available in the provided text. Therefore, I cannot provide a detailed analysis of specific prior art patents and their potential anticipation of claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

If I were able to access the "References Cited" section of US10917483 from the USPTO database or a comprehensive Google Patents view, I would proceed as follows:

For each cited prior art patent:

• Full Citation: Patent number, inventor(s), issue/publication date.
• Publication/Filing Date: The relevant date for 35 U.S.C. § 102 analysis (usually the earliest effective filing date or publication date).
• Brief Description: A summary of the invention disclosed in the prior art patent.
• Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): I would then compare the description of the prior art to the independent claims of US10917483. For each independent claim, I would analyze if every element is present in the prior art reference. Since the independent claims are not provided, this section cannot be completed.

General Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 102:
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, an invention is not novel (and thus unpatentable) if it was known or used by others, patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use or on sale before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. The America Invents Act (AIA) modified this statute, creating two main categories of prior art under Sections 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2). These sections broadly define what constitutes prior art, including disclosures made before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Exceptions exist, for example, for disclosures made by the inventor within one year of the filing date or if the prior art and claimed invention were commonly owned.

Without the explicit list of prior art references from the patent document, I cannot fulfill the request for "most relevant prior art" with specific examples and anticipation analysis.