Prior art

As a technical patent analyst, I will identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 12245325 based on the "CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" and "Related to U.S. patent application" sections provided within the authoritative patent text. While I cannot perform a live USPTO database search, these sections explicitly list the applications and patents that US12245325 claims priority from or is related to, and thus constitute the cited art for the purpose of this analysis. I will note that many of these are part of the same patent family and generally would not anticipate the core inventive concepts under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as they share a common priority date, but they represent the evolution of the invention's disclosure.

My analysis of potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 will be based on the abstract and detailed description of US12245325, and the high-level descriptions of the cited prior art, due to the absence of the full claim text for US12245325 and detailed claim charts for the cited art. I will particularly focus on the earliest-filed applications as they establish the priority date for much of the disclosed subject matter.

The interpreted independent claims of US12245325 (from the previous section) primarily revolve around a situational network (SitNet) that forms based on an event, includes geographically proximate participant devices, and features a system/method for presenting a "roll call query" and aggregating responses into a "roll call list."

Most Relevant Prior Art for US12245325

Based on the cross-reference information, the most relevant prior art, especially for establishing the foundation of the situational network and personal information aggregation, are the earliest-filed applications:

1. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/887,843

   • Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/887,843, entitled "Situational Network".
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed Feb. 2, 2007. This is the priority date for US12245325.
   • Brief Description: This provisional application is the foundational document for the "Situational Network" concept. As the earliest application, it would describe the initial ideas of forming a network based on an event, connecting participants, and sharing information related to a situation, as well as the dynamic and proximity-based aspects of a SitNet.
   • Potential Anticipation (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): This application would likely disclose the core concepts of forming a situational network based on an event, including participant devices, and the general exchange of situation-related information. It would thus potentially anticipate the fundamental elements of the interpreted independent claims relating to the formation and operation of a SitNet for event-related information. However, without the full content, it's uncertain if the specific "roll call query" and "roll call list" features of US12245325's abstract are fully disclosed.

2. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/566,947

   • Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/566,947, entitled "Aggregating Personal Information in a Personal Information Aggregator". The entire disclosure of this application is incorporated herein by reference in US12245325.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed Dec. 5, 2006. This filing date predates the provisional application (60/887,843).
   • Brief Description: This application focuses on the Personal Information Aggregator (PIA), a key component described throughout US12245325. It details how a PIA provides a user with the ability to store, organize, and control personal information, obtain data from various sources, and authorize access to subsets of this information by other entities.
   • Potential Anticipation (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent potentially anticipates the underlying technology of the "participant devices" being PIAs and how they manage and share personal information within a network. Elements of the interpreted claims that involve participant devices (PIAs) storing and exchanging status information could find foundational disclosure here. The general concept of "aggregating" information is central to both the PIA and the roll call list.

Other Cited Applications (Part of the Same Patent Family)

The remaining cited applications are primarily continuations or related applications that claim priority from the 60/887,843 provisional application, or divisional applications derived from them. As such, they typically share a common disclosure and would not constitute prior art in the traditional sense of anticipating novel features introduced by US12245325, assuming US12245325's claims are properly supported by the earlier common priority document. They represent further development or narrower claims within the same inventive concept. However, they are listed as citations, and their titles indicate the specific aspects of the situational network that were further elaborated in those filings.

For brevity, these can be grouped due to their common origin and often overlapping subject matter, particularly as they are continuations of each other or divisional applications of the same lineage.

• Continuation and Divisional Applications of "Method And System For Using A Situational Network" (e.g., US12120769, US11470682, US10524307, US10375759, US10117290, US9877345, US9143535):

  • Full Citations:
    • Ser. No. 18/639,871 (now U.S. Pat. No. 12,120,769), filed Apr. 18, 2024.
    • Ser. No. 17/902,427, filed Sep. 2, 2022.
    • Ser. No. 16/730,339 (now U.S. Pat. No. 11,470,682), filed Dec. 30, 2019.
    • Ser. No. 16/207,059 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,524,307), filed Nov. 30, 2018.
    • Ser. No. 16/164,715 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,375,759), filed Oct. 18, 2018.
    • Ser. No. 15/638,722 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,117,290), filed Jun. 30, 2017.
    • Ser. No. 14/861,340 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,877,345), filed Sep. 22, 2015.
    • Ser. No. 13/612,964 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,143,535), filed Sep. 13, 2012.
  • Publication/Filing Dates: These range from Sep. 13, 2012, to Apr. 18, 2024.
  • Brief Description: These are all continuations of earlier applications in the same family, sharing the title "Method And System For Using A Situational Network" or similar. They would elaborate on various aspects of forming, managing, and utilizing a situational network as described in the parent applications.
  • Potential Anticipation (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): As part of the same patent family, these applications disclose the same or similar subject matter. They would not typically "anticipate" US12245325's claims if those claims are supported by the common priority date. However, they demonstrate the continuous disclosure of the SitNet concept.

• Continuation and Divisional Applications related to Specific SitNet Features:

  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/274,712 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,332,454), filed Oct. 17, 2011, entitled "Creating a Projection of a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,711 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,069,202), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Creating a Projection of a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,706 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,812,717), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,721 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,045,455), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Location Based Services in a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,727 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,711,475), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Use of a Situational Network for Navigation and Travel".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,731 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,036,632), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Access of Information using a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,741, filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Searchable Message Board".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/924,748 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,249,932), filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled "Targeted Advertising in a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/731,413 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,000,893), filed Mar. 25, 2010, entitled "Use of a Situational Network for Navigation and Travel".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/253,374, filed Oct. 5, 2011, entitled "Access of Information Using a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/274,687, filed Oct. 17, 2011, entitled "Location Based Services in a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/274,696, filed Oct. 17, 2011, entitled "Location Based Services in a Situational Network".
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/274,734, filed Oct. 17, 2011, entitled "Notifications Using a Situational Network".
  • Publication/Filing Dates: These applications generally have filing dates from 2007 to 2011.
  • Brief Description: These applications delve into specific functionalities and embodiments of the situational network, such as creating projections, location-based services, navigation, information access, message boards, targeted advertising, and notifications.
  • Potential Anticipation (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): Like the "Method and System" continuations, these documents further detail various aspects of the situational network. If the specific "roll call query" and "roll call list" features of US12245325's interpreted claims were fully disclosed in any of these earlier applications (which share a common priority date), then they would be considered anticipatory to those specific elements. Given the titles, elements like location-based services and information access are certainly anticipated by these earlier family members. Without the full text of each, it's difficult to pinpoint exact anticipation for the unique "roll call" aspect, but the broader concepts of forming and interacting within a geographically-aware SitNet are undoubtedly present.