IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Docket No.: PMC-003C179
`(PATENT)
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`In re Patent Application of:
`John C. Harvey et al.
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`Application No.: 08/474,145
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`Confirmation No.: 2429
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`Filed: June 7, 1995
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`Art Unit: 2438
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`For: SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND
`METHODS
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`Examiner: Minh Dieu T Nguyen
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`COMMENTS ON STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE AND
`AMENDMENT UNDER 37 CFR § 1.312
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Dear Sir:
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`The Notice of Allowance dated October 22, 2010 has been received and carefully
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`considered. Pursuant to page 11 of the Notice of Allowance, Applicants respectfully submit the
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`following Summary of Interviews relevant to the allowance of this application.
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`MAY4,2009
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`The prosecution of this application, along with all but two of Applicants' co pending
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`application, was suspended for several years pending the outcome of the appeal of Application
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`Serial Nos. 08/470,571 and 08/487,526 and the reexamination proceedings of seven related
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`patents. Applicants inquired into the status of these applications in January, 2009, as the current
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`six-month suspension period expired. Applicants requested that the suspension of these
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`applications not be renewed. The Office, through Supervisory Examiner David L. Ometz
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`indicated that the suspensions would not be renewed and that prosecution would recommence.
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`Applicants wish to thank Examiner David L. Ometz for the courtesy of the interview held on
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`May 4, 2009 in which Applicants' representatives and the Examiners discussed an overall plan
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`for examination of the remaining 110 applications which relate to this application and have a
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`common chain of priority. Applicants were informed that the Patent and Trademark Office
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`(PTO) was developing a plan to resume examination and that Applicants would be informed
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`when the plan was in place.
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`JULY 22, 2009
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`Applicants were informed in July, 2009, that a team of examiners had been assembled to
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`examine Applicants' copending applications. Applicants appreciate the courtesies extended to
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`Applicants' Representatives in a meeting held July 22, 2009, with the examination team. In
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`attendance at the meeting were Thomas J. Scott, Jr. and CarlL. Benson, of Goodwin Procter and
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`the PTO personnel identified on the attached list. Applicants' representatives made a
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`presentation to the Examiners in attendance in accordance with the attached agenda and provided
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`the materials attached hereto to the Examiners for their consideration and use in the further
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`examination of this application and the other application related to this application as identified
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`in Tab 2 of the materials provided to the Examiners in the meeting. Applicants' representatives
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`agreed to respond to any telephone inquiries or to be present for personal interview at the PTO in
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`any circumstance where the Examiner believed such an interview would advance the prosecution
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`of this application.
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`JULY- SEPTEMBER 2010
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`Over a period of months, Applicant's representatives and the Examiner proposed various
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`amendments to place the application in a condition for allowance. The Examiner cited the
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`following references as teaching elements of the claimed invention: U.S. Patent Nos. 4,893,248
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`(Pitts), 4,736,422 (Mason), 4,712,238 (Gilhousen), 4,634,808 (Moerder), 4,613,901 (Gilhousen),
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`and 4,484,027 (Lee). In a telephonic interview on September 17, 2010, the Examiner proposed
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`further amendments to the claims to place the claims in condition for allowance. Applicants
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`agreed to the Examiner's proposed amendments. The examiner's amendment included with the
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`Notice of Allowance reflects the agreed upon claims.
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`CONCLUSION
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`Applicants appreciate the Examiner's time and consideration in this matter.
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`Dated: November 2, 2010
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By /Thomas J. Scott, Jr./
`Thomas J. Scott, Jr.
`Registration No.: 27,836
`GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 346-4000
`Attorney for Applicants
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`PERSONALIZED MEDIA
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`MEETING WITH
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`TRADMARK OFFICE EXAMINERS
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`Table of Contents
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`Identification of Priority Applications for Pending PMC Applications ............................... Tab I
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`List of Pending PMC Applications ....................................................................................... Tab 2
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`Category Subject Matter Descriptions .................................................................................. Tab 3
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`Subject Matter Group Descriptions ...................................................................................... Tab 4
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`Status Chart for Reexamination Proceedings ....................................................................... Tab 5
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`Decision on Appeal, Appeal2007-1837, Application 08/470,571, March 20, 2009 ........... Tab 6
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`Decision on Request for Rehearing, Appeal 2007-183 7, June 24, 2009 .............................. Tab 7
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`Decision on Appeal, Appeal2007-2115, Application 08/487,526, January 13,2009 ......... Tab 8
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`Priority Applications
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`Application No.: 06/317,510, filed November 3, 1981
`Issued as U.S. Patent 4,694,490 on September 15, 1987.
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`Application No.: 06/829,531 filed February 14, 1986 as continuation of 06/317,510
`Issued as U.S. Patent 4,704,725 on November 3, 1987.
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`Application No.: 07/096,096 filed September 11, 1987 as continuation-in-part of 06/829,531
`Issued as U.S. Patent 4,965,825 on October 23, 1990.
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`Application No.: 07/588,126 filed September 25, 1990 as continuation of 07/096,096
`Issued as U.S. Patent 5,109,414 on April 28, 1992.
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`Application No.: 07/849,226 filed March 10, 1992 as continuation of 07/588,126
`Issued as U.S. Patent 5,233,654 on August 3, 1993.
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`Application No: 08/056,501 filed May 3, 1993, as continuation of 07/849,226
`Issued as U.S. Patent 5,335,277 on August 2, 1994.
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`Application No.: 08/113,329 filed August 30, 1993 as continuation of 08/056,501
`Remains pending as HEAD 81 A (Group 4).
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`328 applications are continuations of 08/056,501:
`227 have been abandoned through consolidation and prosecution:
`100 remain pending: 54 other "A" applications, 55 "B" applications, and 08/444,788;
`1 issued: Application No. 08/480,060 issued as U.S. Patent 5,887,243 on March 23, 1999.
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`Prosecution of pending applications was suspended pending the resolution of:
`Appeal of 08/470,571 INTE 81 A (Group 2)
`BPAI Decision: March 20, 2009 (Tab 6)
`Decision on Rehearing: June 24, 2009 (Tab 7)
`Appeal of 08/487/526 MUL T 81 A (Group 2)
`BPAI Decision: January 13, 2009 (Tab 8)
`Reexamination proceedings of the seven issued patents
`Status chart attached (Tab 5).
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`ADVT 87
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`ASCO 87
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`ASRE 81
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`BCON 81
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`BUDG 87
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`CHAN 87
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`CLER 87
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`COMB 81
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`DATA
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`DECR
`
`81
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`87
`
`81
`
`87
`
`Cat. Pr. AlB Serial No.
`GP Dkt. #
`08/488,383 PMC-003 C255
`A
`08/475,341 PMC-003 C261
`B
`A
`08/459,521 PMC-003 C119
`B
`08/445,054 PMC-003 C297
`A
`08/441,701 PMC-003 C329
`B
`08/441 ,027 PMC-003 C322
`A
`08/473,484 PMC-003 C48
`B
`08/440,837 PMC-003 C320
`08/446,553 PMC-003 C11 0
`A
`B
`08/445,296 PMC-003 C111
`08/482,857 PMC-003 C91
`A
`B
`08/473,997 PMC-003 C187
`08/479,374 PMC-003 C1 01
`A
`B
`08/479,524 PMC-003 C323
`A
`08/466,894 PMC-003 C62
`B
`08/487,895 PMC-003 C239
`A
`08/397,636 PMC-003 C192
`08/441 ,996 PMC-003 C299
`B
`A
`08/480,392 PMC-003 C90
`B
`08/487,155 PMC-003 C97
`A
`08/449,263 PMC-003 C253
`B
`08/449,413 PMC-003 C247
`A
`08/474,145 PMC-003 C179
`B
`08/485,507 PMC-003 C180
`08/460,711 PMC-003 C141
`A
`B
`08/472,462 PMC-003 C176
`A
`08/470,051 PMC-003 C219
`B
`08/469,1 06 PMC-003 C225
`A
`08/460,770 PMC-003 C114
`B
`08/460,793 PMC-003 C134
`08/477,711 PMC-003 C92
`A
`B
`08/474,496 PMC-003 C190
`A
`08/459,788 PMC-003 C76
`B
`08/451,377 PMC-003 C89
`08/487,411 PMC-003 C171
`A
`B
`08/474,674 PMC-003 C172
`A
`08/113,329 PMC-003 C193
`08/442,165 PMC-003 C301
`B
`A
`08/446,431 PMC-003 C95
`B
`08/437,045 PMC-003 C274
`A
`08/486,258 PMC-003 C195
`B
`08/447,621 PMC-003 C258
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`DIG I
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`87
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`DOWN
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`81
`
`87
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`EMBD 87
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`ERRO 87
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`FANA 87
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`HEAD 81
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`12CM
`
`81
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`12CR
`
`81
`
`Support
`
`Group#
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`Group 2
`
`Group 2
`
`Group 1
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`9/18/2000
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`Group 4
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`6/12/2001
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`Group 2
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`Group 3
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`Group 3
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`Group 5
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`7/19/2000
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`Group 3
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`9/29/2000
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`Group 3
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`Group 2
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`10/2/2000
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`Group 2
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`Group 4
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`Group 2
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`3/1/2002
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`Group 2
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`Group 5
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`Group 3
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`Group 1
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`Group 4
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`2/26/2001
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`Group 2
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`10/5/2000
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`Group 2
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`9/29/2000
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`12GE
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`81
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`87
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`12RE
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`87
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`I MAG 87
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`INTE
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`81
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`METE 81
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`MICR 87
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`MKTR 81
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`MSG
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`87
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`MULT 81
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`NAUT
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`81
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`87
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`NAVI
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`81
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`NCOM 87
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`NECA 87
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`NGEN 87
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`Cat. Pr. AlB Serial No.
`GP Dkt. #
`A
`08/511 ,491 PMC-003 C69
`B
`08/438,659 PMC-003 C269
`08/447,712 PMC-003 C230
`A
`B
`08/487,556 PMC-003 C166
`A
`08/477,547 PMC-003 C158
`B
`08/459,218 PMC-003 C46
`A
`08/478,544 PMC-003 C174
`B
`08/460,081 PMC-003 C74
`A
`08/470,571 PMC-003 C228
`B
`08/471,024 PMC-003 C207
`A
`08/452,395 PMC-003 C31 0
`B
`08/483,980 PMC-003 C86
`A
`08/449,097 PMC-003 C139
`B
`08/482,574 PMC-003 C140
`A
`08/474,964 PMC-003 C317
`B
`08/480,059 PMC-003 C316
`A
`08/459,522 PMC-003 C115
`B
`08/458,760 PMC-003 C130
`A
`08/487,526 PMC-003 C201
`B
`08/437,044 PMC-003 C331
`A
`08/477,805 PMC-003 C234
`B
`08/483,269 PMC-003 C96
`08/444,758 PMC-003 C291
`A
`B
`08/447,611 PMC-003 C276
`A
`08/459,216 PMC-003 C131
`B
`08/480,383 PMC-003 C203
`A
`08/460,817 PMC-003 C128
`B
`08/460,592 PMC-003 C122
`A
`08/487,397 PMC-003 C72
`B
`08/449,901 PMC-003 C275
`A
`08/447,447 PMC-003 C270
`B
`08/446,124 PMC-003 C293
`A
`08/442,383 PMC-003 C312
`B
`08/488,620 PMC-003 C200
`A
`08/447,908 PMC-003 C280
`B
`08/460,394 PMC-003 C127
`A
`08/448,251 PMC-003 C1 03
`B
`08/444,787 PMC-003 C286
`A
`08/483,169 PMC-003 C150
`B
`08/486,266 PMC-003 C157
`08/447,496 PMC-003 C282
`A
`08/460,634 PMC-003 C77
`B
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`OPNS
`
`81
`
`87
`
`POLl
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`87
`
`PROB 87
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`RECO 87
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`Support
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`2/26/2001
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`Group#
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`Group 2
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`Group 2
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`Group 2
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`Group 2
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`Group 2
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`Group 3
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`9/29/2000
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`Group 4
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`Group 1
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`9/29/2000
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`Group 4
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`Group 2
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`Group 5
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`9/22/2000
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`Group 5
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`Group 2
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`2/16/2001
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`Group 3
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`Group 5
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`Group 5
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`Group 3
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`3/1/2002
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`Group 3
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`Group 1
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`Group 1
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`Group 1
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`REST 81
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`SCHE 87
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`SETT 81
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`SKIP
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`87
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`STUD 81
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`SWIT 81
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`SYNC 87
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`TELE 87
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`81
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`TRAN
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`Cat. Pr. AlB Serial No.
`GP Dkt. #
`A
`08/498,002 PMC-003 C142
`B 08/442,335 PMC-003 C83
`08/447,974 PMC-003 C98
`A
`B 08/449,652 PMC-003 C99
`A
`08/449,523 PMC-003 C266
`B 08/487,649 PMC-003 C149
`A
`08/487,410 PMC-003 C175
`B 08/478,908 PMC-003 C93
`A
`08/474,146 PMC-003 C245
`B 08/483,054 PMC-003 C240
`A
`08/469,612 PMC-003 C49
`B 08/441,577 PMC-003 C303
`A
`08/448,644 PMC-003 C254
`B 08/459,507 PMC-003 C118
`A
`08/472,066 PMC-003 C211
`B 08/479,523 PMC-003 C188
`A
`08/487,536 PMC-003 C295
`B 08/482,573 PMC-003 C294
`A
`08/445,328 PMC-003 C1 09
`87 B 08/447,724 PMC-003 C278
`08/444,788 PMC-003 C1 07
`08/448,326 PMC-003 C284
`A
`B 08/447,711 PMC-003 C264
`A
`08/485,283 PMC-003 C21 0
`B 08/470,476 PMC-003 C178
`A
`08/479,215 PMC-003 C196
`B 08/487,428 PMC-003 C186
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`VERI
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`81
`
`VIEW
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`81
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`87
`
`Group#
`
`Group 3
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`Group 2
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`Support
`
`2/26/2001
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`Group 3
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`10/10/2000
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`Group 3
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`Group 4
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`10/5/2000
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`Group 4
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`2/26/2001
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`Group 4
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`Group 1
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`Group 5
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`10/10/2000
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`Group 5
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`Group 5
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`Group 4
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`3/18/2002
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`Group 1
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`9/29/2000
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`Group 1
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`Category Subject Matter
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`ADVT
`ASCO
`ASRE
`BCON
`BUDG
`CHAN
`CLER
`COMB
`DATA
`DIGI
`DECR
`DOWN
`EMBD
`ERRO
`FANA
`HEAD
`I2CM
`I2CR
`I2GE
`I2RE
`IMAG
`INTE
`METE
`MICR
`MKTR
`MSG
`MULT
`NAUT
`NAVI
`NCOM
`NECA
`NGEN
`OPNS
`POLl
`PROB
`RECO
`REST
`SCHE
`SETT
`SKIP
`STUD
`SWIT
`SYNC
`TELE
`TRAN
`VERI
`VIEW
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`presenting advertising
`assembling information and instructions at a receiver station
`assembling records at a receiver station
`broadcast routing and control of a receiver
`presenting budget information
`processing of transmission channels that vary in composition/location etc.
`management of receiver station memory (clearing etc.) based on a broadcast
`systems for combined control of transmitter and subscriber stations
`moving and storing data and programming in a network
`digital television signal processing
`relates to decryption of broadcast information
`relates to downloadable code and processor instructions
`control of embedding
`error correction
`presenting financial analyses
`headend and network node automation
`instruct -to combine systems
`instruct-to coordinate systems
`instruct-to generate systems
`instruct-to response systems
`presenting images
`integrating remote with local processing and imaging
`metering
`microprocessing control functionalities
`market research systems
`messaging systems
`coordination of multi-channel. multi-media, multiple media
`network automation
`navigation to desired programming and signals
`certain networked communications functions
`networked programming distribution capacities
`networked generation of information
`operating and programming systems
`policy communications systems and presenting plans
`solving problems and presenting solutions
`presenting (and explaining) recommendations
`restoring efficient operations
`scheduling operations
`In-set (e.g., converters/TVs) transmission receiver functionalities
`skipping incomplete images etc.
`studio operations (e.g., organizing and recording programming for playback)
`switching between broadcast and cablecast transmissions
`synchronization and coordination systems
`networked presentation and response (e.g., by telecommunications/telephone) systems
`transmitting coordination and operations
`verification (e.g., of proper performance)
`systems for viewer interactivity
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`Grouping of Pending PMC Patent Applications
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`Group 1) Control and monitoring of interactive viewer systems. The systems of
`these applications generally control the collection and routing of user reactions to
`specialized programming. These applications are directed to features such as
`problem solving, market research and financial analysis. The applications
`classified into this group are: ASRE, FANA, I2RE, MKTR, POLl, PROB, RECO,
`TELE and VIEW.
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`Group 2) Control of presentations to subscribers including subscriber specific
`presentations. These applications include methods and systems for controlling a
`subscriber receiver to receive and process specific output content such as through
`decryption methods or downloadable code. Subscriber specific presentations are
`variously generated based on locally stored user information and presentation of
`content received from multiple sources. The applications classified into this group
`are: ADVT, ASCO, BUDG, DECR, DOWN, I2CM, I2CR, I2GE, IMAG, INTE,
`MULT, NA VI and SCHE.
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`Group 3) Control and monitoring of receiver station operations. These
`applications include methods and systems generally related to embedded control
`signals that operate to control programming selection, routing and processing. The
`systems and methods may have applicability at either ultimate receiver stations,
`such as subscriber stations, or at intermediate receiver stations, such as cable head
`ends. The applications classified into this group are: CHAN, CLER, DATA,
`ERRO, METE, NCOM, OPNS, REST, SETT and SKIP.
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`Group 4) Control of broadcast or transmission operations. These applications
`include methods and systems generally related to the control of head end and
`studio operations. These systems control coordination of programming such as
`programming received from different sources. The applications classified into this
`group are: BCON, HEAD, DIGI, MICR, MSG, STUD, SWIT, SYNC and VERI.
`
`Group 5) Network automation. These applications relate to control signals that
`have general applicability across the transmission network. The methods of these
`applications include coordination of transmitter and subscriber station operations.
`These systems and methods include network generation and control of local or
`tailored programming. The applications classified into this group are: COMB,
`EMBD, NAUT, NECA, NGEN and TRAN.
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`Status of Reexaminations
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`Patent
`Request filed by Thomson
`PTO Control No.
`Reexamination Ordered
`Request filed by Scientific-Atlanta
`PTO Control No.
`Reexamination Ordered
`Request filed by Scientific-Atlanta
`PTO Control No.
`Reexamination Ordered
`Request filed by Jones Day
`PTO Control No.
`Request Denied
`Initial Office Action
`Final Office Action
`Advisory Action
`Examiner's Answer
`Supplemental Examiner's Answer
`Reply Brief Acknowledged
`Assignment of Appeal Number
`Notification of Hearing Date
`Hearing Date
`Board Decision Issued
`Decision on Rehearing
`Notice of Intent to Issue
`Reexamination Certificate
`Reexamination Certificate Issued
`Patent Owner Action
`
`4,694,490
`10/3/03
`90/006,800
`12/10/03
`
`4,704,725
`
`717/2003
`90/006,697
`919103
`10/31/03
`90/006,841
`1/6/04
`
`4,965,825
`2/4/03
`90/006,536
`4/10/03
`
`5,109,414
`
`5,233,654
`4/18/03
`90/006,606
`7/9/03
`717/03
`90/006,703
`9/26/03
`10/31/03
`10/31/03
`90/006,838 90/006,839
`1/9/04
`1/9/04
`
`5,887,243
`5,335,277
`6/30/03
`3/14/03
`90/006,563 90/006,688
`5114/03
`9/23/03
`717/03
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
`AND INTERFERENCES
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`Ex parte JOHN C. HARVEY
`and JAMES W. CUDDIHY
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`Appeal2007-l837
`Application 08/470,571
`Technology Center 2600
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`Decided: 1 March 20, 2009
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`Before LEE E. BARRETT, JAMESON LEE, and MARK NAGUMO,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION ON APPEAL
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`This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § l34(a) from the final
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`rejection of claims 56-58, 60-63, 65-74, 80, 81, 84, 85, 87, 89-91,93-95,98,
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`100, 102, 103, 106-109, and 183-197, which are all the pending claims. We
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`have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
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`An oral hearing was held on December l, 2007.
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`We affirm-in-part.
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`1 The two month time period for filing an appeal or commencing a
`civil action, as recited in 37 C.P.R. § 1.304, begins to run from the decided
`date shown on this page of the decision. The time period does not run from
`the Mail Date (paper delivery) or Notification Date (electronic delivery).
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`Table of Contents
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`Page
`STATEMENT OF THE CASE..............................................................
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`Related applications and patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..
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`Appellants' inventions........................................................................
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`The claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`The references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`The rejections ....................................................................................
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`DISCUSSION ........................................................................................ 14
`Teletext and videotex background .................................................... 14
`Claim interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
`"User specific" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
`"Locally generated" .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18
`"Organizing information" ............................................................ 20
`"Video presentation comprising ... a coordinated display" . . . . . . . 24
`Indefiniteness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
`"Locally generated" ..................................................................... 25
`Functional descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
`Anticipation ...................................................................................... 28
`Obviousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
`Crowther and Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
`Betts and Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
`Betts, Bart, and Crowther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 50
`Betts, Bart, and Oono ................................................................... 50
`Kirschner and Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
`Millar and Marti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
`Diederich, Germany, and Chambers............................................ 61
`Conventional TV, Young, Tunmann and Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 64
`Hedger and Sedman and either Yoshino or Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 67
`Oono and Zworykin ..................................................................... 87
`Obviousness-type double patenting .................................................. 87
`CONCLUSION . ..................................................................................... 90
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`STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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`Related applications and patents
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`The present Application 08/470,571, entitled "Signal Processing
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`Apparatus and Method," was filed June 7, 1995. The application is a
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`continuation of Application 08/113,329, filed August 30, 1993, which
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`remains pending and is a continuation of Application 08/056,501, filed
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`May 3, 1993, now Patent 5,335,277, issued August 2, 1994, which is a
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`continuation of Application 07/849,226, filed March l 0, 1992, now
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`Patent 5,233,654, issued August 3, 1993, which is a continuation of
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`Application 07/588,126, filed September 25, 1990, now Patent 5,109,414,
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`issued April28, 1992, which is a continuation of Application 07/096,096,
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`filed September 11, 1987, now Patent 4,965,825, issued October 23, 1990,
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`which is a continuation-in-part of Application 06/829,531, filed February 14,
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`1986, now Patent 4,704,725, issued November 3, 1987, which is a
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`continuation of Application 06/317,510, filed November 3, 1981, now
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`Patent 4,694,490, issued September 15, 1987. Additionally, U.S. Patent
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`5,887,243 has issued from an application with an identical disclosure to the
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`instant application and a claim of priority to the above chain of applications.
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`Each of the patents is involved in reexamination proceedings.
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`Appellants' invention
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`The claims are directed to methods of controlling a video presentation
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`at a receiver, which are illustrated using the "Wall Street Week" example.
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`At the program-originating television station, a series of control instructions
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`is generated, embedded sequentially in digital form on lines of the vertical
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`interval of the television signal, and transmitted via an intermediate
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`transmitter to one of a plurality of receivers (Spec. 20-22).
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`Figure l of the present application is reproduced below.
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`20M
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`( Vonnm)
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`0
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`0
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`VIDEO
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`205
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`FIG. 1
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`Figure l shows a video/computer combined medium subscriber
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`station (receiver). The station receives the television broadcast transmission
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`at television tuner 215. The tuner 215 outputs conventional audio and
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`composite video transmissions. The audio transmission is inputted to TV
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`monitor 202M. The video transmission is inputted to video transmission
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`divider 4 that splits the transmission into two paths: one is inputted
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`continuously to TV signal decoder 203 and the other to microcomputer 205.
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`TV signal decoder 203 receives a composite video transmission and detects
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`the digital information embedded therein and converts the digital
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`information into digital signals that microcomputer 205 can receive and
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`process and that can control the operation of microcomputer 205.
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`Microcomputer 205 can store signals from the decoder 203, generate
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`computer graphic information, combine graphic information onto the video
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`information of the transmission by known graphic overlay techniques, and
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`output the combined information to a TV monitor 202M. See Spec. 19.
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`The combined medium "Wall Street Week" example is illustrated by
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`Figures lA, lB, and lC reproduced below.
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`FIG. 18
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`t~~ FIG. !C
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`Figure lA shows an example of a computer generated graphic of the
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`subscriber's stock portfolio as it would appear by itself on the face of a
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`television monitor. Figure lB shows a studio generated graphic displayed
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`on the face of a television monitor. Figure 1 C shows an example of the
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`graphic of Figure lA overlaid on the graphic of Figure lB.
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`The program "Wall Street Week" is transmitted with embedded
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`information and instruction signals. The microcomputer 205 is programmed
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`to hold a portfolio of the viewer's stocks. The microcomputer 205 may
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`contact a remote data source over a telephone line to determine the current
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`value of the stocks in the portfolio. Microcomputer 205 is preprogrammed
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`to receive signals from the decoder 203 and to respond in a predetermined
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`fashion to instruction signals embedded in the "Wall Street Week"
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`programming transmission (Spec. 21 ). A first combining synch command
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`signal causes computer 205 to load and run the program set instruction set
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`transmitted in the information segment of the signal (id. at 23). Under
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`control of the program instruction set, the computer 205 calculates the
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`performance of the subscriber's stock portfolio and constructs a graphic
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`image of that performance as shown in Figure lA (id. at 24-25). A second
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`combining synch command causes the computer 205 to combine the
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`Figure lA information with the Figure lB information and transmit the
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`combined information to monitor 202M (id. at 90). A third combining
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`synch command causes computer 205 to cease combining and transmit only
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`the received composite video transmission to the monitor 202M. The
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`combining process is described at Specification 25-26.
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`The claims
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`Claim 187 is illustrative:
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`187. A method of outputting a video presentation at a receiver
`station, said method comprising the steps of:
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`receiving at least one information transmission at said receiver
`station, said at least one information transmission including a first
`discrete signal and a second discrete signal;
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`detecting said first discrete signal and said second discrete
`signal in said at least one information transmission;
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`passing said detected at least one first discrete signal and said
`second discrete signal to at least one processor;
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`organizing information included in said at least one first
`discrete signal with information included in said second discrete
`signal to provide an organized signal at said receiver station;
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`generating an image by processing at least one user specific
`subscriber datum, said at least one user specific subscriber datum
`being stored at said receiver station prior to said step of organizing
`and based on information supplied by a user of said receiver station;
`and
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`outputting said video presentation to said user based on said
`organized signal, said video presentation comprising, firstly, a video
`image and, secondly, a coordinated display using said generated
`image and said video image.
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`The references
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`Zworykin
`Bart
`Kirschner
`Marti
`Harvey
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`Diederich
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`Germany
`Millar
`Yoshino
`Betts
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`us 2,757,226
`us 4,218,698
`us 4,253,157
`us 4,290,062
`us 4,694,490
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`Jul. l 0, 1956
`Aug. 19, 1980
`Feb.24, 1981
`Sep. 15, 1981
`Sep. 15, 1987
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`DE 2,356,969
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`May 22, 1975
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`GB 959,274
`GB 1,370,535
`GB 1,405,141
`GB 1,556,366
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`May 27, 1964
`Oct. 16, 1974
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`Nov. 21, 1979
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`Oono
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`JP 55-28691
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`Feb.29, 1980
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`J.P. Chambers, CEEFAX- The generation, distribution and
`transmission of a National Teletext Service, lEE Electronics Division,
`Colloquium on Broadcast and Wired Teletext Systems- CEEF AX,
`Oracle, Viewdata, Tuesday, 13 Jan. 1976 ("Chambers").
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`G.O. Crowther et al., Teletext Receiver LSI Data Acquisition and
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`Wired Teletext Systems- CEEF AX, Oracle, Viewdata, Tuesday,
`13 Jan. 1976 ("Crowther").
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`J. Hedger and A. Warburton, Telesoftware- Value Added Teletext,
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`E.C. Sedman, The use of MicroCobolfor Telesoftware, Mar. 1980,
`pages 399-411 ("Sedman").
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