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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC§ 102
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless - (b) the invention was patented or described in a printed
`publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to
`the date of application for patent in the United States.
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`2.
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`Claims 37-38, 41, 44, 46-47, 49-51, and 54-55 are rejected under 35
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`U.S.C. 102(b) as being anticipated by Taniguchi (EP 0417739).
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`3.
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`Consider claim 37, Taniguchi discloses a method of encoding signals, in
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`particular digitized audio signals, with an encoding device for encoding the signal in an
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`encoding format and a processing device for processing of the encoded signal,
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`comprising the steps of:
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`automatically selecting the encoding format dependent on the properties of the
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`processing device (see fig. 2, element 6 or page 5, lines 39-58); and
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`employing at least one of the following steps for determining the selected coding
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`format (see fig. 2, element 6 or page 5, lines 39-58).
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`ascertaining the properties of the processing device by a signal directed to the
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`processing device (see page 6 line 3-37); and
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`calling out the properties (see fig.2, 4) of the processing device from a storage
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`means (see page 7 line 31-39).
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`4.
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`Consider claims 38 and 41, Taniguchi teaches the processing device includes at
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`least one of a transmitting device for transmission of the encoded signal (see fig.2, 11-
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`1m) and a storage device (4 and page 7 line 31-39) for storage of the encoded signal
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`and a decoding device for decoding of the encoded signal (see page 6 line 4-15); and
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`the prior to determining the encoding format, the properties of the processing device are
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`ascertained a test signal directed to the processing device (see page 8 line 27-30).
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`5.
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`Consider claim 44 and 46-47, Taniguchi further discloses the properties of the
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`processing device are called up out of a storage means prior to encoding (see page 7
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`line 31-39); and the signal is digitized prior (such as CELP) to the encoding operation
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`(see page 6 line 38-43); and the signal is encoded in a bit rate-reduced (LPC) encoding
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`format (see page line 38-51 ).
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`6.
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`Consider claims 49-50, Taniguchi teaches the method of the transmission and/or
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`storage devices of varying capacity are available as processing devices and prior to
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`transmission and I or storage of the signals, in the case of signals of higher quality, that
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`is to say with a larger amount of data, a transmission device and/or storage device of
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`larger capacity is selected and in the transmission and/or storage of signals of lower
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`quality, that is to say with a smaller quantity of data, a transmission device and/or
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`storage device of smaller capacity is selected (see page 7 line 31- page 8 line 21); and
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`the signals to be sent are audio signals, wherein the audio signals are encoded in bit
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`rate-reduced form by the encoding device, wherein a plurality of transmission channels
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`and/or bit rates are available for transmission of the signal and wherein the transmission
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`channel and/or the bit rate in the transmission are so selected that the signal can be
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`transmitted in real time (see page 8 line 27-50).
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`7.
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`Consider claim 51, Taniguchi teaches a fixedly preset (see fig.5b, 306a, 306b,
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`306c) computing power (code rate)is inherently adopted for operation in real time (see
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`col. 1 line 10-37).
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`8.
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`Consider claim 54, Taniguchi teaches a method of encoding signals, in particular
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`digitized audio signals, with an encoding device (see fig.2, 11-1 m) for encoding the
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`signal in an encoding format and a processing device (2-7) for processing of the
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`encoded signal, said method including the step of determining the encoding format
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`dependent on the properties of the encoding device (see abstract and page 5 line 39-
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`page 6 line 37).
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`9.
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`Consider claims 55 Taniguchi teaches the encoding format is determined by a
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`control device (see fig.2, 4 and 5 and abstract and page 5 line 39-page 6 line 37).
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`10. Claims 56-60 .and 73 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 1.02(b) as being anticipated by
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`Tomoyuki (EP0327101 ).
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`11. Consider claims 56 and 73, Tomoyuki teaches apparatus for encoding signals
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`comprising:
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`a processing device (see fig.5a, 310,302,304); and
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`a control device (310 cpu) which automatically presets (see fig.Sb, 306) the
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`encoding format to be used for encoding dependent on the properties of said
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`processing device for further processing of the signals;
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`said control device (see fig. 6,408) having a signal generator which emits a
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`signal, by which the control device adjusts the properties of the connected processing·
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`device (fig.6, 404 see co1.4 line 43-co1.6 line 42), and wherein the control device can
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`be operated either cable-less or via a cabled interface (within the scope of the
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`reference).
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`12.
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`Consider claims 57-58, Tomoyuki teaches that an apparatus ·connected to the
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`apparatus, is a transmission device connected to the control device (see fig.Sa, 310), as
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`a processing device for transmission of the signals to a receiver (302), wherein the
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`encoding format (see fig.Sb, 306) is adapted by the control device to the properties of
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`the transmission device (fig.6,404 see co1.4 line 43-col.6 line 42); and the encoding
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`format is adapted by the control device to the bit rate of the transmission device (see
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`figs. 5a,5b and co1.4 line 35-co1.5 line 44 );
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`13.
`Consider claims 59-60 Tomoyuki teaches that an apparatus having a stOrage
`device connected to the control device (see fig.5 a, 310), as a processing device, for
`storage of the signals, wherein the encoding format is adapted by the control device
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`(310) to the properties of the storage device (cpu and see co1.4 line 35-col.5 line 44);
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`and the apparatus having a decoding device (see fig.6,404) connected to the control
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`device (408), as a processing device, for decoding of the signals, wherein the encoding
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`format is adapted by the control device to the properties of the decoding device
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`(fig.6,404 see col.4 line 43-co1.6 line 42) ..
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC§ 103
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`14.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and
`the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the
`invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`15.
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`Claims 39-40 and 42-43 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. ·103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Taniguchi (EP 0417739).
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`16.
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`Consider claim 39, Taniguchi teaches the method of the processing device is a
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`transmission device for transmission of the encoded signal (see fig.2, 11 ... 1 m); but
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`Taniguchi does not clearly teach the transmission device is used for simultaneously
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`transmitting and receiving the encoded signal. However, it is well known in the art such
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`as a speech at a telephone line in two way communication. Therefore, it would have
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`been obvious that Taniguchi could have the transmission device is used for
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`simultaneously transmitting and receiving the encoded signal to improve a speech
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`coding apparatus.
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`17.
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`Consider claim 40, Taniguchi teaches the method of the processing device is a
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`transmitting device for transmission of the encoded signal (see fig.2, 11 ... 1 m);
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`Taniguchi does not clearly teach the transmission device has a decoding device for
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`simultaneous decoding upon the reception of an encoded signal. However, it is well
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`known in the art such as a speech at a telephone line in two way communication.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious that Taniguchi could have the transmission
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`device is used for simultaneously transmitting and receiving the encoded signal to
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`improve a speech coding apparatus. However, it is well known in the art such as a
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`speech at a telephone line in two way communication. Therefore, it would have been
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`obvious that Taniguchi could have the transmission device has a decoding device for
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`simultaneous decoding upon the reception of an encoded signal to improve _a speech
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`coding apparatus.
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`18.
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`Consider claim 42, Taniguchi teaches the method of the processor power of the
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`processing device is referred to as the property thereof so that the encoding format is
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`determined in such a way that it is processed (see page 6 lines 38-56), but Taniguchi
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`does not clearly teach the processing device in real time. However, it is well known in
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`the processing device in the real time to prevent losing of the data and therefore it
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`would have been obvious that Taniguchi could have the processing in the real time to
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`sufficiency sample code.
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`19:
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`Consider claim 43, Taniguchi teaches the method of the processing device is·a
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`transmission device for transmission of the encoded signal and wherein the encoding
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`format is determined in dependence on the power of the transmission device (see
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`abstract), but Taniguchi does not clearly teach the transmission device can effect
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`transmission in real time. However, it is well known in the art the transmission device
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`can effect transmission in real time (such as to prevent the channel error data low
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`capacity of channel) and therefore it would have been obvious that Taniguchi could
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`have the transmission device can effect transmission in real time (such as C=B
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`(bandwidth) log2 (1=(5/N)) to sufficiency sample code.
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`20.
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`Claim 45 is rejected under 35 U.S,C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Taniguchi (EP 327101) in view of Dieterich (US PAT. 6,138,051) .
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`Consider claim 45, Taniguchi does not clearly teach the method of the prior to
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`21.
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`encoding of the signal, by a display/input device, the user of the encoding device is
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`asked to do at least one of: preset the desired encoding formal: and preset the
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`properties of the selected processing device and encoding is effected in accordance
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`with the presetting. However, Dieterich teaches the method of the prior to encoding of
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`the signal, by a display (oscilloscope)/input device, the user of the encoding device is
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`asked to do at least one of: preset the desired encoding formal: and preset the
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`properties of the selected processing device and encoding is effected in accordance
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`with the presetting (see co1.6 line 17-48).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art the time
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`the invention was made to combine the teachings of Taniguchi and Dieterich to provide
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`a method and apparatus for creating a plurality of encode bitstreams that represent
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`selected waveforms in different ways such that when an audio decodes the bitstream,
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`an audible tone or lack thereof will signify the failure of the audio decoder.
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`22.
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`Claim 48 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Taniguchi (EP 327101 )in view of Orglmeister (US PAT. 5,199,078).
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`· 23.
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`Consider claim 48, Taniguchi does not clearly teach that the method of the signal
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`is a digitized audio signal and the signal is source-encoded having regard to psycho(cid:173)
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`acoustic phenomena. However, Orglmeister teaches the signal is a digitized audio
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`signal and the signal is source-encoded having regard to psycho-acoustic phenomena
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`(see col. 3 lines .15-50). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in
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`the art the time the invention was made to combine the teachings of Taniguchi and
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`Orglmeister to provide a method of data reduction of digital audio signal and of
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`approximated recovery of digital audio signals which makes use of overlapping
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`windowing.
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`24.
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`Claims 52-53 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Taniguchi (EP 327101) in view of Strehl (DE3443041).
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`25.
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`Consider claim 52, Taniguchi does not clearly teach the method of the
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`processing device is a transmitting device for transmission of the encoded signal and
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`wherein the transmission device has a decoding device for simultaneous decoding upon
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`the reception of an encoded signal, and wherein a fixedly preset computing power is
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`adopted for operation in real time and wherein with simultaneous transmission and
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`reception in real time the encoding formats of the encoding and decoding devices are
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`selected in accordance with the predetermined computing power.
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`However, Strehl teaches the method of the processing device is a transmitting
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`device for transmission of the encoded signal (see fig.2, 13-14, 23-24, 33-34) and
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`wherein the transmission device has a decoding device (15-16, 25-26, 35-36) for
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`inherently simultaneous decoding upon the reception of an encoded signal, and wherein
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`a fixedly preset (secured by test bits) computing power (bit rate or code rate) is adopted
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`for operation in real time and wherein with simultaneous transmission and reception in
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`real time the encoding formats (13,23,33) of the encoding and decoding devices are
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`selected in accordance with the predetermined computing power (see abstracts).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art the time the
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`invention was made to combine the teachings of Taniguchi and Strehl to improve the
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`transmission quality of coded image signals.
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`26.
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`Consider Claim 53, Strehl teaches the method of the presetting in respect of the
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`distribution of the computing power (bit rate or code rate) and thus the choice of the
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`encoding format (see fig.2, 12, 22, 32) in regard to a preference for the encoding device
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`or the decoding device or parity of the two is effected by an input device (see abstracts).
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`27.
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`Claims 52-53 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Taniguchi (EP 327101 ) in view of Brandenburg (US PAT. 5,50,017).
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`28.
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`Consider claim 52, Taniguchi does not clearly teach the method of the
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`processing device is a transmitting device for transmission of the encoded signal and
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`wherein the transmission device has a decoding device for simultaneous decoding upon
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`the reception of an encoded signal, and wherein a fixedly preset computing power is
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`adopted for operation in real time and wherein with simultaneous transmission and
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`reception in real time the encoding formats of the encoding and decoding devices are
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`selected in accordance with the predetermined computing power.
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`However, Brandenburg teaches the method of the processing device is a
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`transmitting device for transmission of the encoded signal (see fig.2, signal 1, signal2,
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`signal n) and wherein the transmission device has a decoding device for simultaneous
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`decoding upon the reception of an encoded signal (see co1.2 lines 10-65), and wherein
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`a fixedly preset (scaling factor) computing power (bit rate or code rate) is adopted for
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`operation in real time and wherein with simultaneous transmission and reception in real
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`ime the encoding formats (13,23,33) of the encoding and decoding devices are
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`selected in accordance with the predetermined computing power (col.3 line 3-col.4 line
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`65).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art the time
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`the invention was made to combine the teachings of Taniguchi and Brandenburg to
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`provide a process for simultaneous transmission of signals from N signal source via a
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`corresponding number of transmission channels with which "data-reduced signals" can
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`be transmitted via transmission channels that are only dimensioned for "average ·
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`demand" without any perceptible, i.e. by way of illustration audible, loss in signal
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`capacity.
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`29.
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`Consider claim 53, Brandenburg teaches the method of the presetting (scaling
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`factor) in respect of the distribution of the computing power (bit rate or code rate) and
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`thus the choice of the encoding format in regard to a preference· for the encoding device
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`or the decoding device or parity of the two is effected by an input device (see
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`co1.3 line 3-col.4 line 65).
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`11. Claims 61-72 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Tomoyuki. (EP 0327101) in view of Dieterich (US PAT 6,138,051 ).
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`30.
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`Consider claim 61, Tomoyuki teaches that the apparatus including, connected to
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`the control device (see fig.6, 408), a transmission and/or storage and/or decoding
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`device, wherein the control device detects the properties of the connected processing
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`device and selects the encoding format in accordance with those properties (see co1.4
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`line 43-co1.6 line 42) but Tomoyuki does not clearly teach the control device has a test
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`signal generator which emits a signal by which the control device.
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`However, Dieterich teach the control device( see fig .12, 1212) has a test signal
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`generator which emits a signal by which the control device (see co1.2, line 14-62 and
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`col.6 line 17-co1.7 line 52). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary
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`skill in the art the time the invention was made to combine the teachings of Tomoyuki
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`and Dieterich to provide a test sequence or bitstream that will produce audibly
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`detectable errors in the audio signal produced by an audio decoder if the decoder does
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`not properly decode the bitstream.
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`31.
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`Consider claims 62-63 Dieterich teaches that the apparatus of the control device
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`(see fig.12, 1212) has a test signal receiver which receives a test signal by which the
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`control device detects the properties of the connected processing device (1230) and
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`elects the encoding format in accordance with those properties (see figs. 3-11 and see
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`co1.2 line 14-62 and col.6 line 17 -co1.7 line 52); and the test signal is an encoded
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`audio signal (see co1.6 line 17-co1.7 line 52).
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`32.
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`Consider claims 64-67, Dieterich teaches a display (oscilloscope)/input device
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`which is connected to the control device and by which an encoding format to be used by
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`the apparatus can be preset ( scalefactor and see col.5 line 22- co1.6 line 48); and
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`apparatus of a storage unit (see fig. 12, 1214) which is, connected to the control device
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`and in which at least one encoding format is stored 9see col.6 line 17-48); and
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`apparatus, wherein stored in the storage unit, are the properties of the processing
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`device and the encoding formats corresponding to the properties (see figs. 3-11 and
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`see co1.2 line 14-62 and col.6 line 17 -col. 7 line 52); and all settings can be
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`implemented manually ( such as user input by keyboard and mouse (see col.6 line 17-
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`48)).
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`33.
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`Consider claims 68-69, Dieterich teaches that the apparatus is provided a display
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`(oscilloscope) which displays the current transmission time of the transmission
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`device/storage time of the storage device and/or the remaining transmission time of the
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`transmission device/storage time of the storage device (see coi.6 line 17-coi. 7 line 16);
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`and there is provided a mixing stage which prior to transmission with the transmission
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`device and/or storage with the storage device mixes together a plurality of monophonic
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`and/or stereophonic audio signals (see col. 10 line 37-coi. 11 line 47).
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`34.
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`Consider claim 70-71, Dieterich teaches the app~ratus of the signal which is to
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`be transmitted with the transmission device and/or stored with the storage device and/or
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`which is received from the transmission device can be listened to in a listening device
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`9see fig. 12, 150 and co1.6 lines 17-48) and the apparatus wherein the level of the
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`signal which is to be transmitted with the transmission device and/or stored with the
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`storage device and/or which is received from the transmission device can be displayed
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`by a level display (such as a meter and see col.6 line 17-47).
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`35.
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`Consider claim 72, Tomoyuki teaches that the apparatus provided for respective
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`ones of various processing devices, is a respective control device, wherein the
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`individual control devices exchange the properties of the processing device interrogated
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`thereby with one or more of the other control devices (see figs. 5a,5b,6, and see col. 4
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`line 43-col.6 line 42).
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`Application/Control Number:
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`Art Unit: 2626
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