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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicants
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`: Henry C. Yuen et al.
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`Application No.
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`: 10/704,318
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`Confiirmation No.
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`: 336?
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`Filed
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`For
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`: November 7, 2003
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`; METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BISPLAYING
`TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND RELATED TEXT
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`Greup Art Unit
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`:
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`2623
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`Examiner
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`: Shelton W. Austin
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`New York, New York 18036
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`February 25, 2008
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`Mail Stag Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
`9.0. Bax 1458
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313~145O
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`0' ~:
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`Q11
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`In response to the Office Action mailed on
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`Segtember 25, 2007, please reconsider the above—identified
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`applicatien in light of the followin :
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`Amendments to the claims are reilected in the
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`listing of claims which begins on page 2 of this paper
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`Remarks begin on page 11 of this paper.
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`Comcast, Exhibit—1 O14
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`Comcast, Exhibit-1014
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior
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`versions and listings of claims in this aeplication:
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`Listine of Claims
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`(Original)
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`A method for displaying an
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`electronic program guide in an interactive television system
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`having a tuner and a screen,
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`the method comprising:
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`simultaneously displaying a plurality of
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`television program listings in a first area of the screen, a
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`currently broadcast television program received by the tuner
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`in a second, nonoverlapping area of the screen and a detailed
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`program description of the currently broadcast television
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`program displayed in the second area of the screen in a third
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`nonoverlapping area of the screenv
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`2.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising switching the detailed program description
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`displayed in the third area of the screen in response to a
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`user input without changing the currently broadcast
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`television program displayed in the seconé area of the
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`3.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising displaying a second currently broadcast television
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`program in the second area of the screen in response to a
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`user input and switching the display in the third area to a
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`description of the second currently broadcast television
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`program,
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`4.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen and controlling the
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`tuner to display in the second area of the screen
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`simultaneously with the program listings the currently
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`telecast video program corresponding to the selected program
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`listing.
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`5.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen without changin_
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`the currently broadcast television program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen.
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`6.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen and switching the
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`display in the third area to a description of the program
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`corresponding to the selected program listing.
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`7.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 4 further
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`Comprisiag switching the display in the third area to a
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`description of the program corresponding to the selected
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`program listing.
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`8.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1 further
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`comprising:
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`successively marking on the screeh current
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`program listings displayed in the first area;
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`successively retrieving from a memory channel
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`identifications of the marked program listings;
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`using the retrieved channel identifications to
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`set the tuner successively to receive the current telecast
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`programs represented by the marked program listings to
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`successively display such programs in the second area of the
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`screen as program listings are marked in the first area.
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`9.
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`(Currently amended)
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`An interactive
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`entertainment system comprising:
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`a display having a screen;
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`a tuner coupled to the display; and
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`means for simultaneously displaying a
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`plurality of television program listings in a first area of
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`the screen, a currently broadcast television program received
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`by the tuner in a second nonoverlapping area of the screen ee
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`eeemsereee and a detailed program description of the
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`currently broadcast television program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen in a third nonoverlapping area of
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`the screen.
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`10.
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`(Original)
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`The interactive entertainment
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`system of claim 9 further comprising means for switching the
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`detailed program description displayed in the third area of
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`the screen in response to a user input without changing the
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`currently broadcast television program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen.
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`11.
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`(Original)
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`The interactive entertainment
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`system of claim 9 further comprising means for displaying a
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`second currently broadcast television program in the second
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`area or the screen in response to a user input and switching
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`the display in the third area to a description of the second
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`currently broadcast television program.
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`12.
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`(Original)
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`The interactive entertain.ent
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`system of claim 9 further comprising means for selecting one
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`at the plurality of program listings displayed in the first
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`area of the screen and means for contro ling the tuner to
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`display in the second area of the screen simultaneously with
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`Va program listings the currently telecast videe program
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`corresponding to the selected program listing.
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`13.
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`(Original)
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`The interactive entertainment
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`system of claim 9 further comprising means for selecting one
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`of the plurality of program listings displayed in the first
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`area of the screen without Changing the currently broadcast
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`television program displayed in the second area cf the
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`14.
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`(Original)
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`The interactive entertainment
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`system of claim 9 urther comprising means for selecting one
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`of the plurality of program listings displayed in the first
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`area of the screen and means for switching the display in the
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`third area to a description of the program corresponding to
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`the selected program listing.
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`15.
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`{Original}
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`The interactive entertainment
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`system ef claim 12 further comprising means for switching the
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`display in the third area to a description of the program
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`cerrespending to the selected program listing.
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`16.
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`(Original)
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`An entertainment system
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`Comprising:
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`a display having a screen;
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`a tuner;
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`means for simultaneously displaying a
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`plurality of television program listings in a first area of
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`een, a currently broadcast television program received
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`by the tuner in a second area of the screen and a detailed
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`grogram description of the currently broadcast television
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`program at a first level of detail in a third area of the
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`screen; and
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`means responsive to an input device for
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`substituting a program description of the currently broadcast
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`televieion program at a second level of detail for the
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`detailed program description of the currently broadcast
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`television program at a first level of detail in a third area
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`of the screen.
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`17.
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`(Original)
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`A method for displaying an
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`electronic program guide in an interactive television system
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`‘rzavinct
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`a tuner and a screen,
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`the method comprising:
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`displaying in a first area of the screen a
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`plurality of program listings;
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`Simultaneously displaying in a second area of
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`the eereen substantially all of a currently broadcast
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`television program;
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`simultaneously displaying in a third area of
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`the Screen a detailed program descrigtion of the current
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`television program displayed in the second area of the
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`screen; and
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`switching the detailed program description
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`displayed in the third area of the screen in response to a
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`user input without changing the current television program
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`displayed in the second area of the screen.
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`l8.
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`{Original}
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`The method of claim 1? further
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`oomprising;
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`successively marking on the screen current
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`program listings displayed in the first area; and
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`successively displaying the current telecast
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`program represented by the marked program listings in the
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`second area of the screen as program listings are marked in
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`the first area.
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`19.
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`{Original}
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`The method of claim 18 further
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`comprising responsive to a user command, maintaining the
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`ourrent telecast program displayed in the second area as
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`yrogram listings are successively marked in the first area.
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`20.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 17 further
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`comprising successively marking on the screen current program
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`listings displayed in the first area wherein switching the
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`detailed program description displayed in the third area of
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`the screen in response to a user input comprises displayin“
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`in the third area of the screen the detailed program
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`description represented by the marked program listings.
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`21.
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`(Original)
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`A method Eor displaying an
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`electronic program guide in an interactive television system
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`having a tuner and a screen,
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`the method comprising;
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`displaying in a first area of the screen a
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`ylurality of program listings;
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`simultaneously displaying in a second area ofi
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`the screen substantially all of a currently broadcast
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`television program;
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`simultaneously displaying in a third area of
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`the screen a detailed program description of the current
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`television program displayed in the second area of the
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`screen; and
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`switching the current television program
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`displayed in the second area of the screen and the
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`corresponding detailed program description displayed in the
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`third area in response to a user input.
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`22.
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`(Original)
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`The method or claim 21 wherein
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`switching the current television program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen and the corresponding detailed
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`program description displayed in the third area in response
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`to a user input comprises successively marking on the screen
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`current program listings displayed in the first area; and
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`successively displaying the current telecast program
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`represented by the marked program listings in the second area
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`of the screen and the corresponding detailed program
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`description in the third area as program listings are marked
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`in the first area.
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`23.
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`(Original)
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`A method for displaying an
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`electronic program guide in an interactive television system
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`having a tuner and a screen,
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`the method comprising:
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`simultaneously displayin a plurality of
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`television program listings in a first area of the screen,
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`substantially all of a currently broadcast television program
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`received by the tuner in a second area or the screen and a
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`detailed program description of the currently broadcast
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`television program displayed in the second area of the screen
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`in a third area of the screen.
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`24.
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`(Original)
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`The method of Claim 23 further
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`comprising switching the detailed program description
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`displayed in the third area of the screen in response to a
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`user input without changing the currently broadcast
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`television program displayed in the second area of the
`SCIEEB .
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`25.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 23 further
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`comprising displaying a second currently broadcast television
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`program in the second area of the screen in response to a
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`user input and switching the display in the third area to a
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`description of the second currently broadcast television
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`program.
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`26.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 23 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen and controlling the
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`tuner to display in the second area of the screen
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`simultaneously with the program listings the currently
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`telecast video program corresponding to the selected program
`listin
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`27.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 23 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen without changing
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`the currently broadcast television program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen.
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`2
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`(Original)
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`The method oi claim 23 further
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`comprising selecting one of the plurality of program listings
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`displayed in the first area of the screen and switching the
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`display in the third area to a description of “he program
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`corresponding to the selected program listing.
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`29.
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`{Original}
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`The method of claim 26 further
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`comprising switching the display in the third area to a
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`description of the program corresponding to the selected
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`program listing.
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`36.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 23 further
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`Comprising:
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`successively marking on the screen current
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`program listings displayed in the first area;
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`successively retrieving from a memory channel
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`identifications of the marked program listings;
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`using the retrieved channel identifications to
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`set the tuner successively to receive the current telecast
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`programs represented by the marked program listings to
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`successively display such programs in the seconfi area of the
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`screen as pregram listings are marked in the first area.
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`Summarv of Office Action
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`REMARKS
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`Claims l~3O are pending in this application.
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`Claims 1~3O were rejected on the ground of
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`nonstatutory obviousness~type double~patenting as being
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`unpatentable over claims 8—l2 of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,794.
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`Claims 1, 3-4, 5~9, 11-12, 14~15, 21—23,
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`2S—26 and
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`28~3D were rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§
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`lO2(e -..x as being
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`anticipated by Mankovitz U.S. Patent No. 5,559,550
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`(“Mankovitz"}.
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`Claims 1, 4-5, 9, 12~13, 23, and 26~27 were
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`rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(3) as being unpatentable over
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`Alten et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,635,978 (”Alten“} in View cf
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`Florin et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,583,56S {”Florin"}.
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`Claims 3, b, 11, 14, 21, 25 and 28 were rejected under 35
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`U.S.C.
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`§ lO3(a) as being unpatentable over Alten in View of
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`Florin and further in View of Marshall et. al. U.S. Patent
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`No. 5,523,796 ("Marshall").
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`Summarg of Agglicants’ Reglz
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`Applicants have amended independen. claim 9 to
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`carrect an informality. Applicants‘ claim amendment does not
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`introduce any new matter.
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`Applicants eubmit herewith a Terminal Disclaimer
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`under 37 C.F.R.
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`C0}
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`1,321 (C)
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`to obviate the Examiner‘e
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`nonetatutcry obviousnese~type double patenting rejection of
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`.s.
`claims 1«30. Applicants respectfully travexse the
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`35 U.S C.
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`§§ 102(e) and lO3(a) rejection .
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`Reglg to the Nonstatutorx Double Patenting Rejection
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`Claims 1~3O were rejected on the ground ci
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`nonstatutcry obviousnesswtype doub1e—patenting as being
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`unpatentable over claims 8~12 cf U.S. Patent No. 5,239,?94.
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`Applicants hereby submit, without prejudice, a
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`Terminal Disclaimer under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 1.321 {C}
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`to obviate
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`the Examiner's nonstatutory cbviouenees—type double paeenting
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`rejection of claims 1-30. Applicants respectfully request
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`that the Examiner‘e rejection be withdrawn.
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`fieglg to the § 102(e) rejection
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`Claims 1, 3-4, 6~9,
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`ll*l2,
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`l4—15, 21—23, 25—26 and
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`28~30 were rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 102{e) as being
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`anticipated by Mankovitz. Applicants respectfully traverse
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`the tejection.
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`Mankovitz is not prior art under
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`35 U.S.C.
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`§ 102(e). Mankcvit2’s earliest possible effiective
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`filing date ie March 1, 1995.
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`Support for the claims
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`rejected under Mankovitz, however,
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`is provide& at least as
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`early as September 27, 1994 in application No. 08/312,863,
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`to
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`which this case claims priority.
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`Support for the claims is
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`maintained back to the '863 application throughout the
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`intervening applications.
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`For the Examiner‘s Convenience,
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`Appendix A is provided herewith to ShOW illustrative support
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`found in the '863 application for each of the Claims rejected
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`under Mankovitz.
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`For at least the foregoing reasons,
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`the rejections
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`Q: claims 1, 3-4, 6~9,
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`ll~l2,
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`l4~lS, 2l—23,
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`2S—26 and 28~3O
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`over Mankovitz should be withdrawn,
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`Reglx to the §
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`lO3(a) Rejections
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`Claims 1, 4~S, 9, 12~13, 23, and 26—27 were
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`rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(a> as being unpatentable over
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`Alten in View of Florin. Claims 3, 6, ll, 14, 21, 25 and 28
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`were rejectea under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(a) as being unpatemtable
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`over Alten in View of Florin and further in View of Marshall.
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`Applicants’
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`independent claims 1, 9, 21 and 23 are
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`directed towards methods and a system for simultaneously
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`displaying a plurality of television program listings in a
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`first area of a screen, a currently broadcast television
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`program in a second area of the screen, and a detailed
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`program description of the currently broadcast televisioa
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`program displayed in the second area of the screen in a third
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`area of the screen.
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`The Examiner acknowledges the claims‘ novelty over
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`Alten, and relies upon Florin to provide the claimed display
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`of "a currently broadcast television program" {Office action,
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`p. 9). Applicants respectfully submit that one of ordinary
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`skill in the art would not be motivated to make this alleges
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`combination.
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`Generally speaking, Alten discloses two main types
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`of embodiments.
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`In the first type of embodiment,
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`the program
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`guide is completely passive. That is,
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`the guide is generated
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`remotely at a head~end and transmitted as a television
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`programming signal over a television channel to the user‘s
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`television for viewing (Alten, col. 8, ll.
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`i~32}. Users
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`desiring to View the passive guide tune their cable
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`television converter box to the proper channel {Alten,
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`coi. 8, ll. 28~29; col. 14, ll. 58~62). Applicants
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`respectfully submit that one simply cannot get to the claimed
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`approach from this embodiment for one fundamental reason ~
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`the tuner in this embodiment is used to provide the guide
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`itselfi.
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`The tuner cannot also be used to provide a
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`simultaneous display of a currently~broadcast television
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`program without obliterating the guide.
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`In Alten's "alternate embodiment," interactive
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`program schedule information is overlaid onto the passive
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`program guide channel to create a hybrid interactive/passive
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`guide {Alten, col. 14, ll. 6-15}. This embodiment gives the
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`user some control over the listings, while eonfiinuing to
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`provide the promotional videos of Alten*s passive program
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`guide channe 1 .
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`Alten specifically teaches that the promotional
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`videos are to be retained.
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`The interactivity is provided as
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`an "add on” to the basic promotional videos:
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`the display environment of the disclosed guide
`Thus,
`channel can be retained, but
`the listings portion of
`the guide controlled locally by the subscriber's
`Converter box. In this manner,
`the video—dominant
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`features of the guide channel are retained, such as
`the promotional video clips.
`(Alten, col. 14,
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`ll.
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`lO~l5, emphasis added).
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`The advantage of the above program guide
`channel/interactive electronic program guides is
`that it combines the advantage of a guide channel
`system~~the video features including promotional
`video clips-—with the benefit of user control over
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`display of selected program schedule information as
`opposed to waiting for the desired information to
`appear.
`(Alten, col. 14,
`l. 63 ~ col. 15, l. 2,
`emphasis added).
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`Thus, one of ordinary skill would not make the
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`proposed combination because it {a} flies in the face of the
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`express teachings of Alten, and (b) would frustrate one of
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`the basic purpose of the hybrid guide — to provide video
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`promotions. Applicants respectfully submit that gutting the
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`reference cf its basic teaching (i.e.,
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`to retain the
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`promotional videos)
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`in favor of its “add on" feature thereby
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`arriving at the claimed approach is the very essence at
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`impermissible hindsight.
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`For at least the above reasons, applicants
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`respectfully submit that independent claims 1, 9, 21 and 23
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`are patentable over the proposed combinations and that the
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`pending rejections shculd be withdrawn. Claims 3~6,
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`l1«l4
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`and 25«28 depend from independent claim 1, 9, 21 or 23.
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`Accordingly,
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`the rejection of these dependent claims should
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`also be withdrawn.
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`("If an independent claim is nonobvious
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`under 35 U.S.C. 103,
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`then any claim depending therefrom is
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`nonebvious.“
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`In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071,
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`5 USPQ2d 1596 (Fed.
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`Cir.
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`l988); MPEP § 2143.}
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`For at least the reasons set forth above,
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`applicants respectfully submit that claims 1, 3-6, 9,
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`l1«l4
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`21, 23, 2S~28 are allowable.
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`Conclusion
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`The ioregoing demonstrates that claims 1«30 are
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`llowable. Reconsideration and allowance are accordingly
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`resyectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`L§_~TE?“mY §.hen9w.i'.
`Jimmy Cheng
`Reg. No. 56,045
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`Attorney for Applicants
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`1211 Avenue of the Americas
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`New York, New York 16036
`Tel.:
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`Appendix A
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`simultaneously displaying a
`pluraiity of television program
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