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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 1, 3-6; 17-20; 23, 25-28; 29; 31-35 are allowed over prior art of record. The
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`The art of record did not teach or suggest the claim taken as a whole and particular
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`the limitation pertaining to:
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`Claims 1, 31: “switching the detailed program description displayed in the third area
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`of the screen in response to a user input without changing the currently broadcast
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`television program displayed in the second area of the screen”.
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`Claims 17, 23 : “switching the detailed program description displayed in the third
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`area of the screen in response to a user input without changing the current television
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`program displayed in the second area of the screen”.
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`Claim 29: “switching the display in the third area to a description of the program
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`corresponding to the selected program listing without changing the video program
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`displayed in the second area of the screen”.
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`for displaying video and another part for displaying written description of a selected
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`program from the grid; The text display window 230 displays, concurrently with the
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`schedule layout 200, a text string which describes the currently selected program from
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`the grid 210,col.7, lines 30-33. And Rauch et al disclose the selection program 152 also
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`stores a channel indicator in the program table 300 in the memory 150,col.8, lines 57-
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`And Marshall et al show in fig.8 and disclose a system causing the written
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`description and video clip related to the selected program to be displayed on the video
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`screen 33, col.3, lines 41-44; by use of predetermined keys on the remote 35,
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`preferably the up or down arrows, the viewer can move the highlight cursor to select a
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`program containing an icon which indicates that a video clip is available with respect to
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`that particular program, col.3, lines 31-33; the remote control was used to highlight
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`program from the grid and after selecting or highlighting a program, the system causes
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`be displayed.
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`And Florin et al disclose the currently selected program being displayed in the
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`picture—in-picture window is initially highlighted in the program/service listing to assist
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`the user, col. 15, lines 46-49.
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`And Yoshino et al show in FIG.
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`1 and disclose which is a schematic front elevation
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`view of a preferred embodiment of the television receiver of the present invention, its
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`CRT display screen is divided into a first display part P.sub.1, a second display part
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`P.sub.2 and a third display part P.sub.3 as described already,col.3, lines 4-9.
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`But Rauch et al
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`in view of Marshall et al further in view of Florin et al and any of
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`cited references did not teach or suggest, alone or in combination the feature of
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`“switching the detailed program description displayed in the third area of the screen in
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`response to a user input without changing the currently broadcast television program
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`displayed in the second area of the screen” as recited in combination with other
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`features of independent claims 1 and 31.
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`“switching the detailed program description displayed in the third area of the screen
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`in response to a user input without changing the current television program displayed in
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`the second area of the screen” as recited in combination with other features of
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`independent claims 17 and 23.
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`“switching the display in the third area to a description of the program corresponding
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`to the selected program listing without changing the video program displayed in the
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`second area of the screen” as recited in combination with other features of independent
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`claim 29.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`Rauch et al (5731844) disclose Television scheduling system for displaying a grid
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`representing scheduled layout and selecting a programming parameter for display or
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`recording.
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`Marshall et al (5710601) disclose Video clip program guide.
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`Florin et al ( 5583560) disclose Method and apparatus for audio-visual interface for
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`Yoshino et al(4991012) disclose television receiver displaying multiplex video
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`information on a vertically oblong display screen and an information displaying method
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