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`This listing of claims replaces all prior versions, and
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of encoding a signal,
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`Comprising:
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`obtaining a block of data in the signal. to be encoded;
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`partitioning said data block into a plurality of sub-
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`blocks, each sub—block including a plurality of data elements;
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`first encoding the data block to form a first encoded data
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`block, said first encoding including repeating the data-elements
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`in different sub—b1ocks a different number of timesi
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`interleaving the repeated data elements in the first
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`encoded data block; and
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`second encoding said first encoded data block using an
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`encoder that has a rate close to one,
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`2.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein said second
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`encoding is via a rate 1 linear transformation.
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`3.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein said first
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`encoding is carried out by a first coder with a variable rate
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`less than one, and said second encoding is carried out by a
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`second coder with a rate substantially close to one.
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`4.
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`(Original) The method of claim 3, wherein the second
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`coder comprises an accumulator.
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`5.
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`(Original) The method of claim 4, wherein the data
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`elements comprises bits.
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`6.
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`(Original) The_method of claim 5, wherein the first
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`coder comprises a repeater operable to repeat different sub-
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`blocks a different number of times in response to a selected
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`degree profile.
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`7.
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`(Original) The method of claim 4, wherein the first
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`coder comprises a low-density generator matrix coder and the
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`second coder comprises an accumulator.
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`8.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the second
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`encoding uses a transfer function of 1/(1+D).
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`9.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the second
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`encoding uses a transfer function of 1/(1+D+D2).
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`10.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein said second
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`encoding utilizes two accumulators.
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`11.
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`(Previously Presented) A method of encoding a signal,
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`comprising:
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`receiving a block of data in the signal to be encoded,
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`the
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`data block including a plurality of bits;
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`first encoding the data block such that each bit in the
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`data block is repeated and two or more of said plurality of bits
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`are repeated a different number of times in order to form a
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`first encoded data block; and
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`second encoding the first encoded data block in such a way
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`that hits in the first encoded data bloqk are accumulated.
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`12.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 11, wherein
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`the said second encoding is via a rate 1 linear transformation.
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 11, wherein
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`the first encoding is via a low—density generator matrix
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`transformation.
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`14.
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`(Original) The method of claim 11, wherein the signal
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`to be encoded comprises a plurality of data blocks of fixed
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`size.
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) A Coder comprising:
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`a first coder having an input configured to receive a
`stream of bits, said first coder operative to repeat said stream
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`of bits irregularly and scramble the repeated bits; and
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`a second coder operative to further encode bits output from
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`the first coder at a rate eleee—ee within 50% of one.
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`16.
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`(Previously Presented) The coder of claim 15, wherein
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`the stream of bits includes a data block, and wherein the first
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`coder is operative to apportion said data block into a plurality
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`of sub-blocks and to repeat bits in each sub-block a number of
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`times, wherein bits in different sub-blocks are repeated a
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`different number of times.
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`17.
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`(Original) The coder of claim 15, wherein the first
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`coder comprises a repeater having a variable rate and an
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`interleaver.
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`18.
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`(Original) The coder of claim 15, wherein the first
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`coder comprises a low-density generator matrix coder.
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`19.
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`(Original) The coder of claim 15, wherein the second
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`coder comprises a rate 1 linear encoder.
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`20.
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`(Original) The coder of claim 19, wherein the second
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`coder comprises an accumulator.
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`21.
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`(Original) The coder of claim 20, wherein the second
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`coder further comprises a second accumulator.
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`22.
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`(Original) The coder of Claim 16, wherein the second
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`coder comprises a recursive convolutional encoder with a
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`transfer function of 1/(1 + D).
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`23.
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`(original) The coder of claim 16, wherein the second
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`coder comprises a recursive convolutional encoder with a
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`transfer function of 1/(1 + D + D2).
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`24.
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`(Currently Amended) A coding system comprising:
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`a first coder having an input configured to receive a
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`stream of bits, said first coder operative to repeat said stream
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`of bits irregularly and scramble the repeated hits;
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`a second coder operative to further encode bits output from
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`the first coder at a rate e%eBe—Ee within 50% of one in order to
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`form an encoded data stream; and
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`a decoder operative to receive the encoded data stream and
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`decode the encoded data stream using an iterative decoding
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`technique.
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`25.
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`(Previously Presented) The coding system of claim 24,
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`wherein the first coder comprises a repeater operative to
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`receive a data block including a plurality of bits from said
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`stream of bits and to repeat bits in the data block a different
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`number of times according to a selected a degree profile.
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`26.
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`(Original) The coding system of claim 25, wherein the
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`first coder comprises an interleaver.
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`27.
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`(Original) The coding system of claim 24, wherein the
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`first coder comprises a low-density generator matrix coder.
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`28.
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`(Original) The coding system of claim 24, wherein the
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`second coder comprises a rate ; accumulator.
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`29.
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`(Previously Presented) The coding system of claim 24,
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`wherein the decoder is operative to decode the encoded data
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`stream using a posterior decoding techniques.
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`30.
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`(Previously Presented) The coding system of claim 24,
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`wherein the decoder is operative to decode the encoded data
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`stream based on a Tanner graph representation.
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`31.
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`(Previously Presented) The coding system of claim 24,
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`wherein the decoder is operative to decode the encoded data
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`stream in linear time.
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`32.
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`(New) The coding system of claim 24, wherein the
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`second coder comprises a coder operative to further encode bits
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`output from the first coder at a rate within 10% of one.
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`33.
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`(New) The coding system of claim 24, wherein the
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`second coder comprises a coder operative to further encode bits
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`output from the first coder at a rate within 1% of one-
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`34.
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`(New) {he coding system of claim 10,~wherein the
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`second coder comprises a coder operative to further encode bite
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`output from the first coder at a rate within 10% of one.
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`35.
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`(New) The coding system of claim 10, wherein the
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`second coder comprises a coder operative to further encode bits
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`output from the first coder at a rate within 1% of one.
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-35 are pending. Claims 32-35 have been added.
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`Claims,15 and 24 have been amended.
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`Support for the new claims
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`and the claim amendments can be found in para.
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`[0021].
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`In the action mailed March 4, 2005, claims 1-14 were
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`allowed and claims 16, 22, 23, 25, and 26 were objected to as
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`dependent from a rejected base claim but otherwise allowable.
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`Applicant gratefully acknowledges the indication that these
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`claims are patentable.
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`Claims 15 and 24 were rejected under 35 U.s.C.
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`§ 102(e) as
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`anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,396,423 to Laumen et al.
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`(hereinafter “Laumen").
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`The rejection of claims 15 and 24 contends that Lauman’s
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`coder 12 encodes bite “at a rate close to one.” Applicant
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`respectfully disagrees.
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`In particular, Lauman describes that coding in function
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`block 12
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`“takes place, e.g., using a convolutional code or a
`turbo code. Coders 12 of this type usually have
`transmission rates of 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etC., iIe.,
`one input bit,
`two output bits, or three or four
`output bits, are generated.
`The coded bit rate coming
`from inner coder 12 is thus always double, triple, or
`quadruple the data rate made available by block coder
`11."
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`from
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`In other words, Lauman’s coder 12 does not encode bits “at
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`a rate close to one." Nevertheless,
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`to advance prosecution,
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`Applicant has amended claims 15 and 24 to recite coders that
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`encode bite at a rate within 50% of one.
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`Since the highest transmission rate that Lauman describes
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`is 1/2, and 1/2 is not within 50% of one, Applicant submits that
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`claims 15 and 24 are not anticipated by Lauman, Thus.
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`the
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`rejections of claims 15 and 24, and their dependent claims,
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