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`MEDIA ONLINE SERVICES ACCESS SYSTEM AND MFTHOD
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Serial No.
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`Thomas H. Wolzien
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`MEDIA ONLINE SERVICE ACCESS
`SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
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`Sir:
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`Prior to examination of the above-identified application, please amend the
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`continuatibh orSer. No. 08/597,432, filed February 8, 1996.2.-4w
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`After t e Title and,15‘e the first line, kindly insert; -- `Hri-MTh a
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`Kindly delete Claims 1-17 and ad
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`the following daims:
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`18. A metipod of providing to a user of online information services access
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`tor, online information thro gh an address associated with an online infoi-rnation source
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`provided with a video progr m comprising:
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`indicating to the user that an address has been provided with said video
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`program; and
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`electronicall extracting said address to establish a communication link
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`with the online information
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`rce associated with said address.
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`-W. The method in accordance with Claim Ifer further comprising using
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`said communication link to provide interactive exchange of information between said
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`online information source and the user.
`(-I- The method in accordance with Claim /115 wherein said step of
`indicating includes producing a visual indication to be displayed on the system wherein
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`said program is displayed.
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`The method in accordance with Claim„Vg wherein said step of
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`indicating includes producing an auditory indication to be sounded on a speaker where
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`an audio portion of said program is reproduced.
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`22; The method in accordance with Claim )S where said step of indicating
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`includes-activating a sensory indicator on a system separate from that on which said
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`_ . program is ceprfocIncest
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`23. A method of providing online information services to a user of such
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`online services, co a prising the steps of:
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`receivi g a television broadcast signal having an information signal
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`representing the addr s of an online information source;
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`extracting he address of said online information source from said received
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`television broadcast signa
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`utomatically using said address, in response to a user initiated command,
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`to transmit a si: al to connect said user with the online information source associated
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`with said address; and
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`recei
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`g online information signals from said online information provider.
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`24. A m thod of providing to a user of online information services, at the
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`time of viewing a video irogram represented by an electronic signal, access to online
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`information through a lin provided in said video program, comprising:
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`indicating to e user that an address is available for establishing
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`communication with an onli e information source;
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`electronically ex acting, in response to a user initiated command, an
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`address associated with an onlin information source from an information signal
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`embedded in said electronic signa , and using said extracted address to establish a
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`communication link with the online information source associated with said extracted
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`25. A method of providi g to a user of online information services access
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`to online information through a link pro "ded in a video program,„corhprising:
`indicating to the user that a ink to online information services is available
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`for receiving the online information; and
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`electronically accessing said o
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`ine information associated with said link in
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`26. A edia online services access system for providing to a user of online
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`information services w le viewing or listening to a video or audio program represented
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`by an electronic signal, a
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`rect digital communication link with an online information
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`source through a link provid
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`in said electronic signal, comprising:
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`means for indicti
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`to the user that an address is available for extraction
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`from said electronic signal which ermits communication with an online information
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`source; and
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`means for extracting an • ddress associated with an online information
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`source from an information signal embe ded in said electronic signal, and for
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`establishing a link with the online inform non source associated with said extracted
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`The media online services access system in accordance with Claim
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`whireiris-aid program is a video program, further comprising:
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`means for receiving an information signal from said online information
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`source; and
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`means for displaying an image signal detected from said received
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`information signal.
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`The media online services access system in accordance with Claim 0
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`wherein said indicating means comprises a visual indicator displayed on a system on
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`which said program is displayed.
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`,29). The media online services access system in accordance with ClaimX
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`further comprising a user control device coupled to said system to permit said user to
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`interactively communicate with said online information source.
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`REMARKS
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`Applicant has amended the Specification to indicate that the present application is
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`a continuation of parent U.S. Application Ser. No. 08/597,432 which was filed on
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`February 8, 1996. Additionally, Applicant has canceled Claims 1-17 and added Claims
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`18-29 for prosecution on the merits. Claims 1-17 have been allowed in the parent
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN
`Attorneys for Applicant
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`By
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`ichael . erger
`Registration No. 25,829
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`Dated: New York, New York
`April 3, 1998
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Thomas H. Woizien
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`Serial No.
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`For
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`April 3, 1998
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`MEDIA ONLINE SERVICE ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20321
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`Sir:
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