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Declaration of Nicholas Brown filed byApple Computer Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A Part 1# 2 Exhibit Exhibit A Part 2# 3 Exhibit Exhibit A Part 3# 4 Exhibit Exhibit A Part 4# 5 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 1# 6 Exhibit Exhibit B Part# 7 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 3# 8 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 4)(Brown, Nicholas) (Filed on 12/9/2006)

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Nichols discloses the digitizing and the compressing (col 9 lines 1-22) of claim 12. Nichols inherently includes the,video cassette becaus Nichols discloses a VTR which includes a video.cassette. Nichols in fig 1 discloses the first means receiving the signal from the cassette of claim 13. Nichols in fig 4 discloses the first means(100 106 and 1121, the second means(fig1 24) and the third means(fig 1 16) of claim 14.

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Nichols discloses t%e'coinpressed digital data (col 9 lines 125) of claim 15. Nichols in fig 4 discloses the audio video recorder(co1 2 lines 28-33) the audio video control unit(96, 118, 122!, and 168) the memory (100, 106 112, and 1701, the first means(98, 120,124, and 1681, the second means(fig 1 24) and the third means(fig 1 16)of claim 25.
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information. Nichols in fig 1 discloses the fifth means because the editor is connected to the VTR. Nichols in fig 1 discloses the audio video recorder(22), and the audio video control unit(l4)of claim 30. Nichols in fig 4 discloses the A/D converter(96 118, 122 and 168), the D/A converter(142,144, 146 and 1761, the compressor/decompressor(col
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lines 1-20) the controller(l4),the central processor(fig/l 12)

the random access memory(co1 14 lines 20-251, the transmitting means(fig 1 221, the modifier of the controller, and RAM (fig 1 24), the memory(100,106,112, and 170) the memory transmitter means(fig 1 24)an the receiver transmitting means(fig 1 24) and the digital control unit(fig1 24) of claim 30. Nichols in fig 4 discloses the digital form controller of Claim 31 because the signals are converted to digital form. Nichols in fig 1 discloses the medium transmitting means (24) of claim 32.
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The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. § 103 which forms . the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action : 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 thqt 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. Patentabil-ity shall not be negatived by the manner in which
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the invention was made. Subject matter developed by another person, which qualifies as prior art only under subsection ( f ) or (9)of section 102 of this title, shall not preclude patentability under this section where the subject matte? and the claimed invention were, at the time the invention was made, owned by the same person or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same person. Claims 3 , 16, and 17 are rejected &der
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being unpatentable over Baldwin in view of Lem. Baldwin does not disclose the' coupled telephone means of claim 3 . Lem discloses the coupled telephone means (co 45-50] of claim 2. skill in the art to modify Baldwin with the coupled telephone

means as taught by Lem because a telephone line provide remote transmission capability. Baldwin inherently includes the first means and the second means of claim 16 because the digital signal must have originally been an analog signal. Baldwin does not disclose the third means of claim 16. hem discloses the third means (col 2 lilies 45-50) the art
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Baldwin does not disclose the optical fiber of claim 2. Ohira discloses the optical fiber(co1 3 lines 30-35) of claim 2. It would have been obvious to one of'ordinary skill in the art to modify Baldwin with the optical fiber as taught by Ohira

because optical fiber is a well known method of coupling devices (e g telephone systems). Scott and Hoshimi further shows the state of the art. Any inquiry concerning this communication should be directed to W. Daniel Swayze at telephone number ( 7 0 3 ) 557-8002.

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1.136 to t a k e t h e

a c t i o n r e q u i r e d i n t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i d e n t i f i e d i n caption, as r e f l e c t e d by t h e papers submitted herewith.

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payment o f t h e processing f e e associated w i t h t h i s p e t i t i o n . R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted, Richard

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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f 37 CFR 1.56, submits h e r e w i t h copies o f f o u r p r i o r a r t U.S. 1.97,

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r e c e n t l y come t o h i s a t t e n t i o n , t o g e t h e r w i t h a Form PTO-1449 on which t h o s e references a r e c i t e d .

A concise e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e r e l e v a n t e o f each o f t h e

four references f o l l o w s : U.S. Patent No. 4,179,709 t o Workman teaches an apparatus and method

f o r bandwidth compression o f video i n f o r m a t i o n u t i l i z i n g image f i e l d s and s u b f i e l d s and a system o f c o e f f i c i e n t s i n d i c a t i v e o f s u b f i e l d luminance and s u b f i e l d s p a t i a l content.
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Patent No. 4,774,574

t o D a l y e t a l . teaches an apparatus and

method f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g a d i g i t a l image over a l i m i t e d bandwidth communications channel i n which a b l o c k t r a n s f o r m a t i o n technique i n v o l v i n g t r a n s f o r m c o e f f i c i e n t s i s employed.

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video t e l e c o n f e r e n c i n g system i n which conference p a r t i c i p a n t s who are u n s k i l l e d i n t h e o p e r a t i o n o f video equipment can c o n t r o l t h e v a r i o u s f u n c t i o n s o f a number o f TV cameras d u r i n g t h e course o f a t e l e c o n f e r e n c e session.
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method f o r r a p i d l y c r e a t i n g a custom tape o f musical pieces s e l e c t e d from a

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t e l e v i s i o n system and s a i d analog audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n comprises i n f o r m a t i o n received from s a i d external cable t e l e v i s i o n system.

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s a i d recording means comprises a w r i t e once read many (WORM) o p t i c a l d i s c d r i v e and s a i d removable recording medium comprises one o r m o r e WORM discs.

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representation t h e r e o f t r a n s m i t t e d by a remotely l o c a t e d t e l e v i s i o n transmitter.

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a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ; d i g i t a l t o a n a l o g c o n v e r t e r means f o r c o n v e r t i n g d i g i t a l a u d i o / v i d e o

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source i n f o r m a t i o n r e c e i v e d a t s a i d i n p u t means t o c o r r e s p o n d i n g analog a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ;

i n f o r m a t i o n r e c e i v e d a t s a i d i n p u t means o r s a i d c o r r e s p o n d i n g d i g i t a l a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n r e c e i v e d f r o m s a i d analog t o d i g j t a l c o n v e r t e r means i n t o a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of s a i d d i g i t a l d i g i t a l a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ,

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compressor/decompressor means;

representation o f said d i g i t a l o r corresponding d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n and f o r s t o r i n g s a i d decompressed r e a l t i m e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d d i g i t a l o r c o r r e s p o n d i n g d i g i t a l a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ;

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compressor/decompressor means, s a i d c e n t r a l processing u n i t means, and s a i d random access memory means; and

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d i g i t a l o r corresponding d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n stored i n s a i d random access storage means f o r transmission away from s a i d audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus.

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comprising t i m e base generator means f o r supplying t i m i n g i n f o r m a t i o n f o r a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h s a i d t i m e compressed representation o f s a i d d i g i t a l o r corresponding d i g i t a l audio/video source information.
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r e c o r d i n g s a i d d i g i t a l o r corresponding d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n onto s a i d recording medium.

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comprising audio/video recording and playback means coupled t o s a i d i n p u t means

for p r o v i d i n g s a i d analog and/or d i g i t a l audio/video source information. 60

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comprising h i g h speed bus means coupled t o s a i d i n p u t means, and wherein s a i d i n p u t means comprises a u x i l i a r y d i g i t a l i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g s a i d d i g i t a l audi o / v i deo source information.
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comprising h i g h speed bus means coupled t o s a i d i n p u t means, and wherein said i n p u t means comprises f i b e r o p t i c i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g s a i d d i g i t a l audio/video source information.

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d i g i t a l c o n t r o l u n i t means, s a i d d i g i t a l c o n t r o l u n i t means comprising: a d d i t i o n a l c e n t r a l processing u n i t means; read-only memory means coupled t o s a i d a d d i t i o n a l c e n t r a l processing u n i t

a d d i t i o n a l c e n t r a l processing u n i t means and s a i d read-only memory means; s a i d a d d i t i o n a l c e n t r a l processing u n i t means being o p e r a t i v e f o r

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s e l e c t i v e l y executing t h e m i c r o i n s t r u c t i o n s stored i n s a i d read-only memory means t o perform one o r more of s a i d p l u r a l i t y of selected e d i t i n g functions.

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comprising RGB c o n v e r t e r means f o r c o n v e r t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n s a i d random access storage means t o an RGB format, and wherein s a i d o u t p u t means comprises

RGB o u t p u t means for r e c e i v i n g RGB format i n f o r m a t i o n from s a i d RGB converter
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o u t p u t means comprises audio/video t r a n s m i t t e r / r e c e i v e r means coupled t o s a i d h i g h speed bus f o r r e c e i v i n g s a i d t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d d i g i t a l o r corresponding d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t on s t o r e d i n s a i d random access storage means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away from s a i d audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus.

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audio/video t r a n s m i t t e r / r e c e i v e r means comprises a f i b e r o p t i c t r a n s c e i v e r f o r coupling t o a f i b e r o p t i c transmission l i n e .

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comprising e d i t i n g means, coupled t o s a i d random access storage means, f o r e d i t i n g s a i d time compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n and f o r then s t o r i n g t h e e d i t e d time compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n s a i d random access storage means.

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REMARKS S u b m i t t e d h e r e w i t h i s a document e x e c u t e d by t h e s o l e i n v e n t o r i n t h e a b o v e - i d e n t i f i e d p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n r e v o k i n g a l l p r e v i o u s powers o f a t t o r n e y and a p p o i n t i n g t h e u n d e r s i g n e d a t t o r n e y as h i s new a t t o r n e y i n t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n . A l s o s u b m i t t e d h e r e w i t h i s a L e t t e r t o t h e O f f i c i a l Draftsman and a copy o f F i g u r e 2 o f t h e drawings as o r i g i n a l l y f i l e d , r e q u e s t i n g t h e c o r r e c t i o n o f two minor typographical e r r o r s i n t h a t drawing figure. The E x a m i n e r ' s a p p r o v a l

o f t h e s e c o r r e c t i o n s i s r e s p e c t f u l l y requested.
A l s o s u b m i t t e d h e r e w i t h i s an I n f o r m a t i o n D i s c l o s u r e Statement under Rule 56, a completed Form PTO-1449, and c o p i e s o f f o u r p r i o r a r t r e f e r e n c e s t h a t have

r e c e n t l y come t o a p p l i c a n t ' s a t t e n t i o n . Also submitted herewith, a t t h e Examiner's request, are copies o f t h e r e f e r e n c e s c i t e d a t page 7, l i n e s 3-11 o f t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n . The t i t l e o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n has been o b j e c t e d t o as n o t b e i n g descriptive. A c c o r d i n g l y , a p p l i c a n t has amended t h e t i t l e t o make i t c l e a r l y

d e s c r i p t i v e o f t h e claimed s u b j e c t matter. Claims 1-32 have been c a n c e l e d i n f a v o r o f new c l a i m s 33-112, p r e s e n t e d herewith. New c l a i m s 33-112 a r e b e l i e v e d t o p r e s e n t t h e p r e v i o u s l y c l a i m e d w i t h more s p e c i f i c i t y , p a r t i c u l a r i t y , and c l a r i t y

s u b j e c t m a t t e r i n b e t t e r form, t h a n o r i g i n a l c l a i m s 1-32.

I n a d d i t i o n , t h e y a r e b e l i e v e d t o p r o v i d e t h e scope

o f c l a i m s coverage t o which a p p l i c a n t b e l i e v e s he i s e n t i t l e d . Claims 33-48, 52-61,
76-78,
80-84,

86, 87, 89-91,

and 112 a r e d i r e c t e d t o

an a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r h a v i n g t h e a b i l i t y t o r e c e i v e a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s i g n a l sources, compress t h e r e c e i v e d a u d i o / v i d e o s o u r c e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f , s t o r e t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e a u d i o / v i d e o s o u r c e i n f o r m a t i o n i n a random access s t o r a g e , and t h e n t r a n s m i t t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s s t o r e d i n t h e random access s t o r a g e t o any o f v a r i o u s t y p e s o f d e s t i n a t i o n d e v i c e s v i a any o f a number of t r a n s m i s s i o n medi ums.

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Claims 49-51,

79, 85, and 88 are s i m i l a r l y d i r e c t e d t o an audio/video

t r a n s c e i v e r having t h e a b i l i t y t o r e c e i v e t i m e compressed audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n over a b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r than t h e r e a l t i m e p e r i o d associated w i t h t h a t audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n , s t o r e t h e t i m e compressed audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n a random access storage, and then t r a n s m i t t h e t i m e compressed audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n t h e random access storage. Claims 62-75 are S i m i l a r l y d i r e c t e d t o a network comprising two o r more audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r s coupled v i a a communications l i n k , each t r a n s c e i v e r being capable o f r e c e i v i n g audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n , compressing t h e r e c e i v e d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f , s t o r i n g t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n a random access storage, and then t r a n s m i t t i n g t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n t h e random access storage, over a b u r s t time p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n t h e r e a l

t i m e p e r i o d associated w i t h t h e a u d i o l v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ,'to another one
o f t h e audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r s coupled w i t h i n t h e network. Claims 92-111 are s i m i l a r l y d i r e c t e d t o an audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r f o r r e c e i v i n g analog and/or d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n and having an analog t o d i g i t a l c o n v e r t e r f o r c o n v e r t i n g analog audio/video source

i n f o r m a t i o n t o a corresponding d i g i t a l format, a d i g i t a l t o analog c o n v e r t e r f o r c o n v e r t i n g d i g i t a l audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n t o a corresponding analog format, a compressor/decompressor f o r compressing d i g i t a l audio/video

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i n f o r m a t i o n recei,ved by t h e t r a n s c e i v e r o r processed by t h e analog t o d i g i t a l c o n v e r t e r i n t o a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f and f o r a l s o decompressing t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f i n t o a decompressed r e a l t i m e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f , and a random access storage f o r s t o r i n g t h e t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f audio/video i n f o r m a t i o n and t h e decompressed

r e a l t i m e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f audio/video i n f o r m a t i o n .
I n summary, these important f e a t u r e s o f a p p l i c a n t ' s claimed i n v e n t i o n

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