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PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER 37 C.F.R.

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I t i s r e s p e c t f u l l y requested t h a t an extension o f t i m e o f two months be

granted i n accordance w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f 37 C.F.R.

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

A check i n t h e amount o f $90.00

(small e n t i t y ) i s enclosed h e r e w i t h i n

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 A. Lang

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ART UNIT 235

R i c h a r d A. Lang CASE SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT 211 (M914US) 07/347,629 May 5 , 1989 AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDER/TRANSCElVER

THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
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t h a t drawing f i g u r e t o c o r r e c t a typographical e r r o r in t h e s p e l l i n g o f t h e
word " c o n t r o l l e r " on one of t h e blocks.

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I n t h e claims JCancel f o r t h b e l ow: 26. An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r appar c l a i m s 1-25 p r e s e n t l y on f i l e , and add new c l a i m s 26-30, as s e t

i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g a u d i o / v i d e o

h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d

t e r than a t i m e period associated

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t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus; s a i d i n p u t and o u t p u t mean

icrowave t r a n s c e i v e r means,

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o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed a u d i o random access s t o r a g e means t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus.

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i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g a L 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 as a t i m e

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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 application. 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 of a m i n o r t y p o g r a p h i c a l e r r o r i n t h a t drawing f i g u r e . E x a m i n e r ' s a p p r o v a l o f t h i s c o r r e c t i o n 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 , a t t h e Examiner's request, a r e c o p i e s o f t h e r e f e r e n c e s c i t e d a t page 6, l i n e s 15-25 o f t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n . A p p l i c a n t is i n The

t h e p r o c e s s o f o b t a i n i n g a copy o f t h e E l e c t r o n i c E n g i n e e r i n g Times a r t i c l e c i t e d a t page 7 , l i n e s 20-25 o f t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n and e x p e c t s t o t r a n s m i t t h a t copy w i t h i n t h e n e x t few days. 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 m?ke i t

d e s c r i p t i v e o f t h e claimed subject matter. Claims 1-25 have been canceled, and new c l a i m s 26-30, h e r e w i t h , have been added. p,resented

New c l a i m s 26-30 a r e b e l i e v e d t o p r e s e n t s u b j e c t in

m a t t e r n o t c l a i m e d i n copending p a r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s e r i a l no. 07/289,776

b e t t e r form, 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 t h a n o r i g i n a l c l a i m s 1-25. New c l a i m s 26-29 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 s o u r c e i n f o r m a t i o n o v e r a microwave l i n k , compress t h e r e c e i v e d a u d i o / v i d e o 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 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 source i n f o r m a t i o n i n a random access s t o r a g e t h a t may v a r i o u s l y c o m p r i s e a b u b b l e memory, d i g i t a l paper o r a m a g n e t i c d i s k , 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 a d e s t i n a t i o n d e v i c e v i a a microwave

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t r a n s c e i v e r and an a s s o c i a t e d microwave l i n k . New c l a i m 30 i s s i m i l a r l y 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 , i n c l u d i n g a microwave t r a n s c e i v e r coupled, v i a a microwave l i n k , t o a v i d e o l i b r a r y i n which a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f i t e m s o f a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n a r e s t o r e d i n a t i m e compressed d i g i t a l f o r m a t f o r s e l e c t i v e r e t r i e v a l , i n a b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d , o v e r t h e microwave l i n k , and i n which a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a u d i o / v i d e o i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n a random access s t o r a g e may be t r a n s m i t t e d o v e r t h e microwave l i n k i n a b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d . These f e a t u r e s o f - a p p l i c a n t ' s s p e c i f i c a l l y c l a i m e d i n v e n t i o n a r e n o t shown o r suggested by any o f t h e c i t e d r e f e r e n c e s , taken a l o n e o r i n any combination. F o r example, Workman teaches an apparatus and method f o r

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permits quicker e d i t i n g o f recorded information.

a p p a r a t u s and method f o r r e p i d l y c r e a t i n g a custom t a p e o f m u s i c a l p i e c e s s e l e c t e d f r o m a music l i b r a r y . F a b r i s e t a l . i s d i r e c t e d t o a (ideo

t e l e c o n f e r e n c i n g system i n w h i c h t e l e c o n f e r e n c i n g cameras a r e r e m o t e l y c o n t r o l l e d by p a r t i c i p a n t s o f t h e t e l e c o n f e r e n c e .
It i s r e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d t h a t a p p l i c a n t ' s new c l a i m s 26-30 a l l

f u l l y comply w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f 35 U.S.C.

112 and a r e a l s o p a t e n t a b l e o v e r
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a l l o f t h e c i t e d r e f e r e n c e s , t a k e n a l o n e o r i n any combination. action is accordingly solicited.

Respectfully submitted, R i c h a r d A. Lang

W i l l i a y E. t i e i n P a t e n t A t t o r n e y #26,465 May 7, 1990 [phone] Loveland, Colorado

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ART UNIT 235
Examiner W. Daniel Swayze

Richard A. Lang
CASE
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SERIAL NO. FILED
SUBJECT

May 5, 1989 AUDIO/ViDEO RECORDER/TRANSCEIVER

THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
SIR:
REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY

The undersigned s o l e inventor named in the above-identitied patent a p p l i c a t i o n hereby revokes a l l previous powers of attorney and appoints i n

their stead William E. Hein, Registration No. 26,465,

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Box 335, Loveland,

Colorado 80539, as h i s a t t o r n e y , with f u l l power o f s u b s t i t u t i o n and revocation, t o prosecute s a i d a p p l i c a t i o n , t o make a l t e r a t i o n s and amendments t h e r e i n , t o receive t h e L e t t e r s Patent, and t o t r a n s a c t a l l business i n t h e U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection therewith. Please forward a l l f u t u r e w r i t t e n communications t o : William E. Hein Attorney a t Law

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R i c h a r d A. Lang CASE SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT

(211) M914US
07/347,629 May 5, 1989 . AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSCEIVER APPARATUS INCLUDING COMPRESSION MEANS, RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE MEANS, AND MICROWAVE TRANSCEIVER MEANS.

THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
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F u r t h e r t o a p p l i c a n t ' s Amendment "A" f i l e d on May 7, 1990, 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 , enclosed i s a photocopy o f t h e E l e c t r o n i c E n g i n e e r i n g Times r e f e r e n c e c i t e d a t page 7, l i n e s 20-25 o f t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n .

A copy o f t h i s r e f e r e n c e was r e q u e s t e d b y t h e Examiner i n t h e O f f i c e A c t i o n
m a i l e d December 6, 1989. Respectfully submitted,

W i l l i a m E. Hein P a t e n t A t t o r n e y #26,465 May 17, 1990 [phone] Love1 and, Colorado

I4om certifythat this correspondenceis being depositad with ttmtoited States postal service as first class mail in atl +mvelope a d d r w d to: Commissioner 0% Patents and Trade marks. Washington, D.C. -1, 17 1 Q Q n e b @ -t
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TH E. LEELS VEN, MORRILL, MACPHERSUN, LIN & FRIEL TRU DRIVE, STE 700 USE, CR 95110
DATE MAILED
This 1s a mmmunleQtlOnfrom me examlner In charge of your upplicaaon. COMMISSIONEROF PATENTS ANDTRADEMAFIKS

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paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. Claim 2 8 is confusing. The Examiner is uncertain the Does it refer to a kind of
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2. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 5 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described a s set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between t'he subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that 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. Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made. Subject matter developed by another person, which qualifies as prior art only under subsection ( f ) or ( g ) of section 102 of this title, shall not preclude patentability under this section where the subject matter 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.

3. al.

Claims 26, 30 are rejected under 35 U . S . C .

5 103 as being

unpatentable over Southworth et a1 in view of Lambert and Fox et

Southworth et a1 discloses the video input 27; the

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compressor means 2 5 (Fig. 1); the random access storage means 50 (Fig. 2 ) ; the output means 31 (column 2, lines 4 4 - 4 5 ) . Southworth et a1 does not disclose microwave transceiver means; microwave link; and the video library. Lambert disclose the microwave transceiver means and the microwave link (column 2 , lines 4 4 - 5 1 ) . lines 4 7 - 5 3 ) . Fox et a1 discloses the video library (column 5, It would have been obvious to one of ordinary

skill in the art to modify Southworth et a1 with the microwave transceiver means of Lambert and the video library as dfsclosed by Fox et a1 in order to increase density of information data transmitted, and to selectively access an interested program or viewing.
4.

Claims 27-29 are rejected under 3 5 U.S.C.

§ 103

as being

unpatentable over Southworth et a 1 in view of well known in the art. Southworth et a1 discloses the input means; the compressor means; the random access storage means; the output means as stated in the paragraph 3 above. Southworth et a1 does not disclose the random access storage means comprising bubble memory

of claim 2 7 , digital paper of claim 28; magnetic disk of claim
29.

The use of digital paper, bubble memory and magnetic disk

or storing information data is well known in the art and Official notice is taken thereof. It would be obvious to one of

ordinary skill in the art to modify Southworth et a1 with the

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bubble memory, digital paper and magnetic disks in order to increase the data density stored and to retrieve fnformation data when needed because selection from a plurality of equivalent memory (storage devices) is considered obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art.
5. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Huy Nguyen whose telephone number is [phone].

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

ART UNIT 235

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Richard A. Lang CASE SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT
211 (M914US)

07/347,629 May 5, 1989 AUDIO/VIUEO TRANSCEIVER APPARATUS INCLUDING COMRESSSION MEANS, RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE MEANS, AND MC O A E TRANSCEIVER MEANS IRWV

THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS , WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
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A check i n t h e amount o f $50.00 (small e n t i t y ) i s enclosed herewith i n

payment of the processing f e e a s s o c i a t e d with t h i s p e t i t i o n . Respectful l y subrni t t e d , Richard A. Lang

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Examiner Huy Nguyen

R i c h a r d A. CASE SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT

Lang 211 (M914US) 07/347,629 May 5, 1989

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I n response t o t h e O f f i c e A c t i o n m a i l e d September 4, 1990, p l e a s e amend
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 as i n d i c a t e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :

I n the c ---l a i m s Please amend c l a i m s 26-30
as

fnUnw.

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' / i n p u t means

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An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r 'apparatus c o m p r i s i n g :

for r e c e i v i n g audio/video source information, s a i d
m o t i o n v i d e o programs;

a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n c o m p r i s i n g a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames i n

5'

t h e form of one o r more --------- f u l l
1'1

compression means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d i n p u t means, f o r compressing s a i 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 h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n a t i m e p e r i o d a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a 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 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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random access s t o r a g e means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d compression means, f o r

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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 s a i 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 ; and

1'1

o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d random access s t o r a g e means, f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed 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 s t o r e d i n s a i d random access s t o r a g e means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away from s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus;

c o u p l e d t o a microwave l i n k , f o r r e c e i v i n g s a i 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 o v e r s a i d microwave l i n k and f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g s a i d t i m e compressed a u d i o / v i d e o source 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 s t o r a g e means o v e r s a i d microwave l i n k .

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s a i d i n p u t and o u t p u t means c o m p r i s i n g microwave t r a n s c e i v e r means,

2 /(amended))An
l

audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus comprising:

I

i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g 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 , s a i d

a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n c o m p r i s i n g t h e f o r m o f one o r more --------- f u l l

d multiplicity of

v i d e o frames i n

m o t i o n v i d e o programs;

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compression means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d i n p u t means, f o r compressing s a i d

a u d i o / v i d e o 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 h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n a t i m e p e r i o d a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a 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 a u d i o l v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ;

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 s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n , s a i d random access s t o r a g e means c o m p r i s i n g a b u b b l e memory; and

I"

random access s t o r a g e means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d compression means, f o r

)'I

o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d random access s t o r a g e means, f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed 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 s t o r e d i n s a i d random access s t o r a g e means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away f r o m s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus.

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(4mended))An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r a p p a r a t u s c o m p r i s i n g : i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g a u d i o j v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n , s a i d

audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n comprising
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v i d e o frames i n

t h e f o r m o f one o r more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs;
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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 h a v i n g an' a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n a t i m e p e k i o d a s s o c i a t e d

fl

compression means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d i n p u t means, f o r compressing s a i d
, .

w i t h a 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 a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n
random access s t o r a g e means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d compression means, 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 s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o s u u r c e information, s a i d random access s t o r a g e means c o m p r i s i n g d i g i t a l paper and

1'1

o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d random access s t o r a g e means, f o r
,

r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed a u d i o l v i d e o source 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 s t o r a g e means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away f r o m s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus. __---(amended).>An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus c o m p r i s i n g :

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11,

i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g audio/video, source i n f o r m a t i o n , s a i d

audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n comprising
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2 multiplicity

o f v i d e o frames i n

t h e f o r m o f one o r more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs;

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compression means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d i n p u t means, for campressing s a i d

a u d i o / v i d e o 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 h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n a t i m e p e r i o d a s s o c i a t e d
w i t h a 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 a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ;

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 s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n , s a i d random access s t o r a g e means c o m p r i s i n g one o r more m a g n e t i c d i s k s ; and

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random access s t o r a g e means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d compression means, f o r

7

o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d random access s t o r a g e means, f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed a u d i o / v i d e o source 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 s t o r a g e means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away f r o m s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n sce iv e r apparatus ;

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/',!input

An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus c o m p r i s i n g :

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

compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f , s a i d 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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c o m p r i s i n g a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames i n t h e f o r m o f one o r more f u l l

-- programs, motion video

s a i d t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i 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 b e i n g r e c e i v e d o v e r an a s s o c i a t e d 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 a r e a l time p e r i o d associated w i t h s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ; random access s t o r a g e means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d i n p u t means, f o r s t o r i n g fj\ t h e t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d 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 b y s a i d i n p u t means; and

3`

\I\

o u t p u t means, c o u p l e d t o s a i d random access s t o r a g e means, f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i 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 s t o r e d i n s a i d random access s t o r a g e means f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n away from s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus;

1'1

s a i d i n p u t and o u t p u t means c o m p r i s i n g microwave t r a n s c e i v e r means said video l i b r a r y storing

coupled, v i a a microwave l i n k , t o a v i d e o l i ' b r a r y ,

a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f [ i t e m s o f a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n ] f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs i n s a i d t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n f o r s e l e c t i v e r e t r i e v a l , i n s a i d a s s o c i a t e d b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d , o v e r s a i d microwave l i n k , s a i d microwave t r a n s c e i v e r means b e i n g f u r t h e r o p e r a t i v e f o r transmitting, s a i d b u r s t time per ----i o d ,

2

s a i d t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i 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 s t o r e d i n s a i d random access s t o r a g e means o v e r s a i d microwave l i n k .

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Remarks A p p l i c a n t n o t e s t h a t t h e o u t s t a n d i n g O f f ce A c t i o n i n t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n was d i r e c t e d t o t h e p r e v i o u s a t t o r n e y o f r e c o r d whose power was r e v o k e d i n a
It i s

paper accompanying a p p l i c a n t ' s Amendment "A" f i ed on May 7, 1990.
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a g a i n r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t e d t h a t a l l f u t u r e correspondence i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n be d i r e c t e d t o a p p l i c a n t ' s d u l y a p p o i n t e d , u n d e r s i g n e d a tt o r n e y

.

Claims 26-30 have been amended t o improve t h e c l a r i t y o f t h e c l a i m language and t o d i r e c t them more s p e c i f i c a l l y t o t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r t h a t a p p l i c a n t r e g a r d s as h i s i n v e n t i o n . C l a i m 28 has been r e j e c t e d under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as

b e i n g i n d e f i n i t e f o r f a i l i n g t o p a r t i c u l a r l y p o i n t o u t and d i s t i n c t l y c l a i m t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r w h i c h a p p l i c a n t r e g a r d s as t h e i n v e n t i o n . Specifically,

t h e Examiner has s t a t e d t h a t he i s u n c e r t a i n as t o t h e meaning o f t h e t e r m " d i g i t a l .paper". R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h i s r e j e c t i o n i s r e s p e c t f u l l y requested.
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Enclosed f o r t h e E x a m i n e r ' s b e n e f i t i s a c o p y o f page 102 o f t h e February 13, 1989, e d i t i o n o f t h e w i d e l y known p u b l i c a t i o n E l e c t r o n i c E n g i n e e r i n g

Times.

T h i s page c o n t a i n s t h e a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d Back t o Paper T a p e - D i g i t a l Paper, which e x p l a i n s t h e c o n c e p t of d i g i t a l paper as b e i n g a form o f d a t a s t o r a g e u s i n g o p t i c a l media.
It i s r e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d t h a t t h i s t e r m i s w e l l

u n d e r s t o o d b y t h o s e person h a v i n g o r d i n a r y s k i l l i n t h e a r t and t h a t i t s use by a p p l i c a n t i n h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n and c l a i m s i s t h e r e f o r e p e r m i t t e d under 35

U.S.C.

112. Claims 26 and 30 have been r e j e c t e d as b e i n g u n p a t e n t a b l e under 35

U.S.C.

103 o v e r Southworth e t a l . i n v i e w o f Lambert and Fox e t a l .

Claims

27-29 have been r e j e c t e d as b e i n g u n p a t e n t a b l e under 35 U.S.C. Southworth e t a l . i n v i e w o f u n s p e c i f i e d a r t .

103 o v e r

These r e j e c t i o n s a r e as

r e s p e c t f u l l y t r a v e r s e d , . p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h r e s p e c t t o c l a i m s 26-30, p r e s e n t l y amended.

C l a i m 26, as amended, s p e c i f i c a l l y c a l l s f o r "An i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g

audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus comprising:

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a u d i o / v i d e o s o u r c e information.. .comprising a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames i n

t h e f o r m of one or more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs; compression means...for compressing s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o 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 h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s s h o r t e r t h a n . a
.

t i m e p e r i o d associated w i t h a r e a l time representation o f s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n ; random access s t o r a g e means...for compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

...; and o u t p u t means...;

storing the time s a i d i n p u t and o u t p u t means as amended, c a l l

c o m p r i s i n g microwave t r a n s c e i v e r means...."

Claims 27-29,

f o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e same s t r u c t u r e r e c i t e d above and f u r t h e r s p e c i f i c a l l y r e c i t e t h a t t h e random access s t o r a g e means comprises a b u b b l e memory, d i g i t a l paper, and one o r more m a g n e t i c d i s k s , r e s p e c t i v e l y . C l a i m 30, as amended,

s p e c i f i c a l l y c a l l s f o r "An a u d i o / v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus c o m p r i s i n g : i n p u t means f o r r e c e i v i n g a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n as a t i m e compressed d i g i t a l representation t h e r e o f , said audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n comprising a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames i n t h e form o f one o r more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs, s a i d t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i 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 b e i n g r e c e i v e d o v e r an a s s o c i a t e d b u r s t t i m e ' p e r i o d s h o r t e r than a r e a l t i m e p e r i o d associated w i t h s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n ; random access s t o r a g e means. ..for s t o r i n g t h e t i m e compressed that i s

d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d 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 b y s a i d i n p u t means; and o u t p u t means...; s a i d i n p u t and o u t p u t means c o m p r i s i n g

microwave t r a n s c e i v e r means coupled, v i a a microwave l i n k , t o a v i d e o l i b r a r y , s a i d v i d e o l i b r a r y s t o r i n g a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs i n s a i d t i m e compressed d i g i t a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n f o r s e l e c t i v e r e t r i e v a l , i n s a i d associated b u r s t t i m e period.

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f e a t u r e s of a p p l i c a n t ' s i n v e n t i o n s e t f o r t h i n amended c l a i m 26 p r o v i d e 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 c a p a b i l i t y o f r e c e i v i n g a u d i o / v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e f o r m o f a one o r more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs o v e r a microwave l i n k , compressing t h e one or more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs 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 h a v i n g an a s s o c i a t e d t i m e p e r i o d t h a t

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i s s h o r t e r than a time period associated with a real time representation of t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs, s t o r i n g t h e time compressed representation of t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs i n a random access s t o r a g e , a n d then t r a n s m i t t i n g the time compressed representation of t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs s t o r e d i n t h e random access storage t o a d e s t i n a t i o n device via a microwave link. Similarly, the important

s t r u c t u r a l f e a t u r e s s e t f o r t h i n claims 27-29, a s amended, provide an audio/video t r a n s c e i v e r having t h e c a p a b i l i t y of receiving audio/video source information i n t h e form o f a one or more f u l l motion video programs, compressing t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs i n t o a time compressed representation thereof having an associated time, period t h a t i s s h o r t e r than a time period associated with a real time representation of t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs, s t o r i n g the time compressed representation of t h e one
o r more f u l l motion video programs in a random access s t o r a g e , and then

t r a n s m i t t i n g t h e time compressed representation of t h e one or more f u l l motion video programs stored i n t h e random access storage t o a d e s t i n a t i o n device.
In accordance with the above-recited important s t r u c t u r a l f e a t u r e s o f

a p p l i c a n t ' s ihvention s e t f o r t h i n amended claim 30, t h e audioJvideo source information i s provided by a video l i b r a r y t h a t s t o r e s a m u l t i p l i c i t y of f u l l motion video programs a s time compressed d i g i t a l representations thereof f o r s e l e c t i v e r e t r i e v a l by t h e claimed t r a n s c e i v e r , in a burst time period, over a microwave l i n k . The time compressed representation of each r e t r i e v e d f u l l

motion video program i s stored i n a random access s t o r a g e and may then be transmitted t o a d e s t i n a t i o n device over a microwave l i n k in t h e same burst time period. These s p e c i f i c a l l y claimed f e a t u r e s of a p p l i c a n t ' s invenion a r e

simply n o t shown or suggested by any of t h e c i t e d references, taken alone or
i n any combination.

Southworth e t a l . teaches a siow-scan t e l e v i s i o n system f o r freezing a s i n g l e frame o f a t e l e v i s i o n signal a n d then t r a n s m i t t i n g t h a t s i n g l e frame or s t i l l p i c t u r e using communication mediums o f l i m i t e d bandwidth, such a s

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t e l e p h o n e l i n e s , r a d i o waves, e t c . Southworth e t al.,

As s e t f o r t h a t column 2, l i n e s 59-65 o f

t r a n s m i s s i o n o f a t y p i c a l s i n g l e frame ( s t i l l p i c t u r e ) of

v i d e o i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e s f r o m 8.25 t o 74 seconds, depending upon t h e b a n d w i d t h o f t h e chosen communications medium. This i s t o t a l l y u n l i k e

a p p l i c a n t ' s c l a i m e d t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus w h i c h r e c e i v e s a n d / o r t r a n s m i t s an e n t i r e f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o program, c o m p r i s i n g t e n s o f thousands o f v i d e o frames, i n 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 t h a n t h e t i m e p e r i o d s t a u g h t b y Southworth e t a l . f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n o f a s i n g l e frame o f v i d e o i n f o r m a t i o n . In

f a c t , slow-scan t e l e v i s i o n systems, as t y p i f i e d by t h e t e a c h i n g s o f S o u t h w o r t h e t al., a r e s i m p l y i n c a p a b l e o f t r a n s m i t t i n g f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs. This

i n h e r e n t l i m i t a t i o n may be u n d e r s t o o d w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o page 16-6 o f The ARRL O p e r a t i n g Manual and t o pages 14-34 and 14-35 o f t h e 1984 e d i t i o n o f The Radio Amateur's Handbook, b o t h o f w h i c h a r e p u b l i c a t i o n s o f t h e American Radio Relay League.

A copy o f t h e c i t e d pages o f each o f t h e s e p u b l i c a t i o n s i s e n c l o s e d
F u r t h e r , t h e v i d e o compressor 25 o f Southworth e t a l . o p p r a t e s t o

f o r t h e Examiner's b e n e f i t .

r e c e i v e a composite v i d e o s i g n a l i n d i c a t i v e o f a s i n g l e frame o f v i d e o i n f o r m a t i o n c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a f r o z e n t e l e v i s i o n p i c t u r e and t o p r o v i d e a slow-scan o u t p u t s i g n a l i n d i c a t i v e t h e r e o f . T h i s f u n c t i o n i s accomplished

w i t h i n v i d e o compressor 25 by d i g i t i z i n g t h e s i n g l e frame o f v i d e o i n f o r m a t i o n , w r i t i n g t h e s i n g l e frame d i g i t i z e d i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o a d i g i t a l memory, and t h e n r e a d i n g o u t t h e s i n g l e frame d i g i t i z e d i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n t h e memory t h r o u g h a d i g i t a l - t o - a n a l o g c o n v e r t e r a t a slow-scan r a t e .

No t i m e

compression whatsoever t a k e s p l a c e i n v i d e o compressor 25 or i n any o t h e r p o r t i o n o f t h e a p p a r a t u s o f Southworth e t a l . This i s t o t a l l y unlike

a p p l i c a n t ' s c l a i m e d i n v e n t i o n i n which h i s compression means i s o p e r a t i v e f o r p r o v i d i n g a t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames i n t h e f o r m o f one

o r more f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs and i n w h i c h h i s random

access s t o r a g e means i s o p e r a t i v e f o r s t o r i n g t h a t t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f v i d e o frames. I n s h o r t , Southworth e t a l .

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c o n t a i n s a b s o l u t e l y no r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e need f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g a n d / o r r e c e i v i n g f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs a t an a c c e l e r a t e d r a t e as t h e r e s u l t o f t i m e compression o f t h o s e f u l l m o t i o n v i d e o programs, l e t a l o n e o f a p p l i c a n t l s s p e c i f i c a l l y claimed s t r u c t u r e f o r accomplishing t h a t r e s u l t . N e i t h e r Lambert n o r Fox e t a l . adds a n y t h i n g t o t h e t e a c h i n g s o f Southworth e t a l . so as t o i n any way r e n d e r a p p l i c a n t ' s s p e c i f i c a l l y c l a i m e d i n v e n t i o n obvious over t h a t combination o f references. Lambert i s d i r e c t e d t o

an apparatus f o r a u t o m a t i c a l l y i n s e r t i n g a d v e r t i s i n g s p o t s a t d e s i r e d p o i n t s i n o r d i n a r y t e l e v i s i o n programming. The a p p a r a t u s o f Lambert cannot be

combined i n an o p e r a t i v e way w i t h t h a t o f Southworth e t a l . s i n c e Lambert r e l a t e s t o o r d i n a r y fast-scan, f u l l motion t e l e v i s i o n transmission w h i l e

Southworth e t a l . r e l a t e s t o slow-scan t r a n s m i s s i o n o f a s i n g l e t e l e v i s i o n frame o r s t i l l p i c t u r e , a t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t a r e a of t h e a r t , as d i s c u s s e d i n d e t a i l above.

Fox e t a l . i s d i r e c t e d t o an i n t e r a c t i v e c a b l e t e l e v i s i o n

n e t w o r k i n w h i c h a w i d e r range o f t e l e v i s i o n and/or v i d e o channels t h a n was p r e v i o u s l y p o s s i b l e i s p r o v i d e d f o r r e a l t i m e access by t h e c a b l e t e l e v i s i o n subscriber. L i k e Lambert, and f o r t h e same reason as s e t f o r t h above, t h e

a p p a r a t u s o f Fox e t a l . c a n n o t b e o p e r a t i v e l y combined with t h a t o f Southworth e t al.

For t h e reasons s e t f o r t h i n d e t a i l above, i t i s a p p l i c a n t ' s p o s i t i o n
t h a t t h e r e f e r e n c e s a p p l i e d by t h e Examiner cannot b e combined i n an o p e r a t i v e way and, even i f t h e y c o u l d be so combined, would s t i l l f a i l t o y i e l d a p p l i c a n t ' s s p e c i f i c a l l y claimed invention. s u b m i t t e d t h a t c l a i m s 26-30,
It i s t h e r e f o r e r e s p e c t f u l l y

as amended, a r e p a t e n t a b l e o v e r a l l o f t h e c i t e d

r e f e r e n c e s , t a k e n a l o n e o r i n any c o m b i n a t i o n , and t h a t t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n i s now i n c o n d i t i o n f o r allowance. Favorable a c t i o n i s accordingly s o l i c i t e d . Respectfully submitted, R i c h a r d A. Lang

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