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means.

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from said audiojvideo transceiver

apparatus.

t e l e p h o n e t r a n s m i s s i o n 1 ine.

s as i n c l a i m 26 f u r t h e r
e means, f o r e d i t i n g s a i d t i m e

u r c e i n f o r m a t i o n and f o r t h e n

n o f s a i d a u d i o / v i d e o source

s a s i n c l a i m 26 wherein s a i d

i v e r means, coupled t o a ource i n f o r m a t i o n o v e r s a i d mpressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of i d s t o r a g e means over s a i d

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i n c l a i m 26 wherein s a i d

apparatus as i n c l a i m 26 wherein s a i d
r

i n c l a i m 26 wherein s a i d

apparatus as i n c l a i m 55 wherein s a i d

t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus as i n c l a i m 55 wherein s a i d

113..

An a u d i o / v i oupled v i a one o r more

a p l u r a l i t y of au communications l i n k s , ea i n p u t means f o r r e c e i audio/video source i n f o r m a t i t h e form o f one o r more f u l l mot? i n f o r m a t i o n being r e c e i v e d as a t i an associated b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d t h w i t h r e a l time viewing o f s a i d aud storage rheans, coupled t o s 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 o u t p u t means, coupled t o s a i d s t o r a more communications l i n k s , f o r r e c e i v i n g s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n s t o r e d i n s e r i a l l y t r a n s m i t t i n g s a i d t i m e compressed r e p

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ansceivers comprising: ource information, said

m u l t i p l i c i t y o f video frames i n rograms, s a i d audio/video source
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ssed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f having e r than a t i m e p e r i o d associated n& . c e in f ormat io>

s , f o r s t o r i n g t h e time
r c e i n f o r m a t i o n ; and and t o one o f s a i d one o r

n o f s a i d audio/video

o f audio/video transceivers.

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Rema r k s Claim 1, remaining i n t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n following cancellation of o r i g i n a l claims 2-25 by way of a p p l i c a n t ' s RULE 60 DIVISION-CONTINUATION
PROGRAM APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL FORM f i l e d on November 16, 1992, has been

canceled, and new claims 26-113 a r e presented herewith t o provide t h e scope of claims coverage t o which applicant b e l i e v e s he i s e n t i t l e d . Respectfully submitted, Richard A. Lang

William t. Heln' Patent Attorney #26,465 December 18, 1992 Love1 and, Colorado
[phone]

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IN

THE

UN TED STATES PATENT AND TR DEMARK DFFI E

ART UNIT 235
Examlner W. Danlel Swayze Richard A. Lang
CASE

211
07/347,629

SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT

May 5, 1989 AUDIO/V IDEO 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 sole Inventor named in the above-identified patent application hereby revokes all prevlous powers of attorney and a'ppolnts in thelr stead William E. Hein, Reglstration No. 26,465, P.O. Box 335, Loveland, Colorado 80539, as hfs attorney, with full power of substitutlon and revocation, to prosecute said application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to recelve the Letters Patent, and to transact all business in the
U S Patent and Trademark Office I n connection therewith, ..

Please forward all future written communications to: William E. Hein Attorney at Law P.O. Box 335 Loveland, Colorado 80539

\

Please direct telephone calls to William E. Heln at [phone], Respectfully submltted,

May 3, 1990

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office
Address : COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS A N 0 TRAOEMARKS Waahtngton. 0 C 20231

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WILLIAM E . HEIN ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 3 3 5 LOVELAND, COLORADO 8 0 5 3 9

DATE MAILED:

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Please find below a communication from the

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in charge of this application.
Commissioner of Patents.

The r e v o c a t i o n of t h e power of a t t o r n e y t o

KENNETH E - LEEDS
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h a s been e n t e r e d a n d s a i d a t t o r n e y h a s b e e n n o t i f i e d .

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i l l e i t h e r be a d d r e s s e d t o you or t o a n y n e w l y pointed attorney.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Patent and Trademark Office

OF COMMERCE

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SERIAL NUMBER

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Please find below a communication from the EXAMINER in charge of this application.
Commissioner of Petwrm.

A communication has been filed by the-/applicant

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this application revoking the power of attorney to you.

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For Chief SAE, Group 2600

TRINA RIDDICK

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UNITED STATES JEPARTMENT'OF COMMERCE *' Patent and -Trademark Office

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Address : COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS Waehmgton. O.C. 20231

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his I a communicationfrom thsaxaminer in d w g e of pur application. s COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRRDEMARKS

This appllcalion has been examlned

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Responsive IO communlcatlonflled on

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A shortened statutory perlod for response to thls action is set to e x p l r e k . m o n t h ( s ) . c days from the dale o thls letter. f Failure to respond wilhln the period lor response will cause the application to become abandoned. 35 U.S.C. 133 Parl I

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THE FOLLOWINQ ATTACHMENT(S) ARE PART OF THIS ACTION Notlce of References Clted by Examiner, PTO-892. Notlce of Art Clted by Appilcant, PTO-1449. lnformatlon on How to Effect Orawlng Changes, PTO-1474.
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Notlce re Patent Drawing, PTO-948. Notlce of Informal Patent Appllcallon, Form PTO-152

Parl II

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SUMMARY OF ACTION

Claims
Of the above. clalma

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are pending In the appllcatlon.
ere wlthdrawn from conslderatlon.

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have been cancelled. are allowed.

pzi Claims
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are rejected. are objected to. are subject l o restrlctlon or electlon requlrement.

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0 Slnce lhls appllcatlon appears lo be In condltlon for allowance except for formal matters. prosecutlones to the marlls Is closed In
accordancewllh the practlce under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11: 453 O.G. 213. Other

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Serial No. 976,542 Art Unit
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Claims 26-41 4 c i 4

under the judicial

patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-80 of U.S. Patent

No. 4963995.

Although the conflicting claims are not identical,

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55-71, 73-77, 79-80, 82-113 rejected

created doctrine of obviousness-type double

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they are not patentably distinct from each other because

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Claims 1-80 of the US patent disclose every feature of the claim invention except the serially transmitting audio/video information away from the transceiver as recited in claipi 26,
55, 85 and 113 and the employing the digital paper for storing

the audio/video information as recited in claim 112.

However, it

is noted that it is well known in the art that the video information is commonly transmitted in a serial manner such as frame by frame and that the use of the digital paper to store information is also well known. Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to recognize that the compressed audio/video signal which is transmitted from the transceiver as recited in claims 1, 30 and 60 of the US patent
4963995 is transmitted in a serially transmitting manner, and to

employ a digital paper to store the compressed audio/video information in order to increase the density of stored information.
2.

Claims 42-44, 72, 78 and 81 are rejected under the

judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 5 of U.S. Patent N0.1,5057932.'

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Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because

.

Claim 5 of the US patent 5057932 disclose every feature of the claimed invention except the serial transmission of the compressed audiofvideo information away from a transceiver, the employing a fiber optic port or a television antenna for receiving audio/video information and the use of a video tape to stored the compressed audiolvideo information. However, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to

,

recognize that the audiofvideo information as recited in claim 5 of the US patent 5057932 is serially transmitted away from a transceiver, and employ a fiber optic, a television antenna and a video tape to receiving audiofvideo information ahd to store the compressed audiofvideo information because these device is well known in the art. The obviousness-type double patenting rejection is a judicially established doctrine based upon public policy and is primarily intended to prevent prolongation of the patent term by prohibiting claims in a second patent not patentably distinct from claims in a first patent. In re Vogel, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.321(b) would overcome an actual or provisional rejection on this ground provided the conflicting application or patent is shown to be commonly owned with this application. See 37 C.F.R. 5 1.78(d).
3.

4.

The prior art made of record and not relied upon is

considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Hales et a1 and Hook Jr. discloses apparatus for compressing video signal. Nakamura disclose apparatus for editing a video

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signal.
5. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Huy Nguyen whose telephone number is [phone].

Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application should be directed to the Group receptionist whose telephone number is [phone].

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H. Nguyen:tlr Aprii. 23, 1993

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PTO FORM 048 (REV. 7.021

OF VJHETtlEIl YHEV WERE DESIGNATED AS INFORMAL On FORMAL. ADDITIOMALLV, `ME PATENT
EXAMlNEnWILL ALSO REVIEW THE DRAWINGS FOR COMPLIANCEWITH TllE REGULATIONS.
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a c approved by the draftsperson. are objectcd to by the draftsperson under 37 CFR 1.04 for the reason(s) checked below. The examiner will require r submission of new, corrected drawings at the appropriatetime. Correcteddrawlnys must be suhmltted according tothe d instiuctions listed on tiio back of this Notice. 1. Paper and ink. 37 GFR 1.04(a)

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Comments;

Telephone inquires concerning this review should be directed to the Chief Draftsperson at telephone number [phone].

Note: Any objectionto the drawings made by the examiner will be mmrnunlcated separately In an office action.

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INFORMATION ON HOW TO EFFECT DRAWING CHANGE§

1. Gorreclion of Intormalllies-37 CFB 1.05

File new drawing with the changes incorporatedtherein. The art unit number, serial number and niimber of drawing sheets should be written on the drawin0 in accordance with 37 CFR 1.84(1).Applicant may delayfilino of the new drawings until receipt "Notice of Allowablllty" (PTOL-37). If delayed, the new drawlnos MllST he Filed withln the THREE MONTll shortened statutor)f period set for response in the"Notice of Allowabriiiy" (PTOL-37). Extensionsof time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 (:FR 1.136. The drawing should be filed as a separate paper with atransmittal letter addressed to the Olficiai Draftsperson.

of Allowablllly" (PTO1;37). Within the three month period, two weeks should be allowed for review hytlie Oflice of thecorroction.il a correction is dotermined to be unacceptableby the Office, applicant must arrange to have acceptablecorrectionre-submitted within the orlglnal three rnontli period to avoid the necessity of obtainlng an exlenslon of time and paying the extension fee. Therefore, applicant should file corrected drawings as soon as possible. raiiure to take corrective action within set (or extended) poriod will result in ADANDONlllENT of the Application.

TlmlnD of Correctlons Applicant is required to submit acceplaliis correckd drawings within the three month shortened statutory period set In tiis "Notice

2. Currectioiis ollier Illan lriformalllles Nolotl Iry tile flrallspofsoii on tlie PTD-94fl Ail changes to tile drawings, other than infoinialilies noted by the Draftsperson, Must be made in tho same manner as above except that, normally, ared ink sketch of the changesto be Incorporatedinto the new drawings MUST bo approved by tiidexaminer before the applicationwlli be allowed. No changes will b@penlttedto bo made, other than correctlon of lnforrnalilies, iinlessthe examiner has approvod the proposed changes.

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IN THE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
ART UNIT 2615
Examiner H. Nguyen

Richard A. Lang

CASE
SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT

284 07/976,542 . November 16, 1992
AUD IO/V IDEO RECORDER/TRANSCE I VER
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THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
SIR: PETITION

FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME UNDER 37 C.F.R.

1.136

I t i s 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 an extension of time af one month be granted i n accordance with t h e provisions o f 37 C.F.R. 1.136 t o t a k e t h e
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action required 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 .in caption, a s 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 $55.00 (small e n t i t y ) i s enclosed herewith i n
payment of t h e processing f e e associated with t h i s p e t i t i o n .

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By Direction

Respectfully submitted, Richard A. Lang

William E. Hein September 27, 1993 [phone] Love1 and , Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
ART UNIT 2615

Examiner H. Nguyen

Richard A. Lang
CASE

284 07/976,542 November 16, 1992
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SERIAL NO. FILED SUBJECT

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In the drawings Please amend Figure 2 of the drawings i n accordance with t h e attached

Letter t o t h e Chief Draftsman t o c o r r e c t a s p e l l i n g e r r o r .
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video frames i n t h e form of one o r more f u l l motion video

d over an associated b u r s t t i m e p e r i o d t h a t i s o c i a t e d w i t h r e a l time viewing o f s a i d audio/vi deo source i n sed representation o f s a i d audio/video source nput means; and s e r i a l l y transmitting stored time compressed representation o f

od as i n c l a i m 130 wherein s a i d audio/video source

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m u l t i p l i c i t y o f video frames i n t h e
o f s a i d programs being s t o r e d i n s a i d

of a f u l l motion video program, each compressed representation f o r

communication l i n k .

e d i t i n g s a i d s e l e c t i v e l y decompressed t i m e s a i d audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n ; and s t o r i n g s a i d e d i t e d s e l e c t i v e l y decompressed t

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storage means;

means.

a user during editing.
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e information stored i n said

d i g i t a l t i m e compressed s a i d corresponding d i g i t a l audi o / v i de0 source i n f o r m a t i o n

r comprising t h e steps o f :
t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s t o r e d i n s a i d storage means; compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s a i d

a1 t i m e compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

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source

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removable r e c o r d i n g medium.

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i n f o r m a t i o n i s r e c e i v e d from a CD-ROM.

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tel ev'i si on KF tuner.

information onto a magnetic recording

magnetic storage medi um.

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o a time compressed representation thereof,

source information ;

time period.

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onto a recording medium.

recording medium.

magnetic tape recording medium.

magnetic tape recording medium.

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ROM.

o p t i c a l disc.

erasable o p t i c a l disc.

187.

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a i d audio/video source d wherein s a i d t i m e compressed n a t i o n stored i n s a i d storage

i n f o r m a t i o n i s received over a m i c r representation o f s a i d audio/video means i s t r a n s m i t t e d over a microwa

114 wherein s a i d time compressed source i n f o r m a t i o n i s stored i n a bubble memory. 114 wherein s a i d time compressed

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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 s s t o r e d on one

or

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digital paper.

a bubble memory.

one o r more magnetic disks.

digital paper.

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s o u r c e i n f o r m a t i o n , t h e method

compri s i n g : p r o v i d i n g a network t r a n s c e i v e r s , c o u p l e d v i a one o r more r e c e i v i n g , a t one o r more o f s source 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 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 programs, s a i d a u d i o / v i deo source in f compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f hav
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audio/video source information. s t o r i n g t h e t i m e compressed r e i n f o r m a t i o n ; and serially transmitting said sto 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

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o f s a i d p l u r a l i t y o f audio/video transceivers.

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Remarks The t i t l e has been amended t o r e f l e c t t h e presently claimed subject matter. error. Figure 2 of t h e drawings has been amended t o c o r r e c t a s p e l l i n g Claims 42, 48, 51, 53, 73-75, and 113 have been amended t o c o r r e c t

some typographical e r r o r s and language inconsistencies t h a t have come t o applicants' attention.

Nw method claims 114-194, d i r e c t e d t o t h e method e

which the apparatus of claims 26-113 i s designed t o perform, have been added t o provide the scope of claims coverage t o which applicant believes he i s entitled. Claims 26-113 have been variously r e j e c t e d under the j u d i c i a l l y created d o c t r i n e of double patenting a s being unpatentable over various claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,963,995 and 5,057,932, commonly owned with t h e present application. Applicant submits herewith a terminal disclaimer under 37 CFR

1.321(b) t h a t i s believed t o overcome t h e outstanding double patenting r e j e c t ion.
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I t i s t h e r e f o r e r e s p e c t f u l l y submitted t h a t t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n i s now i n condition f o r allowance of previously pending apparatus claims 26-113, a s well

as method claims 114-194, presented herewith.
sol i c i ted.

Favorable action i s accordingly

Respectfully submitted, Richard A. Lang

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William E. Hein Patent Attorney #26,465 September 27, 1993 [phone] Love1 and , Colorado

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231

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in 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 t o c o r r e c t an e r r o r i n
R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted, R i c h a r d A. Lang

s p e l l i n g , as i n d i c a t e d i n r e d on t h e a t t a c h e d copy o f t h a t d r a w i n g f i g u r e .

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P e t i t i o n e r , Explore Technology, Inc. , i s t h e owner of the: e n t i & r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t i n both t h e i n s t a n t application and U.S. Patent No. 4,963,995 by v i r t u e of an Assignment recorded a t Reel 5274, Frame 0916 of the assignment records i n t h e United S t a t e s Patent and Trademark Office,'a' copy of which recorded Assignment i s attached hereto. P e t i t i o n e r hereby disclaims, except a s provided below, t h e terminal p a r t of the s t a t u t o r y term of any patent granted on t h e i n s t a n t a p p l i c a t i o n , which would extend beyond t h e e x p i r a t i o n d a t e of the f u l l s t a t u t o r y term defined i n 35 U.S.C. 154 t o 156 and 173, a s presently shortened by any terminal disclaimer, of p r i o r U.S. Patent No. 4,963,995. P e t i t i o n e r hereby agrees t h a t any patent so granted on the i n s t a n t a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l be enforceable only f o r and during such period t h a t i t and t h e p r i o r p a t e n t a r e commonly owned. This agreement runs with any patent granted on the i n s t a n t a p p l i c a t i o n and i s binding upon the grantee, i t s successors o r assigns. In making t h e above disclaimer, p e t i t i o n e r does not disclaim t h e terminal p a r t of any patent granted on t h e i n s t a n t a p p l i c a t i o n t h a t would extend t o t h e expiration d a t e of the f u l l s t a t u t o r y term as defined i n 35 U.S.C. 154 t o 156 and 173 of the p r i o r p a t e n t , a s presently shortened by any terminal disclaimer, i n t h e event t h a t i t l a t e r : expires f o r f a i l u r e t o pay a maintenance f e e , i s held unenforceable, i s found invalid by a court o f competent j u r i s d i c a t i o n , i s s t a t u t o r i l y disclaimed i n whole o r terminally disclaimed under 37 CFR 1.321, has a l l claims canceled by a reexamination c e r t i f i c a t e , i s reissued o r i s i n any manner terminated p r i o r t o t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f i t s f u l l s t a t u t o r y term as presently shortened by any terminal b: disclaimer.
The undersigned o f f i c e r of the corporate p e t i t i o n e r , Explore Technology, Inc., has reviewed a l l of t h e documents i n t h e chain of t i t l e o f
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t h e i n s t a n t p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n and, t o t h e b e s t o f undersigned's knowledge and b e l i e f , t i t l e i s i n t h e p e t i t i o n e r , Explore Technology, I n c . The undersigned, whose t i t l e i s s u p p l i e d below, i s empowered t o a c t on b e h a l f o f t h e c o r p o r a t e p e t i t i o n e r , Explore Technology, Inc. hereto. The t e r m i n a l d i s c l a i m e r f e e r e q u i r e d by 37

CFR 1.20(d) i s attached

I hereby d e c l a r e t h a t a l l statements made h e r e i n o f m own knowledge y a r e t r u e and t h a t a l l statements made on i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f a r e b e l i e v e d t o be t r u e ; and f u r t h e r , t h a t these statements were made w i t h t h e knowledge t h a t w i l l f u l f a l s e statements and t h e l i k e so made a r e punishable by f i n e or imprisonment, o r both, under Section 1001 o f T i t l e 18 o f t h e U n i t e d States Code and t h a t such w i l l f u l f a l s e statements may j e o p a r d i z e t h e v a l i d i t y o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n or any p a t e n t issued thereon.
R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted,

EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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ASSIGNMENT WHEREAS, R i c h a r d A. Lang, L i s a W a l t e r s , and G. P e t e r Spiess a r e t h e j o i n t and e x c l u s i v e owners, by assignment, o f t h e e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t i n and t o U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t A p p l i c a t i o n S e r i a l No. 0 7 / 2 8 9 , 7 7 6 e n t i t l e d V I D E O RECORDER/TRANSMITTER f i l e d on December 27, 1988; and WHEREAS, E x p l o r e Technology, Inc., an A r i z o n a c o r p o r a t i o n , i s d e s i r o u s of a c q u i r i n g t h e e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t i n and t o s a i d U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t A p p l i c a t i o n S e r i a l No. 07/289,776, t h e i n v e n t i o n s covered t h e r e b y , and any L e t t e r s P a t e n t t h a t may be g r a n t e d t h e r e f o r i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and i n any and a l l f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s ;

NOW, THEREFORE, i n c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f Ten D o l l a r s ($10.00) t o us i n hand p a i d , t h e r e c e i p t o f which i s hereby acknowledged, and o t h e r good and v a l u a b l e c o n s i d e r a t i o n , we have s o l d , assigned and t r a n s f e r r e d , and by t h e s e p r e s e n t s do s e l l , a s s i g n and t r a n s f e r u n t o s a i d E x p l o r e Technology, I n c . o u r e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e and i n t e r e s t i n and t o s a i d i n v e n t i o n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and i t s t e r r i t o r i a l possessions and i n a l l f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s and o u r e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e and i n t e r e s t i n and t o any and a l l L e t t e r s P a t e n t which may be g r a n t e d t h e r e f o r i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and i t s t e r r i t o r i a l possessions and i n any and a l l f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s and i n and t o a l l d i v i s i o n s , r e i s s u e s , c o n t i n u a t i o n s and e x t e n s i o n s t h e r e o f ; p r o v i d e d , however, t h a t o u r e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t conveyed 4 hereby s h a l l r e v e r t t o us i n t h e event t h a t E x p l o r e Technology, I n c . f a i l s t o . r move f o r w a r d d i l i g e n t l y t o develop, produce, and m a r k e t a p r o d u c t as g e n e r a l l y d e s c r i b e d i n s a i d U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t A p p l i c a t i o n S e r i a l 40. 07/289,776 d u r i n g such t i m e as E x p l o r e Technology, Inc. i s c o n t r o l l e d by an e n t i t y o r e n t i t i e s ; i ; other than ourselves.

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W hereby a u t h o r i z e and r e q u e s t t h e P a t e n t and Trademark O f f i c i a l s i n t h e e U n i t e d S t a t e s and any and a l l f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s t o i s s u e any and a l l o f s a i d L e t t e r s P a t e n t , when g r a n t e d , t o s a i d E x p l o r e Technology, I n c . ds t h e assignee o f ' o u r e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t i n and t o t h e same, f o r t h e s o l e use and enjoyment o f s a i d E x p l o r e Technology, Inc., i t s successors and assigns. F u r t h e r , we agree t h a t we w i l l communicate t o E x p l o r e Technology, Inc., i t s d e s i g n a t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , any f a c t s known t o us r e s p e c t i n g s a i d i n v e n t i o n s , and t e s t i f y i n any l e g a l proceedings, s i g n a l l l a w f u l papers, e x e c u t e a1 1 d i v i s i o n , c o n t i n u a t i o n , s u b s t i t u t i o n , renewal and r e i s s u e a p p l i c a t i o n s , execute a l l necessary assignment papers t o cause any and a l l o f s a i d L e t t e r s P a t e n t t o be i s s u e d t o s a i d E x p l o r e Technology, Inc., make a l l r i g h t f u l o a t h s , and g e n e r a l l y do e v e r y t h i n g necessary or d e s i r a b l e t o a i d s a i d E x p l o r e Technology, Inc., i t s successors and a s s i g n s , t o o b t a i n and e n f o r c e p r o p e r p r o t e c t i o n f o r s a i d i n v e n t i o n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and i n any and a l l f o r e i g n countries.

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are subject to restrlctlon or election requlrement.

7 . 0 Thls appllcatlonhas been filed wlth informaldrawlngs under 37 C.F.R. 1.85 which are acceptable for examlnatlon purposes. 8 . 0 Formal drawlngs are requiredin response to thls Off Ice actlon.

9 . 0 The corrected or substltute drawings have been received on Under 37 C.F.R. 1.84 these drawlngs are Oacceptable; n n o t acceptable (seeexplanatlon or N o h of Draftsman's Patent Drawlng Revlew. PTO-948). IO. The proposed additional or substitute sheet(s) of draWlngS. flied on examiner; 0dlsapprnved by the examiner (see explanatlon).

.

. has (have) been

Oapproved by the

1 . O T h e proposed drawlng correction, llled 1
12.

, has been nepproved;

0disapproved (see explanallon).

Acknowledgement Is made of the claim for prlorlty under 35 U.S.C. 119. The certilled copy has :tiled on been filed In parent application, serial no.

0 been recelved 0 not been recelved

13.17 Slnce thls appllcationapppeanlo be In condltlonfor allowance except for formal matters. prosecution as to the merits Is cios'ed In amrdancewiththhepracticeunder ExpaneQuayle, 1935C.D. 11;453O.G.213.
14.

Other

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1 .

Claim 162 is rejected under 35 U.S.C.

§ 112,

second

paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. There is no antecedent basis for Itsaid storage meansqq and Vandom access storage meansqq, lines 3 and 5 .
2. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 8 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:

s A patent may not be .obtained though the invention i not 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 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 ( )of section 102 9 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.

claims 26 , 29-32,41-42,76-78, 106-112,114, 117-

129,130, 142, 157, 160

,

164-169 and 187-193 are rejected

under 35 U . S . C .
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9 103 as being unpatentable

ove?&K&i...et a1 in

view qfArnon) et al. Keith et a1 discloses an apparatus (fig 2) comprises means
(230)for compressing the digital motion video signal, means (18)

for storing the compressed motion video signal, means (26,

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fig 1)for transmitting the compressed signal, means (30, fig 1) for decompressing the compressed digital motion signal and means for storing the compressed digital motion signal is a magnetic disk or optical disk, or a magnetic disk or tape (column 43, lines 23-31). Keith et a1 fails to specifically teach the motion video signal is compressed and transmitted in a burst time period. Arnon et a1 teaches the technique and concept of compressing and transmitting the a dcgital signal in a burst time pe'riod (See column 1, lines 20-46). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to employ the technique and concept of compressing and transmitting a digital signal in a burst time period as taught by Arnon et a1 into Keith et a1 in to compress and transmitting the digital motion video signal in a burst time period in order to increase the density of the digital motion video signal information to be stored and transmitting the digital motion signal with a high speed. Keith et a1 fails to specifically teach the motion video signal inputted from a tuner, video tape recorder or a camera. However it is noted that a motion video signal which is produced from a tuner, camera and video tape recorder is well known in the art. Therefore it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to employ a tuner, camera or videotape recorder into Keith et a1 for receiving or producing the video signal.

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Keith et a1 fails to specifically teach the video signal is transmitted over an optical line or a telephone line. However it is noted that transmitting a signal over an optical line or a telephone line is well known in the art. Therefore it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to employ an optical line or telephone line for transmitting the video signal
of Keith et al.

Keith et a1 fails to specifically teach storage medium comprising a semiconductor memory. It is noted that employing a semiconductor memory to store a signal is well known in the art. Therefore it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to employ a semiconductor memory such as memory card or
RAM into Keith et a1 for storing the video signal.
4.

Claims 27-28,43-49,50-54, 69-71, 72-73, 74-75, 115-116, and 186 are objected to as

133-141, 158-159, 171-172,186,131-132

being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
5.

Claim 162 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the

rejection under 35 U.S.C.
6.

S

112 and to include all of the

limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Claims 55-68, 85-104

,

113,143-156, 175-185

and 194

allowable over the prior art of record.

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