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compressed representation o f s a i d s a i d storage means and f o r s e r i a l l y t r a n s m i t t i n g s a i d representation o f s a i d audio/vi de audiolvideo t r a n s c e i v e r apparatus; [said i n p u t means comprisi s a i d i n p u t means being coupled, v i a a communica transmission l i n e ] , t o a remotely
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Remarks Claims 43, 61, 74, 99, 115, and 187 have been r e j e c t e d under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being 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 subject m a t t e r which a p p l i c a n t regards as t h e invention. S p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e Examiner has questioned whether t h e reference t o
"video l i b r a r y " a t l i n e 2 o f c l a i m 42 i s t o t h e same element r e c i t e d a t l i n e 40 o f c l a i m 43. Since l i n e 2 o f c l a i m 42 does n o t c o n t a i n t h e r e c i t a t i o n
noted by t h e Examiner, a p p l i c a n t assumes t h a t t h e Examiner intended t o c i t e l i n e 2 o f c l a i m 44. Assuming t h a t t o be t h e case, a p p l i c a n t has amended b o t h
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and 9, r e s p e c t i v e l y , l a c k antecedent basis f o r t h e phrase " s a i d random access storage means." antecedent basis. Accordingly, these claims have been amended t o p r o v i d e proper The Examiner has questioned t h e cooperative s t r u c t u r a l and t h e means
r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e means r e c i t e d i n c l a i m 99, l i n e s 2-10, r e c i t e d i n c l a i m 85.
Accordingly, c l a i m 99 has been amended t o s p e c i f i c a l l y
r e c i t e t h e s t r u c t u r a l i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n between t h e claimed elements, i n accordance w i t h t h e requirements o f MPEP 706.03(f). The Examiner has
questioned t h e d i f f e r e n c e between t h e " e d i t i n g means" r e c i t e d i n c l a i m 105, l i n e s 2-5, and t h e " e d i t i n g means" r e c i t e d i n c l a i m 27, l i n e s 14-17.
Accordingly, c l a i m 105 has been amended t o c l a r i f y t h a t b o t h r e c i t a t i o n s are t o t h e same element. F i n a l l y , claims 115 and 187 have been deemed by t h e
Examiner t o be i n d e f i n i t e because they are dependent on c a n c e l l e d c l a i m 114. The Examiner i s r e s p e c t f u l l y r e f e r r e d t o a p p l i c a n t ' s Amendment "8" f i l e d J u l y 12, 1994, i n which c l a i m 115 was amended t o be independent i n form and i n which c l a i m 187 was amended t o be dependent on c l a i m 115. For the f o r e g o i n g
d e t a i l e d reasons, i t i s r e s p e c t f u l l y submitted t h a t claims 43, 61, 74, 99, 105, 115, and 187, as v a r i o u s l y amended, a l l f u l l y comply w i t h the requirements o f 35 U.S.C. Claims 27-41, 112, second paragraph. 70-113, 115-129, and 131-194 have been r e j e c t e d
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under 35 U.S.C.
103 as being unpatentable over I z e k i e t a l . i n view o f the This r e j e c t i o n is
a d m i t t e d p r i o r a r t i n t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n and Eggers e t a l .
r e s p e c t f u l l y traversed, p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h respect t o these claims, as v a r i o u s l y amended. Claim 27, as amended, f o r example, i s s p e c i f i c a l 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 audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e form o f one o r more f u l l motion video programs, compress t h e received audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o a
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compressed r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e r e o f having an associated 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 t i m e r e q u i r e d t o e f f e c t r e a l t i m e viewing o f the
audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n , s t o r e the 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 j v i d e o source i n f o r m a t i o n , and then t r a n s m i t t h e stored, 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 away from t h e t r a n s c e i v e r i n t h e associated b u r s t t i m e period. Remaining independent claims
43, 55, 85, 113, 115, 131, 132, 143, 162, 173, and 194 c o n t a i n s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e same l i m i t a t i o n s . These very important s p e c i f i c a l l y r e c i t e d 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 a r e simply n o t shown o r suggested by any o f t h e c i t e d references, taken alone o r i n any combination. The I z e k i e t a l . reference teaches an audio/video e d i t i n g system whose primary purpose i s t o f a c i l i t a t e p r o d u c t i o n o f a new master tape c o n t a i n i n g t h e e d i t e d information. I z e k i e t a l . c o n t a i n s a b s o l u t e l y no showing o r
suggestion whatsoever o f compressing audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o a t i m e compressed represenation t h e r e o f having an associated 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 time r e q u i r e d t o e f f e c t r e a l time viewing o f the audio/video source i n f o r m a t i o n , as s p e c i f i c a l l y t a u g h t and claimed by applicant. Element 46 o f I z e k i e t al., c i t e d by t h e Examiner, i s a conversion
u n i t t h a t does n o t h i n g more than convert t h e i n p u t t e d video and/or audio data i n t o a p r e s c r i b e d format (see column 2 , l i n e s 47-56 and column 7, l i n e s 3-14 o f I z e k i e t al.). While I z e k i e t a l . mentions data compression as one t y p e o f
conversion process, t h i s i s n o t t h e e q u i v a l e n t by any means o f a p p l i c a n t ' s s p e c i f i c a l l y claimed t i m e compression. I z e k i e t al. c o n t a i n s a b s o l u t e l y no
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