Appeal No. 1997-3909
Application 08/430,090
Referring to Fig. 12, original voice playback is a
mode in which the recorded voice is played back at
the same speed and pitch as those in the recording
operation, rapid talking playback is a mode in which
only the speed of the voice is made higher than in
the recording operation without changing the pitch
thereof, ...(emphasis added)(page 10, lines 10-13).
We see no problem with the Examiner relying on this
passage for multi speed voice playback in Yabuuchi. Yabuuchi
teaches multi-speed voice annotations. The cited passage does
not waiver from what Yabuuchi teaches as a whole.
Appellant argues “Yabuuchi fails to teach anything
regarding selected help messages, much less anything regarding
playback of a selected help message at first and second
velocities. ... Moreover, Appellant further submits that the
playback of 'help information' is completely different from
the playback taught by Yabuuchi.” (Reply brief-pages 8 and
9.)
We fail to see the merit in this argument since the
APA clearly sets forth the help message in speech form (see
claim 10, section (b)). The Examiner merely relies on
Yabuuchi for making the speech multi-speed.
Appellant cites In re Donaldson, 16 F.3d 1189, 1193,
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