Appeal No. 1998-0931 Page 3
Application No. 08/139,619
a control logic circuit coupled to the digital processor,
operable to feed said image data into means for storing a
pixel field;
video encoder means coupled to the control logic circuit,
for converting the pixel field into a composite video output;
a plurality of video buffers coupled to the composite
video output of the video encoder means, operable to transmit
video information in a standard commercial television format;
and,
a plurality of standard commercial television receivers
coupled respectively to the video buffers, and operable to
display said image, said receiver being non-interactive with
players and limited to display of said information respecting
progress of said wagering game.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hedges et al. 4,339,798 Jul. 13, 1982
(Hedges)
Yamamura 5,059,955 Oct. 21,
1991
(Filed Aug. 30, 1988)
Tillery et al. 5,114,155 May 19, 1992
(Tillery) (Filed Feb. 20, 1991)
Claims 15 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Hedges in view of Tillery. Claims
16 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable
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