Appeal No. 2005-1724
Application 09/758,127
The invention relates to a method of operating a portable
personal device, as described, for example, under "Format"
(specification, pages 39-42) in connection with Figs. 7A and 7B.
Claim 92 is reproduced below.
92. An operation method of a portable personal device
having facilities for storing and playing digital contents
by control from a computer through a serial or parallel
cable, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving a request command from the computer
through the serial or parallel cable;
(b) sending from the portable personal device through
the serial or parallel cable a signal indicating that the
portable personal device is ready to execute the request
command to the computer, when the portable personal device
is ready to execute the request command;
(c) receiving an execution command from the computer
through the serial or parallel cable for executing the
request command received in step (a); and
(d) executing the request command, when the execution
command is received in step (c), and then sending the result
to the computer through the serial or parallel cable.
THE REFERENCES
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kobayashi 6,199,122 March 6, 2001
(filed July 22, 1998)
Kawamura et al. (Kawamura) 6,408,350 June 18, 2002
(filed January 27, 1999)
Kagle et al. (Kagle) 6,601,056 July 29, 2003
(filed September 28, 2000)
Bastiani et al. (Bastiani) 6,609,167 August 19, 2003
(based on provisional application filed March 15, 1999)
THE REJECTIONS
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