Appeal 2007-0635
Application 10/176,598
The scope and content of the prior art
We incorporate herein the facts under The scope and content of the prior art
of the Facts section for claims 2, 4-9, and 12-16 above and add the following:
3. Media playback devices generally show the duration (e.g., seconds, minutes,
etc.) of a media file.
Differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
We incorporate herein the facts under Differences between the prior art and
the claims at issue of the Facts section for claims 2, 4-9, and 12-16 above.
The level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
We incorporate herein the fact under The level of ordinary skill in the
pertinent art of the Facts section for claims 2, 4-9, and 12-16 above.
Secondary considerations.
We incorporate herein the fact under Secondary considerations of the Facts
section for claims 2, 4-9, and 12-16 above.
C. PRINCIPLES OF LAW
We incorporate herein the Principles of Law set forth in the Principles of
Law section for claims 2, 4-9, and 12-16 above.
D. ANALYSIS
Appellant argues that “there is no disclosure or suggestion that one of the
ordinary skill in the art would modify Ward to include timestamps, as because the
system only keeps track of whether a media file was played or not, as listed on a
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