Appeal 2007-0982
Application 09/886,685
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to an integrated multi-format
audio/video production system. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. An integrated multi-format audio/video production system,
comprising:
a high-speed serial input for receiving an audio/video program having
an input format and an input frame rate;
a serial-to-parallel converter in communication with the input for
outputting the program onto a data bus;
a high-capacity read/write medium interfaced to the data bus for
storing at least a portion of the audio/video program;
a format converter interfaced to the data bus for outputting the
audio/video program with an output format and output frame rate, either or
both of which may be different from the input format and input frame rate;
and
wherein the input or output frame rate is 24 frames-per-second or any
integer multiple or fraction thereof.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Shaw US 6,356,945 B1 Mar. 12, 2002
(filed Aug. 8, 1997)
Hung US 6,542,198 B1 Apr. 1, 2003
(filed Mar. 30, 1999)
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Last modified: September 9, 2013