Appeal No. 95-3411 Application 08/040,960 The Rejections on Appeal Claims 1-8 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph as being indefinite for failing to point out and distinctly claim that subject matter which the appellant regards as his invention. Claims 1-8 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bado and well known cook books. However, only the rejection of claims 4-8 has been appealed (Br. at 2). Accordingly, only the rejection of claims 4-8 is before us in this appeal. The Invention The invention is directed to a hierarchical, computerized cooking instruction system whereby a user may branch through multiple paths to access cultural information, menu category, ingredients and cooking methods entailed and involved in the preparation of a variety of dishes to be prepared. In one aspect of the claimed invention (claim 4), a video memory means is used which supplies cooking information in animated form. In another aspect of the invention, an audio memory means is used which supplies cooking information in audio form (claim 7). Representative claims 4 and 7, the only independent claims on appeal, are reproduced below: -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007