Appeal No. 96-0209
Application 07/922,501
generated by the control information reproduction means. We have
already determined above that elements 30, 31 and 32 cannot
reasonably be considered a corresponding music information
reproduction means. Thus, the write clock signal w is not
applied to a point along or following the generating path of the
music signal produced by the music information reproduction
means. The reproduced music signal in the European '073
reference is not delayed according to any clock signal from the
control information reproduction means. We recognize no delay in
the generating path of the left and right channel audio signals.
Claims 10, 11 and 15 each depends directly from claim 8.
Claim 12 depends directly from claim 1. Claim 13 depends
directly from claim 13. Claim 14 depends directly from claim 6.
Because the European '073 reference does not anticipate any of
independent claims 1, 4, 6 and 8, it also cannot anticipate the
claims which depend from independent claims 1, 4, 6 and 8.
For the foregoing reasons, the European '073 reference does
not anticipate claims 1, 4, 6, 8 and 10-15.
The rejection of claim 2 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over the European '073 reference and Otsubo
We do not sustain the rejection of claim 2 as being
unpatentable over the European '073 reference and Otsubo.
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