Appeal No. 96-1857
Application No. 08/340,435
there would be a device...in the tv, vcr or vtr with a timer
for sending timing signals to a central controller for
controlling the operation and interaction of the various
electronic devices...at predetermined times as set by the
operator.”
Appellants challenged the examiner [brief - page 9] to
provide a reference in order to support this allegation but
the
challenge remained unanswered by the examiner. Speculation on
the part of the examiner cannot support a rejection under 35
U.S.C. § 103.
Even if the applied references were combinable, it is
unclear how such a combination would result in the claimed
subject matter. Ide is directed to the use of two timers [one
in the remote controller and one in a central controller], one
of which is given priority over the other, and Miyagawa is
directed to a system wherein various audio video components
may be monitored via television but there is no disclosure of
employing a timer in any one component to control any other
component. Therefore, it is unclear how the teachings of
these references are to be combined in a manner to result in a
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