Appeal No. 96-2440
Application 08/099,289
the appellants’ specification, which reads: "A method as recited
in Claim 2, wherein said method utilizes non-useful or dead
(i.e., dark) video pixels to transmit said information signals."
Additionally, there are other errors in the examiner’s
analysis. The vertical blanking interval, as a latent period,
refers to a period of time and is not a video data signal. The
claim term at issue refers to non-useful or dead (i.e., dark)
"video data signals" and not simply a period of time. All of the
independent claims require the multiplexing of externally
generated information signals into the non-useful or dead (i.e.,
dark) video data signals to create a sequential stream of data
for transmission. To the extent that the examiner has regarded
this claim feature as being satisfied simply by Hunt’s
transferring of the video data signals of each scanned line to a
central storage unit during its vertical blanking interval
(examiner’s answer on page 4), that is erroneous.
Also, even in applying the misplaced view which treats the
vertical blanking interval of Hunt as the claimed non-useful or
dead (i.e., dark) video data signals, the examiner made
additional errors. According to the examiner (answer on page 4)
Hunt’s sync means multiplexes synchronization signals into the
video data signals for subsequent image analysis. However, the
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