Appeal No. 97-0244
Application 08/042,357
i'= Ga b (sum over "j" from zero to N-1);j j
E. an encoded representation generating element for
using the values of each encoding group a and
j
the value of the termination identifier "s" to
generate the encoded representation.
The following reference is relied on by the examiner:
Kato et al. (Kato) 5,168,533 Dec. 01,
1992
Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as
being directed to non-statutory subject matter. Claims 2, 5
and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of2
obvious-ness, the examiner relies on Kato alone.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and
examiner, reference is made to the brief and the answers for
the respective details thereof.
Opinion
Turning first to the rejection of claims 3 and 4 as being
directed to non-statutory subject matter within 35 U.S.C. §
2As to claim 6, due to the entry of an amendment filed with the appeal
brief as noted at pages 1 and 2 of the answer, as well as an examiner's
amendment, paper no. 14, dated May 29, 1996, it appears the examiner considers
claim 6 to be part of the rejection under U.S.C. 103 once the dependancy
problem had been clarified by these papers. Note the top of page 3 of the
answer as well as page 5 of the brief's grouping of the claims.
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