Appeal No. 95-1942
Application 08/135,190
17. A system for playing recordings in a
jukebox comprising the steps of:
maintaining a play list of recordings selected
for play and their order of play:
playing recordings upon accepting credit of at
least a predetermined amount;
determining if an amount greater than said
predetermined amount has been received;
determining if the customer has made a
prioritized recording selection; [and]
if an amount greater than said predetermined
amount has been received and the customer has made a
prioritized recording selection, then prioritizing
the play list whereby the prioritized selection will
be played in advance of other selections which have
not been prioritized.
All of the appealed claims stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 based on the admitted prior art jukeboxes
described in appellants' specification in view of both of the
following references, copies of which were submitted with
appellants' Invention Disclosure Statement filed April 23,
1992:4
Rowe CD-100 Laser Star Field Service Manual, pages
2-29 (date unknown) ("Rowe").
Pioneer Laser Juke Operator's Manual CJ-V77 and CJ-
V99, page 35 (date unknown) ("Pioneer").
Although the dates of these references are unknown, appellants
do
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