Ex parte PINES et al. - Page 3



                 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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