Appeal No. 1996-2198 Application 08/077,506 11; col. 15, line 50 to col. 20, line 31), the examiner has not alleged, let alone demonstrated, that any HMM probability distribution is represented as a Laplacian function. For the foregoing reasons, the § 103 rejection of claims 1 and 3-5 based on Kuroda in view of Baker. The § 103 rejection of -20-Page: Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007