Appeal No. 97-3642
Application 08/364,519
Uchitoi et al. (Uchitoi) 54-140507 Oct. 31,
1979
(Japanese Kokai)
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 15-17, 19-21, and 36-39 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Uchitoi, Hashimoto,
and Toyoda.
The Invention
The invention is directed to a recording apparatus for
recording image information in blocks provided on a recording
medium. The appellant has, for purposes of argument in this
appeal, grouped all claims together with independent claim 36.
(Brief at page 5). The only independent claims are claims 15
and 36, and both require a means for detecting the number of
pictures continuously recordable and a means for displaying
the number of pictures continuously recordable. Claim 36 is
reproduced below:
36. A recording apparatus for recording image
information in recording blocks provided on a
recording medium, comprising:
switching means for switching a recording mode
between a single recording mode and a continuous
recording mode;
detecting means for detecting a number of
pictures continuously recordable on said recording
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