Appeal No. 1997-1011
Application No. 08/250,631
1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. A communication system comprising:
a transmitter for broadcasting communication signals having
an information content, comprised of a standard broadcast format
in addition to an associated icon string, said associated icon
string being transmitted with the communication signal;
a receiver for receiving and processing said communication
signals, said receiver comprising;
circuitry for processing said standard broadcast format
portion of said communication signals in preparation for a
display of said signals,
circuitry for stripping said associated icon string
comprised of both close caption text and other icons from said
communication signal,
decoding/processing circuitry for decoding and processing of
said other icons, and
at least one display for the simultaneous display of said
communication signals and said other icons, wherein said other
icons displayed is the source information such as a network
identifier or station call letters or a program title.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Niioka et al. (Niioka) 4,392,246 Jul. 05, 1983
Seth-Smith et al. (Seth-Smith) 4,890,319 Dec. 26, 1989
Takarada2 JP 60-103888 Jun. 08, 1985
2 Takarada is the inventor name printed on the abstract and used by the
examiner in the rejection, although Masao Kita and Tomoyoshi Kurisaki are the
inventor names listed on the translation. We will refer to the reference as
Takarada for purposes of our decision.
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