Appeal No. 97-3926
Application 08/481,091
rejection with respect to that claim and dependent claims 39-
41 and 43, which are not separately argued.
Dependent claim 42, which is separately argued, specifies
that the recorded instructional information comprises (a) a
plurality of first similar recorded segments each of which
instructs a user to first operate the VCR in the play mode,
then stop the VCR and eject the cassette without rewinding,
and (b) a second recorded segment which follows the last of
the first similar recorded segments which instructs the user
to operate the VCR in the play mode and then operate the VCR
in the reverse scan mode. The rejection of this claim is
reversed because the examiner has not explained how these
limitations are satisfied by the proposed combination of
reference teachings.
Summarizing, the § 102(b) rejection of claims 35-37 is
reversed, the § 103 rejection of claims 38-41 and 43 is
affirmed, and the § 103 rejection of claim 42 is reversed.
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