Appeal No. 1998-0587
Application 08/385,253
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 1-10, 12-23, 25, and 27-32 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Squires.
Claims 11, 24 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Squires and Abbott.
The Invention
The invention is directed to a system for capturing an
output signal from a selected one of a plurality of components
which receive and process information read by an interactive
element from a storage medium. Claims 17 and 25 specifically
require a data capture circuit which includes an input
multiplexer circuit and an output sample and hold circuit. As
is described in the specification, based on the respective
signals detected from the plurality of components in response
to a test signal, optimization can be made with respect to the
components. Independent claim 1 is representative and is
reproduced below:
1. For use in a storage device including a storage
medium for storing data, an interactive element for reading
information from and writing information on the storage medium
and a processor for performing control functions in the
storage device, a read channel, which comprises:
a set of electronic components for receiving and
3
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