Appeal No. 1998-0587
Application 08/385,253
processing information read by the interactive element from
the storage medium;
each component of the set of electronic
components having an output and being coupled in a
predetermined arrangement to other components of the set of
electronic components to process the read information;
a data capture circuit including an input
circuit and an output circuit;
the input circuit coupled to the output of each
component of the set of electronic components;
the output circuit coupled to the input circuit
to capture a signal from a preselected one of the outputs
coupled to the input circuit, and being adaptable to transfer
the captured signal to the processor.
Opinion
The rejection of claims 1-10, 12-23, 25, and 27-32 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Squires cannot be
sustained. The rejection of claims 11, 24 and 26 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Squires and Abbott
also cannot be sustained.
A reversal of the rejection on appeal should not be
construed as an affirmative indication that the appellant’s
claims are patentable over prior art. We address only the
positions and rationale as set forth by the examiner and on
which the examiner’s rejection of the claims on appeal is
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