Appeal No. 1998-2565
Application 08/481,455
a) recording in time-compressed form at a tape
longitudinal speed increased by a factor with respect to a
nominal tape longitudinal speed and at an increased head drum
speed of rotation,
b) reproduction at a tape longitudinal speed
reduced with respect to the recording by a factor, but at an
increase head drum speed of rotation, and
c) conversion to the time base and the frequency
position for real-time reproduction with an electronic memory,
to which the signal obtained multiply by overscanning a track
is written and is read out with a nominal clock rate during
real time.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Amada et al. 5,341,248 Aug. 23, 1994
(filed Feb. 3, 1993)
Higuchi et al. 5,392,163 Feb. 21, 1995
(effectively filed Jul. 11,
1990)
Claims 1 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Higuchi in view of Amada.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants
and the Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we
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