Appeal No. 1998-2974
Application No. 08/524,106
through 19, 21, 22, and 24 through 27 remain before us on
appeal.
Appellants' invention relates to a method of speech
recognition in a telecommunication network wherein an input
signal is estimated, plural approximations are output, and one
of the approximations is confirmed. Claim 14 is illustrative
of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
14. A method of speech recognition in a
telecommunication network consisting essentially of the steps
of placing an input signal onto the network from a first
terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within
the network, transmitting an output signal comprising an
estimate of the content of the input signal back to the first
terminal for confirmation, said estimate comprising more than
one approximation of the input signal, and confirming one of
the more than one approximation.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hanle et al. (Hanle) 5,054,055 Oct. 01, 1991
Larkey 5,127,055 Jun. 30, 1992
Darden 5,204,894 Apr. 20, 1993
Rhee 5,524,137 Jun. 04,
1996
(filed Oct. 04, 1993)
Claims 14, 18, 22, and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Darden.
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