Appeal No. 1999-0155
Application 08/369,676
first program on the screen;
generating a favorite station guide, said favorite
station guide consisting of an array of favorite stations,
each array element providing a selectable area identifying the
channel number, station identification and title of currently
broadcasted program of each favorite station;
superimposing the favorite station guide over the
broadcast on the screen, such that only a portion of the video
of the broadcast is covered by the displayed favorite station
guide and the audio is broadcasted;
moving a system pointer displayed on the screen to point
to a selectable location on the displayed station guide to
point to a second program currently broadcasted on a favorite
station on a second channel; and
tuning to the second channel to provide a broadcast of
the second program on the screen in response to the movement
of the pointer.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Marshall et al. (Marshall) 5,523,796 Jun. 4,
1996
(filed May 20, 1994)
Young et al. (Young) 5,532,754 Jul. 2,
1996
(effectively filed Oct. 30,
1989)
Florin et al. (Florin) 5,594,509 Jan. 14,
1997
(filed June 22, 1993)
Claims 32, 34-37 and 39-41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Florin in view of Young and
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