Ex parte PRATER et al. - Page 6




         Appeal No. 2000-0720                                                      
         Application No. 08/648,849                                                


         A further teaching that coefficients in memory 13 are                     
         from previous data patterns is to be found at column 5, lines             
         41-65.  There, Kim discloses that coefficients stored at 13b-             
         13n are derived by utilizing the coefficient from initial                 
         coefficient location 13a “… as an initial filtering value when            
         a certain channel is firstly selected and then obtains a                  
         filtering coefficient converging on the corresponding channel             
         according to the inputted coefficient.” (emphasis added).                 
         Accordingly, with respect to claim 1, Kim Figure 6                        
         teaches a control means 8, 9, 9a and 11 for controlling                   
         filtering properties of first filter means 4 and second filter            
         means 6, wherein the control means 8, 9, 9a and 11 controls               
         filtering properties of the first filter means 4 based on                 
         previous data patterns in the input signal received by the                
         first filter means (the input signal underlined, above).  With            
         respect to claim 11, Kim Figure 6 teaches selection logic unit            
         8, 9, 9a and 11 connected to first finite impulse response                
         filter unit 4 and second finite impulse response filter unit              
         6, wherein the selection logic unit controls the first finite             
         impulse response                                                          

         filter unit 4 and the second finite impulse response filter 6             
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