Appeal No. 2000-0962
Application 08/885,801
13-15, 18-22 and 26.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for automatically capturing network addresses, such as
Internet addresses, from live broadcast video such as television.
Representative claim 20 is reproduced as follows:
20. A system for retrieving information, comprising:
a. a network;
b. at least one server connected to said network having
information stored thereon; and
c. computer apparatus, connected to said network,
configured to receive an image from a video signal, to
automatically identify a network address contained in said image
and to use said address to retrieve information from a server
over said network.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Fitzpatrick et al. (Fitzpatrick) 5,262,860 Nov. 16, 1993
Hidary et al. (Hidary) 5,774,664 June 30, 1998
(filed Mar. 25, 1996)
Claims 2, 4, 8, 13-15 and 18-22 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the disclosure of
Fitzpatrick. Claims 3, 5, 9-11 and 26 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers
Fitzpatrick and Hidary.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
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