Appeal No. 1999-2824
Application 08/481,408
video device suitable for processing and displaying
television-type information, when present;
feature control means, responsive to user input
control, for generating VRR video feature control data to
determine the operation of said video device such that,
in response to said feature control data being provided
from said VRR system to said video device when present,
at least one VRR video feature function is performed in
whole or in part by said video device; and
means for conveying said feature control data to
said output means.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Hatakenaka et al. (Hatakenaka) 5,282,049 January 25,
1994
(filed February 4,
1992)
Lett et al. (Lett) 5,657,414 August 12,
1997
(filed December 1,
1992)
Claims 43 and 44 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as being anticipated by Lett.
Claims 45-47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Lett and Hatakenaka.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 23) and the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 26) (pages referred to as "EA__")
for a statement of the Examiner's position, and to the appeal
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