Ex Parte GOLDSCHMIDT IKI et al - Page 5




          Appeal No. 2001-2003                                                        
          Application 08/939,185                                                      


              Page 1 of appellants' specification also recognizes that a             
          part of the prior art are known programming guides which "provide           
          an on-screen display of programming information for channels                
          supported by the cable system."  Specification, page 1, lines               
          18-19.  It is then asserted at lines 19-20 that the programming             
          guides “do not store or display entertainment system data from              
          sources other than the cable company to the user.”  It will be              
          shown that Lopresti does this.  Such additional sources that are            
          listed at the bottom of page 1 of the specification include the             
          video library, for which there is a specific teaching in Lopresti           
          as well.  It is asserted that in accordance with the prior art,             
          the entertainment system data from various sources is not                   
          available to the user on the cable systems programming guide.  It           
          will be shown in context that additional, or claimed second                 
          sources of information are available to the user of Lopresti's              
          devices.                                                                    
               Figure 7 of Lopresti shows a screen snapshot of a command              
          bar for the user interface.  The command bar 32 depicts in text             
          form various source devices, which are embellished upon in                  
          accordance with the showing in Figure 2.  Additionally, there are           
          different/other sources of information than the devices listed in           


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