Appeal No. 2002-1689
Application No. 08/796,285 Page 2
30. Decoding apparatus comprising,
a first decoder having a first input for receiving a first
transmitted signal and a second input for receiving a second
transmitted signal, a first output for normally providing a first
output signal, a second output for normally providing a second
output signal and a third output for normally providing a third
output signal, and
a second decoder having a first input for normally receiving
a first transmitted signal coupled to the first output of said
first decoder, a second input for normally receiving a second
transmitted signal coupled to the second output of said first
decoder, a first output for providing a second first output
signal, a second output for providing a second second output
signal and a third output for providing a second third output
signal.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting appealed claim 30 is:
Embree 5,642,423 June 24, 1997
Claims 30-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite.
Claim 30 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Embree.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and appellant regarding the above-noted rejections,
we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 22, mailed
June 5, 2001) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of
the rejections, and to appellant's brief (Paper No. 21, filed
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