Appeal No. 2003-0315
Application 09/122,988
filtering the monophonic surround signal to provide a
filtered monophonic signal having properties related to the
diffraction pattern around the head of a listener, and
multiplying the filtered monophonic surround signal with a
time varying coefficient signal related to the surround signals.
Reference
The reference relied on by the Examiner is as follows:
Iida et al. (Iida) 5,579,396 Nov. 26, 1996
Rejection at Issue
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Iida.
Throughout the opinion, we will refer to the briefs1 and
answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejection and the arguments of Appellant
and the Examiner for the reasons stated infra, we reverse the
Examiner’s rejection of claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
1 Appellant filed an appeal brief on May 22, 2002. Appellant
filed a reply brief on August 28, 2002. The Examiner mailed an
office communication on September 19, 2002, stating that the
reply brief has been entered.
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