Appeal No. 2003-0315
Application 09/122,988
We note that Iida teaches that figure 6 shows a CPU 15 to
conduct a specific processing. See column 10, lines 35 through
60. Iida teaches that the gain characteristics (relative
amplitude characteristics) of the amplitude adjuster 12 is stored
in memory 14 and applied to the adjusters 12 via CPU 15. See
column 10, lines 60 through 62. Thus, we agree with the Examiner
that CPU 15 controls the operation of filters 4 and 5 by applying
coefficients to the filters. However, we fail to find that there
is any disclosure that CPU 15 applies a time varying coefficient
related to surround signals as recited in Appellant’s claim.
In view of the foregoing, we have not sustained the
Examiner’s rejection of claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
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