Appeal No. 2002-2239
Application No. 08/876,450
unpatentable over Esch.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Esch in view of Ritter.
The Invention
The invention relates to an arrangement for producing
television contributions in a studio or in a mobile unit from a
plurality of simultaneously available signal sources utilizing at
least one picture signal source, devices for processing the
picture signals, and outputs for the processed picture signals.
(Specification, page 1, lines 2-8). Further details of the
claimed invention are recited in claims 1, 3, 4, and 5 reproduced
above.
The Rejection of Claims 1, 2, and 4 Under 35 U.S.C. §102(b)
The examiner has found that Esch discloses at least one
picture signal source, outputs for the processed signals, a
central operating unit, and a controllable switching device having
outputs connected to the inputs of the picture signal processing
devices and having inputs connected to the outputs of the signal
processing devices (Page 4, lines 1-7).
The appellant urges that “[n]owhere within the four corners
of Esch can this inventive configuration be found or suggested”
(Appeal Brief, page 4, lines 9-11).
Claim 1 requires a central operation unit for accommodating
the individual picture signal-processing devices as independent
units; and a controllable switching device having outputs
connected to the inputs of the picture signal-processing devices
enabling free allocation of the picture signal-processing devices
to the at least one picture signal source and having inputs
connected to the outputs of the picture signal processing device.
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