Appeal No. 2003-0556
Application 09/185,248
in Figure 1 at page 569 of Bergher. This appears to suggest
decoding to yield a uniform or linear processing approach of PCM
information. It appears to us that the artisan may also well
recognize that the basic approach of Farhangi correlates to this
as well since the Abstract and Summary of this reference states
that different types of coded digital information that may be
inputted to his device of Figure 2 may be first deformatted or
otherwise decoded into a common format before digital mixing by
mixers 277 and 278. In doing so, the title of Farhangi's patent
of "mixing of audio signals in multimedia platforms" is in part
achieved by a conversion of the digitized information to a common
sampling rate, which appears to suggest a uniform or linear PCM
approach. A corresponding discussion of column 1 at page 571 of
Bergher appears to exist as well at columns 3 and 4 of Farhangi.
In view of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner
rejecting all claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
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