Appeal No. 2003-1373
Application No. 09/430,631
decoding a portion of said first transport stream including at
least a target out-frame representing a last image frame of said
first transport stream to be presented, said decoded portion
including non-video data associated with at least one decoded image
frame of said first transport stream:
decoding a portion of said second transport stream including
at least a target in-frame representing a first image frame of said
second transport stream to be presented, said decoded portion
including non-video data associated with at least one decoded image
frame of said second transport stream;
encoding a plurality of said decoded image frames, including
said target out-frame and said target in-frame, to produce said
transition stream; and
inserting, into said transition stream, said extracted3 non-
video data.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Perkins et al. (Perkins) 5,859,660 Jan. 12, 1999
Chen et al. (Chen) 5,917,830 June 29, 1999
Wee et al. (Wee) 6,104,441 Aug. 15, 2000
(filed Apr. 29, 1998)
Claims 1 through 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18 through 22 and 24 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wee in
view of Perkins.
Claims 14, 16 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Wee in view of Perkins and Chen.
3 This term lacks antecedent basis.
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