Appeal No. 2003-1535
Application No. 09/429,057
the video data, and information that may be used to identify the
content included in the ancillary information.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A method comprising:
transmitting video data;
transmitting ancillary information associated with said
video data; and
transmitting information that may be used to link to an
identifier that identifies the content included in said ancillary
information.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Macrae et al. (Macrae) WO 98/17064 Apr. 23, 1998
Claims 1 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)
as being anticipated by Macrae.
Reference is made to the brief (paper number 16) and the
answer (paper number 17) for the respective positions of the
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will sustain the anticipation rejection of claims 1
through 30.
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