Appeal No. 2005-0983
Application 09/923,675
f) continuing to allow the player to play out each of the
subsequent initial five card hands according to the
conventional manner of play of video poker; and
g) when all the predetermined arrangement of cards have been
matched, determining whether the player has achieved a
bonus award.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Falciglia 5,935,002 Aug. 10, 1999
Holmes, Jr. et al. (Holmes) 5,957,774 Sep. 28, 1999
Schneider et al. (Schneider) 6,089,976 Jul. 18, 2000
Claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Holmes, Schneider and Falciglia.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective
positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that, in accordance with appellants’
grouping of the claims, at page 5 of the brief, all claims will
stand or fall together. Accordingly, we will focus on
independent claim 1.
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