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Application No. 09/505,807
broadest, reasonable construction, the limitations require the consumers to perform a
registration process with a scheduler.
2. Anticipation Determination
Anticipation "is not an 'ipsissimis verbis' test." In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 832, 15
USPQ2d 1566, 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing Akzo N.V. v. United States Int'l Trade
Comm'n, 808 F.2d 1471, 1479 & n.11, 1 USPQ2d 1241, 1245 & n.11 (Fed. Cir. 1986)).
"An anticipatory reference . . . need not duplicate word for word what is in the claims."
Standard Havens Prods. v. Gencor Indus., 953 F2d 1360, 1369, 21 USPQ2d 1321,
1328 (Fed. Cir. 1991).
Here, the consumer-side interface of Woodring, which was mentioned regarding
claims 1, 7, 9-16, 19, and 21-23 supra, includes "a sample notification rate
specification 458, an attribute specification 462, and a reference release 464." Col. 8, ll.
52-53. "The sample notification rate specification 458 specifies a desired sample rate at
which to be notified of buffers being streamed in order to voluntarily reduce the amount
of data being streamed to that client's process. The attribute specification 462 specifies
a key attribute of the information stream (e.g., video resolution) that is use to match
before sending out a buffer notification." Col. 8, l. 62 - col. 9, l. 2. We find that
specifying the rate at which to be notified of buffers being streamed and specifying the
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