Appeal 2006-3350
Application 10/287,411
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. We find that Appellants invented a claimed method (and device)
comprising the steps of [paraphrased] … displaying a program guide
in a portable device; receiving a request to record a program; storing
data indicative of the recording request in the portable device;
establishing communication with a recording appliance and causing
the portable device to provide the recording request to the appliance.
(See claim 1 above for the exact language.)
2. On review of the Huang reference, we find it teaches the display of a
program guide in a handheld portable device (see Figure 1), and the
receiving of a request to record a program (see col. 5, l. 28) which is
transmitted to a TV or a recording appliance (see col. 8, ll. 22 to 32).
3. Careful study of the logic diagram in Figure 4 of Huang, and the
supporting text (see col. 8, ll. 22 to 32) indicates that there is no
teaching of the storing in a memory of the portable device data
indicative of the recording request. Instead, the Huang device teaches
an instantaneous action- if the request is received while the program is
on, then the channel of the TV is turned to that program. If the TV
program is not yet on, then the Huang device will program a VCR
appliance to record the TV program. An essential element of the
claimed invention is lacking.
4. Examiner presents the Sai reference to provide the teaching of the
storage of the record request, and transmission of it to the recording
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