Appeal 2007-0595 Application 09/822,855 1 The Appellants invented a way to provide full news integration and automation 2 to a video production system, which automatically converts a show rundown into a 3 set of computer readable broadcast instructions and automates the execution of a 4 live or live-to-tape video show (Specification 6). An understanding of the 5 invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced 6 below: 7 1. A method for producing a show live in real time for at least one 8 of transmission and recording in a production environment having at 9 least one processing unit in communications with a plurality of 10 production devices, comprising the steps of: 11 (a) receiving a show rundown manually assembled by a producer 12 to comprise a plurality of story files; and 13 (b) converting said show rundown into broadcast instructions that, 14 when executed in a step-by-step manner responsive to a manual 15 trigger from the producer in an event-driven manner, enable the 16 transmitting of commands to control the plurality of production 17 devices to thereby produce the show live in real time for at least one 18 of transmission and recording, wherein said transmitting includes 19 transmitting commands to at least a camera, and a robotic pan/tilt 20 head. 21 22 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Final Rejection, mailed January 11, 23 2006. The Appellants filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on February 24 17, 2006, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on 25 May 22, 2006. A Reply Brief was filed on July 14, 2006. 26 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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