Appeal 2007-0595
Application 09/822,855
1 17. Thus, Trumbull shows transmitting commands to at least a camera, and a
2 robotic pan/tilt head.
3 18. Tao shows a broadcast instructions time sheet populated with production
4 icons (Tao, Figs. 14 and 15). Washino shows similar production icons,
5 but used to control multiple production devices (Washino, col. 2, ll. 10-
6 15). The Examiner relies on Tao to show the time sheet relation to the
7 icons and Washino to show the plural production devices relation to
8 icons (Answer 8).
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10 ANALYSIS
11 Claims 1, 2, 11, and 13 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
12 Trumbull.
13 From the above findings of fact, we must conclude that
14 • The art applied shows converting a show rundown into broadcast
15 instructions that is executed in a step-by-step manner responsive to a manual
16 trigger from the producer in an event-driven manner (FF10).
17 • The art applied shows transmitting commands to at least a camera, and a
18 robotic pan/tilt head (FF17).
19 To the Appellants’ contention (Br. 9) that Trumbull does not show a manual
20 trigger being performed, we note that such a trigger is not positively recited
21 (FF02), and that, further, Trumbull does show the apparatus structure for accepting
22 manual triggers (FF09).
23 To the Appellants’ contention (Br. 9) that the arrows’ direction in Trumbull
24 Fig. 4 shows signals only leaving a camera, we note that Trumbull specifies that its
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