Appeal 2007-1094 Application 09/844,976 over-the-air broadcasting the electronic content packages during a vertical blanking interval of an analog broadcast signal; and receiving the electronic content packages through a user appliance. (Specification 4, paragraphs 0008 to 0010). Claim 1 is exemplary: 1. A system of distributing electronic content comprising: a satellite; a network operations center uplinking electronic content to said satellite; a terrestrial over-the-air broadcast center receiving said electronic content from said satellite and generating digital over-the-air electronic content during a vertical blanking interval of an analog broadcast signal; and a user appliance receiving said electronic content. The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on appeal is: Hendricks 6,160,989 Dec. 12, 2000 Kim 6,556,248 Apr. 29, 2003 Owa 6,711,379 Mar. 23, 2004 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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