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                     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                        







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