Appeal 2007-1537
Application 09/916,903
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's
final rejection of claims 1-17. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a method and system for creating a
subset of programming channels in a digital video system. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A method of creating a subset of channels with
programming from a plurality of channels, comprising the steps of:
receiving a plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of
channels comprises at least one channel with programming;
encoding at least a portion of a predetermined number of
channels from the plurality of channels to provide corresponding
encoded intra and/or non-intra pictures for each of the predetermined
number of channels;
processing at least one of the corresponding intra and/or non-
intra pictures for each of the predetermined number of channels to
determine which of the predetermined number of channels contain
programming to provide the subset of channels with programming;
and
storing the subset of channels into memory.
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