Appeal 2007-2220
Application 09/896,231
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants invented a purchasing system for interactive television
systems. Specifically, a processor enables downloading of recordable media
content at various times using reallocated excess on-demand infrastructure
capacity.1 Claim 1 is illustrative with the relevant limitations in dispute
emphasized:
1. A recordable media content purchasing system comprising:
a first memory; and
a first processor configured with the first memory to download
recordable media content at one of a plurality of various download times for
purchase of the recordable media content, wherein the processor uses
reallocated excess on-demand infrastructure capacity.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Bradley US 5,172,413 Dec. 15, 1992
Pond US 5,329,590 Jul. 12, 1994
Hooper US 5,414,455 May 9, 1995
Haddad US 5,555,441 Sep. 10, 1996
Greenwood US 5,568,181 Oct. 22, 1996
Seazholtz US 5,812,786 Sep. 22, 1998
LaJoie US 5,850,218 Dec. 15, 1998
Wahl US 5,898,456 Apr. 27, 1999
1 See generally Specification 2:1-7.
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