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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`13/256,750
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`09/15/2011
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`Keizo Yuki
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`11/08/2013
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed 10/10/2013 have been fully considered but they are
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`not persuasive.
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`On pages 4-5, Applicant argues that the amended feature of “the second screen
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`information is obtained from the optical disk” has support in the originally filed
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`specification at page 23, paragraph [0077].
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`In response, Examiner respectfully disagrees. Upon reviewing paragraph [0077]
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`of the originally filed specification of the application, Examiner found that the subject
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`matter of paragraph [0077] does not support the amended feature. Specifically,
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`paragraph [0077] states,
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`“Generally, when the BD-J title is constituted by a plurality of BD-ROMs i0, all the BD-
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`ROMS i0 except the last one are provided with the function of disk unbound. However, the disk
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`replacement demand screen based on the data recorded on the BD-ROM 10 cannot be output
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`during output of the mask screen. In view of this, in this embodiment, disk replacement demand
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`screen information that forms the base of the disk replacement demand screen that can be
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`output during output of the mask screen is held in the reproducing apparatus 100 like the mask
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`screen information.”
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`Clearly, paragraph [0077] of the originally filed specification clearly says the
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`second screen information, e.g. the replacement demand screen, is held in the
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`reproducing apparatus and outputted based on the data recorded on the BD-ROM. The
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`data recorded on the BD-ROM in this context is clearly the content data, e.g. movie
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`and/or audio data. In other words, when there is no more content data on the disk to be
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`outputted, the replacement demand screen is then outputted to prompt the user to
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`replace a new disk. This is different from the disk replacement demand screen
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`information is recorded on the BD-ROM.
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`As such, the subject matter is clearly disclosed by lkeda. Specifically, in at least
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`[0334], lkeda teaches when the first part of a movie is finished with playback, the
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`replacement demand screen is outputted. Therefore, the replacement demand screen in
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`lkeda is outputted based on whether the data recorded on the disk is finished with its
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`playback. This is the same subject matter as described in paragraph [0077] of the
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`originally filed specification of the current application.
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`Therefore, the currently amended claims do not overcome the teachings of prior
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`art.
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`Double Patenting
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`The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created
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`doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the
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`unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent
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`and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory
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`obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims
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`are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct
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`from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated
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`by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140
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`F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29
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`USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir.
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`1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422
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`F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163
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`USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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`A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321 (c) or 1.321(d)
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`may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory
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`double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to
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`be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of
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`activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement.
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`Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a
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`terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with
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`37 CFR 3.73(b).
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`Claim 1 is provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory
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`obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-2 of
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`copending Application No. 13/256655 in view of Shiraishi et al. (US Patent
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`7,088,906 B1 — hereinafter Shiraishi) and Ikeda (US 2008/0292270 A1 — hereinafter
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`Ikeda)
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`This is a provisional obviousness-type double patenting rejection.
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`Current application
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`Application no. 13/256655
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`a sional oorocessin unit that oerforms back-round
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`Claim 1. An on-vehicle optical disk reproducing
`apparatus, comprising:
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`Claim 1. An on-vehicle optical disk reproducing
`apparatus, comprising:
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`a housing unit that houses an optical disk; and
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`a housing unit that houses an optical disk; and
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`a signal processing unit that controls output of
`imaoe and sound of a title reoroduced based on
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`data recorded on the housed optical disk,
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`wherein the signal processing unit holds first
`screen information concerning a mask screen that
`masks a reproduction screen of the title, and
`second screen information concerning a
`replacement demand screen that prompts
`replacement of the optical disk housed in the
`housing unit,
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`the signal processing unit causes the mask screen
`to be output based on the first screen information
`instead of the image of the title while the vehicle is
`running and the title is being reproduced, and
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`the signal processing unit switches a screen to be
`output from the mask screen based on the first
`screen information to the replacement demand
`screen based on the second screen information
`when the sound of the title is in a silent state
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`continuously for a predetermined time or more
`while the vehicle is running the title is being
`reproduced.
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`predetermined time or more.
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`playback of a title based on data recorded on the
`housed optical disk during a period starting at
`transition of an operation mode of the optical disk
`reproducing apparatus from an optical disk
`reproduction mode to a different mode and ending
`at return of the operation mode to the optical disk
`reproduction mode,
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`wherein the signal processing unit holds first
`screen information concerning a mask screen that
`masks a reproduction screen of the title, and
`second screen information concerning a
`replacement demand screen that prompts
`replacement of the optical disk housed in the
`housing unit,
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`the signal processing unit causes the mask screen
`to be output based on the first screen information
`when the operation mode is returned to the optical
`disk reproduction mode in a case where a playback
`position of the housed optical disk does not reach
`an end during a period of the background playback,
`and
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`the signal processing unit causes the replacement
`demand screen to be output based on the second
`screen information when the operation mode is
`returned to the optical disk reproduction mode in a
`case where the playback position of the housed
`optical disk reaches the end during the period of
`the background playback.
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`Claim 2. The optical disk reproducing apparatus
`according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing
`unit determines that the playback position of the
`housed optical disk reaches an end when sound of
`the title is in a silent state continuously for a
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`However, claims 1-2 of copending Application No. 13/256655 do not recite the
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`signal processing causes the mask screen to be output while the vehicle is running and
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`switches from the mask screen to a replacement demand screen while the car is
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`running, wherein the second screen information is obtained from the optical disk.
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`Shiraishi discloses the signal processing unit switches screens while the vehicle
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`is running (column 8, lines 34-57; column 9, lines 1-9 — the signal processing units
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`causes display of at least a blue screen or a navigation screen that masks the a
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`reproduction screen of the title when the car is traveling when the title is reproducing as
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`shown in Fig. 5(a)).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate teachings of Shiraishi into the apparatus recited in claims
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`1-2 of copending Application No. 13/256655 so that safety driving of the driver is
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`secured.
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`However, the proposed combination of Shiraishi and claims 1-2 of copending
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`Application No. 13/256655 do not recite the second screen information is obtained from
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`the optical disk.
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`lkeda discloses second screen information is obtained from an optical disk
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`([0334] — see Response to Arguments above).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate the teachings of lkeda into the reproducing apparatus
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`taught by Shiraishi to allow the user replace a new disk to continue playback when there
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`is no more data on the disk to be played back.
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`Claims 2-8 are provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory
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`obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1- of
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`copending Application No. 13/256655 in view of Shiraishi et al. (US Patent
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`7,088,906 B1 — hereinafter Shiraishi), Ikeda (US 2008/0292270 A1 — hereinafter
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`Ikeda), and Yamada et al. (US Patent 5,469,307 — hereinafter Yamada).
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`Regarding claim 2, see claims 1 and 3 of copending Application 13/256655 as
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`discussed above. However, claims 1 and 3 of copending Application 13/256655 do not
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`recite, “the signal processing unit switches a screen to be output from the mask screen
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`based on the first screen information to the replacement demand screen based on the
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`second screen information when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for
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`a predetermined time or more while the vehicle is running the title is being reproduced.”
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`Shiraishi discloses the signal processing unit switches screens while the vehicle
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`is running (column 8, lines 34-57; column 9, lines 1-9 — the signal processing units
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`causes display of at least a blue screen or a navigation screen that masks the a
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`reproduction screen of the title when the car is traveling when the title is reproducing as
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`shown in Fig. 5(a)).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate teachings of Shiraishi into the apparatus recited in claims
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`1-2 of copending Application No. 13/256655 so that safety driving of the driver is
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`secured.
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`Ikeda discloses a signal processing unit holds second screen information
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`concerning a replacement demand screen that prompts replacement of the optical disk
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`housed in the housing unit ([0334] - the signal processing units holds a message for
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`display on a replacement demand screen prompting the user to replace the BD-ROM),
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`and the signal processing unit switches a screen to be output from a screen to the
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`replacement demand screen based on the second screen information when it is
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`detected that there is no more data on the disk to be played back (Fig. 33; Figs. 34A-
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`340; [0334] — the signal processing unit switches to the replacement demand screen to
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`display the message prompting the user to replace the BD-ROM).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate the teachings of lkeda into the reproducing apparatus
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`recited by claim 3 of copending Application 13/256655 in view of Shiraishi to allow the
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`user replace a new disk to continue playback when there is no more data to be played
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`back.
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`However, claim 3 of copending Application No. 13/256655 in view of Shiraishi
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`and lkeda do not disclose it is detected that there is no more data on the disk to be
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`played back when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for a
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`predetermined time or more while the vehicle is running the title is being reproduced.
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`Yamada discloses it is detected that there is no more data on a recording
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`medium when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for a predetermined
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`time or more (column 6, lines 16- 18 — if a silent state continues for a fixed period of
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`time, the system knows that there is no more data on the recording medium).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate the teachings of Yamada into the on-vehicle optical disk
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`reproducing apparatus recited in claim 3 of copending Application No. 13/256655 in
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`view of Shiraishi and lkeda to automatically demand a replacement of a new disk
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`without waiting for a long period of time thus enhancing the user interface of the
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`apparatus.
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`Claims 3-8 of current application are rejected by claims 3-8 of copending
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`Application No. 13/256655 in view of Shiraishi, lkeda, and Yamada discussed above.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 1 12
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
`(a) IN GEN ERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and
`of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms
`as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly
`connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the
`inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph:
`The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and
`process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any
`person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make
`and use the same and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying
`out his invention.
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`Claims 1-8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA),
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`first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The
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`claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in
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`such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the
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`inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the inventor(s), at the time the
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`application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
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`Claim 8 recites “the second screen information is obtained from the optical disk.”
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`However, as evidenced in paragraph [0077], the originally filed specification of the
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`current application clearly describes that the second screen information is held in the
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`reproducing apparatus and outputted based on data recorded on the BD-ROM.
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`Examiner respectfully submits that “outputted based on data recorded on the optical
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`disk” is different from “being obtained from the optical disk.” There is no disclosure that
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`describes the second screen information is obtained from the optical disk."
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and
`the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the
`invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 1-8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Shiraishi et al. (US Patent 7,088,906 B1 — hereinafter Shiraishi), Ikeda (US
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`2008/0292270 A1 — hereinafter Ikeda), and Yamada et al. (US Patent 5,469,307 —
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`hereinafter Yamada).
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`Regarding claim 1, Shiraishi discloses an on-vehicle optical disk reproducing
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`apparatus, comprising: a housing unit that houses an optical disk (Fig. 1; column 3,
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`lines 10-20; column 7, lines 52-67 — a housing unit in a car houses a DVD shown in Fig.
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`1); and a signal processing unit that controls output of image and sound of a title
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`reproduced based on data recorded on the housed optical disk (Fig. 1; column 4, lines
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`37-44 — a signal processing unit controls output of image of a title output of sound of the
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`title recorded on the DVD), wherein the signal processing unit holds first screen
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`information concerning a mask screen that masks a reproduction screen of the title
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`(column 8, lines 34-57 — the signal processing units holds first screen information
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`comprising at least a blue screen or a navigation screen that masks the a reproduction
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`screen of the title when the car is traveling), the signal processing unit causes the mask
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`screen to be output based on the first screen information instead of the image of the title
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`while the vehicle is running and the title is being reproduced (column 8, lines 34-57;
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`column 9, lines 1 -9 — the signal processing units causes display of at least a blue
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`screen or a navigation screen that masks the a reproduction screen of the title when the
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`car is traveling when the title is reproducing as shown in Fig. 5(a)).
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`However, Shiraishi does not disclose the signal processing unit holds second
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`screen information concerning a replacement demand screen that prompts replacement
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`of the optical disk housed in the housing unit, wherein the second screen information is
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`obtained from the optical disk; and the signal processing unit switches a screen to be
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`output from the mask screen based on the first screen information to the replacement
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`demand screen based on the second screen information obtained from the optical disk
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`when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for a predetermined time or
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`more while the vehicle is running the title is being reproduced.
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`lkeda discloses a signal processing unit holds second screen information
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`concerning a replacement demand screen that prompts replacement of the optical disk
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`housed in the housing unit ([0334] - the signal processing units holds a message for
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`display on a replacement demand screen prompting the user to replace the BD-ROM),
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`wherein the second screen information is obtained from the optical disk ([0334]— see
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`Response to Arguments above) and the signal processing unit switches a screen to be
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`output from a screen to the replacement demand screen based on the second screen
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`information obtained from the optical disk ([0334] — see Response to Arguments above)
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`when it is detected that there is no more data on the disk to be played back (Fig. 33;
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`Figs. 34A-34C; [0334] — the signal processing unit switches to the replacement demand
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`screen to display the message prompting the user to replace the BD-ROM).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate the teachings of Ikeda into the reproducing apparatus
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`taught by Shiraishi to allow the user replace a new disk to continue playback.
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`However, Shiraishi and Ikeda do not disclose it is detected that there is no more
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`data on the disk to be played back when the sound of the title is in a silent state
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`continuously for a predetermined time or more while the vehicle is running the title is
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`being reproduced.
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`Yamada discloses it is detected that there is no more data on a recording
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`medium when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for a predetermined
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`time or more (column 6, lines 16- 18 — if a silent state continues for a fixed period of
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`time, the system knows that there is no more data on the recording medium).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to incorporate the teachings of Yamada into the on-vehicle optical disk
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`reproducing apparatus taught by Shiraishi and Ikeda to automatically demand a
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`replacement of a new disk without waiting for a long period of time thus enhancing the
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`user interface of the apparatus.
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`Regarding claim 2, see the teachings of Shiraishi, Ikeda, and Yamada as
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`discussed in claim 1 above. However, the proposed combination does not comprise the
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`feature of “the signal processing unit switches the screen to be output to the
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`condition that disk unbound information is stored in an application in the housed optical
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`disk.”
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`lkeda also discloses the signal processing unit switches the screen to be output
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`to the replacement demand screen based on the second screen information concerning
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`a condition that disk unbound information is stored in an application in the housed
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`optical disk ([0336]; [0339]; Fig. 29 - disk unbound application is stored and playback of
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`disk unbound application is not ended and supposed to continue when a new disk is
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`inserted).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
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`been motivated to further incorporate the teachings of lkeda into the apparatus
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`proposed in claim 1 to achieve continuity of playback.
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`Regarding claim 3, see the teachings of Shiraishi, Ikeda, and Yamada as
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`discussed in claim 2 above. However, the proposed combination does not comprise the
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`feature of “the signal processing unit refers to the application in the housed optical disk
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`on a condition that the silent state continues for the predetermined time or more while
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`the vehicle is running the title is being reproduced.”
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`lkeda also discloses the signal processing unit refers to the application in the
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`housed optical disk on a condition that there is no more data on the disk to be played
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`back ([0336]; [0339]; Fig. 29 — the signal processing unit refers to the disk unbound
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`application when the first part of the movie is finished with reproduction).
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`The motivation for incorporating the teachings of lkeda has been discussed in
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`claim 2 above.
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`condition that that there is no more data on the disk to be played back is when the silent
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`state continues for the predetermined time or more while the vehicle is running the title
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`is being reproduced”.
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`Yamada discloses it is detected that there is no more data on a recording
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`medium when the sound of the title is in a silent state continuously for a predetermined
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`time or more (column 6, lines 16- 18 — if a silent state continues for a fixed period of
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`time, the system knows that there is no more data on the recording medium).
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`The motivation for incorporating the teachings of Yamada has been discussed in
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`claim 1 above.
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`Regarding claim 4, see the teachings of Shiraishi, lkeda, and Yamada as
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`discussed in claim 1 above, wherein Shiraishi also discloses a condition that the vehicle
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`is running (column 8, lines 38-42— the car is traveling).
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`However, the proposed combination does not comprise the feature of "the signal
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`processing unit determines that the silent state continues for the predetermined time or
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`more on a condition that the title is being reproduced.”
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`Yamada also discloses the signal processing unit determines that the silent state
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`continues for the predetermined time or more on a condition that the title is being
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`reproduced (column 6, lines 12- 18 — if a silent state continues for a fixed period of time
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`on a condition that a program, 9.9. music is being reproduced).
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`The motivation for incorporating the teachings of Yamada has been discussed in
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`claim 1 above.
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`Regarding claim 5, see the teachings of Shiraishi, lkeda, and Yamada as
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`discussed in claim 1 above. Shiraishi also discloses the signal processing unit switches
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`a screen to be output to a different screen on condition that a user performs a stop
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`operation or an eject operation or a vehicle stops ([Fig. 3, step S112; column 10, lines
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`1-9 — when it is determined that the car is stopped, the controller causes the content
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`data to be displayed in a normal way as further described in Fig. 4).
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`However, the proposed combination does not comprise the feature of “the signal
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`processing unit switches a screen to be output to the different screen from the
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`replacement demand screen based on the second screen information while the
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`replacement demand screen is being output based on the second screen information.”
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`lkeda also discloses the signal processing unit switches a screen to be output to
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`from the replacement demand screen to a different screen based on the second screen
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`information while the replacement demand screen is being output based on the second
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`screen information (Fig. 21 — when the replacement demand screen is being output, the
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`signal processing unit switches to the screen displaying the content of the newly
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`inserted disk if the new disk is inserted).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at would have been motivated to further
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`incorporate the teachings of lkeda into the reproducing apparatus proposed in claim 1 to
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`achieve continuity of playback when it is safe to playback the content and the content
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`becomes available for playback.
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`Regarding claim 6, see the teachings of Shiraishi, lkeda, and Yamada as
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`discussed in claim 5 above. Shiraishi also discloses the signal processing unit further
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`holds third screen information concerning a playback stop state notification screen
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`representing that reproduction of the title is stopped ([Fig. 5(0); column 9, lines 51-62—
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`when the reproduction of the DVD is stopped, the controller causes a playback stop
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`state notification screen as shown in Fig. 5(0)), and switches a screen to be output a
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`screen to the playback stop state notification screen based on the third screen
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`information when the user performs the stop operation ([Fig. 5(0); column 9, lines 51-62
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`— when the reproduction of the DVD is stopped, the controller switches to a playback
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`stop state notification screen as shown in Fig. 5(0)).
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`However, the proposed combination does not comprise the feature of “the signal
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`processing unit switches a screen to be output from the replacement demand screen
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`based on the second screen information to the playback stop state notification screen
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`while the replacement demand screen is being output based on the second screen
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`information.”
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`lkeda also discloses the signal processing unit switches a screen to be output to
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`from the replacement demand screen based on the second screen information while the
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`replacement demand screen is being output based on the second screen information
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`(Fig. 21 — when the replacement demand screen is being output, the signal processing
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`unit switches to the another screen).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art at would have been motivated to further
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`incorporate the teachings of lkeda into the reproducing apparatus proposed in claim 5 to
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`display the status of the reproduction when the user chooses to stop the reproduction at
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`the time the replacement demand screen is outputted to allow the user to stop playback
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`at any desired time including the time the replacement demand screen is outputted and
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`to enhance the user interface of the apparatus by notifying the user of the status of the
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`apparatus.
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`Regarding claim 7, see the t