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`15/437,483
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`02/21/2017
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`NORITAKA IGUCHI
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`2017-0448T
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`Application No.
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`Examiner
`HANNAH S WANG
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`IGUCHI et al.
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`Application/Control Number: 15/437,483
`Art Unit: 2454
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and
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`103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis for
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`the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale
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`supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between
`the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole
`would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a
`person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 1- 10 are rejected under 35 U. 8. C. 103 as being ungatentab/e over Digital Broadcasting
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`Systems Develogment Subcommittee Association of Radio Industries and Business, hereinafter DBSDSA
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`Interim re art on ultra-hi h-definition television broadcastin s stems mu/ti
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`AOKI (A study on lmg/ementation of MMT in Next Generation Broadcasting Systems).
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`Per claims 1 and 9, DBSDSA teaches “A transmission method comprising: generating a stream
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`including a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) data flows (Pg.10, Para.1, In broadcasting, these multiple
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`IP data flows are multiplexed on one TLV stream. A TLV stream is a series of TLV packets
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`identified by the TLV stream ID, and contains TLV transmission control signals (TLV-Sis) such as
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`TLV-NIT (Network Information Table) and AMT (Address Map Table) as TLV packets) corresponding
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`with a plurality of services in broadcast, the IP data flows respectively storing the corresponding
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`services of the plurality of services; (Pg.54, Para.1; Pg.9, Para.4; Pg.9, last Para., Then correspondence
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`between the IP data flow and service ID is made using AMT; While the content unit is defined as
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`the package in MMT, this package and the service are used with one-to-one correspondence; As
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`shown in Fig. 3 .1.4, multiple MMT packages can be multiplexed on the same IP data flow) and
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`transmitting the generated stream in a determined channel” (Pg.9, Fig.3.1.4, “TLV stream” “Physical
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`channel”; Pg.10, Fig.3.1.5, “TLV stream (Transmission unit in broadcasting)” “Physical channel”;
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`Pg.7, Last Para.-Pg.8, First Para.; Pg.53, Last Para.-Pg.54, First Para., TL V-SI is the transmission
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`control signal for multiplexing of IP packets, and it provides the channel selection information and
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`information on correspondence between IP address and service; Channel selection by the user is
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`executed by specifying the IP data flow or the service ID. Then correspondence between the IP
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`data flow and service ID is made using AMT. Next, TL V-NIT is used to identify the physical
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`channel for the corresponding service ID to execute the channel selection process).
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`Moreover, DASDSA discloses “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service and
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`MMT package in an IP data flow. In addition, DASDSA further discloses multiple MMT packagesm
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`contained in an IP data flow, which seems to imply that a single MMT package or multiple MMT packages
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`may be contained in an IP data flow and thus “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service
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`and IP data flow (broadcasting service-MMT package-IP data flow). However, DASDSA does not
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`explicitly disclose that a single MMT package or multiple MMT packages may be contained in an IP data
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`flow and thus does not explicitly teach the “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service
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`and IP data flow.
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`In analogous teaching, AOKI explicitly discloses MMT packages (Pg.356, last Para., When a
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`MMT package is received) in IP data flows for services (Pg.359, Para.2—3, the IP data flow to be
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`received. The service ID corresponding to the specified IP data flow is identified using AMT... The
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`IP packet received as described above contains the MMT packets) and multiple packages may be
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`contained in one IP data flow (Pg.359, Para.4, In broadcasting, multiple packages may be
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`multiplexed in one IP data flow), which indicates a single package may be contained in one IP data
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`flow.
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`Thus, given the teaching of AOKI, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
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`before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to combine the teaching of single or multiple MMT
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`package(s) contained in a single IP data flow of AOKI into one-to-one correspondence between
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`broadcasting service and MMT package so that one-to-one correspondence between broadcasting
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`service and IP data flow is formed when there is only a single MMT package in a single IP data flow. One
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`of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to do so because this is combining prior art
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`elements according to known methods to yield predictable results, specifically, incorporating a known
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`method of MMT package in IP data flow of broadcasting (a single MMT package contained in a single IP
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`data flow) as taught by AOKI into another known method of MMT package in IP data flow of broadcasting
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`(one-to-one correspondence between broadcasting service and MMT package in IP data flow) as taught
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`by DASDSA to yield predictable and reasonably successful results, especially when AOKI and DASDSA
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`are in the same filed of endeavor of MMT broadcasting for services in data flows (KSR MPEP 2143).
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`Per claims 5 and 10, DBSDSA teaches “A reception method comprising: receiving a stream
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`including a plurality of IP (Internet Protocol) data flows (Pg.10, Para.1, In broadcasting, these multiple
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`IP data flows are multiplexed on one TLV stream. A TLV stream is a series of TLV packets
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`identified by the TLV stream ID, and contains TLV transmission control signals (TLV-Sis) such as
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`TLV-NIT (Network Information Table) and AMT (Address Map Table) as TLV packets) corresponding
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`with a plurality of services in broadcast in a determined channel, the IP data flows respectively storing
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`the corresponding services of the plurality of services; (Pg.54, Para.1; Pg.9, Para.4; Pg.9, last Para.,
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`Then correspondence between the IP data flow and service ID is made using AMT; While the
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`content unit is defined as the package in MMT, this package and the service are used with one-to-
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`one correspondence; As shown in Fig. 3 .1.4, multiple MMT packages can be multiplexed on the
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`same IP data flow) and reproducing one of the plurality of services from the received stream” (Pg.9,
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`Fig.3.1.4, “TLV stream” “Physical channel”; Pg.10, Fig.3.1.5, “TLV stream (Transmission unit in
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`broadcasting)” “Physical channel”; Pg.7, Last Para.-Pg.8, First Para.; Pg.53, Last Para.-Pg.54, First
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`Para., TL V-SI is the transmission control signal for multiplexing of IP packets, and it provides the
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`channel selection information and information on correspondence between IP address and
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`service; Channel selection by the user is executed by specifying the IP data flow or the service ID.
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`Then correspondence between the IP data flow and service ID is made using AMT. Next, TL V-NIT
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`is used to identify the physical channel for the corresponding service ID to execute the channel
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`selection process).
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`Moreover, DASDSA discloses “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service and
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`MMT package in an IP data flow. In addition, DASDSA further discloses multiple MMT packages m
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`contained in an IP data flow, which seems to imply that a single MMT package or multiple MMT packages
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`may be contained in an IP data flow and thus “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service
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`and IP data flow (broadcasting service-MMT package-IP data flow). However, DASDSA does not
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`explicitly disclose that a single MMT package or multiple MMT packages may be contained in an IP data
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`flow and thus does not explicitly teach the “one-to-one” correspondence between broadcasting service
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`and IP data flow.
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`In analogous teaching, AOKI explicitly discloses MMT packages (Pg.356, last Para., When a
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`MMT package is received) in IP data flows for services (Pg.359, Para.2—3, the IP data flow to be
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`received. The service ID corresponding to the specified IP data flow is identified using AMT... The
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`IP packet received as described above contains the MMT packets) and multiple packages may be
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`contained in one IP data flow (Pg.359, Para.4, In broadcasting, multiple packages may be
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`multiplexed in one IP data flow), which indicates a single package may be contained in one IP data
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`flow.
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`Thus, given the teaching of AOKI, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
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`before the effective filling date of the claimed invention to combine the teaching of single or multiple MMT
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`package(s) contained in a single IP data flow of AOKI into one-to-one correspondence between
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`broadcasting service and MMT package so that one-to-one correspondence between broadcasting
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`service and IP data flow is formed when there is only a single MMT package in a single IP data flow. One
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`of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to do so because this is combining prior art
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`elements according to known methods to yield predictable results, specifically, incorporating a known
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`method of MMT package in IP data flow of broadcasting (a single MMT package contained in a single IP
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`data flow) as taught by AOKI into another known method of MMT package in IP data flow of broadcasting
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`(one-to-one correspondence between broadcasting service and MMT package in IP data flow) as taught
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`by DASDSA to yield predictable and reasonably successful results, especially when AOKI and DASDSA
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`are in the same filed of endeavor of MMT broadcasting for services in data flows (KSR MPEP 2143).
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`Per claim 2, DBSDSA furtherteaches “wherein the generated stream includes an IP data flow
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`different from the plurality of IP data flows, the IP dataflow storing program control information that
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`indicates correspondence between each of the plurality of services and specification information that
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`specifies the plurality of IP data flows that stores the plurality of services” (Pg.10, Para.1; Pg.54, Para.1,
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`In broadcasting, these multiple IP data flows are multiplexed on one TLV stream. A TLV stream is
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`a series of TLV packets identified by the TLV stream ID, and contains TLV transmission control
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`signals (TLV-Sis) such as TLV-NIT (Network Information Table) and AMT (Address Map Table) as
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`TLV packets; Then correspondence between the IP data flow and service ID is made using AMT).
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`Per claim 6, DBSDSA furtherteaches “wherein the received stream includes an IP data flow
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`different from the plurality of IP data flows, the IP data flow storing program control information that
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`indicates correspondence between each of the plurality of services and specification information that
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`specifies the plurality of IP data flows that respectively stores the corresponding services of the plurality of
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`services, (Pg.10, Para.1 ; Pg.54, Para.1, In broadcasting, these multiple IP data flows are multiplexed
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`on one TLV stream. A TLV stream is a series of TLV packets identified by the TLV stream ID, and
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`contains TLV transmission control signals (TLV-Sis) such as TLV-NIT (Network Information Table)
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`and AMT (Address Map Table) as TLV packets; Then correspondence between the IP data flow
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`and service ID is made using AMT) and the reception method comprising: specifying the IP data flow
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`corresponding to the service to be reproduced from the plurality of IP data flows based on the program
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`control information; and reproducing the service stored in the specified lP data flow” (Pg.53, Fig. A2-1;
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`Pg.54, Para.1-5, Then correspondence between the IP data flow and service ID is made using AMT.
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`Next, TLV-NIT is used to identify the physical channel for the corresponding service ID to execute
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`the channel selection process. As a consequence, the desired IP data flow is output from the front
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`end section of the broadcasting receiver. The IP packet received as described above contains the
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`MMTP packets. From here, the MMTP packet with value 0x0000 in the packet_id field of the MMTP
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`packet header is selected to obtain the PA message and then the MP table from inside the
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`message...The IP data flow and packet_id to transmit the asset which comprises the contents
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`(MFU) are identified from general_location_info described on the MP table. At the same time, the
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`layout number and the MPU presentation time are also identified from the MPU timestamp
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`descriptor and MPU presentation region specification descriptor. Then the MMTP packet with the
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`packet_id identified as the asset is selected to obtain the necessary MFU. By presenting the MFU
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`obtained as shown above at the position of the specified layout number and region number at the
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`specified presentation time, video signals, and audio signals are presented).
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`Per claims 3 and 7, DBSDSA further teaches “wherein each of the plurality of services is stored in
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`an MMT (MPEG Media Transport) packet in the corresponding IP data flow” (Pg.9, Para.4; Pg.9, last
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`Para., While the content unit is defined as the package in MMT, this package and the service are
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`used with one-to-one correspondence; As shown in Fig. 3 .1.4, multiple MMT packages can be
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`multiplexed on the same IP data flow).
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`Per claims 4 and 8, DBSDSA further teaches “wherein each of the IP data flows is stored in a
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`TLV (Type Length Value) packet” (Pg.10, Para.1, In broadcasting, these multiple IP data flows are
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`multiplexed on one TLV stream. A TLV stream is a series of TLV packets identified by the TLV
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`stream ID, and contains TLV transmission control signals (TLV-Sis) such as TLV-NIT (Network
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`Information Table) and AMT (Address Map Table) as TLV packets)
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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`LeBIanc (U.S. Pub. No. 2004/0215851 A1) discloses a one-to-one correspondence between a
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`service and a media queue/flow. Aoki (Development of Media Transport Protocol for 8K Super Hi-Vision
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`Satellite Broadcasting System Using MMT) discloses IP data flows for broadcasting services in a TLV
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`stream using MMT packages wherein depending on broadcast time a single data flow might contain
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`multiple MMT packages.
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