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`16/097,081
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`10/26/2018
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`Yasushi MIYAKE
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`070469-0747
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`5852
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`McDermott Will and Emery LLP
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`ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y
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`2455
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`MIYAKE, Yasushi
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`This communication is in responsive to RCE for Application 16/097081 filed on
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`4/02/2021. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`2.
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`Status of Claims:
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`Claims 1-10 and 13-15 are presented for examination.
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`Claim 11-12 were cancelled.
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`Claims 13-15 were newly added.
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`Responseto Arguments
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`3.
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`Examiner statements in the mailed Non-Final with respect to obvious limitations
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`including common knowledge or well-knownin the art are taken to be admitted prior art
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`because applicantfailed to traverse the Examiner's assertion, see MPEP 2144.03 C.
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`4.
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`Applicant argumentsfiled 4/02/2021 with respect to Zhang are mootin view of
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`the new ground of rejection. However, Examiner responds to arguments with respect to
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`Zhang. Applicant argues that the cited art does not teach first and second transmission
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`units (Remarksp. 7-9). Examiner disagrees becausethe cited artstill teaches the
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`claimed limitation.
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`After careful examination of the cited art Zhang, Examiner finds that Zhang still
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`teaches the claims as amended. Zhang expressly teaches different video segmentsin
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`Fig. 4 that is similar to first and second unit that includes first and second contents.
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`Additionally, applicant makes comparison between table 1 of Zhang and Fig. 9 of
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`instant specification. However, Examiner evaluate the claim language as recited and not
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`Fig. 9. Zhang still teaches the limitations as amended.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`5.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousnessrejections setforth 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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`6.
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`The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 148
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`USPQ 459 (1966), that are applied for establishing a background for determining
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`obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
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`1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
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`2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
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`3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
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`4. Considering objective evidence presentin the application indicating
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`obviousness or nonobviousness.
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`7.
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the
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`claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was
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`commonly ownedasof the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any
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`evidenceto the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to
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`point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly
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`ownedas ofthe effectivefiling date of the later invention in order for the examiner to
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`consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)
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`prior art against the later invention.
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`8.
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`Claims 1-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Zhang
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`US 2016/0066007 A1 in view of Hikawaetal. (hereinafter Hikawa) US 2005/0066796
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`Al.
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`Regarding Claim 1, Zhang teaches a contentdistribution system, comprising:
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`a playback apparatus (0004, 0115; playback device is formed of a “media
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`gateway and a set-top box” or 0067-90068);
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`and a contentdistribution apparatus (0095 & 40101; CDN or media server),
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`wherein the playback apparatus includes: a first communication circuit
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`(q0095, media gateway);
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`and a first processor that causesthe first communication circuit to
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`transmit a requestfor first content data ((0027; request message sentby the
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`playback device), and plays back the first content data received bythe first
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`communication circuit (40115; set-top box “playback controller” that playback the
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`usable video segments),
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`and the content distribution apparatus (media server or CDN asin 40095)
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`includes: a second communication circuit that receives the requestfor thefirst
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`content data from the playback apparatus (0064 & 40068; receiving unit “second
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`communication circuit” that is configured to receive the playlist request or the media
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`server returns a playlist based on request for media e.g. video or audio segmentsas in
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`0031-40042, 40064-40077 & §0103);
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`and a second processor (media server including second processor to perform
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`searching for media and distributing the media to set-top box and other user’s devices
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`in (0095) that causes the second communication circuit to transmit thefirst
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`content data and second content data (Fig. 7 & 40269-90276; processor 504 uses a
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`list to determine the next segment to play and searches for it without receiving a request
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`for it so that o that the playback device finds a usable video segment according to the
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`order and according to the address information, and decodes the usable video segment
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`by using a decoding parameter and plays the usable video segment Additionally,
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`processor recognize the bound via a list where the processor searches for video
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`segmentsto play those segments according to the list which is the same as boundary
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`recognition) as a stream (Fig. 4, J0104 & 40107 & 40197 & YO206-90218; decoding
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`parameters of video segments are written into a playlist, so that a set-top box may
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`perform continuous playback of video segmentsin different formats. Actual addresses
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`of the video segments from different sources (from different media server sources) are
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`written into the playlist, so that the set-top box may acquire the video segments from
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`different sources according to the playlist to implement continuous playbackof the video
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`segmentsfrom different sources. The video segments are edited, and new playback
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`start positions and playback end positions are written into the playlist, so that the set-top
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`box may acquire, according to the playlist, correct positions to start playback and
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`correct positions to end playback, thereby implementing continuous playbackof video
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`segments having unaligned media content) when the requestfor thefirst content
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`data received by the second communication circuit includes gapless playback
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`instruction information (40197 & Table 1 illustrate instructions of gapless playback
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`e.g. START_SEAMLESS is the deaderof playlist “gapless playback instruction
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`information.”
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`Also see Fig. 4, 0104 & J0107 & 40197 & O206-§0218; decoding parameters
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`of video segments are written into a playlist, so that a set-top box may perform
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`continuous playback of video segmentsin different formats. Actual addresses of the
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`video segments from different sources (from different media server sources) are written
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`into the playlist, so that the set-top box may acquire the video segments from different
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`sources according to the playlist to implement continuous playbackof the video
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`segmentsfrom different sources. The video segments are edited, and new playback
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`start positions and playback end positions are written into the playlist, so that the set-top
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`box may acquire, according to the playlist, correct positions to start playback and
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`correct positions to end playback, thereby implementing continuous playbackof video
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`segments having unaligned media content.
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`In conclusion, different from the prior art in
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`which only continuous playback of video segments in a TS formatis supported, in the
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`video playback method providedin the present invention, continuous playbackof video
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`segmentsin different formats and from different sources is supported & 40214 In
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`addition, for video segmentsdifferent in encapsulation formats, a set-top box loads
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`different encapsulation format parsers to implement gapless splicing and continuous
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`playback of video segments in different encapsulation formats), the second content
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`data being determined to be played back next to the first content data ina
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`playback order of pieces of content data (Fig. 4 illustrate this limitation. Also see
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`40108 & 40110-90113 & 4Y0204-90215; finding an order to play the list of video
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`segments or audio) wherein
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`the stream includesa first transmission unit including the first content and
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`a second transmission unit including the second data (Fig.4illustrate this limitation
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`e.g. videos segment 7, 8 or 9 etc. Also see 40108 & (0110-90113 & YO204-90215;
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`finding an order to play the list of video segments or audio),
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`in responseto the gapless playback instruction information, thefirst
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`processor detects a boundary between thefirst transmission unit and the second
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`transmission unit as a boundary betweenthefirst content data and the second
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`content data, detects-a-boundarybetweenthe-streams (Fig. 4 illustrate this
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`limitation as stated above e.g. start position and end position. Also see Fig. 7 & §0269-
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`40276; processor 504 acquires videos segments information of the video segments to
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`play in order) to identify a track information of the first content data and the
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`second contentdata(table 1 & 40197-0215; illustrates stream information “track
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`information” starting with seamlessplay to let the system now about gapless playback;
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`segment name and path and duration which follows the second segment etc. until the
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`total length of the segments e.g. START_SEAMLESSis the header of the playlist,
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`representing thatthe list is a gapless playlist. STREAM:334.00 is the total duration of
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`the list. 3500_ASP.sub.--350K.mp4 represents a name and a relative path of a
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`segment. STREAM:269.00 represents duration of a segment.
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`BYTERANGE:667588@ 1346456is a valid content offset and length of the segment.
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`DECPRIVATEDATA:000000016764001FAC2CA5014016EFFC100010014808080A00
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`0007D200017700C100005A648000B4C9FE31 C6080002D3240005A64FF18E1DA122
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`5160 0000000168E9093525 is a decoding parameter. BYTERANGE:662459
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`represents the total length of the segments, and the offset starts from 0 by default.
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`ENDLIST represents that the playlist ends), and
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`the first processor determines that an operation for instructing gapless
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`playback is received by an operation receiver (table 1 & 40196-90215; illustrates
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`stream information “track information” starting with seamless play to let the system now
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`about gapless playback; segment name and path and duration which follows the second
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`segmentetc. until the total length of the segments e.g. START_SEAMLESS “operation”
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`is the header of the playlist, representing that the list is a gapless playlist) by
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`performing:
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`Zhang still teaches that a user may input “START SEAMLESS’via different
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`device that includes touch panel to request gapless playback meaning that the system
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`determine whether or notto include gapless playback base on user’s input
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`“START SEAMLESS’in the header.
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`Zhang further teaches when the operation is received, causing thefirst
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`communication circuit to transmit a requestfor thefirst content data (Fig. 4 &
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`40196-40199; 207. A set-top box receives a playback request message input by a user,
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`and sendsaplaylist request message to the media gatewayto requestthe playlist from
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`the media gateway), which includes gapless playbackinstruction information (Fig.
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`4 & 40196-90220; 207. A set-top box receives a playback request message input by a
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`user, and sendsaplaylist request message to the media gatewayto requestthe playlist
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`from the media gateway. [0199] the playback request message may carry program
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`information of a video that the user requests to play. The program information of the
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`video that is requested to be played includes: release time, director information, cast
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`information, and the like of the video. [0200] In a specific implementation, the user
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`operates the set-top box to request the media gatewayto provide the playlist, so as to
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`select a program of interest from the playlist provided by the media gatewayfor
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`playback.
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`[0201] 208. The media gatewayreceives the playlist request message of the
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`set-top box, and sends the playlist to the set-top box. [0202] the media gateway sends
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`the playlist to the set-top box, so that the set-top box performs continuous playback
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`of the video segments according to the playlist. Also note that the usable video
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`segmentsof the to-be-played video include video segmentsin different formats. The
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`playlist includes: a playbackstart position, a playback end position, address information,
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`duration information, and program information of each usable video segment of the to-
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`be-played video and a size of each usable video segment of the to-be-played video.
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`The program information is identification information of the to-be-played video),
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`and whenthe operation is not received, causing thefirst communication
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`circuit to transmit a request for the first content data, which does not include
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`gapless playback instruction information (40196-90220; this limitation is obvious
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`from 9§0196-§0198 because the set top box receives a playback request message input
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`by a user wherethe requestcarry different information. For gapless playlist the
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`information includes “START_SEAMLESS’in the header. For regular playlist the
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`information does not include “START_SEAMLESS’ in the header. So the requestfor
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`content data is sent either way with or without “START_SEAMLESS”based on a user’s
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`input. One of ordinary skill in the art would realize that a request could be sentto set-top
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`gapless playback. A header information without the command/operation
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`“START_SEAMLESS’ means to one ofordinary skill in the art that the platform or
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`media player is not configured to perform gapless playback or do not supportit. Note
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`that Examiner’s interpretation is consistent with applicant’s specification in Fig. 6 &
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`40059-40062 where the request for no gapless information is merely an HTTP request
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`without Gapless. Similar to Zhang that a user may send a requestwithout
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`“Start_SEAMLESS’).
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`Zhang does not expressly teach and counts track numbersto identify a track
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`number of the second content data based on the boundary detected. However,this
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`limitation is suggested by Figs. 4 & 7. Despite that, Examiner uses a secondaryart to
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`support the teachings of Zhang.
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`Hikawa teaches and counts track numbersto identify a track number of the
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`second content data based on the boundary detected (Fig. 47 & 40071, 40084,
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`40086 and 90283; track number and information in header chunks).
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`It would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filling date of the claimed invention to incorporate Hikawa’s teachings into the system of
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`Zhang in order to process tracks according to header information (0086). Utilizing such
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`teachings enable the system to track data related to the track number and to decode the
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`information according to the header chunk (¢0071 & 40004-40012).
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`Regarding Claim 2, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, Zhang further teaches wherein the second processor
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`causes the second communication circuit to transmit first order information and second
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`order information in responseto the requestfor the first content data (q0110-§0113 &
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`40204-90215 playing different segments from different locations in order. Also see Fig.
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`4 thatillustrate gaplessslicing. Also see 40196-9220 thatillustrate table 1 with
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`commands with gapless playback and playlist details), the first order information
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`indicating at which position in the playbackorder the first content data is to be played
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`back, the second order information indicating at which position in the playback order the
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`second contentdata is to be played back (40110-§0113 & 40204-90215 playing
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`different segments from different locations in order. Also see 90196-9220 thatillustrate
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`table 1 with commands with gapless playback and playlist details).
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`Regarding Claim 3, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 2, Zhang further teaches wherein the second processor
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`causes the second communication circuit to transmit a first transmission unit and a
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`second transmission unit in response to the requestfor the first content data (0204-
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`40215 different segments from different locations is searched based on a user’s request
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`which similar to first and second transmission units. Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-9220 that
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`illustrate table 1 with commands with gapless playback and playlist details), the first
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`transmission unit including the first content data and the first order information, the
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`second transmission unit including the second content data and the second order
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`information (0110-90113 & 40204-90215 playing different segments from different
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`locations in order. Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-9220 thatillustrate table 1 with commands
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`with gapless playback and playlist details).
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`Regarding Claim 4, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, Zhang further teaches wherein the second processor
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`causes the second communication circuit to transmit all the pieces of content data in
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`response to the requestfor the first content data (Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-9220 that
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`illustrate table 1 with commands with gapless playback and playlist details), the pieces
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`of content data being determined to be played backstarting from the first content data in
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`the playbackorder (0204-90218; starting time is determined and based on the
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`information gaplessslicing may take place or may not where all segments are being
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`transfer to satisfy start and end time. Note that user input dictates what is requested
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`meaning that one skilled in the art would realize that a user may requestspecific
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`content).
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`Regarding Claim 5, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, Zhang further teaches wherein the second processor
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`causes the second communication unit to transmit only the first content data out of the
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`first content data and the second content data in responseto the requestfor the first
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`content data (Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-9220 that illustrate table 1 with commands with
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`gapless playback and playlist details. Note that user input dictates what is requested
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`meaning that one skilled in the art would realize that a user may requestspecific
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`content), when the requestfor the first content data received by the second
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`communication unit does not include the gapless playbackinstruction information
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`(40204-90218; starting time is determined and based on the information gaplessslicing
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`may take place or maynot. Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-220 thatillustrate table 1 with
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`commands with gapless playback andplaylist details).
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`Regarding Claim 6, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, Zhang further teaches wherein the first content data and
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`the second content data each are music data recorded in a recording medium (Fig. 4),
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`and the second processor causes the second communication unit to transmit the first
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`content data and the second content data obtained from the recording medium (40003
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`& 90204-40218; video media stored in different recording medium and gathered
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`according to user’s request. Also see Fig. 4 & 90196-9220 thatillustrate table 1 with
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`commands with gapless playback and playlist details.).
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`Regarding Claim 7, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, Zhang further teaches wherein the playback apparatus
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`further includes an touch panel that receives user's operation (Also see Fig. 4 & 0196-
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`220 that illustrate table 1 with commands with gapless playback and playlist details
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`based on user’s input. Note that it is obvious that a device includes a touch panel), and
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`the first processor determines whether or not to include the gapless playback instruction
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`information in the requestfor the first content data, according to the user's operation
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`received by the touch panel (Also see Fig. 4 & 40196-220 thatillustrate table 1 with
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`commands with gapless playback and playlist details. Note that user input dictates what
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`specific content. Also see playback requests based on user’s input in J0043-62 &
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`40079-0099).
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`Claims 8-10 are substantially similar to claim 1, thus the same rationale applies.
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`9.
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`Claims 13-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Zhang in view of Hikawa andfurther in view of Corbin et al. (hereinafter Corbin).
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`Regarding Claim 13, Zhang in view of Hikawa teach the contentdistribution
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`system according to claim 1, but do not expressly teach wherein the first processor
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`further causes a display to display the identified track number.
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`Corbin teaches wherein the first processor further causes a display to
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`display the identified track number ({0025; display of track number. Also see Fig. 6B
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`& 0090, JO099 & §0107).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filling date of the claimed invention to incorporate the teachings of Corbin into the
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`system of Zhang in view of Hikawain order to display by the playback device the play
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`back media and whatis being played next in the queue (abstract).
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`Claims 14-15 are substantially similar to claim 13, thus the same rationale applies.
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