Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 02/26/2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 1 and 3-7 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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.
Claims 1 and 3-7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Hasen (US 20180077430 A1) in view of Barnich et al. (US 20190394375 A1 – see document D listed in PTO-892 dated 04/22/2025).
Regarding claim 1, Hasen teaches a video production system comprising
a plurality of cameras to capture a first plurality of camera streams (capturing first video streams from a subset of cameras 1202 – see FIG. 12, 0080);
a plurality of cameras to capture a second plurality of camera streams (capturing second video streams from a subset of cameras 1202 – see FIG. 12, 0080);
a video production server to ingest and store the second plurality of camera streams (receiving and storing the second video streams from the subset of cameras 1202 at server 1211 – see FIG. 12, 0084);
a cloud recorder to ingest and record the first plurality of camera streams (receiving and recording the first video streams from the subset of cameras in cloud recorder 1210 – see FIG. 12, 0081, 0082, 0090);
wherein the cloud recorder is adapted to transfer the recorded first plurality of camera streams as low bit rate data stream via a first data connection to a replay device enabling an operator to browse through all the recorded first plurality of camera streams (transferring the recorded first video streams in low definition, via a first network connection, from cloud recorder 1210 to a device 1220 enabling a user to preview the recorded first video streams in smaller preview windows 1222. See FIG. 12; 0085, 0088, 0090, 0091); and
wherein the cloud recorder is adapted to transfer one of recorded first plurality of camera streams as a high bit rate data stream via a second data connection for one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams that has been selected to the video production server (transferring the selected recorded first video streams in high definition, via a second network connection, from cloud recorder 1210 to the server 1211. See 0086, 0088, 0090).
Hasen fails to disclose that the first plurality of cameras streams are occasionally used in a program output stream; the operator selects one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams for inclusion in a program output stream by sending a corresponding command to the cloud recorder; wherein the video production server is adapted to integrate one or more of the stored second plurality of camera streams and the selected one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams into the program output stream.
Barnich teaches a system providing a plurality of cameras streams are occasionally used in a program output stream as replay feed; enabling the operator to select one of the recorded camera streams for inclusion in a program output stream by sending a corresponding command to replay device; integrating one or more streams from camera feeds and the selected stream from the replay feed into the program output stream by a mixer. See FIGs. 1A, 2A, 3; 0065, 0070, 0073, 0076, 0077. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify Hasen by including the first plurality of cameras streams are occasionally used in a program output stream; enabling the operator to select one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams for inclusion in a program output stream by sending a corresponding command to the cloud recorder; wherein the video production server is adapted to integrate one or more of the stored second plurality of camera streams and the selected one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams into the program output stream as taught or suggested by Barnich to allow the user to selectively play/replay video for a certain viewing of a live event for enhancing the viewing experience.
Regarding claim 3, Hasen in combination with Barnich teaches that the system further comprises a video encoder for encoding the first plurality of camera streams of the low usage cameras (see Hasen: FIG. 12; Barnich: FIG. 3).
Regarding claim 4, Hasen in combination with Barnich teaches that wherein the second data connection connects the cloud recorder with a file access and transcoder device receiving a command from the replay device identifying the selected one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams, wherein the file access and transcoder device downloads the selected one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams from the cloud recorder (identifying one of the recorded streams has been selected in response to receiving a command from device 315 by controller 311, obtaining the selected replay data recorded in the storage device 303 via controllers 305 &306 and playout processor 307 – see Barnich: FIGs. 1 and 3; 0074-0076; transferring the selected one of the recorded first video streams from cloud recorder 1210 - see Hasen: FIG. 12, 0086, 0088, 0090).
Regarding claim 5, Hasen in combination with Barnich further teach that wherein the file access and transcoder device transcodes the downloaded selected one of recorded first plurality of camera streams and transfers it to the video production server (transcoding the obtained replay data and transferring it to mixer 203 – see Barnich: FIGs. 2A, 3; 0065, 0073; Hasen: FIG. 12, 0084).
Regarding claim 6, see rejection of claim 1.
Regarding claim 7, Hasen in combination with Barnich teaches selecting the one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams also involves defining a beginning and ending of the selected one of the recorded first plurality of camera streams (See Hasen: FIG. 12, 0086-0088; Barnich: 0079).
Conclusion
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