mˈoːɹ pɹɪsˈaɪsli, ðɪ ɪnvˈɛnʃən wʌz vjˈuːd æz ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv tˈɛknɪkəl ænd nˈɑːntˈɛknɪkəl fˈiːtʃɚz, ænd wʌz ɐsˈɛst wɪð ɹᵻspˈɛkt tə ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənt ʌv ɪnvˈɛntɪv stˈɛp baɪ tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐkˈaʊnt ˈoʊnli ðə fˈiːtʃɚz wˌɪtʃ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɪŋ tʊ ɐ tˈɛknɪkəl kˈæɹɪktɚ ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv tˈiː sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
More precisely, the invention was viewed as a mixture of technical and non-technical features, and was assessed with respect to the requirement of inventive step by taking account only the features which contributing to a technical character (in accordance with the principles of T 641/00).