Ex parte JOHN W. PODUSKA, JR. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 96-2379                                                          
          Application 07/837,240                                                      


          20 are process claims.  Claims 1, 2 and 12 are independent                  
          claims, of which claims 1 and 2 are representative and are                  
          reproduced below:                                                           


                    1.  An image processing device comprising:                        
                         an input register coupled to receive input data              
          which includes location and intensity information of images to be           
          displayed;                                                                  
                         an interpolator register coupled to receive a                
          dithering value which is dependent on the location information of           
          the input data in the input register;                                       
                         an adder coupled to said input register and said             
          interpolator register and configured to provide a resultant value           
          of the addition of the intensity information of the input data              
          and the dithering value; and                                                
                         an output register coupled to said adder for                 
          receiving a selected number of bits of the resultant value.                 

                    2.  A method of generating an image including the steps           
          of:                                                                         
                         receiving input data including location                      
          information and intensity information;                                      
                         adding a dithering value associated with the input           
          data to the intensity information to generate a resultant value;            
                         generating an output value including a selected              
          number of bits of the resultant value; and                                  
                         generating an image based upon said output value.            

               Claims 3-11 depend ultimately from claim 1, and claims 13-20           

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