Appeal No. 96-1184
Application No. 08/128,568
The examiner quotes a large portion of von Stein, stating
(Answer, page 9) that
it is abundantly clear from Von [sic] Stein that
those skilled in the art know very well that it is
advantageous and a well known practice to place
indicia on the film so that the computer will be
directed to the appropriate stored information and
automatically adjust the printer parameters for the
particular film criteria.
The examiner cites the remaining references as teaching
recording data with respect to individual image frames, and
concludes that the combined teachings of the references "would
clearly have motivated one skilled in the art to automate the
apparatus by storing the needed adjustments in the computer
and providing an identifying indicia on the film to direct the
computer to the appropriate information for making
adjustments." (Answer page 10.)
We agree that von Stein teaches recording the type of
film and making exposure control adjustments in the printer
according to the recorded type of film. Further, although the
examiner
does not point to any specific teachings in the other
references, but rather generally describes what is disclosed
therein, we agree with the examiner that the remaining
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