Appeal No. 1998-0643
Application 08/196,028
Schlang discloses a text line bounding system for
non-mechanically adjusting for skewed text in scanned text.
In particular, Schlang discloses a method and apparatus for
finding the datums (baselines) of the lines of text, the top
and bottom text lines, and the right and left text line
boundaries after deskewing text. The Examiner relies on
figure 10, column 9, lines 49-68, for disclosure of a
one-dimensional histogram for determining the datums of the
text lines (Paper No. 12, p. 4).
Appellants argue that "Schlang does not teach the
division of a text line into word objects as required by the
rejected claims" (Br20). It is argued that the Examiner has
not provided any basis for the combination and "that such a
combination does not teach the recited elements of the
rejected claims, namely the determination of a skew angle and
the orientation of the boundaries about word objects with
respect to the skew angle, as recited by the rejected claims"
(Br21).
The Examiner responds that Schlang demonstrates that it
was well known to determine skew angles prior to boxing words
or text lines and that it would have been obvious to determine
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