Appeal No. 1999-0864 Page 19
Application No. 08/757,550
prior art would appear to have suggested the limitations of "a
condition detected by the circumstance detector is a volume of
sound or sound around a user[,]" "the environmental image
changing means varies a color-tone of the environmental image
according to the detected sound volume or sound[,]” ”the
detecting a sound volume or sound of the display device and
the varying includes changing a color-tone of the
environmental image according to the sensed sound volume or
sound[,]” “the detecting a sound volume or sound around a
user[,]” or “the detecting includes sensing a sound volume or
sound around a user ....” Therefore, we reverse the rejection
of claims 6, 18, 27, 28, 32, and 34 as obvious over Yamanaka
in view of Sawachika.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 15-17, 19-
25, 28-31, and 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is reversed. The
rejections of claims 5, 6, 12-14, 18, 26, 27, and 32-34 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) are also reversed.
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