Appeal No. 2001-2697
Application No. 08/770,048 Page 8
discloses that the low resolution image is used to allow the
scanner to operate at high speed and reduce wait time for the
user, and McDonald uses low resolution editing to speed
transmission and editing time.
Of note is the examiner's statement (answer, pages 8 and 9)
that one of ordinary skill in the art would have realized the
advantages of having more available memory space "in a case [sic]
memory space is a critical factor." We make reference to the
answer for a complete statement of the examiner's position.
From our review of McDonald and Zelten, we find no teaching
or suggestion to support the examiner's asserted motivation to
combine the references so as to free more space of the memory for
storing other data. The examiner's statement that an artisan
would have realized the advantage of freeing more memory space in
the case that memory space is a critical factor is unsupported by
evidence because the examiner has not established that freeing up
memory space for other uses is a factor, much less a critical
factor. The examiner has not pointed to any showing in McDonald
or Zelten that would suggest that freeing up more memory space
for storing other data is an issue recognized in either
reference.
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