Appeal No. 2001-0390
Application 08/932,238
The disclosed invention pertains to an image sensor
device which optically reads out a document.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An image sensor device which optically reads out a
document comprising:
an image sensor portion having a plurality of light
receiving elements facing a document to be read out; and
a thin film light source arranged on the document side of
said image sensor portion, said thin film light source emitting
light to said document,
wherein said thin film light source includes a plurality of
light emission portions, each of said light emission portions
emitting light to said document, and corresponding to each of
said light receiving elements, said light emission portions
including a light blocking layer on said light receiving elements
side, and said light emmission portions being arranged between
said light receiving elements and said document, at least one of
said light emission portions being substantially aligned with a
corresponding light receiving element.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Funada et al. (Funada) 5,101,099 Mar. 31, 1992
The admitted prior art described in appellants’ specification.
Claims 1, 3, 43-46, 48-50 and 52 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of Funada
or the admitted prior art. Claims 2, 4-6, 47 and 51 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness the
examiner offers Funada or the admitted prior art taken alone.
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