Ex Parte Akimoto et al - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2003-1663                                                        
          Application 09/975,934                                                      

               We affirm.                                                             


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention relates to an image display.                             
               Claim 1 is reproduced below.                                           
               1.   An image display which displays image data on an image            
               display part constructed by a display pixel array, wherein             
               an image data input circuit inputs image data into the image           
               display part by selecting addresses in a row direction and a           
               column direction of the display pixel array so that the                
               display pixel array has two neighboring areas having                   
               different frame rates (>0);                                            
                    wherein the display pixel array includes row direction            
               address lines and column direction address lines; and                  
                    wherein display pixels of the display pixel array each            
               include an AND functional circuit which is connected to one            
               of the row direction address lines and one of the column               
               direction address lines.                                               

               No references are relied upon in the rejection.                        
               Claims 1-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as claiming           
          the same invention as that of claims 1-9 and 11-16, respectively,           
          of appellants' U.S. Patent 6,329,973 ('973 patent), which issued            
          from parent Application 09/043,534 of the present application.              
               We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 6) and the                  
          examiner's answer (Paper No. 13) (pages referred to as "EA__")              
          for a statement of the examiner's rejection, and to the brief               
          (Paper No. 11) (pages referred to as "Br__") and reply brief                



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