Ex Parte Westphal et al - Page 2




         Appeal No. 2006-1695                                                       
         Application No. 10/649,277                                                 

         images.  Specifically, the content of each of the plurality of             
         original images is altered in different ways (e.g., rotating,              
         flipping, etc.) to create a plurality of resultant images                  
         associated with each of the plurality of original images.                  
         Each of the resultant images is then compressed.  One compressed           
         resultant image associated with each original image is then                
         selected from the plurality of compressed, resultant images.               
         The selected compressed resultant images are then stored and               
         are retrievable to be displayed as a representation of its                 
         corresponding original image.                                              
              Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                      
              1.  A method for compressing and storing a plurality of               
         images, comprising:                                                        
              creating for each of a plurality of original images a                 
         plurality of resultant images by altering the content of each of           
         the plurality of original images a corresponding plurality of              
         different ways;                                                            
              compressing each of the plurality of resultant images;                
              selecting from the plurality of compressed, resultant images          
         created from each of the plurality of original images one                  
         compressed, resultant image;                                               











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