Appeal 2007-0608
Application 09/738,647
8. As depicted in figure 1, the disclosed character recognition apparatus
contains a stroke processing unit (6), including a character recognition
means, standard dictionary (7) for recognizing characters, a personal
dictionary (B5) for comparing entered characters, and a display unit(2, 8) for
displaying recognized characters. (col. 3, ll. 20-48).
9. After handwritten characters are entered or registered with the
character recognition apparatus, the handwritten characters are recognized,
and any of KANA to KANJI characters corresponding to the recognized
handwritten characters are selected to be displayed. (col. 4, ll. 50-67).
10. The entered handwritten characters are matched against pre-
registered fonts of corresponding characters to select and display a font
suitable for the recognized handwritten character pattern. (Abstract and col.
5, ll. 30-61).
11. Cok discloses a method for improving the appearance of a personal
handwritten sample by combining the digital image of the sample with a
digital image of the sample written in normative handwriting font obtained
from a font memory (26) (col. 4, ll. 53-57).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
OBVIOUSNESS
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, the Examiner bears the
initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness. In re
Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See
also In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472, 223 USPQ 785, 788 (Fed. Cir.
1984). The Examiner can satisfy this burden by showing that some
objective teaching in the prior art or knowledge generally available to one of
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