Appeal 2007-1652
Application 09/776,058
To generate color data C2, the color filter device utilizes data that is
stored in color memory 213. Color memory has a look-up table for
generating a color sub-carrier (Kim, col. 3, ll. 47-49). The look-up table is
determined by the color vector scope as shown in Figure 3 and generates
color data corresponding to the phase of a burst signal (Kim, col. 3, ll. 17-19,
60-63; Fig. 3). As shown in that figure, various colors are expressed in
terms of (1) a B-Y color difference signal, and (2) an R-Y color difference
signal (Kim, col. 3, ll. 52-60; Fig. 3).
In our view, the user’s ability to manually select a desired color using
the color filter device fully meets an input device configured to respond to a
manual input selecting one of multiple image filters as claimed. Because the
selected color produces a color signal that -- when further processed and
mixed with the luminance signal -- alters the appearance of the displayed
image, the selected color reasonably constitutes an “image filter” as claimed.
Moreover, this processed data that is used to ultimately alter the appearance
of the displayed image reasonably constitutes “filtered image data.”
For at least these reasons, we find all limitations of representative
claim 1 fully met by Kim. Similarly, we find the limitations of claim 8 also
fully met since the capability discussed above likewise performs an
adjustment of the properties of the digital visual recording device to include
selected filter effects as claimed.
Notwithstanding our findings above regarding Anderson and Kim
each individually rendering claims 1 and 8 unpatentable, we also agree with
the Examiner that the skilled artisan would have reasonably combined the
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