Appeal No. 96-1766
Application 08/218,822
description for the particular claim feature identified by the
examiner.
On page 8 of the specification, it is described that an
actor is enveloped from head-to-toe in a body suit 10 and the
fabric is dyed cobalt blue or whatever other shade of blue
which is appropriate to the blue-screen matte system 11 being
used to photograph the actor. Also, it is described that no
part of the actor is exposed except for eye openings 12,
nostril openings 13 and a mouth opening 13. On page 10 of the
specification, it is described that the eye, nose, and mouth
openings are integrated into the character drawing painted on
the exterior of the suits that they are obscured. On the same
page, it is further described that thus the living actor is
"invisible" to the blue-screen matte camera photographing the
character.
Thus, the particular and personal features of the actor
inside the body suit are entirely unrelated to the cartoon
character drawing painted on the outside of the body suit.
While the painted cartoon character may generally exhibit a
humanoid form, in the context of this invention that does not
render the character’s appearance "related" to the appearance
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