Appeal No. 97-1182
Application No. 08/150,371
vector signal. The remainder of the claim sets forth what is
included in the "box." That is, the step of multiplying the
input vector data signal by a first constant matrix with the
matrix multiplying circuit is not merely a simple
multiplication, but, as set forth in claim 1, rather a process
which includes resolving, further resolving, and
multiplying... Accordingly, it is clear that the matrix
multiplying circuit is more than a mere multiplier. It
includes the claimed resolving functions also. Thus, contrary
to the examiner’s position, the matrix multiplying circuit
does perform the claimed resolving.
We now turn to the rejection of the method claims under
35 U.S.C. 101 as being directed to nonstatutory subject
matter.
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 3, 4, 11, 13,
14, 19 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. 101 but we will sustain the
rejection of claims 1, 2, 5 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. 101.
With regard to claims 3, 4, 11, 13, 14, 19 and 20, these
claims recite that the input vector signal comprises an
"image" signal. The image signal is transformed from real
space to frequency space. Because it is an "image" signal
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