Appeal No. 1995-4366 Page 6
Application No. 08/150,744
“recognize” means “to perceive as existing ....” The Random
House College Dictionary 1103 (1973). Giving claim 177 its
broadest reasonable interpretation, the claim merely recites
perceiving the existence of facsimile image data.
Lin discloses an interface device for the
intercommunication of a computer and a facsimile machine.
Col. 1, ll. 8-9. When image data are transmitted from a
remote facsimile machine, the data can be sent to a local
computer (3) and stored in its memory or displayed on its
monitor. Col. 11, ll. 52-54. To store or display the image
data, the local computer must first perceive the existence
thereof. In other words, the computer must recognize the
image data.
For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the rejection of
claim 177. The affirmance is based only on the arguments made
in the briefs. Arguments not raised in the briefs are not
before us, are not at issue, and are thus considered waived.
Next, we address the obviousness of claims 178-183.
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