Appeal No. 96-1455
Application No. 08/218,279
least one of said one or more positive images which identifies
a designated aspect ratio for at least one of said one or more
corresponding images."
(Emphasis added.) The specification states that the article
of manufacture has a practical application within the
technological arts to provide an indication of the aspect
ratio of the image on the image print. (See page 3 of
specification, lines 5-17.) The storage of the aspect ratio
of an image print allows customers to view the image(s) with
a more understandable indication of the designated aspect
ratio of corresponding images without customer confusion.
Moreover, the alphabetic description of the aspect ratio
allows for clear understanding of the aspect ratio by the
customer. (See brief at page 4, lines 29-33 and specification
at page 2, lines 30-35.) We note that the remaining claims 2-
6 and 25 recite the above practical application. Therefore,
we find these claims are directed to statutory subject matter.
Turning to the rejection of claims 1 through 25, claims 1
through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yoshiwaka in view of Hicks. We note on page
-10-
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