Appeal No. 96-2497 Page 3
Application No. 08/314,788
corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and
a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a
crown of a head of the facial image;
an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an
image in accordance with the face size detected by said
detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a
predetermined size in said photograph;
a recording device for recording said facial image onto a
recording medium at said magnification; and
a processing device for processing said recording medium
having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said
photograph.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Yamamoto et al. (Yamamoto) 4,903,057 Feb. 20,
1990
Thayer, Jr. 4,959,670 Sep. 25,
1990
Claims 1 through 7, 11-15, 17, 22 through 25, 34 and 35
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable over
Yamamoto in view of Thayer.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
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