Appeal No. 96-3128
Application 08/246,723
i) an input information displaying means for displaying
information as an optical pattern in at least one dimension,
ii) a plurality of optical correlation operation means,
which are located close to said input information displaying
means,
wherein each of said plurality of said optical
correlation operation means detects a respective portion of
said optical pattern displayed by said input information
displaying means, and
wherein each of said plurality of said optical
correlation operation means calculates a correlation value
between said portion of said optical pattern and a
predetermined value and outputs said correlation value, and
iii) a plurality of electric operation means,
wherein each of said plurality of said electric
operation means inputs said correlation value output from at
least one of said plurality of said optical correlation
operation means, and
wherein each of said plurality of said electric
operation means performs an operation based on said
correlation value input from said at least one of said optical
correlation operation means and outputs a result of said
operation.
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Peppers et al. (Peppers) 4,862,511 Aug. 29,
1989
Paek 5,121,228 Jun. 9,
1992
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