Appeal No. 1996-3193
Application 08/160,112
input signals as suggested by Taniguchi and obtain a
series of absolute values.
We agree with the Examiner that it would have been
obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to form a series
of absolute values of differences from a first and second
series of numbers, one pair at a time. Claim 1 does not
require that the differences and absolute values are formed in
parallel by simultaneous operations as in claim 6; the
operations can be performed serially. Moreover, claim 1 does
not require that the "first and second sets of numbers"
contain more than one number per set; it does not require
plural number pairs.
Appellants argue that "Taniguchi fails to teach or
suggest direct computation of the running sum by subtraction
as recited in claim 1" (Br8) and "the Examiner has made no
arguments regarding this point in either the Office action of
February 21, 1995 or the FINAL REJECTION" (Br8). Appellants
further argue that "[t]he Examiner has never stated any
argument how the combination of Taniguchi and Hill et al make
obvious the addition to the running sum by subtraction as
recited in claim 1" (RBr4).
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