Appeal No. 96-3564
Application 08/274,133
c) generating background pixel luminance signals of a first luminance
level
d) decreasing contrast while increasing overall luminance, relative to
a second mode, of said first text by generating, in response to
foreground pixel signals in the first mode, foreground pixel luminance
signals of a second luminance level with less luminance than the first
luminance level; and
e) increasing contrast while decreasing overall luminance of said
second text to be highlighted by generating, in response to
foreground pixel signals in the second mode, foreground pixel
luminance signals of a third luminance level with less luminance than
the second luminance level, whereby said first text in the first mode
and said second text in the second mode are displayed concurrently.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Pleva et al. (Pleva) 4,997,398 Dec. 11, 1990
Admitted prior art Figures 1-3 disclosed in the specification
Claims 10-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Pleva in view of the admitted prior art.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the Examiner and the
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