Appeal No. 1997-0197
Application No. 08/195,676
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, 3-7, and 9-12, all of the claims pending in the
present application. Claims 2 and 8 have been canceled.
The claimed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for automatically changing the resolution setting of an image
recording device when storage capacity will not permit the
storing of images at an existing resolution setting. More
particularly, Appellants indicate at pages 2 and 3 of the
specification that, after an amount of available memory space
is determined, the image resolution is automatically switched
from a high resolution to a low resolution when the available
memory space is above a first predetermined level and below a
second predetermined level.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A method for handling different resolution images in an
electronic imaging device having a plurality of resolution
settings, comprising the steps of:
determining available memory in a memory means;
automatically switching the resolution of the imaging
device from a high resolution to a low resolution when
available memory is above a first predetermined level and
below a second predetermined level;
2
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