Ex parte SHEN et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1997-0197                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/195,676                                                                                                             


                          forming an image with the selected resolution setting;                                                                        
                 storing said image in said memory means; and displaying at                                                                             
                 least the selected resolution setting and the number of images                                                                         
                 that can be further stored in said memory means for the                                                                                
                 selected resolution setting.                                                                                                           


                          The Examiner relies on the following prior art:                                                                               
                 Sakata et al. (Sakata)                                5,105,284                                    Apr. 14,                            
                 1992                                                                                                                                   
                 Sakai et al. (Sakai)                                  5,285,290                                    Feb. 08,                            
                 1994                                                                                                                                   
                          Claims 1, 3-7, and 9-12 stand finally rejected under 35                                                                       
                 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sakai in view of                                                                               
                 Sakata.                                                                                                                                
                          Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the                                                                     
                 Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs  and Answer for the             2                                                            
                 respective details thereof.                                                                                                            
                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                          We have carefully considered the subject matter on                                                                            
                 appeal, the rejection advanced by the Examiner and the                                                                                 
                 evidence                                                                                                                               


                          2The Appeal Brief was filed March 4, 1996.  In response                                                                       
                 to the Examiner’s Answer dated May 21, 1996, a Reply Brief was                                                                         
                 filed July 22, 1996 which was acknowledged and entered by the                                                                          
                 Examiner without further comment on August 7, 1996.                                                                                    
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