Appeal No. 1997-1381
Application 08/188,925
FIG. 34.
Thus, Figure 34 is directed to image data at the time of
input, not at the time of jam. At the time of data input,
Figure 34 determines which mode has been selected. If the
backup/compressed data mode had been selected (mode 2, column
15, lines 55-58), the flow chart of Figure 34 would progress
as follows:
1031 Image data input.
1032 Yes, backup has been selected.
1033 Yes, backup with compression has been selected.
1034 Image data is compressed.
1035 Compressed data is stored in backup buffer 191.
As this scenario shows, data compression takes place upon data
input from the host computer. Data compression does not hinge
on the detection of a jam as claimed.
For these reasons, we will not sustain the rejection of
claim 4.
As noted by the Appellant in footnote 3, page 5 of the
Brief, and verified by us, each of the independent claims in
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