Appeal No. 97-1585
Application No. 08/397,514
After Final (paper number 7), claims 15 and 17 were amended,
and claims 16, 18 through 20, 23 and 24 were canceled. In a
second Amendment After Final (paper number 12), claim 21 was
canceled. Accordingly, claims 15 and 17 remain before us on
appeal.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for producing an image onto a moving light-sensitive medium.
The image is produced on the light-sensitive medium by a
plurality of individually controlled switchable elements of a
spatial light modulator (SLM) that is positioned between the
light-sensitive medium and a light source. Each individual
pixel of the image is formed by activating a plurality of the
switchable elements, and the intensity of each pixel is
controlled by the amount of time the switchable elements are
in an on state.
Claim 15 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
15. A method for producing an image onto a moving light-
sensitive medium comprising the steps of:
positioning a spatial light modulator having a plurality
of individually controlled switchable elements between the
medium and the light source; and
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