Appeal No. 1997-4093
Application No. 08/115,209
We agree with appellants (Brief, page 15) that Terashita
is not concerned with color density difference curves. As
indicated supra, the admitted prior art, Fursich and Thurm are
relied on by the examiner for teachings of color density
difference curves. We likewise agree with appellants (Brief,
page 15) that Terashita teaches that “[a] DX code on the film
is used to store data on the film type.” On the other hand,
Terashita teaches that the stored data is used in the future
to “reduce the time for storing data, and hence printing can
be effected with high processing capabilities” (column 4,
lines 34 through 37). In accordance with the teachings of
Terashita, “it is possible to automatically store necessary
data with respect to new film types” (column 4, lines 45
through 51).
For the advantage of automatically storing necessary data
for new film types to thereby enhance processing capabilities,
we are of the opinion that it would have been manifestly
obvious to the skilled artisan to store the well-known color
density curves of the admitted prior art for different types
of film. Although Fursich avoids the need for such stored
data concerning different film types (column 7, lines 37
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