Appeal No. 1996-2197
Application 08/150,548
regions, and for simultaneously starting processing of input
data after all of the assigned frame regions have been
fetched. This overcomes the problem in the prior art of low
processing capacity (specification, page 8).
As further discussed, infra, we find that appellants’
admitted prior art of Figures 17 to 23, and pages 1 to 8 of
the specification corresponding thereto, fails to teach or
suggest at least the two salient features of assigning frame
regions in a "non-contiguous" manner, and simultaneously
starting processing of all of the unit processors after all of
the assigned frame regions have been fetched, as defined in
representative independent claim 5 on appeal.
Representative independent claim 5 is reproduced below:
5. An image processor having a plurality of unit
processors which are programmed to be assigned frame regions
of one picture frame, said unit processors each comprising:
a fectching unit for fetching input partial image signals
corresponding to the frame regions assigned to the unit
processor,
a processing unit for processing the input partial image
signals after all of the input partial image signals
corresponding to assigned frame regions have been fetched,
means for providing the processed signals to an output
bus,
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