Appeal No. 1996-3284
Application 08/154,864
means for collimating light produced by the light
producing elements; and
means for steering the collimated light through the
viewing space to pervade the viewing space with illumination;
wherein each element produces a collimated beam of light
which rasterizes a viewing space, and viewers at different
positions in the viewing space perceive differing, location-
dependent views of the 3-dimensional image.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Bassett 3,335,217 Aug. 8, 1967
Ciongoli 4,692,878 Sep. 8, 1987
Garcia, Jr. (Garcia) 4,871,231 Oct. 3, 1989
Claims 3 to 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph. Claims 3, 4 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph. Claims 3 to 9 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102 over Ciongoli. Claims 3 to 9 also stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Ciongoli, Bassett and Garcia.
Rather than repeat the positions and the arguments of
Appellant or the Examiner, we make reference to the briefs2
and the answer for their respective positions.
OPINION
2We consider here the brief filed as paper no. 15. Also,
a reply brief was filed [paper no. 19] and was entered in the
record without any rebuttal from the Examiner [paper no. 20].
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