Appeal No. 1997-0014
Application No. 08/192,937
document 16 is completely scanned before the initiation of the
compression operation (column 5, line 3 through column 6, line
46).
Even if we assume for the sake of argument that it would
have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to
modify D’Aoust with the disparate teachings of Asano, Klein,
Chatterjee and Rohrer, the initiation of compression and other
operations while the document is still being scanned would not
have been taught nor would it have been suggested by the
combined teachings of the references. In summary, the
obviousness rejection of claims 3, 5, 7, 8, 25 through 29, 42,
44 and 46 is reversed.
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 3, 5, 7, 8,
25 through 29, 42, 44 and 46 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed.
REVERSED
JAMES D. THOMAS )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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