Appeal No. 1997-0401
Application 08/305,262
average pixel values to zero.
Accordingly, we cannot sustain the rejection of claims 1
to 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Although we find that the examiner has made a prima facie
case of obviousness as to the appealed claims, we conclude
that appellant has rebutted this prima facie case by
successfully showing that the specific zero time-averaging
dithering method of the appealed claims is neither taught nor
would have been fairly suggested by the secondary reference to
Keith. In view of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner
rejecting claims 1 to 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
CONCLUSION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 to 20
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Oz in view of Keith is reversed.
REVERSED
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