Appeal No. 1997-0888
Application 08/367,683
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-8, 11-19, 22-30, 33-41 and 44.
The final rejection of claims 9, 10, 20, 21, 31, 32, 42, and
43 has been withdrawn (Examiner's Answer, pages 1-2).
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to methods and
apparatuses for locating the position of an imaged acquisition
target in a pixel image.
Claims 1 and 23 are reproduced below.
1. A computer-implemented method for locating the
position of an imaged acquisition target in a pixel
image, comprising the following steps:
(a) generating image signals corresponding to said
image with a camera, said image comprising said imaged
acquisition target;
(b) comparing said image signals with template
signals corresponding to a double template at a plurality
of positions within said image using a processor, said
double template corresponding to an ideal acquisition
target, wherein said double template comprises two
identical halves; and
(c) locating the position of said imaged acquisition
target in said image using the processor in accordance
with said comparisons of step (b).
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