Appeal No. 1997-0888
Application 08/367,683
23. 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 at least one half of said double template
does not correspond with a center of said ideal
acquisition target; and
(c) locating the position of said imaged acquisition
target in said image using the processor in accordance
with said comparisons of step (b).
The Examiner relies on the following prior art
references:
Dvorzsak 4,736,109 April 5,
1988
Chandler et al. (Chandler '936) 4,874,936 October 17,
1989
Chandler et al. (Chandler '029) 4,896,029 January 23,
1990
Barski et al. (Barski) 4,949,392 August 14,
1990
Ghazizadeh 5,077,809 December 31,
1991
Claim 1-6, 8, 12-17, 19, 23-28, 30, 34-39, and 41 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Dvorzsak and Ghazizadeh. The Examiner adds Barski for the
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