Appeal No. 1997-0888
Application 08/367,683
sequences are summarized in the table at column 4, approx.
lines 52-57. "Only the dark-and-light sequence of bands, not
the relative or absolute size of these bands, is used to
identify the character." (Abstract.)
We agree with Appellants' argument (Br8-9) that
Ghazizadeh does not identify the location of the position of
anything. The position of the characters is known.
We also agree with Appellants' argument (Br9) that the
slices 11 and 12 of figure 1A in Ghazizadeh represent scans
across a character to generate dark-and-light sequences of
bands which are then used to identify the character. The
sequences derived from the slices are used to identify a
character, not to locate an acquisition target. The slices do
not represent "templates" which are overlaid or compared with
the character. Ghazizadeh matches based on the sequences of
light-and-dark patterns, not by comparing a template with the
character.
Accordingly, we find nothing in Ghazizadeh that suggests
using a double template to locate a single acquisition target.
Because all independent claims 1, 12, 23, and 34 call for a
double template to locate a single acquisition target, which
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