Appeal No. 1998-0618
Application 08/288,194
pieces of block image information, each composed of a
representative pixel value of a corresponding one of q blocks
obtained by dividing the matching region in the image of said
reference face into w pieces in a longitudinal direction and v
pieces in a lateral direction, where q=vxw, and wherein said
step of computing the degree of similarity is a step of
generating a series of test block image information consisting
of q pieces of block information, each composed of a
representative pixel value of a corresponding one of q blocks
obtained by dividing said matching region at the matching
position (X, Y) in said test image into w pieces in the
longitudinal direction and v pieces in the lateral direction
and computing the degree of similarity between the series of
test block image information and the n-th series of dictionary
block image information as the degree of said similarity r(n).
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Rothfjell 3,805,238 Apr. 16,
1974
Kado et al. 5,410,609 Apr. 25, 1995
(filed Aug. 7,
1992)
Claims 32 through 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kado in view of
Rothfjell.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants
and the Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we
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