Appeal No. 1998-0668
Application 08/036,650
is not disclosed by Hermann. Thus, Hermann does not
anticipate.
Appellant argues that Hermann does not disclose
determining relative volumes for each printing ink to
reproduce the color impression by comparing the color
impression with the color atlas. It is argued that Hermann
discloses (e.g., col. 5, lines 14-17) the desired ratio is
obtained by means of a computer-controlled iteration method.
The Examiner states that "Hermann teaches determining
the volumes which represent the ink concentration by using
[sic] comparing the calibrating the data of dyes using an
iteration method with a color atlas, which can be changed by
changing a diskette or the input data (column[s] 5 and 6)"
(EA11).
Hermann discloses determining the relative volume of
dyes to match a reference color, but does not disclose
determining a color impression by comparing an image area of
the original to one of the color fields of the color atlas
as recited in step (c). Again, this is because Hermann does
not disclose the printing process. For this additional
reason, Hermann does not anticipate.
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