Appeal No. 1998-0866
Application No. 08/698,707
to combine the three references for the purpose of recording
information on the MOF (much less be motivated to arrive at
the claimed invention), because of the diverse approaches they
teach" (brief, page 5).
In response, the examiner urges that "[s]uch argument
should not be deemed persuasive because 'the diverse
approaches they teach' do not lead the ordinary artisan away
from modifying Swanson et al. in the manner set forth by the
Examiner" (answer, page 5).
We note that in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION section
Swanson teaches that it is advantageous to provide an
unpowered recording medium external to the camera (col. 2,
lines 1-21). Swanson notes that "there is a need for a system
that permits information to be recorded into the MOF layer of
photographic film without requiting (sic) specially-equipped
cameras and without requiring entry of information by the
photographer" (col. 1, lines 59-62). Thus, Swanson recognizes
that known internal camera recording devices have some
disadvantages over a recording device external to the camera.
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