Ex parte INOUE et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1998-2540                                                        
          Application No. 08/214,707                                                  


          discussed above.  Therefore, we also do not sustain the                     
          rejection of claim 2 based on the collective teachings of                   
          Takeuchi, Wash and Ueno.                                                    
          We now consider the rejection of claims 9, 16, 17 and 21                    
          based on the teachings of Takeuchi, Wash and Blancato.  The                 
          deficiencies of the Takeuchi-Wash combination have been                     
          discussed above.  We also agree with appellants that the image              
          modifications taught by Blancato have absolutely nothing to do              
          with a filing system as taught by Takeuchi, and there would be              
          no motivation for the artisan to use the teachings of Blancato              
          to modify the systems of Takeuchi or Wash.  Therefore, we do                
          not sustain the rejection of claims 9, 16, 17 and 21 based on               
          the collective teachings of Takeuchi, Wash and Blancato.                    
                                                                                     












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