Appeal No. 1999-0016
Application 08/638,071
an encoder coupled to said quantizer for encoding said
quantized coefficients to generate compressed data.
The Examiner relies on the following references;
Merola et al. (Merola) 4,288,858 Sept. 8,
1981
Blaschke 4,335,444 Jun. 15,
1982
Chiang 5,126,962 Jun. 30,
1992
Agranat et al. (Agranat) 5,619,444 Apr.
8, 1997
(Filed June 20,
1994)
Claims 1 and 4 through 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Appellant’s figures 1a and
1b in view of either Chiang or Merola. Claims 2, 3 and 8
through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Appellant’s figures 1a and 1b in view of
Chiang or Merola and further in view of either Blaschke or
Agranat.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective details thereof.
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