Appeal No. 1998-2676
Application 08/655,423
(f) diffusing, based on a set of pre-determined
weighting coefficients, the modified error value to multi-
level grey scale pixel values of adjacent pixels.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Lin et al. (Lin) 5,553,171 Sep. 03, 1996
(filed July 26, 1995)
Claims 1-3, 7, 15-17 and 19 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of Lin.
Claims 18, 20 and 22-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Lin taken alone.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the
examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise,
reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our
decision, the appellants’ arguments set forth in the brief
along with the examiner’s rationale in support of the
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