Appeal No. 1998-2679 Application No. 08/148,765 of color primaries and having second colorimetric properties different from said first colorimetric properties; c. applying a transform to each of said intermediary color-image signals to form modified intermediary color-image signals having consistent shadow-to-highlight characteristics for colored objects within, coincident with and outside the chromatically (sic, chromaticity) gamut; and d. transforming all said modified intermediary color- image signals to form color-image signals corresponding to said second set of color primaries. The Examiner relies on the following reference: Newman et al. (Newman) 5,432,906 July 11, 1995 (effective filing date Sept. 28, 1990) Claims 1-3 and 5-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Newman. Rather than repeat the positions and the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner, we make reference to the briefs 2 and the answers for the respective positions. OPINION 2A reply brief (Paper No. 15) and a Supplemental Reply Brief (Paper No. 17) were filed. Both have been entered into the record. A Supplemental Examiner's Answer was mailed as Paper No. 16, however, no further arguments by the Examiner were made in response to the supplemental reply brief. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007