Appeal No. 1998-2679
Application No. 08/148,765
into u'v'L* space is a transformation to a different
'reference' color space and in fact a space that is called
a 'perceptually based color space.' This is a transform from
a set of color primaries (RGB) to a set of color parameters in
(u'v'L*) which are not color primaries." The Examiner
counters, supplemental answer at page 2, that "the formulas
[regarding the color primaries] that Appellant (sic) has
given on page 12 of the specification appear to be color
parameters, in the same since (sic, sense) as Newman's, and
are not color primaries as defined in the fields of color
science." Appellants, in supplemental reply brief at page 3
and Figure A attached to the supplemental reply brief, show
how the primary colors (RGB) can be expressed in terms of
color parameters u'v', as is also explained in the
specification at page 12, which the Examiner has referred to
in his arguments.
We do not agree with the Examiner's inference that since
the specification shows the expressing of "primaries" in terms
of color parameters u'v', Newman's system operates using the
same CIE standard and operates in a color space based on u'v'.
See page 2 of the supplemental examiner's answer. We find
that the Examiner's analysis is misplaced because the
10
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007