Appeal No. 1999-0003 Page 3
Application No. 08/642,742
Claims 1, which is representative for present purposes,
follows:
1. A method for processing video data, the
method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing data encoded in a first high
level encoding format that lies hierarchically above
a low level format;
(b) partially decoding the data to provide data
encoded in an interim level encoding format that
lies hierarchically above the low level format and
hierarchically below both the first high level
encoding format and a second high level format,
wherein the second high level format lies
hierarchically above the low level format and is
different from the first high level encoding format;
and
(c) encoding the partially decoded data in
accordance with the second high level encoding
format.
The prior art applied in rejecting the claims follows:
Loizides et al. (Loizides) 3,603,937 Sep. 7,
1971
Naimpally 5,589,993 Dec.
31, 1996
(filed Nov. 14, 1994)
Ackland et al. (Ackland) 5,220,325 June
15, 1993.
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