Appeal No. 1999-0035
Application No. 08/661,261
Graham which describes the selection of a portion of a low
resolution preview scanned image for examination at a higher
resolution.
In response, Appellants initially note (Brief, page 6)
that Graham’s selection or “cropping” of a preview scan for
examination at a higher resolution does in fact correspond to
the first three steps in each of appealed independent claims
1 and 6. Appellants assert, however, that the selection of a
detailed area within the cropped portion for examination and
display at the higher resolution, as recited in subsequent
steps of claims 1 and 6, is not found in Graham.
After reviewing the disclosure of Graham in light of the
arguments of record, we are in agreement with Appellants’
position as stated in the Brief. We find no disclosure of a
further selection of a detailed image area within a previously
selected or cropped image to be examined at a high resolution
as set forth in Appellants’ claims. In our view, the portion
of the disclosure of Graham cited by the Examiner, i.e.,
column 6, lines 51-54, merely refers to the manner of
selecting or cropping a low resolution image area, not a
suggestion of selecting a detailed area within a cropped image
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