Appeal No. 1999-0081
Application No. 08/506,645
respect to claim 1 relates to the second state of the switch
causing the picture processing means of this claim to operate
in such a manner as ‘for altering a range of positions of the
video signals withing the picture based on the one-dimensional
coordinate data.’”
“In the patentability context, claims are to be given
their broadest reasonable interpretations. Moreover,
limitations are not to be read into the claims from the
specification.” In re Van Geuns, 988 F.2d 1181, 1184, 26
USPQ2d 1057, 1059 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (citing In re Zletz, 893
F.2d 319, 321, 13 USPQ2d 1320, 1322 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).1 Here,
representative claim 1 specifies in pertinent part the
following limitations: “picture processing means for moving a
predetermined position of video signals within a picture based
on the first and second coordinate data when said switch is in
1 Claims are to be given their broadest reasonable interpretation during
examination because an “applicant may then amend his claims, the thought being
to reduce the possibility that, after the patent is granted, the claims may be
interpreted as giving broader coverage than is justified.” In re Prater, 415
F.2d 1393, 1404-05, 162 USPQ 541, 550-551 (CCPA 1969).
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