The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES S. PALM and RAYMOND McLAINE
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Appeal No. 1999-0296
Application No. 08/483,552
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 1-16. We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to three-
dimensional (“3-D”) images. When zooming-in on portions of 3-
D images, a loss of depth perception ensues. Much of the loss
relates to the issue of “disparity.” Disparity is a measure
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