The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PING HUA _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0487 Application 08/554,425 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-8, which constitute all the claims in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to the field of image processing. Specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically determining an appropriatePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007