Appeal No. 1999-0597
Application 08/592,812
been withdrawn by the examiner [answer, page 2].
The disclosed invention pertains to a three
dimensional display which is switchable between an
autostereoscopic mode and a stereoscopic mode.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A three dimensional display, comprising:
an imaging system; and
at least one illumination system arranged to
illuminate a first limited region of space in which a three
dimensional image is viewable in an autostereoscopic mode and
a second region of space which is extended with respect to the
first region and in which the three dimensional image is
viewable in a stereoscopic mode,
wherein the three dimensional display is switchable
between the autostereoscopic mode and the stereoscopic mode.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Travis 5,132,839 July 21, 1992
Faris 5,264,964 Nov. 23, 1993
Claims 1-4, 10, 11, 19, 20 and 22-26 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the
disclosure of Faris. Claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Faris
in view of Travis. Rather than repeat the arguments
of appellants or the examiner, we make reference to the briefs
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