Appeal No. 1999-2018
Application 08/571,204
a second step of selecting a predictive coding
mode based upon the values of said first inter picture
distance and said second inter picture distance.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Sugiyama 4,982,285 January 1, 1991
Wai 5,347,308 September 13, 1994
(filed October 5,
1992)
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Sugiyama.
Claims 1-9 stand alternatively rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sugiyama and Wei.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 7) and the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 13) (pages referred to as
"EA__") for a statement of the Examiner's position, and to
the brief (Paper No. 12) (pages referred to as "Br__") and
the reply brief (Paper No. 14) (pages referred to as
"RBr__") for a statement of Appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
Grouping of claims
Appellant argues two groups of claims to stand or fall
together: (1) claims 1-4 and 6-8; and (2) claims 5 and 9.
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