Appeal No. 1999-2018
Application 08/571,204
mode ..., and a bidirectional predictive coding mode."
Claim 5 does not require selecting each of the three modes
based on distance. That is, claim 2 as modified by claim 5
only requires selecting one of the three possible predictive
coding modes in claim 5 based on distance, which is
anticipated by Sugiyama for the reasons discussed in regard
to claim 2.
Assuming, arguendo, that claim 5 is interpreted to
require selection of each of the three predictive coding
modes based upon distance, under our interpretation of
"distance" as broad enough to read on the forward and
backward estimation error values in Sugiyama, which are used
to select each of the three predictive coding modes listed
in claim 5, the subject matter of claim 5 is anticipated.
For the reasons stated above, the anticipation
rejection of claims 5 and 9 is sustained.
Obviousness
Appellant does not argue any limitation in claim 5
other than the step of selecting one of the three predictive
coding modes based on distance, which has been discussed in
the anticipation rejection of claim 5. Thus, we do not need
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