Appeal No. 1999-2022
Application No. 08/963,987
selecting a plurality of document image attributes related
to the geometrical integrity of the document image, the
condition of the document image, and the condition of the text
in the document image, that support the selected criteria;
selecting a plurality of threshold values corresponding to
the selected attributes;
processing the document image to obtain values for the
selected attributes; and
comparing the value of each of the obtained values for the
selected attributes against the threshold value selected for the
obtained attribute to determine a difference for each and then
evaluating the differences using the predetermined criteria to
provide evaluation results of the document image.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Miyagawa et al. (Miyagawa) 4,545,070 Oct. 1,
1985
Lee 5,054,098 Oct. 1,
1991
Tan 5,081,690 Jan. 14,
1992
Claims 1-3, 12 and 14-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 over Tan and Lee. Claims 5-8 stand rejected over Tan, Lee
and Miyagawa.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
their respective details thereof.
OPINION
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