Appeal No. 1999-2027
Application No. 08/452,500
The examiner (Answer, pages 3-4) asserts that Figure 14 of
Forsen meets this limitation, since Figure 14 shows "outermost
points, e.g. C1 at (C1X, C1Y) and C2 at (C2X, C2Y), are
extracted. These points are the furthest portions of the
character contour which is intersected by the lines connecting
these points from a common starting point B2 at (B2X, B2Y)."
However, Figure 14 relates to the extraction of parameter
features after the outermost points have been determined. On
the other hand, the perimeter trace of Forsen is accomplished
by finding starting points on the perimeter and incrementally
moving plus or minus one or zero scan units as shown in
Figures 6 and 7. Forsen clearly does not extend rays, in a
predetermined set of angular directions, from a common
starting point on the contour of the character, until farther
portions of the contour are intersected by said rays to find
the outermost points. As Forsen fails to meet each and every
limitation of the claim, Forsen cannot anticipate claim 1.
Consequently, we cannot sustain the rejection of claim 1 under
35 U.S.C. § 102.
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