Ex parte KANEKO et al. - Page 13




          Appeal No. 1999-2058                                                        
          Application 08/433,643                                                      

          suggest specifying image areas having densities between a                   
          lower and upper density value (Br7).                                        
               As we have shown, Maayan teaches the claimed "image area               
          specifying means."                                                          
               The Examiner finds (FR4) that Maayan fails to teach or                 
          suggest "image storing means" and "memory means . . . for                   
          temporarily storing the image data [to be processed by the                  
          image area specifying means]" as claimed.  The Examiner finds               
          that Poulsen teaches these features, noting column 4,                       
          lines 10-20, and concludes that it would have been obvious to               
          combine Maayan and Poulsen "because storing the image data                  
          allows for the data to be processed or called to the display                
          at a later time" (FR5).                                                     
               Appellants argue that, in Maayan, the grey level window                
          is applied to pixels as they are generated (Br6).  We                       
          interpret this as arguing that Maayan does not have an "image               
          storing means" and "memory means."  Appellants do not address               
          the Examiner's conclusion that it would have been obvious to                
          provide an image storing means and memory means in Maayan in                
          view of Poulsen.  Accordingly, Appellants have not attempted                



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