Appeal No. 2000-0980
Application 08/763,733
region. Appellant argues that his invention can determine the
starting point of the next picture and skip to the start of the
next picture, while Okada cannot perform this function [brief,
pages 3-4]. The examiner responds that since each of the I, P or
B-pictures of Okada have a different data size, and since Okada
determines whether the incoming data is an I, P or B-picture,
then Okada is determining whether picture data is to be skipped
based on picture size information as recited in claim 10. The
examiner also responds that the capability of determining the
starting point of the next picture and to skip to that picture is
not recited in claim 10. Appellant responds that the claimed
predetermined picture size information is not the same as an
assumed range of picture size information based on picture type
as disclosed by Okada [reply brief].
We agree with the position argued by the examiner.
Representative claim 10 does not recite the step of skipping to
the start of the next picture using detected picture size
information. Rather, claim 10 recites skipping units of encoded
picture information based on predetermined picture size
information. Okada shows in Figure 6 that register 13
sequentially stores the picture headers detected by analyzer 12,
and register 14 sequentially stores information on the amount of
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