Ex Parte GOTO et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
                    today was not written for publication and is                      
                         not binding precedent of the Board                           
                                                       Paper No. 40                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    _______________                                   
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                Ex parte YOSHIHIRO GOTO                               
                                   and KAZUHIRO SATO                                  
                                     ______________                                   
                                   Appeal No. 2000-1935                               
                              Application 08/460,937                                  
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                              ON BRIEF                                                
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 1-6 and 13-21.                                    
               Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                            
               1.  A method of constructing a three-dimensional image by              
          using a central projection method, comprising the steps of:                 
               (a)  setting coordinates of a point of view on a memory                
          space so that a projection subject image is located between the             
          view point and a projection plane;                                          


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