Ex Parte LOUDON et al - Page 6

          Appeal No. 2000-2065                                                          
          Application No. 08/652,160                                                    
          after smoothing.  The interpolation of characters as performed in             
          Yoshida is not smoothing as recited in claim 17, because                      
          interpolation is not a method used to reduce noise and does not               
          have a rounding effect.  We therefore, cannot sustain the                     
          Examiner's position that Yoshida teaches smoothing of the input.              
          Hence, we must reverse the Examiner's rejection of claim 17.                  

                                       REVERSED                                         

                         KENNETH W. HAIRSTON            )                               
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                               
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                                                        ) BOARD OF PATENT               
                         MICHAEL R. FLEMING             )     APPEALS                   
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )       AND                     
                                                        )  INTERFERENCES                
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                                                        )                               
                         MAHSHID D. SAADAT              )                               
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                               
          MRF/LBG                                                                       





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