Appeal No. 2001-0865
Application 08/998,781
Claims 1, 3-5, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, and 20
Appellant argues (Br8-11) that Zimmerman fails to teach or
suggest at least the following three features in independent
claims 1, 3, 5, 7, and 13 (the limitations of claim 1 are quoted
as representative): (1) "performing a print environment
recognition operation at a print recognition time"; (2) "said
print recognition time being determined in accordance with said
transmission time"; and (3) "said print environment recognition
operation being performed while the print data are being received
by said printer."
The examiner admits that Zimmerman does not teach these
limitations (EA4). We agree. Zimmerman discloses a print engine
start operation, but does not disclose sensing of any
environmental conditions as part of the printer operation.
Appellant finds that Saruwatari discloses detecting
environmental conditions around the photosensitive drum of an
image formation apparatus, but argues that it does not teach or
suggest that detection of the environmental conditions is to be
performed at a print recognition time, wherein the print
recognition time is determined in accordance with a transmission
time, as recited in claims 1, 3, 5, 7, and 13 (Br11-12); i.e., it
does not teach differences (1) and (2). It is argued that
Saruwatari never describes that a print environment recognition
operation is performed while print data are being received by a
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