Appeal No. 2001-1009
Application No. 08/901,304
recognizing economic amounts, an error in a left-most digit may
be “worth” more than an error in a right-most digit. The instant
invention produces field recognition scores as a function of the
importance of a position in the image.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An improved method for producing a field recognition
score from a scanned image for use in an image recognition
system, the improvement comprising the step of:
determining the field recognition score as a function of
importance of a character position within a field interpretation
of the scanned image.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Elischer et al. [Elischer] 5,040,226 Aug. 13, 1991
Claims 1-9 and 17-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)
as anticipated by Elischer.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
With regard to independent claim 1, the examiner contends
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