Appeal No. 2001-1337
Application No. 08/864,944
(c) modifying the pure luminance only component of the
working pixel, the pure luminance only component being defined in
the multi-bit per pixel data; and,
(d) assigning the modified pure luminance only component
and assigning chroma data, if any, of the object to the multi-bit
per pixel data of the working pixel thereby producing an anti-
aliasing effect for the working pixel relative to the object.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Mutz 5,561,721 Oct. 01, 1996
Ryan et al. (Ryan) 5,844,988 Dec. 01, 1998
(filing date Mar. 08, 1995)
Appellants’ admitted prior art
Claims 1-4, 6-8, 11 and 13-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Mutz in view of the admitted
prior art.
Claims 9, 10, 12, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Mutz in view of the admitted
prior art and Ryan.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, we make reference to the brief (paper no. 15) and the
Examiner’s answer (paper no. 16) for the respective details
thereof.
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