Appeal No. 2001-1487
Application No. 08/970,824
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a system for analysis and synthesis of
multi-factor data using a bilinear model. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 6, which are reproduced below.
1. A computer-based apparatus for analysis and synthesis of
multi-factor data comprising:
means for storing a plurality of observed data values, wherein the
data is definable by at least two separable factors;
parameter means for determining a parameter vector for each of
the at least two separable factors based upon the observed data; and
matrix means for determining at least one combination matrix
representing interaction between the at least two factors, based upon the
observed data.
6. A method for analyzing multi-factor data, comprising the steps of:
representing parameters of known multi-factor data as a bilinear
model; and
analyzing unknown multi-factor data based on the represented
parameters to determine one of a factor of data included in the unknown
multi-factor data and a factor of data missing from the unknown
multi-factor data.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Chen et al. (Chen) 5,148,488 Sep. 15, 1992
Levine 5,579,243 Nov. 26, 1996
Claims 1-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Levine.
Claims 6-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
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