Interference No. 104,681
Spears v. Holland
b) sample rate converter means coupled to
said detection system for performing vertical
sample rate reduction on each of said frames
of digitized film frame information.
14. Claim 3 of junior party Spears reads as follows:
3. A method of converting motion picture film
images to at least one output video signal having a
correct number of video lines comprising the steps of:
a) reading substantially more vertical lines of
information from a motion picture film image than is
available on said output video signal;
b) performing vertical sample rate reduction
operating on a plurality of vertical lines of video to
produce said output video signal with the correct
number of video lines.
15. Claim 3 of party Spears and claim 21 of party Holland
read the same as each other, word for word, identically.
16. Junior party Spears has filed a preliminary statement
(Paper No. 28) which does not allege a date of invention prior to
the effective filing date of senior party Holland; it states that
the junior party "intends to rely on the filing date of its
application which resulted in the patent which is the subject of
this Interference, namely April 7, 1995."
17. Junior party Spears has not filed a preliminary motion
to attack the benefit accorded senior party Holland to the
May 24, 1993, earlier filing date of application 08/066,996.
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