Appeal No. 1999-1442
Application No. 08/610,681
a memory store coupled to said central
processing unit via said bus;
a pseudo 3D-rendering mechanism, loaded within
said memory store, that generates a
pseudo-3D-rendered virtual image for display on a
display device using only two-dimensional
prerendered views of 3D objects to be displayed,
wherein as a viewing orientation of a user within
said virtual image shifts from a first viewing point
to a second viewing point of said user within said
virtual image, an approximately visually accurate
three-dimensional rendering of said pseudo
3D-rendered image is provided utilizing selected
ones of said prerendered views.
The examiner relies upon the following references:
Redmann et al. (Redmann) 5,696,892 Dec.
09,
1997
(filed Jun. 07, 1995)
Applicants admitted prior art, pages 3 to 4 and
Figure 1 of the specification. (APA)
Claims 1, 3 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Redmann. Claims 2, 4, 6 and 13
through 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Redmann in view of APA.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants and the
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