Appeal No. 1999-1694
Application No. 08/474,903
Examiner controls only when the image sensor is sequenced to
sense image data. In a similar vein, Appellants contend that the
trimming magnification discussed in Wada does not relate to the
selection of image data from the CCD but, rather, to the control
of the optical system to adjust the image size projected on to
the CCD image sensor.
After careful review of the Wada reference in light of the
arguments of record, we are in agreement with the Examiner’s
position as stated in the Answer. In our view, Appellants’
arguments ignore a clear disclosure in Wada of the selection and
processing of information read out from the CCD image sensor 1.
For example, in discussing image information converting section
101 which includes an image focusing control portion, Wada also
indicates that this converting section includes a portion “ . . .
for converting information received at the image pickup element
CCD 1 . . . . ” (Wada, column 9, lines 33-35). Further, a
detailed diagram of the image information converting circuit is
provided in Figure 14 which, inter alia, shows a processing path
from the output of the CCD 1 leading to the development of the
video signal output. Examples of the processing of the image
sensor output responsive to film information read by an
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