Appeal No. 1999-2040
Application No. 08/475,023 Page 2
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claims 1 and 10, which are reproduced as follows:
1. A method for minimizing color-induced artifacts in
images that are represented in an N-component color space,
comprising the steps of:
detecting whether a nominal color for one or more objects in
an image is comprised of plural components, wherein at least one
of said components has a parameter that exceeds a predetermined
value;
determining a modified value for said parameter of the one
component, which is a function of the value for said parameter
for M components which comprise said nominal color, where 1<M<N,
to produce an adjusted color; and
generating an image in accordance with the adjusted color.
10. A method for minimizing color-induced artifacts in
images, comprising the steps of:
determining whether an object in an image is one of a
predetermined category of objects;
producing an adjusted color value for an object which is one
of said predetermined category of objects by modifying parameter
values for color components which are greater than a
predetermined limit value; and
generating an image in accordance with said adjusted color
value.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Oshikoshi et al. 5,042,078 Aug. 20, 1991
(Oshikoshi)
Spaulding et al. 5,539,540 Jul. 23, 1996
(Spaulding) (effectively filed Feb. 12, 1993)
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