Appeal No. 1999-2040
Application No. 08/475,023 Page 6
M=N. Appellants argue that in Figure 8 of Spaulding, the color
value for each color is a function of all of the components of
the input color space. With respect to claim 7, appellants
assert (id., page 8) that Spaulding does not disclose
modification of saturation values because an objective of the
patent is to preserve saturation levels (col. 7, lines 15 and 16)
and because when mapping to output color space, the patent
teaches that the hue angles for the input color values are
shifted, rather than the saturation levels (col. 8, lines 33-35).
With respect to claim 18, appellants assert (brief, page 11) that
Spaulding does not disclose modification of saturation values.
With respect to claim 9, appellants assert (id., pages 10
and 11) that claim 9 does not merely recite the concept of having
limit values and threshold values, but rather recites the step of
producing adjusted color values for nominal colors having a
parameter value that is greater than the limit value by reducing
the values for said given parameter to values that lie within a
range from said limit value to said threshold value. We make
reference to the examiner's answer for the examiner's position.
We begin with claim 1. Spaulding is directed to color
calibration and color enhancement of digital imaging systems, and
in particular to transforming one device-dependent color space to
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