Appeal No. 1999-2040
Application No. 08/475,023 Page 8
outputs is a function of each of the inputs. Transformations
are implemented using multi-dimensional look-up tables. The
color transformations are done in such a way as to provide the
flexibility to adjust the color reproduction for different
regions of color space independently. Although we find
transformation of input color values using look-up tables, we
find no teaching or suggestion of specifically determining
whether a nominal input color is comprised of plural components.
We are not persuaded by the examiner's assertion (answer, page
14) that the "emphasis" of appellants' application is to
determine whether at least one of the components has a parameter
that exceeds a predetermined value. Each limitation in the claim
must be met for the reference to anticipate the claim. Nor are
we persuaded by the examiner's assertion (id.) that in step 106,
the process of extraction inherently detects whether a nominal
color comprises plural components. The extraction of color
values of an input color simply provides a color value for
transformation. A color value is extracted for all input colors.
We find no inherent determination of whether an input color has
plural components, and agree with appellants (reply brief, page
3) that "the color matching technique of the Spaulding patent is
not concerned with whether a given color is comprised of a single
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