Appeal No. 1999-2315
Application No. 08/742,432
Kajiwara to modify Shinohara’s method by converting the two-
dimensional images of the object into one-dimensional images
of the object. The examiner also finds that it would have
been obvious to the artisan to convert a two-dimensional
window of the background image into a one-dimensional strip
(answer, pages
4-5). With respect to claims 11 and 13, the examiner cites
Shinohara as additionally teaching the generation of
brightness difference values and energy difference values and
using these values to classify an object image (id., pages 5-
6).
Appellant argues these independent claims separately.
With respect to independent claim 1, appellant argues that
Kajiwara does not teach the step of converting a two-
dimensional image into a one-dimensional strip as asserted by
the examiner. Appellant points out that the section of
Kajiwara relied on by the examiner does not teach or suggest
the element of claim 1 for which it is relied on by the
examiner (brief, pages 9-10). The examiner responds that the
one-dimensional box in Figures 7(c) and 4B of Kajiwara defines
all image pixels on a column (q) of a strip of width (S) which
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