Appeal No. 2001-0040
Application No. 09/037,105
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a hand biometrics sensing device. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,
which is reproduced below.
1. A sensing device for sensing a biometric characteristic of a
person's hand and comprising a matrix array of sensing elements defining
a sensing area, characterised [sic] in that in a first portion of the array the
sensing elements have a resolution capable of sensing the fingerprint
pattern of a person's finger when placed over that portion of the sensing
area and in a second portion of the array the sensing elements have a
lower resolution for sensing at least one other hand biometric
characteristic.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Ruell 4,394,773 Jul. 19, 1983
Knapp 5,325,442 Jun. 28, 1994
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph as being
indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which
applicant regards as the invention. Claims 1 and 10-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102 as being anticipated by Ruell. Claims 1-4, 6-8, 13 and 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Knapp in view of Ruell.
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