The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANDREW E. GRUBER and MARK A. SPRAGUE
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Appeal No. 2001-0529
Application No. 08/846,600
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1, 3-9, 19, and 22. The appellants appeal
therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns displaying three-dimensional objects.
Video graphics circuits have evolved from providing text and two-dimensional images to
providing three-dimensional images. Such evolution began with high-end computers,
such as work stations, using "texture mapping." Texture mapping allows a rendering
system to map a two-dimensional image (i.e., a texture map) onto a three-dimensional
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