Appeal No. 2001-1008
Application No. 08/971,097
The only independent claim present in the application, claim
1, is reproduced as follows:
1. A photobooth, comprising:
an electronic camera for capturing and producing a digital
image of a customer;
an image processing computer for processing the digital
image to apply a special effect to the image;
a display for displaying the processed digital image to the
customer;
a printer for printing the processed digital image; and
means for producing a motion image display simulating the
sequential production of the processed image and displaying the
motion image while the image is being processed and printed.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Wolfe et al. (Wolfe) 5,446,515 Aug. 29, 1995
Bulman 5,623,587 Apr. 22, 1997
(filed Jun. 12, 1995)
Bishop 5,810,599 Sep. 22, 1998
(filed Jan. 26, 1994)
Nishimura GB 2 262 013 A Feb. 6, 1993
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1 through 3 and 7 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Wolfe and Nishimura.
Claims 4 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Wolfe, Nishimura and Bulman.
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