Appeal No. 2002-1056
Application No. 08/772,888
determining automatically whether the image data
has a relatively large amount of data or a relatively
small amount of data;
recording the image data having a relatively large
amount of data in an outer peripheral region of said
disk-shaped recording medium in order to decrease
random storage of image data having relatively large
amounts of data and reduce access time of said image
data; and
recording the image data, having a relatively
small amount of data in an inner peripheral region of
said disk-shaped recording medium.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Misawa et al. (Misawa) 5,444,482 Aug. 22, 1995
Sarbadhikari et al. 5,477,264 Dec. 19, 1995
(Sarbadhikari)
Birk 5,510,905 Apr. 23, 1996
(filed Sep. 28, 1993)
Lyu 5,801,777 Sep. 01, 1998
(filed Sep. 05, 1996)
Claims 1-3, 5-10, 12, 14, 16-18, 22-25, 27-29, 33, 35, and
36 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Birk. Claims 4, 11, 13, 15, 19-21, 26, 30-32, 34,
and 37 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As
evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers Birk alone with
respect to claim 4, Birk in view of Misawa with respect to claims
11, 13, 15, 20, 21, 26, 31, 32, and 34, Birk in view of Lyu with
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