Appeal No. 2002-1910
Application 08/901,409
(e) performing a digital zooming operation with
respect to the video signal obtained in step (d), when it is
judged in step (a) that the focus lens is not in focus.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Okino et al. (Okino) 5,867,217 Feb. 2, 1999
(effective filing date Dec. 29, 1992)
Hirasawa et al. (Hirasawa) 5,933,187 Aug. 3, 1999
(effective filing date May 24, 1994)
Claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Okino.
Claims 3 and 6 through 10 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Okino in view of
Hirasawa.
Reference is made to the final rejection (paper
number 7), the answer (paper number 13), and the briefs (paper
numbers 12 and 14) for the respective positions of the appellant
and the examiner.
OPINION
All of the claims on appeal require storing zoom lens
position information and focus lens position information only
when it is determined that the focus lens is in focus. The
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