The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JUN KITAMURA ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1375 Application No. 09/035,425 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 8. The disclosed invention relates to iris control in a video camera apparatus. Claim 1 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows: 1. A video camera apparatus comprising:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007