Appeal No. 1998-0940
Application No. 08/085,605
(c) generating a first bit-mapped field of image data
according to the coded instructions of the page description
language for recording on a first image frame;
(d) storing the bit-mapped field in a frame-store;
(e) outputting the bit-mapped field of image data from the
frame-store to an interpolator;
(f) interpolating the bit-mapped field of image data in real
time to a second resolution higher than the first resolution;
(g) exposing a first image frame of an image sensitive media
with the interpolated bit-mapped field of image data;
(h) repeating steps (a) and (b) for a different set of image
data to generate a second bit-mapped field of image data
according to the coded instructions of the page description
language for recording on a second image frame; and
(i) inputting the second bit-mapped field of image data in
said frame-store while performing steps (e), (f) and (g) on said
first bit-mapped field of image data.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Suzuki 4,722,064 Jan. 26, 1988
Reisch et al. (Reisch) 5,168,375 Dec. 01, 1992
Shimura et al. (Shimura) 5,206,741 Apr. 27, 1993
Kadowaki et al. (Kadowaki) 5,351,074 Sep. 27, 1994
(filed Oct. 13, 1992)
Claims 3, 4, 7, 12 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner employs four
different combinations of Kadowaki, Suzuki and Shimura. Claims
15 and 16 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103, with Reisch
being added to the combination of Kadowaki, Suzuki and Shimura as
evidence thereof.
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