Appeal No. 2003-0517
Application 08/899,848
projecting a plurality of lines of light across the edges;
capturing an image of the lines by means of a camera having
an adjustable exposure;
evaluating the image, including determining whether the
exposure of the camera needs modifying for the next image, and,
when the exposure is determined to need modifying,
transmitting a control signal to modify the camera exposure for
the next image.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Cline et al. (Cline) 4,525,858 June 25, 1985
Tsunefuji et al. (Tsunefuji) 4,529,289 July 16, 1985
Iwai 5,533,146 July 2, 1996
Claims 1-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. In a
first stated rejection, the examiner relies upon Iwai in view of
Cline as to claims 1 and 6. To this combination, the examiner
adds appellants' admitted prior art as to claims 2-5, 7-9 and 15.
Finally, to the initial combination of references, the examiner
adds Tsunefuji as to claims 10-14 and 16.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and the
examiner, reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective details thereof.
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