Appeal No. 2003-0670
Application No. 09/119,891
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method for controlling pixel addressing of a pixel
display device to drive the display device as an N-view
autostereoscopic display when a lenticular screen is overlaid and
image pixel data for N discrete views to be interlaced is
provided, the method comprising the steps:
obtaining data defining at least the lenticular screen
lenticule pitch, the number of views N, and the lenticular screen
position relative to the display device pixels;
applying a predetermined algorithm to derive, from the
obtained data and for each display pixel, which of the N views is
to be carried; and
for each display pixel, extracting the corresponding pixel
data for the assigned view from the image pixel data provided.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Wood 6,023,263 Feb. 8, 2000
(filed Jun. 5, 1997)
Eichenlaub 6,157,424 Dec. 5, 2000
(filed Mar. 30, 1998)
Fergason 6,184,969 Feb. 6, 2001
(102(e) date: Apr. 25, 1997)
Claims 1-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Wood.
Claims 1-11 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Eichenlaub and Fergason.
Reference is made to the briefs (principal and supplemental)
and answer for the respective positions of appellant and the
examiner.
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