Appeal No. 2003-0949
Application 09/164,517
differing contexts and coefficient types from differing portions
of the image. (Appellants’ brief, page 2)
Claim 1 is representative of the claimed invention and is
reproduced as follows:
1. A method of encoding an image, comprising the steps of:
(a) decomposing an image into bitplanes; and
(b) arithmetic encoding the bitplanes with a context
model from the neighboring bits in a bitplane and previous bits
at the location in previous bitplanes.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Boliek et al (Boliek) 6,141,446 Oct. 31, 2000
(filed September 30, 1997)
Rabbani et al (Rabbani) 5,442,458 Aug. 15, 1995
Healey et al (Healey) 5,357,250 Oct. 18, 1994
Oda 5,703,646 Dec. 30, 1997
(filed December 19, 1996)
Rust 5,901,251 May 4, 1999
(filed March 18, 1997)
Rejections At Issue
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
obvious over the combination of Boliek and Rabbani.
Claims 2-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
obvious over the combination of Boliek, Rabbani and Healey.
Claims 4-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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