Appeal No. 2003-2092
Application 09/046,285
v) terminating the outputting of the varying bit
coefficients encoded from the block to prevent the accumulated
sum from exceeding the predefined block limit value, and
vi) if all of the coefficients encoded from the block are
outputted, and the accumulated sum is less than the predefined
block limit value, then increasing the block limit value to allow
an increased number of bits to be outputted when the encoded
coefficients from the next block in the given sequence are
outputted.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Zdepski et al. (Zdepski) 5,089,888 Feb. 18, 1992
Tsukagoshi 5,198,900 Mar. 30, 1993
Rejection at Issue
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8 and 10 through 14 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Zdepski
in view of Tsukagoshi.
Throughout our opinion, we will make reference to the
briefs1 and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejection and the arguments of Appellants
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on January 17, 2003.
Appellants filed a reply brief on July 11, 2003. The Examiner
mailed an office communication on July 23, 2003, stating that the
reply brief has been entered into the record.
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