Appeal No. 2003-2127
Application No. 09/976,226
to DCT 119 which in turn feed quantizer 120 before the data is
encoded by VLC 121.
A third basis exists in the discussion outlined by the
examiner at column 7, lines 1 through 61. This discussion
indicates that the motion estimator 118 supplies motion vectors
via switch element 108 and the weights via switch 109 to the
motion interpolator 129 which in turn feeds the resulting data to
the upper left portion of the circuit of figure 1 and eventually
again to the quantizer 120 as explained earlier.
A fourth basis also exists to maintain a rejection of the
claims on appeal. Although not repeated in the answer, the first
Office action indicates the examiner’s initial reliance upon the
showing in figure 10. This figure is characterized as presenting
in flow chart form the steps required by motion estimator to
generate motion vectors and weights for a block to be encoded.
The discussion at column 17 beginning at line 47 through column
18 line 24 indicates again as done throughout the reference that
the displacements d are considered to be motion vectors which,
according to step 1029, are quantized optionally by quantizer 130
as indicated at column 18, lines 17 through 21.
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