Appeal No. 2004-0252
Application No. 09/439,920
24. A method for determining intra-frame motion, comprising:
receiving interlaced video data including a current
image-portion within a current-field of a current-frame of said
interlaced video data;
forming an interpolation of said image-portion in
accordance with data within a remaining field of said current-
frame; and
comparing said image-portion with said interpolation.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Westerman 6,262,773 Jul. 17, 2001
(filed Sep. 15, 1997)
Igarashi et al. (Igarashi) 6,324,216 Nov. 27, 2001
(filed May 30, 1995)
Claims 24 and 27-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as anticipated by Westerman.
Claims 1-5, 7-23, 25, 26 and 31-41 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Igarashi.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
Turning, first, to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e),
anticipation is established only when a single prior art
reference discloses, expressly or under principles of inherency,
each and every element of a claimed invention. RCA Corp. v.
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