Appeal No. 2004-0252
Application No. 09/439,920
in th art, to remove the overlapping regions so that no abrupt
transitions are represented thereby reducing the amount of high
frequency coefficient data” (answer, paragraph bridging pages 8-
9). Further, the examiner mentions that while Igarashi does not
teach removing the overlapping regions, Igarashi “does process
the even fields separate from the odd fields in order to avoid
the overlap” (answer, page 8).
By the examiner’s own admission, Igarashi does not remove
overlap regions, and, in fact, avoids the overlap. Yet, instant
claim 26 indicates that an overlap region might exist and, if
there is an overlapping region of two fields of the frame, any
vertical detail, if present, is removed. Thus, the claim does
not remove the overlap, but rather the vertical detail that might
exist withing an overlapping region. Accordingly, the examiner’s
reliance on column 7, lines 33-45, of Igarashi is not persuasive.
However, at page 12 of the answer, the examiner further
points to columns 29 and 30 of Igarashi where the reference does
indicate that pairs of vertically adjacent rows are expected to
be devoid of comb distortion (column 29, lines 31-33) and the
examiner argues that comb distortion removal is shown in
Igarashi’s Figure 2. The examiner also points out (answer, page
12) that Igarashi reduces vertical detail by eliminating high
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