Appeal No. 2004-0532
Application No. 09/150,277
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for
displaying an image of a sheet material and for cutting parts
from the sheet material (claims 1-6, 8, 9, 13-17), to an
apparatus for cutting parts from a sheet material (claims 18 and
20 through 24), and to a method of acquiring image data from a
sheet material (claims 25 and 26). Further details of this
appealed subject matter are recited in representative claims 1,
13, 18, and 25, the only independent claims on appeal,
reproduced below:
1. A method for displaying an image of a sheet
material and for cutting parts from the sheet material
comprising the steps of:
presenting a sheet material on a support surface;
providing a camera for acquiring a plurality of
photographic image data frames, each frame being an
image of an areal portion of the sheet material, each
frame represented by a plurality of pixels in an X
direction and a perpendicular Y direction;
modifying each acquired image data frame to
correct distortions of the acquired image of the areal
portion;
compiling the image data frames to form a
composite photographic image of the areal portions of
the sheet material;
displaying the composite image;
locating at least one part with respect to the
composite image; and
cutting the part from the sheet material.
13. A method for displaying an image of a sheet
material and for cutting parts from the sheet material
comprising the steps of:
presenting a sheet material on a support surface;
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