Appeal No. 2004-0532
Application No. 09/150,277
a display coupled to the processor for displaying
said composite image.
25. A method of acquiring an image data from a
sheet material, comprising:
presenting a sheet material on a support surface;
moving a camera with respect to the support
surface to capture a plurality of photographic images
of portions of the sheet material, each image
including a plurality of pixels in an X direction and
a plurality of pixels in a perpendicular Y direction;
modifying each said image to correct distortions
therein; and
compiling said modified images to form a
composite photographic image of a portion of the sheet
material.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Chaiken et al. 5,333,111 Jul. 26, 1994
(Chaiken)
Borchers et al. 5,753,931 May 19, 1998
(Borchers)
Gane 5,838,569 Nov. 17, 1998
Claims 1, 4, 5, 8, 18, 20 through 22, and 24 through 26 on
appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Chaiken in view of Borchers. (Examiner’s answer mailed
Jul. 25, 2003, paper 29, pages 4-6.) Separately, claims 2, 3,
6, 9, 13 through 17, and 23 on appeal stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Chaiken in view of Borchers
and further in view of Gane. (Id. at 9-12.)
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