Appeal No. 2004-2147
Application No. 10/241,556
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to the reading out of an image signal from a solid-state
radiation detector, and transformation of the image for output to an output device (e.g., a
printer). Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A radiation image read-out method, comprising the steps of
obtaining an image signal, which represents a radiation image, from a solid-state
radiation detector constituted of a plurality of solid-state detecting devices for
detecting radiation, which are arrayed in a matrix-like form along a main scanning
direction and a sub-scanning direction and each of which corresponds to one
pixel,
wherein the improvement comprises the step of performing a pixel
density transforming process on the image signal and in accordance with a pixel
size, which is determined in accordance with a desired image size.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Coward et al. (Coward) 5,363,213 Nov. 8, 1994
Sayed et al. (Sayed) 5,693,948 Dec. 2, 1997
Claims 1, 8, and 15-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated
by Sayed.
Claims 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-14, and 19-22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claims 5/1, 6/1, 12/8, and 13/8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Sayed. Claims 2, 3, 5/2, 5/3, 6/2, 6/3, 7, 9, 10, 12/9, 12/10, 13/9,
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