Appeal No. 2005-0439 Page 9
Application No. 09/106,994
Furthermore, Elabd explains that "charge packets from successive color
exposures may be stored in storage register 490 sequentially as shown in FIG. 3." Id.
at ll. 21-23. Because Figure 3 of the reference shows that portions of the storage
register 490 are designated for red ("R"), green ("G"), and blue ("B"), we further find that
the reference teaches storage locations designated for different primary colors of an
image.
Therefore, we affirm the obviousness rejection of claim 1; of claim 4, which falls
therewith; of claim 6; of claim 9, which falls therewith; of claim 18; of claims 19 and 21,
which fall therewith; of claim 22; and of claims 23 and 24, which fall therewith. In
addressing claims 3, 5, 8, 10, and 20, the appellants rely on the same aforementioned
argument, which we have found unpersuasive. (Appeal Br. at 8.) Therefore, we also
affirm the obviousness rejection of claim 3, 5, 8, 10, and 20.
B. CLAIMS 26-28
The appellants stipulate," claims 25-28 can be grouped together. With this
grouping, all claims of a particular group stand or fall together." (Appeal Br. at 12.) For
our part, we select claim 28 as representative of the claims therein.
The examiner finds, "Elabd teaches . . . separate red, green, and blue storage
registers. . . ." (Examiner's Answer at 5.) The appellants argue, "neither of the
arrangements that are disclosed in Baker teaches or suggests at least three storage
locations for each pixel sensor. . . ." (Appeal Br. at 22.)
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