Ex Parte McIntyre et al - Page 18



          Appeal No. 2006-1643                                       Παγε 18                          
          Application No. 09/845,589                                                                  

          lines 38-52 of Monn for a teaching of providing other visual                                
          images after fixing the visual image.                                                       
               At the outset, we make reference to our findings, supra,                               
          with respect to the teachings and suggestions of FJCP and Monn.                             
          From the disclosure of Monn (col. 4, lines 38-42) that 30 seconds                           
          after affixing the photocopy that has been pasted to the box,                               
          another photocopy can be pasted on the box, to assemble a collage                           
          of overlapping photocopies, we agree with the examiner that the                             
          combined teachings of FJCP and Monn would have suggested                                    
          providing other images to the scrapbook page before or after                                
          affixing the visual image to the scrapbook page, as recited in                              
          claim 14.  The rejection of claim 14 is sustained.                                          
               We turn next to claim 15.  Appellants (brief, page 12)                                 
          incorporate by reference the previously argued reasons for                                  
          reversal of the rejection of claim 1.  Appellants additionally                              
          assert (id.) that                                                                           
               Claim 15 also calls for the method to include                                          
               “following instructions for producing a series of                                      
               digital images of a single same image where each of the                                
               digital images of the single same image have different                                 
               characteristics”.  As discussed above, FJCP provides no                                
               instructions regarding producing images or how to use                                  













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