The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MAKOTO SUZUKI and HARUTAKA EGUCHI
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Appeal No. 2006-2648
Application No. 09/788,387
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HEARD: Oct. 18, 2006
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Before HAIRSTON, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1, 4, 5, 7-9, 12-14 and 16. The appellants
appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns digital photography. Digital image
data generated by an imaging device are generally stored in a built-in memory and a
sub storage unit. (Spec. at 1.) The stored digital image data are read from the memory
or the storage unit and displayed on a display device. (Id. at 2.)
According to the appellants, a display order of recorded image data is
determined by sorting the data with pre-defined keys or characteristics, such as a file
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