Appeal 2006-3279
Application 10/039,668
Technology Center 2600
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a soft proofing system, which refers to a
proofing process that makes use of a display device rather than a printed
hard copy. An administrator can set viewing conditions that are associated
with an image, and send the image and conditions to a viewing station.
Viewing of the image may be restricted at the viewing station until one or
more of the conditions have been met. Claims 1 and 32 are illustrative:
1. A soft proofing system comprising:
a computer that specifies one or more viewing conditions for an
image; and
a viewing station that receives the image and the viewing conditions
from the computer and displays the image subject to satisfaction of the
viewing conditions at the viewing station.
32. A computer readable medium storing an image file that includes
image data and viewing conditions for the image file, wherein access to the
image data of the image file at a viewing station is restricted by the image
file when the viewing conditions have not been satisfied at the viewing
station.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
McLaughlin US 5,739,809 Apr. 14, 1998
Holub US 6,750,992 B1 Jun. 15, 2004
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 1, 2, 7, 8, 19, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 59, and 60 are rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Holub. Claims 1, 19, and 51 are
independent.
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