Appeal 2007-0156
Application 10/386,326
Appellant’s claimed invention relates to a method for permitting
digital capture of images from both transmissive and reflective media. Upon
selection between a transmissive scan mode and a reflective scan mode,
either a transmissive medium is backlit if a transmissive scanning mode is
selected, or a scan pattern is generated if a reflective scanning mode is
selected. (Specification, paragraphs [0013] and [0022]).
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and it reads as follows:
1. A method comprising:
selecting between a transmissive scan mode (TSM) and a reflective
scan mode (RSM);
backlighting a transmissive medium if TSM is selected; or
generating a scan pattern if RSM is selected.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Rubley US 5,574,274 Nov. 12, 1996
Claims 1, 6, and 10, all of the appealed claims, stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Rubley.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the Examiner,
reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the respective details. Only
those arguments actually made by Appellant have been considered in this
decision. Arguments which Appellant could have made but chose not to
make in the Briefs have not been considered and are deemed waived [see
37 C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)].
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