Appeal 2007-1270
Application 10/607,873
adjust the positioning of the next page and where to start and stop printing.
Similarly, if a page were advancing slower than expected, then the scanner
290 would sense fewer marks at the beginning of the page than at the end of
the page (as the page would not reach the print engine before the first set of
marks occurred). Therefore, the marks would indicate that the page had not
advanced enough for printing to be centered, and the controller would adjust
the positioning of the page and the printing of the page accordingly. In other
words, Christiansen's marking of the media as the media advances provides
optical sensing of the media's advancement, as recited in independent claim
1.
In addition, we note that the language of claim 1 does not require that
the advancement of the media actually be optically sensed using the
markings. The language, "to allow for one-dimensional optical sensing of
the advancement of the media," merely requires that the markings not
prevent optically sensing the advancement of the media. Since Christiansen
discloses advancing the media and marking the media as it advances, and
since the markings of Christiansen do not preclude sensing of advancement
of the media, Christiansen anticipates claim 1. Therefore, we will sustain
the anticipation rejection of claims 1 through 4.
Regarding claims 5 through 8, Appellants do not argue the
combination of Miyano with Christiansen. Instead, Appellants rely solely
upon their arguments against the rejection of claim 1 over Christiansen.
Since we have sustained the rejection of claims 1 through 4 over
Christiansen, we will also sustain the rejection of claims 5 through 8 over
Christiansen and Miyano.
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