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                Appeal 2007-1275                                                                              
                Application 09/824,248                                                                        

                      information that would aid the post-processing of the images.  (Col. 6,                 
                      ll. 12-15.)                                                                             

                 4. Shioji describes a digital camera that reproduces images stored on                        
                      recording media from other digital cameras.  (Col. 1, ll. 8-12; col. 2,                 
                      ll. 5-8.)  The camera of Shioji can reproduce still images and motion                   
                      images.  Shioji explains that when "dealing with motion image data, .                   
                      . . the quality of the frame rate parameter should be taken into                        
                      consideration."  (Col. 1, ll. 30-33.)                                                   

                 5. Shioji teaches that "[f]or motion image data, in some cases 15 still                      
                      images constitute 1 second of motion image whereas in other cases 30                    
                      still images are required for 1 second of motion image."  (Col. 1,                      
                      ll. 33-36.)  In other words, the motion image taught by Shioji is a                     
                      series of a specified number of still images captured at a specified                    
                      frame rate.  Shioji also teaches that "[f]or proper speed reproduction,                 
                      reproduction should be suited in [sic] frame rate."  (Col. 1, ll. 36-37.)               
                      In other words, Shioji teaches that the correct frame rate must be used                 
                      in order to properly reproduce the motion image.                                        

                 6. Shioji teaches that a first motion image signal is shot at a first frame                  
                      rate and a second motion image signal is shot at a different frame rate.                
                      (Col. 3, ll. 29-35, 55-61.)  The first and second motion image signals                  
                      each include frame rate information.  (Col. 4, ll. 1-2, 58-62.)  In                     
                      particular, frame rate information and other information such as file                   


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