Appeal 2007-1652
Application 09/776,058
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants invented a digital camera that enables introducing filtering
effects via software emulation. In one embodiment, the user can select a
filter from a menu, adjust filter properties, and preview the filtered image.
Filtering the image on the camera itself precludes the need for bulky optical
filters or processing the image on an external computer.1 Claim 1 is
illustrative:
1. A digital camera comprising:
an optical lens system providing an optical image;
an image sensor sensing simultaneously multi-color pixel data
corresponding to said optical image;
an input device configured to respond to a manual input selecting one
of a plurality of image filters; and
a processor configured to process said pixel data in response to said
selected image filter to provide filtered image data.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Kim US 6,137,532 Oct. 24, 2000
Safai US 6,167,469 Dec. 26, 2000
Shiomi US 6,650,361 B1 Nov. 18, 2003
(filed Dec. 16, 1998)
Anderson US 6,683,649 B1 Jan. 27, 2004
(filed Dec. 31, 1998)
1 See generally Specification 4:1-5:21.
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