Ex Parte Fandrianto et al

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 12, 2013

11192823 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 12, 2013)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Ex parte JAN FANDRIANTO, CHI SHIN WANG,
SEHAT SUTARDJA, HEDLEY K. J. RAINNIE,
and BRYAN R. MARTIN
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Appeal 2011-007402
Application 11/192,823
Technology Center 2400
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Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, JOHNNY A. KUMAR, and
IRVIN E. BRANCH, Administrative Patent Judges.

Per Curiam

DECISION ON APPEAL
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STATEMENT OF CASE
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the
Examiner’s Final Rejection of claims 1 through 20. We have jurisdiction
under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We affirm.
INVENTION
Appellants’ invention involves a picture phone (Fig. 1) with a digital
signal processor (DSP) (vision processor 10), including a multiplier unit
(FIG. 4, element 148) adapted to perform image data compression or image
data decompression; a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processor
(FIG. 4, controller 102) routing data among a camera (element 8), a display
(element 2), the DSP, and a telephone transceiver (element 8); and a
memory (element 30; and FIG. 2, element 61) for storing
compression/decompression algorithm code executed by the DSP and data
routing control code executed by the RISC processor. See Spec. 8-10,
13-14, 24. Claim 1 is representative of the invention and reproduced below:
1. A picture phone, comprising:
a digital signal processor (DSP), including a multiplier
unit, adapted to perform at least one of
image data compression and
image data decompression;
a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processor
routing data among a camera, a display, the DSP, and a
telephone transceiver; and
a memory storing compression/decompression algorithm
code executed by the DSP and data routing control code
executed by the RISC processor.
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REJECTION AT ISSUE
Claims 1 through 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Tsai (US 4,974,078, Nov. 27, 1990), Baji (US 4,945,506,
Jul. 31, 1990), and Suzuki (US 4,991,009, Feb. 5, 1991). Ans. 3.

ISSUES
Did the Examiner err in finding that the combination of Tsai, Baji, and
Suzuki teaches or suggests a reduced instruction set computing (RISC)
processor/means as recited in exemplary claim 1, and similarly recited in
independent claims 9 and 10? App. Br. 6-8; Reply Br. 2-3.
With respect to independent claim 11, did the Examiner err in finding
that the combination of Tsai, Baji, and Suzuki teaches or suggests shared
memory locations arranged for shared access as recited in claim 11? App.
Br. 9-10; Reply Br. 4.

ANALYSIS
We have reviewed the Examiner’s rejections in light of Appellants’
contentions that the Examiner has erred. The Examiner cited Tsai for all the
claim elements except for a video phone, a telephone transceiver, and a
multiplier unit. The Examiner relied upon Suzuki for the video phone and
telephone transceiver elements missing in Tsai. The Examiner also relied
upon Baji for the multiplier unit element missing in Tsai. Ans. 4, 19.
Further, we have reviewed the Examiner’s response to Appellants’
arguments (App. Br. 4-12; Reply Br. 2-9). The Examiner has provided a
comprehensive response to each argument presented by the Appellants on
pages 18 through 31 of the Answer. We have reviewed this response and
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concur with the Examiner’s findings and conclusions. We adopt as our own
(1) the findings and reasons set forth by the Examiner in the action from
which this appeal is taken and (2) the reasons set forth by the Examiner in
the Examiner’s Answer in response to Appellants’ Appeal Brief. Ans. 3-31.

DECISION
The decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1 through 20 is
affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with
this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv).

AFFIRMED

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