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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`13/400,975
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`02/21/2012
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`Nobutoshi FUJINAMI
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`MAT—10547US
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`DULEY, IANESE
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`The present application is being examined under the pre—AIA first to invent provisions.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`This Office Action is a response to an application filed February 21, 2012 in which claims 1—8
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`are pending and ready for examination.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`1.
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`The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on February 21, 2012 and March
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`12, 2012 were filed before the mailing date of a first office action on the merits. The submission
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`is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure
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`statement is being considered by the examiner.
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`Priority
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`Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers submitted under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)—
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`(d), claiming foreign priority to JP 2011—041355 filed on February 28, 2011.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 USC. 112 (pre—AIA), second paragraph:
`The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out
`and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his
`invention.
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`4.
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`Claim 1 is rejected under 35 USC. 112 (b) or 35 USC. 112 (pre—AIA),
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`second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly
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`claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre—AIA the
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`applicant regards as the invention. Claim element “unit which converts , unit which
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`sets ,
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`unit which calculates , unit which subtracts” is a limitation that invokes 35
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`USC. 112, sixth paragraph. However, the written description fails to disclose the
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`corresponding structure, material, or acts for the claimed function. The specification fails
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`to disclose corresponding algorithm associated with a computer or microprocessor.
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`5.
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`Claims 2—8 are rejected because they are depended upon rejected indefinite base
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`claim as set forth above.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`6.
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`The following is a quotation of pre—AIA 35 USC. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed
`or described as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the
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`subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject
`matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to
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`a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was
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`7.
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the
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`claims under pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a), the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the
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`various claims was commonly owned at the time any inventions covered therein were made
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`absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to
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`point out the inventor and invention dates of each claim that was not commonly owned at the
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`time a later invention was made in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of pre—
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`AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(c) and potential pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e), (f) or (g) prior art under pre—AIA
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`35 U.S.C. 103(a).
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`8.
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`Claims 1—8 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over US
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`2011/0134229 A1 — Matsumoto et a1. (Hereinafter referred to as “Matsumoto”) in view of US
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`2005/0116893 A1 — Joo.
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`9.
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`Regarding claim 1, Matsumoto discloses a video signal processing device (Figure 3,
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`Image signal processing IC 307) comprising:
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`a drive parameter setting unit ([0005], lines 6—8, Image signal processing IC
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`(image signal processing unit) 307) Which sets:
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`a luminance weight (Figure 23A, [0247], lines 4—9, luminance weight is
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`interpreted as the brightness level, demonstrated here as luminance duration different for SF1 to
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`SFS); and
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`a light emitting position in the plurality of subfields (Figure 23A, [0248], as
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`shown in the Figure 23A the position of the subfields along with the duration of each,
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`initialization period (A), write period (B), sustainment period (C), and erase period (D) in time
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`set):
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`for each of the plurality of subfields (Figure 23A, as seen in Figure 23A a
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`plurality of subfields are processed);
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`a calculation unit which calculates a filtering-in amount of the frame signal
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`corresponding to the plurality of subfields based on a signal level of the frame signal, the
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`setup luminance weight, and the light emitting position (Figure 2, 4, & 8, [0118], lines 1-5,
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`Crosstalk cancelling unit CTC 412 calculates the amount of crosstalk leaking from a first frame
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`to a second and vice versa as shown in Figure 8 using the left and right image frame input signal
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`as input to calculation (i.e., luminance weight, signal level, and position)) ; and
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`a subtraction unit which subtracts the filtering-in amount from a signal level of a
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`frame signal input to the subfield conversion unit subsequent to the frame signal (Figure
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`4&8, [0118], lines 5—9, CTC unit 412 subtracts the calculated crosstalk, that is the persistence as
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`can be seen in Figure 8 at mixing units 812 and 822)
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`Matsumoto fails to disclose a subfield conversion unit. Matsumoto does disclose light
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`emission and non—light emission for each subfield may be controlled by the image signal
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`processing IC 307 ([0005], lines 6-8).
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`However, in the same field of endeavor J00 discloses a subfield conversion unit (Figure
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`6 & 8, subfield generator 800, [0049], subfield generator converts video input signal into
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`subfield data for each frame) which converts a frame signal, which is a video signal
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`corresponding to one frame of video, into a plurality of subfields corresponding to the
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`frame signal (Figure 4 shows the plurality of subfields per video frame, where a frame contains
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`8 subfields).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to modify the teachings of Matsumoto to include a subfield conversion unit
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`as taught by J00 to provide complete panel drive circuitry to allow opportunity to detect and
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`prevent address power increase.
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`Regarding claim 2, Matsumoto in view of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, further comprising a three-dimensional signal decision unit,
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`wherein only when the video signal is a three-dimensional video signal, subtraction is
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`performed by the subtraction unit (Figure 4 & 9, [0091] [0118] crosstalk is caused by optical
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`filters opening and closing to view 3D. Crosstalk, as interpreted by examiner, persistence in left
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`or right eye image, is only issue when video signal is a three—dimensional video signal.
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`Therefore, subtraction if performed is only done when video signal is three—dimensional signal. ).
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`Regarding claim 3, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit calculates a smaller amount of the
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`filtering-in amount at a greater distance of the light emitting position from a shutter open
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`timing in a frame period subsequent to the frame signal ( Figure 23A, [0256], lines 7 -12,
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`shutters are opened prior to subfield SFl to SF5 and the greater distance in timing is interpreted
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`as SFS, which as shown in Figure 23A has smaller amount of filtering—in amount)
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`12.
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`Regarding claim 4, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit calculates a greater amount of the
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`setup luminance weight at the greater filtering-in amount of the frame signal ( Figure 2, as
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`shown in Figure 2 the greater amount of luminance weight, SFl, widest subfield 200, is at the
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`greater filtering—in amount, dashed line, for both left and right eye frame)
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`Regarding claim S, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the drive parameter setting unit completely opens the
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`shutter of glasses on the side corresponding to a video of the current frame before a first
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`address portion included in the subfield ends ([0256], lines 7—12, shutter is opened at the end
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`of the light emission of SF6, prior to SFl to SFS)
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`Regarding claim 6, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the drive parameter setting unit disposes the subfields
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`in descending order of the set luminance weight, for forming the one frame ( Figure 23A,
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`[0006], SFl to SFS are in descending order of luminance weight, where SFl to SFS are forming
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`the one frame)
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`15.
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`Regarding claim 7, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the drive parameter setting unit:
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`disposes a subfield having the luminance weight equal to or greater than a
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`predetermined value in a first half of the one frame (Figure 23A, [0007][0010], as can be
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`seen in Figure 23A the luminance weights are arranged in a predetermined sequence in
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`descending order with largest first and smallest second, thus the first half of the one frame would
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`be larger than half the largest weight, interpreted as the predetermined value) ; and
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`disposes a subfield having the luminance weight smaller than the predetermined
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`value in a latter half of the one frame (Figure 23A, [0007][0010], as can be seen in Figure 23A
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`the luminance weights are arranged in a predetermined sequence in descending order with largest
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`first and smallest second, thus the second half of the one frame would be smaller than half the
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`largest weight, interpreted as the predetermined value).
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`16.
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`Regarding claim 8, Matsumoto in View of J00 discloses the video signal processing
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`device according to claim 1, wherein the drive parameter setting unit:
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`disposes a subfield having the luminance weight equal to or greater than a
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`predetermined value in a first half of the one frame (Figure 23A, [0007][0010], as can be
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`seen in Figure 23A the luminance weights are arranged in a predetermined sequence in
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`descending order with largest first and smallest second, thus the first half of the one frame would
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`be larger than half the largest weight, interpreted as the predetermined value); and
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`disposes a subfield having the luminance weight smaller than the predetermined
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`value in the latter half of the one frame in descending order of the luminance weight frame
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`(Figure 23A, [0007][0010], as can be seen in Figure 23A the luminance weights are arranged in a
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`predetermined sequence in descending order with largest first and smallest second, thus the
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`second half of the one frame would be smaller than half the largest weight, interpreted as the
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`predetermined value).
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`“Reduction ofLuminance Errors Due to Line Load in a PDP with Limited Display
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`Levels ”, Jin—Sung Kim, Jae—Yeon Won, and Hyuk—Jae Lee, Journal of Display Technology, Vol.
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`6, No. 2, February 2010.
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`/SATH V PERUNGAVOOR/
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