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`14/224,898
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`03/25/2014
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`Takaaki ABE
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`08279.1723US01
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`BROOKS, JERRY L.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 1 12
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
`(b) CONCLUSION—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly
`pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor
`regards as the invention.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 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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`Claims 7 and 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 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.
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`With respect to claims 7 and 9, they recite the limitation “upon receipt of an
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`instruction to switch the projection
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`the drive controller starts/stops shifting the optical
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`path changing unit, at a timing that a position of the optical path changing unit reaches
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`the reference position in the next frame, to a frame in which the instruction to switch the
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`projection mode is received.” because it is unclear what it means to shift a optical path
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`unit (an apparatus) to a frame of an image.
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`For the purpose of examination, the claimed limitation will be interpreted as” the
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`drive controller starts/stops shifting the optical path changing unit.”
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 1-5, 7 and 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Watanabe (US patent publication 2011/0234650) in view of Sugimoto (JP
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`2002250970).
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`With respect to claim 1, Watanabe discloses a projection display apparatus
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`(fig.1) comprising: a display unit (3 RGB) configured to display an image; an optical
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`system (fig.1, 5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a
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`projection plane (fig.1, 28); an optical path changing unit (29 in fig.1) configured to
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`change an optical path of the image to change projected positions, on the projection
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`plane (see fig.1, 28), of at least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the
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`display unit (see fig.3), the optical path changing unit (fig.29) disposed in a space
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`between the display unit and the projection plane (fig.1, 28); a driver (fig.1, 29)
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`configured to shift the optical path changing unit; and a drive controller (32 in fig.1)
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`configured to control the driver, but does not disclose wherein the drive controller
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`controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first constant voltage section,
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`controls the driver with a second constant voltage that is larger than the first constant
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`voltage in a second constant voltage section, and controls the driver with a first
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`transition voltage that continuously changes from the first constant voltage to the
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`second constant voltage in a first transition section between the first constant voltage
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`section and the second constant voltage section, and the first transition voltage is a
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`voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the first transition voltage is a
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`continuous waveform.
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`Sugimoto discloses a projection display apparatus comprising:
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`a display unit (see fig.1, 4) configured to display an image; an optical system (see fig.1,
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`5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a projection plane
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`(6); an optical path changing unit
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`(8) configured to change an optical path of the image
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`to change projected positions, on the projection plane (see the projection plane 6), of at
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`least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the display unit (see display unit
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`4), a driver (see 8 in fig.8) configured to shift the optical path changing unit; and a drive
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`controller (10 and 11 in fig.8) configured to control the driver, wherein the drive
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`controller controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first constant voltage
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`section (see the 0V voltage in fig.7 or 6), controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage (see the 100V in fig.7 or 6) that is larger than the first constant voltage in a
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`second constant voltage section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage
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`(see the voltage between 0V and 100V) that continuously changes from the first
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`constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section between the
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`first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section (see in fig.7 or 6
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`the continuous change from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage),
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`and the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating
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`the first transition voltage is a continuous waveform (again see wherein the transition
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in fig.7 or 6 is smooth --
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`i.e. has no corners or discontinuities).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the drive controller of Watanabe with the
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`teaching of Sugimoto so that the drive controller controls the driver with a first constant
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`voltage in a first constant voltage section, controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage that is larger than the first constant voltage in a second constant voltage
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`section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage that continuously changes
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section
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`between the first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section, and
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`the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the
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`first transition voltage is a continuous waveform to decrease operating sounds of the
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`optical path shifting unit.
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`With respect to claim 2, Watanabe in view of Sugimoto discloses the projection
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`display apparatus according to claim 1, Sugimoto discloses wherein
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`the drive controller has a second transition section (see the voltage between 100V and
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`0V) between the second constant voltage section and the first constant voltage section,
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`in which the driver is controlled with a second transition voltage that continuously
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`changes from the second constant voltage to the first constant voltage (see the
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`continuous change from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage), and
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`the second transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the
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`second transition voltage is a continuous waveform (again see wherein the transition
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`from the second constant voltage to the first constant voltage in fig.7 or 6 is smooth --
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`i.e. has no corners or discontinuities).
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`With respect to claim 3, Watanabe in view of Sugimoto discloses the projection
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`display apparatus according to claim 2, Sugimoto discloses wherein the waveform of
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`the first transition voltage is asymmetrical to the waveform of the second transition
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`voltage (0V to 100V in fig.6).
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`With respect to claim 4, Watanabe in view of Sugimoto discloses the projection
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`display apparatus according to claim 1, Sugimoto discloses wherein the first transition
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`voltage includes the waveform of part of a sine wave (see pattern between 0V and 100V
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`in fig.7 or 6).
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`With respect to claim 5, Watanabe in view of Sugimoto discloses the projection
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`display apparatus according to claim 2, Sugimoto discloses wherein the second
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`transition voltage includes the waveform of a sine wave (see fig.7, 0V to 100V).
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`With respect to claim 7, Watanabe discloses a projection display apparatus
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`(fig.1) comprising: a display unit (3 RGB) configured to display an image; an optical
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`system (fig.1, 5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a
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`projection plane (fig.1, 28); an optical path changing unit (29 in fig.1) configured to
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`change an optical path of the image to change projected positions, on the projection
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`plane (see fig.1, 28), of at least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the
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`display unit (see fig.3), the optical path changing unit (fig.1, 29) disposed in a space
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`between the display unit and the projection plane (fig.1, 28); a driver (fig.1, 29)
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`configured to shift the optical path changing unit from a reference position (where the
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`optical path unit
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`is position when it is initialized); and a drive controller (32 in fig.1)
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`configured to control the driver upon receipt of an instruction to switch the projection
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`mode from the first mode to the second mode (as determined be the user in 0083 of
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`Watanabe), the drive controller starts shifting the optical path changing unit at timing
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`(disclosed by the user initiating the wobbulation in 0083), but does not disclose wherein
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`the drive controller controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first constant
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`voltage section, controls the driver with a second constant voltage that is larger than the
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`first constant voltage in a second constant voltage section, and controls the driver with a
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`first transition voltage that continuously changes from the first constant voltage to the
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`second constant voltage in a first transition section between the first constant voltage
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`section and the second constant voltage section, and the first transition voltage is a
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`voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the first transition voltage is a
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`continuous waveform.
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`Sugimoto discloses a projection display apparatus comprising:
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`a display unit (see fig.1, 4) configured to display an image; an optical system (see fig.1,
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`5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a projection plane
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`(6); an optical path changing unit
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`(8) configured to change an optical path of the image
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`to change projected positions, on the projection plane (see the projection plane 6), of at
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`least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the display unit (see display unit
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`4), a driver (see 8 in fig.8) configured to shift the optical path changing unit to a
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`reference position (where the optical path changing unit is when it is initialized); and a
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`drive controller (10 and 11 in fig.8) configured to control the driver, wherein the drive
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`controller controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first constant voltage
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`section (see the 0V voltage in fig.7 or 6), controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage (see the 100V in fig.7 or 6) that is larger than the first constant voltage in a
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`second constant voltage section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage
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`(see the voltage between 0V and 100V) that continuously changes from the first
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`constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section between the
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`first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section (see in fig.7 or 6
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`the continuous change from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage),
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`and the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating
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`the first transition voltage is a continuous waveform (again see wherein the transition
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in fig.7 or 6 is smooth --
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`i.e. has no corners or discontinuities).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the drive controller of Watanabe with the
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`teaching of Sugimoto so that the drive controller controls the driver with a first constant
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`voltage in a first constant voltage section, controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage that is larger than the first constant voltage in a second constant voltage
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`section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage that continuously changes
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section
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`between the first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section, and
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`the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the
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`first transition voltage is a continuous waveform to decrease operating sounds of the
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`optical path shifting unit.
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`With respect to claim 9, Watanabe discloses a projection display apparatus
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`(fig.1) comprising: a display unit (3 RGB) configured to display an image; an optical
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`system (fig.1, 5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a
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`projection plane (fig.1, 28); an optical path changing unit (29 in fig.1) configured to
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`change an optical path of the image to change projected positions, on the projection
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`plane (see fig.1, 28), of at least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the
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`display unit (see fig.3), the optical path changing unit (fig.29) disposed in a space
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`between the display unit and the projection plane (fig.1, 28); a driver (fig.1, 29)
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`configured to shift the optical path changing unit from a reference position (where the
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`optical path unit
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`is position when it is initialized); and a drive controller (32 in fig.1)
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`configured to control the driver upon receipt of an instruction to switch the projection
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`mode from the first mode to the second mode (as determined be the user in 0083 of
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`Watanabe), the drive controller starts shifting the optical path changing unit at timing
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`(disclosed by the user initiating the wobbulation in 0083),upon receipt of an instruction
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`to switch the projection mode from the second mode to the first mode (as determined be
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`the user in 0083 of Watanabe), the drive controller stops shifting the optical path
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`changing unit at timing when a shift amount of the optical path (when the user in 0083
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`determines that the optical path shifting device no longer be used, the drive controller
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`stops shifting when a shift amount required by the user is 0), but does not disclose
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`wherein the drive controller controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first
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`constant voltage section, controls the driver with a second constant voltage that is larger
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`than the first constant voltage in a second constant voltage section, and controls the
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`driver with a first transition voltage that continuously changes from the first constant
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`voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section between the first
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`constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section, and the first transition
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`voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the first transition
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`voltage is a continuous waveform.
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`Sugimoto discloses a projection display apparatus comprising:
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`a display unit (see fig.1, 4) configured to display an image; an optical system (see fig.1,
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`5) configured to project the image displayed by the display unit on a projection plane
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`(6); an optical path changing unit
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`(8) configured to change an optical path of the image
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`to change projected positions, on the projection plane (see the projection plane 6), of at
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`least part of pixels composing the image displayed by the display unit (see display unit
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`4), a driver (see 8 in fig.8) configured to shift the optical path changing unit to a
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`reference position (where the optical path changing unit is when it is initialized); and a
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`drive controller (1 O and 11 in fig.8) configured to control the driver, wherein the drive
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`controller controls the driver with a first constant voltage in a first constant voltage
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`section (see the 0V voltage in fig.7 or 6), controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage (see the 100V in fig.7 or 6) that is larger than the first constant voltage in a
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`second constant voltage section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage
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`(see the voltage between 0V and 100V) that continuously changes from the first
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`constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section between the
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`first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section (see in fig.7 or 6
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`the continuous change from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage),
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`and the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating
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`the first transition voltage is a continuous waveform (again see wherein the transition
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in fig.7 or 6 is smooth --
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`i.e. has no corners or discontinuities).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the drive controller of Watanabe with the
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`teaching of Sugimoto so that the drive controller controls the driver with a first constant
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`voltage in a first constant voltage section, controls the driver with a second constant
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`voltage that is larger than the first constant voltage in a second constant voltage
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`section, and controls the driver with a first transition voltage that continuously changes
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`from the first constant voltage to the second constant voltage in a first transition section
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`between the first constant voltage section and the second constant voltage section, and
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`the first transition voltage is a voltage that a waveform obtained by differentiating the
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`first transition voltage is a continuous waveform to decrease operating sounds of the
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`optical path shifting unit.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed 12/27/2016 have been fully considered but they are
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`not persuasive.
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`With respect to claims 1, 7 and 9, applicant argues that the wobbling device of
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`Watanabe is located between a projection lens 5 and liquid crystal light vales (3 RGB).
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`Thus the wobbling device (29) is different from the optical path changing unit disposed
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`in a space between the display unit and the projection plane of the projection display
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`apparatus.
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`Examiner respectfully disagrees. Since the wobbling device (29) is located
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`between the liquid crystal light valves which comprise the display unit and the
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`projection plane (28) of Watanabe as shown in fig.1, this feature of claims 1, 7 and 9 is
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`taught by Watanabe.
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`With respect to claim 7 and 9, applicant argues Watanabe in view of Sugimoto
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`does not disclose upon receipt of an instruction to switch the projection
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`the drive
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`controller starts/stops shifting the optical path changing unit, at a timing that a position
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`of the optical path changing unit reaches the reference position in the next frame, to a
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`frame in which the instruction to switch the projection mode is received.” However this
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`limitation has been rejected by 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA) as discussed above.
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`Conclusion
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`THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time
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`policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action.
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`In the event a first reply is filed within
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`TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not
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`mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the
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`shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any
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`extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of
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`the advisory action.
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`In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later
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`than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to JERRY BROOKS whose telephone number is (571 )270-
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s
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`supervisor, Toan-Minh Ton can be reached on (571)272-2303. The fax phone number
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`for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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