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`Yuuki OKADA
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`The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112:
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`The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the
`manner and process of making and usingit, in suchfull, clear, concise, and exact terms as to
`enable any person skilled in the art to whichit pertains, or with whichit is most nearly
`connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the
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`Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA), first
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`paragraph, asfailing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s)
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`contains subject matter which wasnot describedin the specification in such a way as to
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`reasonably conveyto one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor,
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`or for pre-AlA the inventor(s), at the time the application wasfiled, had possession of
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`the claimed invention.
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`Claim 1 recites “wherein D (N-1) and D (N-2) both have a near minimum value
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`and D (N) has a near medium value, in a first case where D (N-3) has a near maximum
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`value and in a second case D (N-3) has a minimum value, and wherein the overdrive
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`device outputs different values of OD (N) in the first case and in the second case based
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`on D (N), OD (N-1) and OD (N-2), and the OD(N) in the first case is smaller than the OD
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`(N) in the second case” which contains subject matter which was not described in the
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`original specification. Therefore, the claim 1 fails to comply with the written description
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`requirement.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which formsthe basis
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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 thistitle, if the differences between the 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 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 made.
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`Claims 1-4, 13 are rejected under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Pan et al (US 2005/0068343 A1), in view of Uchida et al (US
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`2008/0062163 A1) and HAetal (US 2007/0285366 A1).
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`Asto claim 1: Pan et al disclose a display device (Abstract, “a display for
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`displaying imageson a liquid crystal display”), comprising:
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`a display panel (Abstract, “a display for displaying images onaliquid crystal
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`display”, wherein "a display" representing a display panel of the liquid crystal display
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`apparatus; Fig. 19 showsa display panel);
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`a driver configured to drive the display panel (Fig. 26, “a LCD Driver Circuit”); and
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`an overdrive device (Fig. 7, “an Overdrive circuit block”; Fig. 11, “an overdrive
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`system“; Fig. 15, “Overdrive System”) configured to correct D (N) to be inputted to the
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`driver based on OD (N-1) and OD (N-2) and to output OD (N) (Fig. 15, “input data Xn”
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`for representing D(N), “Zn-1” for representing OD(N-1) from previous one frame Xn-1,
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`“Zn-2” for representing OD(N-2) from previous two frame Xn-2, and “output Zn”for
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`representing OD(N),
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`wherein the overdrive device is comprised of a look-up table configured to
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`receive values D (N) at a first input terminal, OD (N-1) at a second input terminal and
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`OD (N-2) at a third input terminal and to provide OD (N) at an output terminal (Fig. 15,
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`the overdrive system includes “a lookup table LUT” includes multiple input terminals for
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`configured to receive the first input value Xn at a first terminal, and a second input value
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`X-1 at a secondinput terminal, and a third input value Xn-2 at a third input terminal),
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`wherein D (N) is the inputted video data in an Nth frame(Fig. 15, “Xn”for
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`representing the input video data in an Nth frame), OD (N-1) is the video data after
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`correction by the overdrive device which is previous by one frame in an N-1th frame and
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`whichis stored in the overdrive device as ODA(N) (Fig. 15, “Zn-1” is stored inafirst
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`frame buffer for representing the input video data from the previous one frame in an N-
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`1th frame after correction by the overdrive device), OD (N-2) is the video data after
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`correction by the overdrive device whichis previous by two framesin an N-2th frame
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`and whichis stored in the overdrive device as ODB (N) (Fig. 15, “Zn-2” is stored in a
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`second frame buffer for representing the input video data from the previous two frame in
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`an N-2th frame after correction by the overdrive device) and OD (N) is the corrected
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`input video data wherein the output terminal of the lookup table is connected to an input
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`terminal of the driver in the Nth frame (Fig. 15, “Zn” for representing Nth frame video
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`data, which is a corrected input video data from an output terminal of the lookup table
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`LUTof the overdrive system shownin Fig. 15 to an input terminal of the LCD Driver
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`Circuit shownin Fig. 26).
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`Pan et al disclose the overdrive system for correcting the input video data from
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`multiple frames (Fig. 15 shown the overdrive system for correcting multiple input video
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`frames (0148, “Accordingly, it may be observed that improved overdrive systems may
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`be designed byincorporating two or moreframe buffers for multiple frames (or a buffer
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`including data from multiple different frames) and/or using data associated with multiple
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`framesin addition to the current frame”; 70153, “The present inventors cameto the
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`realization that a look-forward and look-backward model may be used to minimize the
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`overall difference between the actual values and the desired values for the current and
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`next few driving cycles n, n+1,...,m+m’”). Pan et al in the current embodimentdo not
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`explicitly disclose wherein D (N-1) and D (N-2) both have a near minimum value and D
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`(N) has a near medium value, inafirst case where D (N-3) has a near maximum value
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`and in a second case D (N-3) has a minimum value, and wherein the overdrive device
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`outputs different values of OD (N) in the first case and in the second case based on D
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`(N), OD (N-1) and OD (N-2), and the OD(N) in the first case is smaller than the OD (N)
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`in the second case. However, Pan et al in another embodiment disclose the overdrive
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`system determines the input video data from Nth frames having a minimum value, a
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`medium value, and a maximum value (Fig. 138, D(N-1) and D(N-2) having a minimum
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`value 10; and D(N) has a medium value 128; Fig. 22 showsif Zn=0 for representing an
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`input video data having a minimum value;
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`if Zn > 0 and Zn < 255 for representing an
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`input video data having a medium value; if Zn=255 for representing an input video data
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`having a maximum value). At the time of the invention was made, it would have been
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`obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Pan et al to implementa logic
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`circuit into the overdrive system for determining D (N-1) and D (N-2) both have a near
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`minimum value and D (N) has a near medium value, inafirst case where D (N-3) has a
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`near maximum value and in a second case D (N-3) has a minimum value, and wherein
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`the overdrive outputs different values of OD(N) in the first case and in the second case
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`(0128, “the overdrive techniques described herein provide driving for both increased
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`luminance and decreased luminance”) as taught by Panetal in the another
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`embodiment. The suggestion would have been in order to determine the input video
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`data of multiple frames.
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`Pan et al disclose the overdrive system for correcting the input video data based
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`on the current frame and the previous multiple frames (Fig. 15 showsthe overdrive
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`system for correcting the input video data based on multiple frames including the
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`current frame). Pan et al do not explicitly disclose wherein the overdrive device outputs
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`different values of OD (N) in the first case and in the second case based on D (N), OD
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`(N-1) and OD (N-2), and the OD(N) in thefirst case is smaller than the OD (N)in the
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`second case. However, Uchida et al teach a overdrive device for correcting three
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`frames including the current frame for outputting the different values of OD (N) in the
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`first case and in the second case based on D (N), OD (N-1) and OD (N-2), and the
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`OD(N) in the first case is smaller than the OD (N) in the second case (90178, “the
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`modulation driving processing section may be arranged so thatit includes a frame
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`memory capable of storing video data corresponding to two frames, and the modulation
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`driving processing section performs the following operation [1], that is, an operation that
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`"based on video data (C) of a two-previous frame and video data (B) of a one-previous
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`frame each read from the frame memory and on current video data (A), when A>B, B/C
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`exceeds a predetermined threshold constant k, and theAis identical with other A, the
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`modulation driving processing section corrects the A and outputs the corrected A, the
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`correction being performed so that the corrected A becomeslarger as the B gets
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`smaller, and when A>B, B/C does not exceed the constant k, and theAis identical with
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`other A, the modulation driving processing section outputs a constant value as the
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`corrected A, the constant value being predetermined based on C regardless of B". At
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`that time, too, the modulation driving processing section can perform the operation if the
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`modulation driving processing section is instructed to alternately repeat decay and rise”;
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`wherein “the B/C does not exceed the constant k” for representing the first case and
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`“B/C exceeds a predetermined threshold constant k" for representing the second case,
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`and the corrected an output video data OD(N) of the first case is smaller than the
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`corrected output OD(N) of the second case). At the time of the invention was made, it
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`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Pan etal to
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`add a fourth frame video data D(N-3) to determine wherein D (N-1) and D (N-2) both
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`have a near minimum value and D (N) has a near medium value, in a first case where
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`D(N-3) has near maximum value and in a second case D(N-3) has a minimum value,
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`and wherein the overdrive device outputs different values of OD (N) in the first case and
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`in the second case based on D (N), OD (N-1) and OD (N-2), and the OD(N) as taught
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`by Uchida et al. The suggestion would have been in order to have the overdrive system
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`to correct video data when the inputted video data is larger than the previous inputted
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`video data, and to realize a liquid crystal display device having a comparatively small
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`circuit size (or calculation amount) for suppressing the phenomenonof image quality
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`lowering upon display of a moving picture caused by the synergistic effect between the
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`emphasis modulation and the pixel response shortage even when the pixel response
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`speed is increased (Uchida et al: Abstract). Pan et al and Uchida et al do not explicitly
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`disclosein a first case D(N-3) has a near maximum value and in a second case D(N-3)
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`has a minimum value, wherein the overdrive device outputs different values of OD (N) in
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`the first case is smaller than the OD (N) in the second case. However, HAet al teach an
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`overdrive system (Fig. 8, “an overdrive system”) for correcting a video data to a smaller
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`output value if the input video is reached to a maximum value and for correcting a video
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`data to a larger output value if the input video data is reached to a minimum value(Fig.
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`2 showsthe overdrive system corrects the video data to a smaller value in a second
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`frame whenthe video data reaches a near maximum value at the end ofthe first frame,
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`and the overdrive system corrects the video data to a larger value in the third frame
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`whenthe video data reaches a near minimum value at the end of the second frame). It
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`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Pan et al and
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`Uchida et al to design an overdrive system for correcting the input video data based on
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`four framesincluding the current frame wherein D (N-1) and D (N-2) both have a near
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`minimum value and D (N) has a near medium value, inafirst case where D (N-3) has a
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`near maximum value and in a second case D (N-3) has a minimum value, and wherein
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`the overdrive device outputs different values of OD (N)in the first case and in the
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`second case based onD(N), OD (N-I) and OD (N-2), and the OD (N) in the first case is
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`smaller than the OD (N) in the second caseas taught by HAet al. The suggestion
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`would have beenin order to improve the quality of moving pictures (HA et al: 40010-
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`0019).
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`Asto claim 2: Pan etal disclose further comprising:
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`reference information which defines video data after correction with respect to
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`the inputted video data (Fig. 15, “Zn” also representing a reference information after
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`correction with respect to the inputted video data Xn), the video data after correction
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`whichis previous by one frame and the video data after correction which is previous by
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`two frames (Fig. 15, “Zn-1” representing the video data after correction which is
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`previous by one frame; “Zn-2” representing the video data after correction whichis
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`previous by two frames),
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`wherein the overdrive device acquires video data after correction by referring to
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`the reference information based on the inputted video data, the video data after
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`correction which is previous by one frame andthe video data after correction whichis
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`previous by two frames (Fig. 15, “Xn” represents the inputted video data, “Zn-1”
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`represents the video data after correction which is previous by one frame; “Zn-2”
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`representing the video data after correction which is previous by two frames).
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`Asto claim 3: Claim 3 is a dependentclaim of claim 1. The combination of the
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`prior art references Pan et al and Uchidaetal further disclose wherein video data after
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`correction by the overdrive deviceis larger than the inputted video data when the
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`inputted video datais larger than the video data after the correction which is previous by
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`two frames (Pan et al: ¥0026, “LCD control circuit to compare input data with the data
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`written in the frame memoryfrom the previous frame. Only in the event that the input
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`data is larger than the stored data is corrective data determined. The corrective data is
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`applied to the LCD control circuit to provide overdrive”; Uchida et al: (]0178, “a frame
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`memory capable of storing video data corresponding to two frames, and the modulation
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`driving processing section performs the following operation [1], that is an operation that
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`“based on video data (C) of a two-previous frame which representing D(N-2) and video
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`data (B) of a one-previous frame which representing D(N-1) each read from the frame
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`memory and on current video data (A) which representing D(N), when A>B; 90174,
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`“supplied in three continuous frames FR(1), FR(2), and FR(3) are indicated by C, B, and
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`A, respectively, and a is set to k, and C>B and B<A”). The same motivation for claim 1
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`is also applied for claim 3.
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`As to claim 4: Claim 3 is a dependent claim of claim 1. The combination of the
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`prior art references Pan et al and Uchidaetal further disclose wherein video data after
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`correction by the overdrive device is equal to the inputted video data when the inputted
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`video data is equal to the video data after correction whichis previous by two frames
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`(Pan et al: 90026, “LCD control circuit to compare input data with the data written in the
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`frame memoryfrom the previous frame. Only in the eventthat the input datais larger
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`than the stored data is corrective data determined. The corrective data is applied to the
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`LCD control circuit to provide overdrive”; Uchida etal: (0178, “a frame memory capable
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`of storing video data corresponding to two frames, and the modulation driving
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`processing section performs the following operation [1], that is an operation that “based
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`on video data (C) of a two-previous frame which representing D(N-2) and video data (B)
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`of a one-previous frame which representing D(N-1) each read from the frame memory
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`and on current video data (A) which representing D(N), when A>B; 70174, “supplied in
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`three continuous frames FR(1), FR(2), and FR(3) are indicated by C, B, and A,
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`respectively, and a is set to k, and C>B and B<A”). The same motivation for claim 1
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`is
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`also applied for claim 4.
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`Asto claim 13: Pan et al disclose wherein the overdrive circuit further comprises
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`a first memory control unit (Fig. 15, “a Frame Buffer” between “Zn” and “Zn-1”
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`represents a first memory control unit) connected to the second input terminal of the
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`look-up table and the second input terminal of the look-up table (Fig. 15, “Zn-1”is
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`connected to the second terminal of “a look-up table LUT”), the first memory control unit
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`being configured to hold OD(N) during a one frame period to generate ODA(N+1) at an
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`output terminal of the first memory control unit to be provided to the secondinput
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`terminal of the look-up table (Fig. 15, “Frame Buffer” between “Zn" and "Zn-1”represents
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`to hold Zn/OD(N) during a one frame period to generate Zn-1/ODA(N+1) at an output
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`terminal of the first memory control unit to be provided to the second input terminalof
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`the look-up table LUT), and further comprises a second memory control unit connected
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`between the output terminal of the first memory control unit and the third input terminal
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`of the look-up table (Fig. 15, “Frame Buffer’ between “Zn-1” and “Zn-2” represents a
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`second memorycontrol unit, wherein the Zn-2 is connected to the third terminal of the
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`look-up table LUT), the second memory control unit being configured to hold the data
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`ODA\(N) for a one frame period, to generate the data ODB(N+1) at an output terminal of
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`the second memorycontrol unit to be providedto the third input terminal of the look-up
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`table (Fig. 15, “Frame Buffer” between “Zn-1” and “Zn-2” represents to hold Zn-
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`1/ODA(N) for one frame period, to generate Zn-2/ODB(N+1) at an output terminal of the
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`second memorycontrol unit to be provided to the third input terminal of look-up table
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`LUT).
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`7.
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`Claims 6-7 are rejected under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Pan et al (US 2005/0068343 A1), in view of Uchida et al (US 2008/0062163 A1)
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`and HAet al (US 2007/0285366 A1) as applied to claim 1 above, and furtherin view of
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`Ishii (US 2004/0012551 A1).
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`Asto claim 6: Pan et al do not disclose wherein the overdrive device increases
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`the bit numberof the inputted video data with the correction of the inputted video data
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`from X-bit to (X+a)-bit (a is an integer of 1 or more), and wherein video data after
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`correction by the overdrive device which is previous by one frame and video data after
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`correction by overdrive device by two framesis video data of (X+a)-bit. However,Ishii
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`teaches the overdrive device increases the bit numberof the inputted video data (Fig. 5,
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`8-bit incoming display data split into 14-bit data, FBDT 6-BIT, IDDT, MSB 6-BIT, and
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`LSB 2-BIT). Therefore, at the time of invention was made, it would have been obvious a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Pan et al by teaching of Ishii to have the
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`overdrive device increases the bit numberof the inputted video data with the correction
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`of the inputted video data from X-bit to (X+a)-bit (a is an integer of 1 or more), and
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`wherein video data after correction by the overdrive device which is previous by one
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`frame and video data after correction by overdrive device by two framesis video data of
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`(X+a)-bit. The suggestion would have been in order to provide good quality moving
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`display images without blurring edges and no residual image anomalies (Ishii: (0026).
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`Asto claim 7: Pan et al do not disclose further comprising: a conversion circuit
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`converting the video data of (X+ a)-bit after correction of overdrive device into video
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`data of X-bit. However, Ishii teaches a conversion circuit (Fig. 3, “a B/L CTLcircuit”
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`representing a conversion circuit” to convert the video data after correction by the
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`overdrive device backto 8-bit output data (Fig. 5, AODDT MSB 6-BIT OUTPUT and
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`LSB 2-BIT OUTPUT). At the time of the invention was made, it would have been
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`obvious a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Pan et al to have a conversion
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`circuit converting the video data of (X+ a)-bit after correction of overdrive deviceinto
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`video data of X-bit as taught by Ishii. The suggestion would have beenin order to
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`provide good quality moving display images without blurring edges and no residual
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`image anomalies (Ishii: (0026).
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`Responseto Arguments
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`8.
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`Applicant's arguments on February 7, 2014 have been considered but are moot
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`in view of the new ground(s) of rejection.
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`Conclusion
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`9.
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