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`In re patent of Kikinis
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`US. Patent No. 5,779,334
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`Issued: July 14, 1998
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`Title: ENHANCED VIDEO
`PROJECTION
`SYSTEM
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`Declaration of A. Bruce Buckman1 Ph.D.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.68
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`I, Dr. A. Bruce Buckman, do hereby declare:
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`1.
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`I am making this declaration at the request of Xilinx in the matter of
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`the Inter Partes Review of US. Patent No 5,779,334 (“the ’334 Patent”) to Kikinis.
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`2.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this matter. My
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`compensation in no way depends upon the outcome of this proceeding.
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`3.
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`In the preparation of this declaration, I have studied:
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`The ’334 Patent, XLNX—lOOl;
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`(2) US. Patent No. 5,264,951 (“Takanashi”), XLNX-lOOZ;
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`(4) US. Patent No. 5,287,131 (“Lee”), XLNX—1003; and
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`(5) US. Patent No. 5,777,796 (“Burstyn”), XLNX-1004.
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`4.
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`In forming the opinions expressed below, I have considered:
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`The documents listed above,
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`The relevant legal standards, including the standard for obviousness
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`provided in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc, 550 US. 398 (2007), and
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`any additional authoritative documents as cited in the body of this
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`declaration, and
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`(3) My knowledge and experience based upon my work in this area as
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`described below.
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`Qualifications and Professional Experience
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`5.
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`My qualifications are set forth in my curriculum vitae, a copy of
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`which is provided as Exhibit XLNX—1006. As set forth in my curriculum vitae, l
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`have over 44 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, including optical
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`engineering.
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`6.
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`My 44 years of experience in optical engineering includes over 15
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`years of teaching a graduate course in fiber and guided-wave optics at the
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`University of Texas at Austin, where I held the ranks of associate professor and
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`professor from 1974 until my retirement in 2009. Course topics included many of
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`the components that appear in the ’334 Patent, such as filters, prisms and lenses for
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`redirecting light rays, and dichroic elements for combining or splitting light of
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`different wavelengths or colors.
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`I authored a textbook, Guided— Wave Photonics as
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`an aid in teaching the course.
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`I concurrently conducted research in optical systems
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`that resulted in dozens of peer—reviewed publications, including one on a 6-Degree
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`of freedom non-contact optical position sensor that won the Best Paper Award at
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`an international conference in 1994. I am a coinventor on a US. Patent for that
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`device, and an inventor on three other patents covering various optical systems.
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`I
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`have consulted for several companies on optical technology.
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`I have also served as
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`an expert witness in several litigations involving optical systems by preparing
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`declarations and expert reports as well as providing deposition, Markman hearing,
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`and trial testimony.
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`7.
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`I am familiar with the knowledge and capabilities one of ordinary skill
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`in the optical design arts in the period around 1996. Specifically, my work (I) with
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`students, undergraduates as well as masters and PhD. candidates, (2) with
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`colleagues in academia, and (3) with engineers practicing in industry allowed me
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`to become personally familiar with the level of skill of individuals and the general
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`state of the art. Unless otherwise statedpmltestimonj below refers to the
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`knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the optical design arts during the 1995-1997
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`time period, including the priority date of the ’334 Patent.
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`8.
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`In my opinion, the level of ordinary skill in the art for the ’334 Patent
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`is a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or physics combined with: i)
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`coursework including at least two semesters with a specialization in optics and/or
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`optical systems, and ii) two years of experience designing video based optical
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`systems, including designing optical systems with off the shelfparts.
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`9.
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`I have been asked to provide my opinions regarding whether the
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`claims ofthe ’334 Patent are anticipated or would have been obvious to a person
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`having ordinary skill in the art at the time ofthe alleged invention, in light of the
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`prior art.
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`It is my understanding that, to anticipate a claim under 35 U.S.C. § 102,
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`a reference must teach every element of the claim. Further, it is my understanding
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`that a claimed invention is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 ifthe differences
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`between the invention and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole
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`would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having
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`ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains.
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`I also understand that
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`the obviousness analysis takes into account factual inquiries including the level of
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`ordinary skill in the art, the scope and content of the prior art, and the differences
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`between the prior art and the claimed subject matter.
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`10.
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`It is my understanding that the Supreme Court has recognized several
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`rationales for combining references or modifying a reference to show obviousness
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`of claimed subject matter. Some ofthese rationales include the following:
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`combining prior art elements according to known methods to yield predictable
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`results; simple substitution of one known element for another to obtain predictable
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`results; a predictable use of prior art elements according to their established
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`functions; applying a known technique to a known device (method, or product)
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`ready for improvement to yield predictable results; choosing from a finite number
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`ofidentified, predictable solutions, with a reasonable expectation of success; and
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`some teaching, suggestion, or motivation in the prior art that would have led one of
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`ordinary skill to modify the prior art reference or to combine prior art reference
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`teachings to arrive at the claimed invention. My analysis of the ’334 Patent is set
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`forth below.
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`Background Of ’334 Patent
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`11.
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`The ’334 Patent relates to an “Enhanced Video Projection System.”
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`(’334 Patent, Title). Specifically, the ’334 Patent teaches a system that combines
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`separate light beams into a single projectable beam. (”334 Patent, Abstract). To do
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`this, the ’334 Patent uses separate light sources to create separate light beams,
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`which then pass through color filters and Liquid Crystal Display (“LCD”) arrays
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`before they are combined into the projectable light beam. (Id; see also ’334 Patent
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`at 3:10—30)
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`12.
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`Claim 1 in relation to Fig.
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`1 provides a basic overview ofthe
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`teachings ofthe ’334 Patent.
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`1. A video projector system comprising:
`a source projecting parallel beams oflight of different colors;
`a light-shutter matrix system comprising a number of equivalent
`switching matrices equal to the number of beams and placed
`one each in the beam paths;
`a video controller adapted for controlling the light-shutter matrix
`system; and
`an optical combination system adapted for combining the separate
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`beams after the light—shutter matrix system into a single
`composite beam for projection on a surface to provide a video
`display.
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`13. With respect to Fig. 1 below, the ’334 Patent describes a source
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`projecting three parallel light beams of different colors: (“The lamps are provided
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`in a separate sub-unit 131”, ’334 Patent, 3210-1 1). These three parallel beams
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`enter a light shutter matrix system comprising “three monochrome LCD arrays
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`117, 118, and 119.” (’334 Patent, 3:21-27). “Controller 122 controls the three
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`monochrome matrices 117, 118, and 119.” (’334 Patent, 3:39-40). Lastly, “after
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`passing through the active regions 117—1 19, the separate beams get combined into
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`a single beam by mirror and prism system 1 1 1, then the combined beam is focused
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`and projected onto a surface 101 .” (’334 Patent, 3:27—30). The ’334 specification
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`mentions only LCD array spatial light modulators that operate in transmission.
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`However, those of ordinary skill in the art were well aware of LCD array spatial
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`light modulators that operated in reflection [US Patent No. 5,264,951 (XLNX-
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`1002) at 1:18—24.] Those of ordinary skill would have known how to redesign an
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`optical system to accommodate the choice of either transmissive or reflective light
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`modulators and would have further recognized that the choice between
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`transmissive and reflective LCD array light modulators was simply a design choice
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`based on optical power output, cost, space available, and differences in the number
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`of optical components
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`required.
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` a light—shutter matrix system comprising a number of
`equivalent switching matrices equal to the number of
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`beams and placed one each in the beam paths
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`(elements 117, 118, and 119)
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` a source
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`14.
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`The application leading to the ’334 Patent was filed in January 1997,
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`and claimed priority as a continuation—in—part to an application filed in July 1996.
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`The Examiner issued a first action Notice of Allowance in February 1998. No
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`reasons for allowance were stated. The ’334 Patent issued on July 14, 1998.
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`Summary of Opinions
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`15.
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`In my opinion, the claims of the ’334 Patent would have been obvious
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`to a person having skill in the art in July 1996.
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`16.
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`By mid—1996, engineers already knew how to create a light-combining
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`Video projection system. The “Takanashi” reference, US. Patent No. 5,264,951
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`(XLNX-1002), describes a system in which multiple light sources create light
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`beams which pass through color filters and/or separators, and then LCD arrays
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`before being combined into a single projectable beam.
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`17.
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`In Takanashi, a light source is used to create three beams of light,
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`which pass through a color separator and a light-shutter matrix.
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`18.
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`One light-shutter matrix system of Takanashi is composed of
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`switching matrices (liquid crystal elements ECBtr, ECBtg and ECBtb, polarizers
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`PL2r, PL2g and PL2b, and transmissive spatial light modulator elements SLMtr,
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`SLMtg and SLMtb), as shown in Fig. 17. One ofordinary skill in the art would
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`have recognized that the ECBtr, PLZr, and SLMtg elements combined are a
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`switching matrix used to process only red beams. One of ordinary skill in the art
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`would also have recognized that the ECBtg, PL2g, and SLMtg elements combined
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`are a switching matrix used to process only green beams. And, one of ordinary
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`skill in the art would also have recognized that the ECBtb, PLZb, and SLMtb
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`elements combined are a switching matrix used to process only blue beams. After
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`passing through the light shutter matrix, the light beams are recombined into a
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`19.
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`Fig. 17 of Takanashi depicts its video projection system teachings
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`with respect to transmissive spatial light modulators:
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`separated into three separate light beams using the three—color separation optical
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`system, effectively creating three separate light sources—one each for red, green
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`and blue (R, G, and B, respectively). These colored light beams then pass through
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`a light-shutter matrix (ECB elements, PL2 elements, and SLM elements) to create
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`three image beams encoded with image information, which are then combined to
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`create a single, enhanced projection video image.
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`20.
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`I discuss the Takanashi patent with respect to the claims ofthe ’334
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`Patent in more detail below and explain why it renders claims of the ’334 Patent
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`obvious by itself, as well as in combination with the “Lee” reference, US. Patent
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`No. 5,287,131 (XLNX-1003), and the “Burstyn” reference, US. Patent No.
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`Obviousness in View of Takanashi
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`21.
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`The Takanashi reference is entitled “Spatial Light Modulator
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`System.” Takanashi was filed on November 23 1992, claims priority to a Japan
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`application dated April 8, 1991, and issued on November 23, 1993, and is therefore
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`prior art to the ’334 Patent.
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`It is my opinion that the claims ofthe ’334 Patent are
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`obvious in view of Takanashi for the reasons set forth below.
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`below in FIG. 17, the projection system includes (i) a light
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`source,
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`(ii) a three-color separation optical system, (iii) a
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`light-shutter matrix system, (iv) a three-color combination
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`optical system, and (v) a projection lens (PJL) for projecting
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`images to a screen.
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`(See, e.g., Takanashi, 16:1—63 and 20:3—
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`With respect to Fig. 17, Takanashi teaches that an “optical
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`image projected to the screen by the projection lens PJL is
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`obtained as the image having good contrast in the color image
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`of
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`the object of
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`the display.”
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`(Takanashi,
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`16:40-42.)
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`Takanashi further notes that its system can be used not only as
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`a “display unit but also effectively for the optical computer
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`and many other applications.” (Takanashi, 17:13-16.)
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`In my opinion,
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`it would have been apparent
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`to a person
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`having ordinary skill
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`in the art that the projection system
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`described throughout in Takanashi and specifically illustrated
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`in Fig. 17 is a projector system that may be used to project
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`video images onto a screen.
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` Takanashi teaches a light-shutter matrix system comprising a
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`Thus, one of skill
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`in the art would have recognized that
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`Takanashi discloses a video projection system.
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`[1.1] a source
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`Takanashi
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`teaches that
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`the projection system uses a light
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`projecting parallel
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`source (LS) to produce three parallel colored light beams
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`beams of light of
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`“red” (R), “green” (G), and “blue” (B)) using the separation
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`different colors;
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`optical system 11, as shown in Fig. 17 (See also, Takanashi,
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`16: 1—14).
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`matrix system
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`number of equivalent switching matrices equal to the number
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`comprising a
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`number of
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`equivalent
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`switching matrices
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`equal to the number
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`of beams and
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`of beams and placed one each in the beam paths:
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`“In this spatial light modulator shown in FIG. 17, the
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`polarizer PLl,
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`the liquid crystal elements ECBtg,
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`ECBtr and ECBtb,
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`the polarizers PL2r, PL2g and
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`PLZb,
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`the modulator elements SLMtr, SLMtg and
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`SLMtb and the polarizer PL3 form the wavelength
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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` the beam paths;
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`[1.3] a video
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`controller adapted
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`for controlling the
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`42; discussion of [1.2] above).
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`selection filter.” (Takanashi, 16:28—33.)
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`“The linearly polarized light of red light emitted from
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`the three-color separation optical system 11 is incident
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`on the liquid crystal element ECBtr,
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`the linearly
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`polarized light of green light emitted from the three—
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`color separation optical system 11 is incident on the
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`liguid crystal element ECBtg and the
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`linearly
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`polarized light of blue light emitted from the three-
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`color separation optical system 11 is incident on the
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`liquid crystal element ECBtb.
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`The light emitted from each of liquid crystal elements
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`ECBtr, ECBtg or ECBtb is supplied to the respective
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`modulator element SLMtr2 SLMtg or SLMtb
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`through the respective polarizer PL2r, PLZg or PL2b
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`respectively.” (Takanashi, 1626-19).
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`in the art would have
`As already discussed, one of skill
`recognized that Takanashi’s combination of ECB elements,
`polarizers PL, and SLM elements is a “light-shutter matrix
`system.”
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`Thus, Takanashi
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`teaches
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`a
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`light—shutter matrix system
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`comprising a number of equivalent switching matrices (e.g.,
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`there are three equivalent matrices) equal to the number of
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`beams (e.g., there are three beams) and placed one each in the
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`beam paths.
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`Takanashi teaches controlling the light—shutter matrix system
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`(e.g., ECBs, PLs, and SLMs) to encode the three light beams
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`(R, G, B) with color image information (see Takanashi 16:28-
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`system; and
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`Specifically, Takanashi teaches that each SLM is controlled
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`by sending a “write light WL” to the “modulator element,”
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`and “according to the intensity distribution of write light
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`WL,” the SLM will change the “read light RL
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`according to
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`said charge image.” (Takanashi, 1:46 — 2:10).
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`In my opinion,
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`it would have been obvious to a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art that the device that supplies the write
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`light WL (i) that is sent to each spatial light modulator, and
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`(ii) that causes the spatial light modulator to change the read
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`light RL according to the intensity distribution of the write
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`light WL,
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`is a video controller adapted for controlling the
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`light—shutter matrix system.
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`the use of a video controller in a video projector
`In fact,
`system was basic, standard practice and would have been
`abundantly evident to even beginners in the art as a way to
`control
`a light—shutter matrix or other matrix to output
`spatially and temporally modulated light.
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` Takanashi teaches three-color combination optical system 12
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`[1.4] an optical
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`combination system
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`adapted for
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`combining the
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`separate beams after
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`the light-shutter
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`matrix system into a
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`single composite
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`beam for projection
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`on a surface to
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`provide a video
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`display.
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`that combines the three light beams into a single composite
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`beam for projection on a screen to provide a video display:
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`“Since information is written in said each modulator
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`element SLMtr, SLMtg or SLMtb by the write light
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`WL, the linearly polarized light of each color incident
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`on the modulator element SLMtr, SLMtg or SLMtb
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`as described above is incident
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`to the three—color
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`combination optical
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`system 12 in the condition
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`modulated by the information which is written in each
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`modulator element SLMtr, SLMtg or SLMtb.
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4—14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`In this spatial light modulator shown in FIG. 17. Also,
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`the optical
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`image projected on the screen by the
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`projection lens PJL is obtained as the image having
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`good contrast in the color image of the object of
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`display.
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`(Takanashi, 16:21-42; see also Takanashi
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`FIG. 17 reproduced above.)
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`Thus, Takanashi
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`teaches that
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`the three-color combination
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`optical system 12 is adapted for combining the separate
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`beams after the light—shutter matrix system into a single
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`composite beam for projection on a screen to provide a
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`display.
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`[4.0] The system of
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`claim 1
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`source projecting
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`that sends a single light to a three color separation system
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`parallel beams of
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`(element 11). Fig. 16 discloses element SCA, which is an
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`light comprises a
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`example of a three color separation system that separates a
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` As shown in Fig. 17, Takanashi discloses a light source LS
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`single white-light
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`source projecting a
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`white beam on a
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`prism system
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`adapted to separate
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`the white beam into
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`three color beams,
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`white beam into three color beams:
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`“Next, the three-color separation optical system SCA
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`used in the spatial light modulator shown in FIG. 16 is
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`formed of the dichroic prism DP and the prism Pr, Pb
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`In the dichroic prism DP, the linearly polarized
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`light incident on it is separated into three colors.”
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`and
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`In the dichroic prism
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`separated into three
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`colors.
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`White light
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` Takanashi teaches that the dichroic prism DP, in conjunction
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`Portion of Fig. 16 (annotated)
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`“[G]reen light of three separated colors of light
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`is
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`transmitted through
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`[R]ed light of three colors of
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`light separated by the dichroic prism DP is transmitted
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`through the prism Pr
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`The blue light of three color
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`lights
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`separated
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`prism DP
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`is
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`transmitted through the prism Pb.” (Takanashi, 15:32—
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`apparatus for
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`with prism Pr and prism Pb direct the three light beams into
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`directing the color
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`parallel paths:
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`beams into parallel
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`paths to the light
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`shutter matrix
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`“[G]reen light of three separated colors of light
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`is
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`transmitted through
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`[R]ed light of three colors of
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`system.
`through the prism Pr The blue light of three color
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`light separated by the dichroic prism DP is transmitted
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`lights
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`separated
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`by
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`the
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`dichroic
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`prism DP
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`transmitted through the prism Pb.” (Takanashi, 15:32—
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`42).
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` Blue light
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`ECBtb
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`Pb
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`Portion of Fig. 16 (annotated)
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`My annotation of this portion of Fig. 16 highlights how the
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`color beams are directed into parallel paths to (i.e., toward)
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`the light shutter matrix system. The embodiment of Fig. 16
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`uses
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`reflective spatial
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`light modulators
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`and hence,
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`the
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`resulting reflected light comes back through the redirection
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`apparatus in the opposite directions. Nevertheless, one of
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`ordinary skill
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`in the art would know that the above depicted
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`portion of the Fig. 16 apparatus could be used to separate the
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`color beams
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`and direct
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`them into parallel paths
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`to a
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`transmissive light shutter matrix system as well.
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`[5.0] The system of
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`See [1.0]-[l.4]
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`claim 4
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`[5.1] wherein the
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`Takanashi teaches that the dichroic prism DP, in conjunction
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`three color beams
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`with prism Pr and prism Pb results in three color beams of
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`produced by the
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`red, green and blue beams:
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`prism system are
`one each ofred
`green, and blue
`beams.
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`is
`“[G]reen light of three separated colors of light
`transmitted through
`[R]ed light of three colors of
`light separated by the dichroic prism DP is transmitted
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`through the prism Pr
`The blue light of three color
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`lights
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`separated
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`by
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`the
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`dichroic
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`prism DP
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`is
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`transmitted through the prism Pb.” (Takanashi, 15:32—
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`42).
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`[6.0] The video
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`See [1.0]-[1.4]
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`projection system of
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`claim 1
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` [7.0] A method for
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`[6.1] wherein the
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`As discussed above in [1.4], Takanashi
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`teaches a light-
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`light-shutter matrix
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`switching matrix having three components:
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`(i) a “liquid
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`system comprises a
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`crystal” elements ECB, (ii) a “polarizer PL”, and (iii) a spatial
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`monochrome LCD
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`light modulator element SLM, where each matrix processes a
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`array.
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`single beam of color (See, e.g., Takanashi, 9:16 and Fig. 17).
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`Since Takanashi
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`teaches using three liquid crystal display
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`elements—one for each of three light colors—one of skill in
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`the art would have understood that the liquid crystal display
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`elements are a monochrome LCD array.
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`One of ordinary skill in the art would have understood that the
`write light distribution of Takanashi could be dynamic, i.e.,
`projecting a
`could vary with time. Thus, Takanashi teaches a method for
`dynamic color
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`image, comprising
`steps of:
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`projecting a dynamic color image generally throughout the
`specification.
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`[7.1] a) providing
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`See [1.1]
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`separate parallel
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`beams of colored
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`light;
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`[7.2] b) directing
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`See [6.1]
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`the separate color
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`beams on separate
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`cells of a
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`monochrome LCD
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`array;
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`[7.3] 0) switching
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`See [1.3]
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`the monochrome
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`matrix by action of
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`a Video signal
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`through an LCD
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`controller;
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` [7.5] e) focusing the Takanashi teaches, after recombining the three color lights in
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`[7.4] d)
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`See [1.4]
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`recombining the
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`beams of colored
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`light into a single
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`beam; and
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`the three—color combination optical system 12, a projection
`recombined beam
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`lens P] L projects the optical image onto a surface:
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`“[T]he optical
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`image projected to the screen by the
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`projection lens PJL is obtained as the image having
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`good contrast
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`in the color
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`image of the object of
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`display.” (Takanashi 16: 38—42).
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`One of ordinary skill in the art would have understood that the
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`write light distribution of Takanashi could be dynamic, i.e.,
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`could vary with time.
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`See [7.0]—[7.5]
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`f
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`See [5.1]
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`See [7.0]
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`on a surface to
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`provide a dynamic
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`color image.
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`[8.0]The method of
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`claim 7
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`[8.1] wherein the
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`separate beams of
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`colored light
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`comprise beams of
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`red, green and blue
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`light.
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`[9.0] A method for
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`projecting a
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`dynamic color
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`image, comprising
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`steps of:
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`[9.1] a) directing a
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`beam of white light
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`See [4.1]
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`on a prism system;
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`[9.2] b) splitting the
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`See [4.1]
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`beam of white light
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`into separate beams
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`of colored light by
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`action of the prism
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`system;
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`[9.3] c) directing
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`See [6.1]
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`the separate beams
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`of colored light
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`onto a monochrome
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`LCD matrix having
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`as many cells as the
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`separate beams of
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` See [1.4]
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`colored light;
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`[9.4] d) switching
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`See [1.3]
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`the monochrome
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`matrix by action of
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`a video signal
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`through an LCD
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`controller;
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`[9.5] e)
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`See [1.4]
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`recombining the
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`beams of colored
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`light into a single
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`beam; and
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`recombined beam
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`on a surface to
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`provide a dynamic
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`color image.
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`[10.0] The method
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`See [9.0]-[9.6]
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`of claim 9
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` See [4.1]
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`[10.1] wherein in
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`See [5.1]
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`step b) the beam of
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`white light is split
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`into three color
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`beams, one red, one
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`green, and one blue.
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`[11.0] A Video
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`See [1.0]
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`projector system
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`comprising:
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`[11.1] a source
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`See [4.1]
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`projecting a beam
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`of white light;
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`adapted to split the
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`beam of white light
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`into separate
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`parallel beams of
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`light of different
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`colors;
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`See [1.2]
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`[11.3] a light-
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`shutter matrix
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`system comprising
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`a number of
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`equivalent
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`switching matrices
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`equal to the number
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`of beams of light of
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`different colors and
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`placed one each in
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`each beam path;
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` [11.5] an optical
` See [1.4]
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`[1 1.4] a video
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`See [1.3]
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`controller adapted
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`for controlling the
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`light—shutter matrix
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`system; and
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`combination system
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`adapted for
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`combining the
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`separate beams after
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`the light-shutter
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`matrix system into a
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`single composite
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`beam for projection
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`on a surface to
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`provide a video
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`display.
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`Claim
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`Claims 1 and 4-14 are obvious over Takanashi
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`[12.0] The Video
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`See [11.0]—[11.5]
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`projector system of
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`claim 11
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`[See [5.1]
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`[12.1] wherein the
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`splitter divides the
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`beam of white light
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`into three separate
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`beams of colored
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`light, one red, one
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`green, and one blue.
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` See [6.1]
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`[13.0] The Video
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`See [11.0]—[1 1.5]
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`projector system of
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`claim 1 1
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`[13.1] wherein the
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`See [4.1]
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`splitter is an
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`apparatus
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`comprising prisms.
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`[14.0] The video
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`See [1 1.0] * [11.5]
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`projection system of
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`claim 11
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`light—shutter matrix
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`system comprises a
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`monochrome LCD
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`array.
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`Obviousness in View of Takanashi and Lee
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`22.
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`In addition to the teachings of Takanashi, a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art would have known to use a video controller to control a shutter light matrix
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`versus a write light.
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`In fact, the use ofa video controller in a projector system was
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`basic, standard practice and would have been abundantly evident to even beginners
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`in the art as a way to control a light—shutter matrix or other matrix to output
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`spatially and temporally modulated light.
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`23.
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`An example ofa video controller is shown in Lee Fig. 2 at item 19.
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`With respect to item 19, Lee notes using a “light shutter controlling circuit 19” for
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`controlling light shutters 14R, 14G, and 14B in order to modulate the light beams.
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`Lee Fig. 2
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`24.
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`In view ofthe teachings of Takanashi and Lee, utilizing a video
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`controller adapted for controlling the light-shutter matrices was simply a matter of
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`ordinary skill and common sense, not innovation. Furthermore, such an addition to
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`Takanashi would have been obvious to try, as well as a combination of prior art
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`elements according to known techniques to yield predictable results.
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`25. Additionally, a person of ordinary skill in the art would have seen a
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`three-light source system versus a single-light source system as a simple matter of
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`design choice. Various factors that might affect such a decision include available
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`space for the apparatus, ability to dissipate heat, cost of a prism or mirror system
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`versus cost of three separate sources with individual color filters, etc. A person of
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`ordinary skill in the art would have understood the differences between two such
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`systems and would have chosen the best one for a particular application. Further, a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the choice ofi) a single
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`white light source illuminating color filters, or ii) three white light sources
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`illuminating color filters, essentially exhausts the possibilities for obtaining three
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`separate colored light beams from incident white light, thereby making either
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`choice obvious to try.
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`26.
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`One example modification would replace the single—source apparatus
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`of Takanashi Fig. 17 with a three-source apparatus, similar to that shown in Lee.
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`In this example, a person of ordinary skill in the art would have omitted the single
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`light source (LS) and the three-color separation optical system 10 in Fig. 17 of
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`Takanashi.
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`In its stead, a person of ordinary skill would adopt a three—source
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`system that would include features similar to Lee’s sources 17/26, lenses 15, and
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`filters 28 to provide colored light beams at each of the R, G, and B portions of
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`Takanashi’s liquid crystal elements ECB.
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`I do not propose a bodily incorporation
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`of Lee’s components into Takanashi’s system, but rather, I note that a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art would have been quite capable of replacing Takanashi’s
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`single-source apparatus with a three-source apparatus having three sources, three
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`filters, and three lenses. Such a modification is a simple design choice, as noted
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`above. Also, it is a combination ofprior art elements according to known
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`techniques to give predictable results.
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`27. Accordingly, it is my opinion that claims 1—14 ofthe ”334 Patent are
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`obvious in view of Takanashi and Lee for the reasons set forth below.
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`Claim Claims 1—14 are obvious over Takanashi in View of Lee
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`projector 53’5th
`comprising:
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` [1.0] 1.Avideo
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`teaches a video projector system. As illustrated
`Takanashi
`below in FIG. 17, the projection system includes (i) a light
`source, (ii) a three-color separation optical system, (iii) a light—
`shutter matrix system, (iv) a three-color combination optical
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`system, and (v) a projection lens (PJL) for projecting images to
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`a screen.
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`(See, e.g., Takanashi, 1621-63 and 2023-4.)
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`With respect to Fig. 17, Takanashi
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`teaches that an “optical
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`image projected to the screen by the projection lens PJL is
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`obtained as the image having good contrast in the color image
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`ofthe object ofthe display.” (Takanashi, 16:40—42.) Takanashi
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`further notes that its system can be used not only as a “display
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`unit but also effectively for the optical computer and many
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`other applications.” (Takanashi, 17:13-16.)
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`In my opinion, it would have been apparent to a person having
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`ordinary skill
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`in the art that the projection system described
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`throughout in Takanashi and specifically illustrated in Fig. 17 is
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`a projector system that may be used to project video images
`onto a screen.
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`Thus, one of skill
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