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Application 12/598,168

Appellants: Hiroyuki Itagaki, et al.

OA mailed on 12/30/2106

 

1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
    an image acquisition unit configured to divide an imaging region of an object to be examined into a plurality of stations of respective station positions, and acquire a plurality of images having different image types for each station, while moving a table on which the object is mounted, station by station;
    a display control unit configured to display the plurality of images in a predetermined display format;
    and a classification processing unit configured to classify the plurality of images by image types and station position, based on imaging condition including imaging parameters,
    wherein the display control unit displays the plurality of images by image types in spatial order of station positions, based on the classification result by the classification processing unit.

 

PTAB認為

unit不具備結構上的限制

且其後接的都是configured to來行使功能

因此被視為abstract idea

 

心得：

為了避免不必要的爭議

還是乖乖地把一般人可以理解的硬體的名稱寫出來

unit之類無結構意義的字就盡量不要用

PTAB已經送出一個訊息：

不要完全信賴preamble