Appeal No. 97-1227
Application 08/163,416
herein rejected as being anticipated by Eagen under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e).
Indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112, Second Paragraph
Claim 1 is vague and indefinite because the reference to
"remaining display data" has no clear meaning. Since the
action field is a subset of the window display, it is
necessarily included in the window display data. In the
context of the claim, no display data remains, once the window
display data and the corresponding action field is stored in
the local processor memory. Thus, the reference to "remaining
display data" is indefinite. Additionally, having all window
display data stored in the local processor memory is not the
subject matter which the appellant regards as his invention as
it is disclosed in the specification. A plain reading of the
specification reveals that the action field display data is
stored in the local processor and the other portions of the
window display is stored in the host processor memory. For
instance, on page 3 of the specification, in lines 24-30, it
is stated:
. . . . and is characterized in that display data
common to both an application window and a
corresponding action field is stored in the memory
associated with the local processor and remaining
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