Appeal No. 1998-1386 Page 12
Application No. 08/269,156
paths (that is, the dynamic programming search paths
established by the DPP object as mentioned above).” (Spec. at
14.) By retrieving the path cost established by the DPP
search, the SBP search inherently considers character shape,
which constituted part of the DPP search. “The SBP object ...
consults the system dictionary and any application-supplied
wordlist for determining whether the transition from one node
to another yields a character string from the end node that is
valid ....” (Id. at 14-15.) The dictionary values pertain to
literal context.
In view of these disclosures, we are not persuaded that
persons skilled in the art would not recognize in the
disclosure a description of the invention defined by the
claims. The examiner has not met his initial burden.
Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claims 1, 6-9, 12, 14,
15, 17, and 21 as lacking a written description. Next, we
address the enablement of the claims.
Enablement of the Claims
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