Appeal No. 2000-0957
Application 06/344,455
Appellants' invention requires some human interaction to
manually adjust the length of the B cursor to extend from
the displayed position R of the radar system to the Rx C
cursor as shown in figure 6, after that, circuitry is used
to change the adjusted B cursor length to a horizontal range
C (box 48 in figure 2) and to calculate the slant range S
and altitude H from the computed horizontal range C and
known elevation angle E (box 49 in figure 2). Thus, the
corresponding structure in the specification for performing
at least part of the function is circuitry. We find that
the markings on the display in Harris are not equivalent to
this circuitry, because they do not perform the recited
function in substantially the same way. Thus, we find that
Harris does not anticipate claim 1. The rejection of
claim 1 is reversed.
Claim 16
Claim 16 is a method claim and does not invoke the
analysis of § 112, sixth paragraph. The display in Harris
is "used" to determine the slant range and altitude of the
selected target by measuring lengths on the display. We do
not agree with Appellants' argument that "'[u]se' of the
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