Appeal No. 1998-2983
Application No. 08/481,230
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a method and apparatus for display of video
images in a video conferencing system. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. In a computer having a screen, and being able to communicate with a remotely
located computer, a method of displaying a video image comprising the steps of:
a) creating a first type of window on said screen, said first type of window having an
image region and a control region, said control region being used for (1) establishing a
communication link with said remotely located computer during a first time period, and (2)
controlling a communication link with said remotely located computer during a second time
period which is different from said first time period;
b) creating a second type of window on said screen;
c) displaying the video image within said image region in said first type of window
during said second time period; and
d) displaying a graphics image in said second type of window, wherein said video
image displaying step is performed concurrently with said graphics image displaying step.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Maruo et al.(Maruo) EP-0410 378 Jan. 30, 1991
Myers, “Windows Interfaces- A Taxonomy of Window Manager User Interfaces,” IEEE
Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol. 8, No 5, pp 65-84 (Sept. 1988).
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