Appeal No. 2002-0556
Application No. 09/177,960
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads
as follows:
1. An information processing system comprising:
a display,
processing means, arranged for displaying in a first field on
the display a first sequence of first icons in a timed loop and
repeatedly making the currently displayed first icon selectable,
and
selecting means, arranged for selecting the selectable first
icon, characterised in that
the processing means are arranged for displaying, upon
selection of the selectable first icon, in a second field on the
display a second sequence of second icons in a timed loop and for
repeatedly making the currently displayed second icon selectable,
and
that the selecting means are arranged for selecting the
selectable second icon.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Steele et al. (Steele) 5,742,779 Apr. 21, 1998
“Dynamic Icon Presentation,” IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin,
Vol. 35, No. 4B, Sept. 1992, pages 227 through 232 (hereinafter IBM
TDB).
Claims 1 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Steele in view of the IBM TDB.
Reference is made to the brief (paper number 11) and the
answer (paper number 12) for the respective positions of the
appellants and the examiner.
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