Appeal No. 2003-0549 Page 11
Application No. 09/149,408
Here, Coleman "relates . . . to the manipulation of documents in an information
processing system. . . ." Col. 1, ll. 13-14. Figure 1 of the reference shows that the
information processing system includes a processor 2, a memory 10, and a storage 12.
The "[m]emory 10, which is typically a random access memory, provides temporary
storage for processor 2; [the] storage 12, which may use magnetic or optical storage
techniques for example, provides long-term storage." Col. 5, ll. 27-30. We agree with
the examiner's finding that technologists in the field of information processing systems,
which the examiner calls the "computer processing art," (Examiner's Answer at 11),
know that Coleman's information processing system keeps the original of an electronic
document in its storage 12 for long-term storage. When a user wishes to print or
reformat the electronic document, we further agree with the examiner's finding that
technologists in the field know that the information processing system transfers a copy
of the document into its memory 10 for temporary storage. In such a situation, we find
that Coleman's reference's memory 10 receives a copy of an original electronic
document.
2. Reformatting a Page of the Copy
The examiner finds, "[i]n column 3, lines 37-43, Coleman CLEARLY discloses
'rotat[ing] an image and modify[ing] the corresponding information in a selected page
such that a printed representation will also be rotated'." (Examiner's Answer at 11.)
The appellants argue, "Coleman does not disclose reformatting (page rotation) by
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