Appeal No. 2004-0820
Application No. 09/317,312 Page 14
pointer icon is set to a null value (col. 8, lines 49-58), and
this information is sent to the conference participants.
In addition, from col. 9, line 39 through col. 10, line 10
Glaser discloses a pseudocode to provide a better understanding
of the system. As set forth in the pseudocode, if the CPU
detects that the mouse is pressed down and the mouse pointer icon
is located within the whiteboard area 60, the workstation ID
number, pointer change flag, and the pointer location data are
sent to each of the conference participants (col. 10, lines 11-
24). If the position of the mouse pointer icon changes and is
still within the whiteboard area, updated information is sent to
each of the conference participants (col. 10, lines 28-33).
Glaser additionally discloses (col. 10, lines 34-38) that
“[f]inally, at the pseudocode for ‘ON mouseButton1 up’, the
Location variable is initially set to the null set. Then,
because the mouse button flag data indicates that the mouse
button has been released, the mouse button location data is sent
to each one of the remaining conference participants.”
From the disclosure of Glaser, we agree with appellant
(brief, page 16) that Glaser observes one party moving a mouse
cursor, and if the mouse is depressed, replicates the movement on
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