Appeal 2007-0525
Application 09/919,794
BACKGROUND
The claims relate to displaying information on an appliance based on
selections by a user. A touch screen is divided into a plurality of zones.
Upon selecting one of the zones displaying a first set of information, the
zone is enlarged to encompass the screen and to display additional details
concerning the first set of information.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A method of conveying information on a display screen of an
appliance comprising:
dividing the screen into a plurality of zones;
displaying a first set of information in one of the plurality of
zones; and
causing said one of the plurality of zones to become enlarged so
as to substantially, entirely encompass the screen, while automatically
presenting a second set of information representing additional details
concerning the first set of information on the screen.
THE REFERENCE
Blair US 6,502,265 B2 Jan. 7, 2003
(filed Dec. 21, 2000)
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Blair. Appellants filed an affidavit under 37 C.F.R. § 1.131 to
antedate the Blair patent, but the Examiner was not persuaded.
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