Appeal No. 94-3603
Application 08/001,121
the image information which is, of course, impossible. The
operator searches each menu to input the sort name and the CPU
reads out detailed names in the next lower menu until at last the
picture information serving as primary information is read out
(column 3, line 49 to column 4, line 23). The CPU does not
perform a string search, but merely reads out the selected next
menu or image file. For example, Kita does not search the object
picture information for occurrences of the strings "Electronic
File" or "Research Data." These strings are titles or keywords
associated with an object picture by the operator during
registration (initial storage).
The examiner finds the search string selection to be shown
in figure 4, steps S2-S4. However, these steps refer to
selection of sort names from a menu, not a search string. Kita
does not search for a string, but only retrieves information
based on retrieval information input by the operator as
information is being stored. The examiner finds the steps of
executing global and local searches to be taught by Kita in
"figure 8: 81a, 81b and 82a and . . . column 4, lines 52-60;
where 81a corresponds to applicant's [sic] local search, i.e.
broad sort names, and where 81b and 82a correspond to applicant's
[sic] global search, i.e detailed sort names" (Examiner's Answer,
page 10). We disagree for the reasons stated by appellants at
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