Appeal No. 95-1428 Application 08/031,036 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 12. The disclosed invention relates to a graphic image processing apparatus comprising a switch pad with keys mounted to a top surface thereof. The keys are divided into character pattern selecting keys, color selecting keys, and an executing key. Each of the character selecting keys has a mark thereon indicative of a different one of a set of character patterns, and each of the color selecting keys has a color thereon indicative of a different one of a set of colors. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows: 1. A graphic image processing apparatus comprising: a switch pad; character pattern selecting means for selecting a predetermined character pattern, wherein the character pattern selecting means comprises a plurality of selecting keys mounted to a top surface of the switch pad, where each of the selecting keys of the character pattern selecting means has a mark thereon indicative of a different one of a set of character patterns; color selecting means for selecting predetermined color data corresponding to said character pattern, wherein said color selecting means comprises a plurality of selecting keys mounted to the top surface of the switch pad, where each of the selecting keys of the color selecting means has a color thereon indicative of a different one of a set of colors; display means for displaying said character pattern; 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007