Ex parte NAE YASUHARA et al. - Page 2




          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;                   

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