Appeal No. 95-1428 Application 08/031,036 operating means for moving a cursor displayed on said display means; first memory means for storing data corresponding to said character pattern and color data and reading out said data corresponding to said character pattern and color data in response to actuation of the selecting keys; second memory means for storing display data indicative of data displayed on said display means; control means for changing said cursor to said character pattern in response to actuation of at least one of the selecting keys of said character pattern selecting means; and executing means for storing said character pattern in said second memory means, wherein the executing means includes an executing key mounted to the top surface of the switch pad, and wherein in response to actuation of the executing key, the executing means stores said character pattern in said second memory means so as to display said character pattern in a desired position on the display means, wherein the desired position is determined by operation of said operating means. The references relied on by the examiner are: Bristow 4,045,789 Aug. 30, 1977 Oka 4,882,582 Nov. 21, 1989 Rahman 4,928,093 May 22, 1990 Field, "Using MacWrite and MacPaint," McGraw-Hill, 1984, pages 4 and 67 through 79. Claims 1, 4, 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Field in view of Oka. Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Field in view of Oka and Rahman. Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Field in view of Oka and Bristow. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007