Ex parte NAE YASUHARA et al. - Page 3




          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.                         

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