Appeal No. 95-4325
Application 08/006,957
in Figure 23. This system provides a fully automatic tool
selection mode in which the most appropriate tool is
automatically selected with operator input as well as an operator
determination mode in which the operator selects the tool. On
page 10, Appellant discloses in the operator determination mode
the operator must select the most appropriate tool from a list of
tools in a tool group. The system automatically determines the
tool group from tool determination data. Appellant discloses
that the disadvantage of both of these prior art systems is where
the number of tools from which a selection is to be made becomes
large, the information is not presented in a way that will aid
the operator in the selection of the most appropriate tool.
Appellant discloses on page 11 of the specification that
this disadvantage is overcome by Appellant’s invention by
providing a tool determining method in which the tools are
displayed on the screen in the order from the most appropriate
tool to the least appropriate tool. This tool order is
determined from a criterion table which provides set selection
reference data.
Beginning on page 15 of the specification, Appellant
discloses the tool specifying method as described in accordance
with a flowchart shown in Figure 17. On pages 16 through 18 of
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