Appeal No. 96-0303
Application 08/056,718
all of those forms in an alphabetical database. That is
apparently what Rust does. Column 11, lines 6-53.
Rust wishes to permit searching by entering either
numbers or letters. Numbers are entered on a phone keypad but
letters are entered on a keypad reserved for alphabetic entry
(such as a “QWERTY” keyboard). Column 11, lines 56 through
column 12, line 3; and column 12, lines 53-55. A numeric
database could not be searched for an alphabetic search term
as Rust alternately desires to do. Thus, Rust suggests
searching in an alphabetic database, not in a numeric
database.
Moreover, Rust permits users to scroll through the last
names that begin with J through K on the one hand or L through
O on the other. Column 7, lines 37-41. But K and L are on
the same telephone button (the 5 button). This further
suggests that the searched database is stored in alphabetic
form, not in numeric form.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of Claims 1 and 5-7 is reversed.
Reversed
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