Appeal No. 96-1463
Application 08/048,181
as to interlock with the deformation of said polygon, which is
displayed on said simple images, and
vi) a rotation means for rotating the polygons, which are
displayed on said other simple images.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Hernandez et al. (Hernandez) 4,686,522 Aug. 11,
1987
Iwasaki et al. (Iwasaki) 4,992,781 Feb. 12,
1991
Chiu et al. (Chiu) 5,019,976 May 28,
1991
Claims 1 through 5 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Iwasaki in view of
Hernandez.
Claims 6 through 8 and 10 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Iwasaki in view
of Hernandez and Chiu.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection.
It is the examiner's position that Iwasaki discloses
everything set forth in claims 1 through 5 and 9, except for
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