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          Appeal No. 95-1423                                                          
          Application 07/928,883                                                      

               said respective hues on at least two respective                        
               destination hues in said multi-color frame.                            
                    69. A character display unit, comprising:                         
                         a picture memory for storing all characters                  
               displayable in a multi-color frame;                                    
                         color transforming means having an input                     
               connected to said picture memory for cross-color                       
               mapping at least part of said characters, and                          
                         display means for displaying said frame and                  
               having an input connected to said color transforming                   
               means, wherein                                                         
                         said color transforming means are                            
               controllable in a first and second state, and                          
               operative for                                                          
                         i)   in said first state, mapping at least                   
               a first selection of said stored characters on a                       
               first destination hue and a second selection of said                   
               stored characters on a second destination hue as                       
               based on content and/or supporting elements of said                    
               first and second selections, respectively, and in                      
               [sic]                                                                  
                         ii) in said second state, mapping all                        
               characters of said first and second selections on a                    
               single destination hue.                                                
               The examiner relies on the following references:                       
          Staar                        4,016,365           Apr.  5, 1977              
          Iwai et al. (Iwai)           4,710,806           Dec.  1, 1987              
                                                  (filed June 24, 1986)               
          Havel                        4,734,619           Mar. 29, 1988              
                                                  (filed July  7, 1986)               
          Nopp et al. (Nopp)           1,200,631           Feb. 11, 1986              
          (Canadian patent)                                                           
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