Appeal No. 95-4377
Application 08/160,348
(d). Each of the remaining conditions is possible, depending on
the details of the predefined process.
B. The § 103 rejection
Cowart describes the features of the Windows™ 3.1 operating
system. The features on which the examiner relies (Answer at 5-
6) as evidence of obviousness are: defining macros (at 421-23);
assigning an icon to a macro (at 741); using a cursor to select a
macro or object (at 424); changing the cursor shape (at 834);
using a macro to run another macro (at 427); and running a macro
in one or more applications (at 425). The examiner contends that
"it is within the level of skill of one or ordinary skill in the
art to create macros representing standard functions such as
Print, Cut, Copy, Paste, Open, etc... Such macros can be used as
universal macros." Thus, he continues, "the combined teaching of
assigning icons to macros, selecting icons with [a] cursor, and
running a macro by another macro or running an application by a
macro suggests that a user may define [a] universal macro, such
as [an] OPEN macro, assign[] the OPEN macro with a[n] OPEN macro
icon, select[] the OPEN macro icon to run another macro icon or
object" (Answer at 6). Furthermore,
changing cursor appearance is well known, and is disclosed
by Cowart on pages 834-836. It is well known to change the
cursor's appearance to indicate the state or function being
performed on the computer. Changing of the cursor
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