Appeal No. 95-4629
Application 07/831,953
portions of the document protrude from the visible area,
horizontal and vertical scroll and size change correction
means exist wherein the document may be completely or wholly
viewed in a normal sense within the display area.
All of this is to say that there are many more teachings
within the Microsoft Windows disclosure relied upon by the
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examiner other than the sizing grid variation at page 157 the
discussion of which we fully agree with as basis for
correctability to the extent recited in independent claims 1
and 5 on appeal. Appellant's arguments are misplaced to the
extent appellant argues that the examiner has ignored
limitations in the claims on appeal, as must surely be
apparent in light of our extensive initial discussion in this
opinion. Furthermore, following the examiner's reasoning, if
the grid lines feature is activated as the examiner argues
from the teaching at page 157 of Windows, it is operative
under all conditions, that is, whether or not an image
protrudes or not. Therefore, if an image does protrude it is
operative to the extent claimed. The examiner has not
rewritten the claims to cover the cited references but in fact
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