Appeal No. 96-2242
Application No. 08/083,242
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A method of presenting an object in a data processing
system, said presentation being with a presentation device,
said data processing system having a user interface that is
separate from said presentation device, comprising the steps
of:
a) displaying a representation of said object on said
user interface;
b) providing said object with attributes that are
relevant to the presentation of said object;
c) determinining from an input provided by way of said
desplayed object representation on said user interface if said
object is to be presented; and
d) transforming said object into a displayable format
in accordance with said attributes and providing said
transformed object to said presentation device if said object
is to be presented.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Norden-Paul et al. (Norden-Paul) 5,247,611 Sept. 21,
1993
(effective filing date Sept. 15,
1989)
Claims 1 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Norden-Paul.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
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