Appeal No. 96-2275
Application 08/010,063
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 to 15, 17, 19, 29 to 43, 45, 47, 59
and 60. Appellants have cancelled claims 16, 18, 44 and 46. The
examiner has objected to claims 20 to 28 and 48 to 58 as
depending from rejected base claims.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. In a computer display system having a central processing
unit (CPU) coupled to a display such that data is displayed on
said display in windows, a method for instructing a user on how
to perform operations using said CPU, the method comprising the
steps of:
said CPU generating and displaying an access window;
said CPU generating and displaying within said access window
a first working area for displaying headings that correspond to
sets of operations;
said CPU generating and displaying within said access window
a second working area for displaying phrases that correspond to
operations;
said CPU generating and displaying within said access window
at least one access function for selection by said user;
said user selecting said access function using selection
means coupled to said CPU;
said CPU displaying a plurality of headings in said first
working area, wherein each heading of said plurality of headings
corresponds to a set of operations;
said user selecting one of said headings in said first
working area, said selected heading corresponding to a particular
set of operations;
said CPU displaying a plurality of phrases in said second
working area responsive to said user selecting said one of said
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