Appeal No. 95-4809
Application 08/104,251
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to a method of accessing a data field for use in a
computer system. A cursor is used for dual purposes of computer cursor control and
access control to a data field displayed by the computer system. The computer remaps
the cursor control to control access to the data within the field. After remapping, the input
device controls both the resolution and range of the data field displayed. Movements of
the input device in a plane along one axis control the resolution, and movements in the
other axis control the range of the data field for the display in response to the movement.
The combined movements within the two axes simultaneously control resolution and range
to access the data.
Appellant has indicated that claims 1, 5-7, 12, 13 and 15 stand or fall together, but
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claim 8 stands or falls together with claims 10 and 11. (Brief at page 18.)
Independent claim 1 is representative of the invention and reproduced as follows:
1. In a computer system, a method for accessing a data field comprising the steps
of:
Appellant has indicated that claim 8 stands alone and is grouped separately, but we have2
included claims 10 and 11 within the group due to their dependency on claim 8.
3 Appellant filed a substitute appeal brief, October 13, 1998, (Paper No. 18) to replace the non-
compliant appeal brief filed April 24, 1995, (Paper No. 14). We will refer to this substitute appeal brief as
simply the brief.
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