Appeal No. 1996-1275 Page 5
Application No. 08/229,058
Appellant argues, at page 4 of the principal brief, that
the handwritten characters in Sklarew do not appear in the same
area in which they are entered by handwriting, appearing,
instead, in a separate box.
With regard to the handwritten characters appearing in the
same area in which they are entered by handwriting, it is
unclear what language in claim 1 describes this. In any event,
while “98" arguably appears in a separate box above the
handwritten”98" in Figures 12E and F of Sklarew, it is not
unreasonable, in our view, to hold that both of these
characters are “in the same area” as they both appear in the
window opened up by touching the pen to the desired spot for
entering data. Thus, we do not find this argument by appellant
to be persuasive.
However, when it comes to the “controller for
displaying...” language of the claims, we find ourselves in
agreement with appellant that this is not suggested by Sklarew
and the addition of Kuzunuki does not remedy the deficiency of
Sklarew in this regard.
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