Appeal No. 96-2745
Application No. 08/114,979
of the brief that the IBM reference does not teach "having a
calendar and scheduler concurrently displayed and activated,
so that a user can not only view both simultaneously but also
have both remain active and thereby receptive to immediate
input." Appellants further urge that the menu programmable
keys of the IBM reference "are keys, not a displayed image,
and therefore, do not in any way correspond to the scheduler
or the scheduled area.” We agree with Appellants that the IBM
reference teaches menu programmable keys, and that these keys
do not constitute one of the claimed active display areas.
The IBM reference recites at page 4383, first two lines,
"Assigning main menu programmable keys to a monthly calendar
permits the use of the monthly calendar as a main menu."
Looking at claim 1 we find the language supporting
Appellants' position, "wherein the schedule area does not
overlap the calendar area and both said calendar and said
schedule remain receptive to immediate input and are
concurrently displayed.” As noted supra, the IBM reference
does not teach or suggest this aspect of claim 1. A thorough
review of the remaining references reveals no teaching or
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