Ex parte HERROD - Page 6




          Appeal No. 96-4029                                                          
          Application 08/386,604                                                      



          windows so as to include only nonoverlapping portions of the                
          lesser priority windows.                                                    
                    We note that claim 1 recites the following:                       
                    obtaining a first list of graphic orders                          
                    for graphic objects in a first window of                          
                    the overlapping windows and a second list                         
                    of graphic orders for graphic objects in a                        
                    second window of the overlapping windows,                         
                    wherein the second window has a higher                            
                    priority than the first window;                                   
                    processing the first list to identify                             
                    nonoverlapping graphic objects, wherein the                       
                    nonoverlapping graphic objects are not                            
                    within an overlapping portion of the first                        
                    and second windows;                                               
                    processing the second list of graphic                             
                    orders and the nonoverlapping graphic                             
                    objects to generate a list of modified                            
                    graphic orders.                                                   
          Furthermore, we note that claim 8 recites the following:                    
                    detection means for detecting                                     
                    nonoverlapped graphics portions of the                            
                    graphics objects of the first list, wherein                       
                    the nonoverlapped graphics portions are not                       
                    overlaid by the second window;                                    
                    processing means, operably coupled to                             
                    the detection means, for processing the                           
                    nonoverlapped graphics portions and the                           
                    second list of graphics orders to generate                        
                    a list of modified graphics orders.                               


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