Ex parte KURODA et al. - Page 7




          Appeal No. 1997-0411                                       Page 7           
          Application No. 08/441,658                                                  


                    12. A method for setting paper size, paper                        
               direction and printing direction of a document ...                     
               comprising the steps of:                                               
                         ...                                                          
                         simultaneously displaying a plurality of                     
               document information selecting menu items ..., each                    
               ... item indicates a combination of paper size,                        
               paper direction and printing direction ...;                            
                         designating one of said ... items for said                   
               document; and                                                          
                         performing an operation of setting paper                     
               size, paper direction and printing direction on said                   
               document according to said designated one of said                      
               ... items.                                                             

               Similarly, independent claim 18 specifies in pertinent                 
          part the following limitations:                                             
                    18. [A]n apparatus for setting a paper size,                      
               paper direction and printing direction of a                            
               document, comprising:                                                  
                         ...                                                          
                         selecting means for selecting ... a menu of                  
               paper size, paper direction and printing direction                     
               setting items ...;                                                     
                         said selecting means further selecting a                     
               designated paper size, paper direction and printing                    
               direction setting item from said menu ... of paper                     
               size, paper direction and printing direction setting                   
               items; and                                                             
                         operating means for setting the paper size,                  
               paper direction and printing direction of said                         
               document in accordance with said selected document                     
               item and said selected paper size, paper direction                     
               and printing direction setting item.                                   










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