Appeal No. 97-0642
Application 08/242,318
selection. We conclude that it would have been obvious to use
a gesture to initiate the conversion process in Sklarew
instead of a softkey selection. The source text domain in
Sklarew is predetermined to be the set of handwritten symbols
and the destination text domain to which the selected text is
to be converted is the computer text font symbol set. Claim 1
does not require automatic determination of a source text
domain and an appropriate destination text domain from several
choices. The selected handwritten text is converted
(figures 12E and 12F) and replaced on the screen (figure 12G).
Therefore, Sklarew establishes a prima facie case of
obviousness.
The Examiner applies Kato to show kana/kanji text domain
conversion of the type disclosed by Appellant. The Examiner
considers the motivation to combine Sklarew and Kato to be the
fact that both deal with conversions (EA.). We do not
consider this generalization to be sufficient motivation for
one of ordinary skill in the art to apply the handwriting
entry system of Sklarew to a symbology conversion system as
taught by Kato, or, alternatively, to implement the automatic
symbology conversion system used in full text searching in
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