Appeal No. 1997-1654 Page 2
Application No. 08/431,307
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the final rejection of claims 26-51. We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to a
computer program that creates data objects associated with
computer graphic windows. Such a program can create many
objects. A conventional computer that stores one copy of
default attributes and one copy of overriding attributes per
object accordingly requires a substantial amount of memory to
store attribute values beyond whatever amount is needed for
other storage. An improved, conventional computer reduces
storage requirements by enabling a computer program to operate
effectively while maintaining fewer copies of the default
attributes. Even the improved computer, however, stores
multiple copies of the overriding attributes.
In contrast, the invention enables a computer program to
operate while storing only one copy of overriding attributes
for multiple objects. Because it can be used with known
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