Appeal No. 97-1656 Page 7
Application No. 08/314,26
language “capable of” to define the subject matter. When read
in light of the specification, we find that one skilled in the
art would understand that “capable of displaying” means that
data “can be displayed ... on a display ... under a desired
screen configuration ....” (Spec. at 24.) Because data are
not always displayed, e.g., when the microcomputer is off, the
language “capable of” is clear.
Second, the examiner opines, “it is not clear as to
whether the [appellant] meant to recite that each OSD is
capable of displaying in each and every block of display data
or each is capable of displaying data in a single block within
the plurality of blocks ....” (Examiner’s Answer at 3.) He
explains that the appellant did not specify “whether each OSD
is capable of displaying in each and every block of display
data, or each is capable of displaying data in a single block
within the plurality of blocks ....” (Id. at 6-7.) In
response the appellant states, “[c]laim 1 intends that each of
the on screen display devices independently displays data in a
single block of the plural blocks.” (Reply Br. at 1.) He
emphasizes, “[c]laim 1 does not intend that each of the on
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