Appeal No. 97-1657 Page 2
Application No. 08/216,735
was filed after the final rejection on June 20, 1996 but
denied entry by the examiner.2
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention permits a user to manipulate a
graphical object displayed within a graphical user interface
(GUI). The invention automatically alters values of a
plurality of variables, as well as altering the display of the
object, in response to the user selecting and changing the
value of another variable.
More specifically, a plurality of interrelated variables
define a graphical object, e.g., a bar. A data structure
includes a value for at least one of the variables. When a
user selects the graphical object, the GUI displays an editing
window. The user can change a value of one of the variables
2The examiner indicated that the portion of the amendment correcting an
informality in claim 16 should have been entered. We assume this portion will be
entered at a later date.
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