Appeal No. 1997-1584
Application No. 08/353,375
display control means for reading the data stored in
the data storage, and for displaying the data stored in
the data storage in accordance with the displaying
methods stored in the region managing table;
the region selecting information generating means
including analog signal generating means for
generating an analog signal, the analog signal being used
to select the regions from overlapping regions.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Takahashi et al. (Takahashi) 4,263,592 Apr.
21, 1981
Kimura 4,710,595 Dec. 01,
1987 Saki et al. (Saki) 4,965,558 Oct.
23, 1990
Roberts et al. (Roberts) 5,237,647 Aug.
17, 1993
(Filed Oct. 28, 1991)
Claims 1-24 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers Saki in view
of Kimura with respect to claims 1 and 8-12, adding Roberts
with respect to claims 2-4 and 15-21, and Takahashi with
respect to claims 5-7 and 22-24. Roberts and Takahashi
together are added to the combination of Saki and Kimura with
respect to claims
13 and 14.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief and Answer for the
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