Appeal No. 1997-1665 Page 17
Application No. 08/289,134
command rearranges at least three line segments at an
equidistant interval to be displayed (figure 10 (a)-(d))."
(Id.)
The reference, however, does not support the allegation.
Although Shojima shows a triangle constituted by three
segments, i.e., three sides, fig. 9(a), there is no indication
that the sides are rearranged in any way, let alone at an
equidistant interval. The figures on which the examiner
relies merely show "[t]he code wrapping by the segment
connection list L and the normalized segment list L ...."3 2
Col. 8, ll. 50-52. The examiner fails to allege, let alone
show, that Agulnick cures this deficiency.
In view of the deficiency, we are not persuaded that
teachings from the prior art would have suggested the
limitations of "a plurality of line segments are displayed on
said display, and said operation serves to bridge for bridging
at least three line segments, said command rearranges at least
said three line segments at an equidistant interval to be
displayed." Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claim 2 as
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