Ex parte STEIN - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1997-2895                                                        
          Application 08/280,341                                                      


               processing the information being displayed on the display              
          devices at each of said plurality of other workstations to                  
          produce data relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the                 
          information being displayed;                                                


               transmitting said reduced-size reproduction data to said               
          control workstation;                                                        
               storing the reduced-size reproduction data received from               
          each of said plurality of other workstations at said control                
          workstation; and                                                            
               simultaneously displaying a reduced-size reproduction of               
          the information displayed at each of said other workstations                
          at respective locations on the display device for said control              
          workstation.                                                                
          The Examiner relies on the following references:                            
          Stefik et al. (Stefik)        4,974,173      Nov. 27, 1990                  
          Abrahamson et al.(Abrahamson)      5,002,491           Mar. 26,             
          1991                                                                        
          Piovoso et al. (Piovoso)           5,294,998           Mar. 15,             
          1994                                                                        
               Claims 1, 7, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26 and 29 stand rejected              
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102 over Stefik.  Claims 6, 10 to 13, 27, 28              
          and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Stefik.                    
          Claims 2 to 5, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 25 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 over Stefik in view of Piovoso.  Claims 8 to 9              
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Stefik and                        
          Abrahamson.                                                                 
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