Appeal No. 1998-1520
Application No. 08/632,638
data, filtering out portions of the ultrasonic test data based on the
combination of the ultrasonic test data parameters and the format of said
second display portion, and for causing said second display portion to
update said display of ultrasonic data by displaying portions of the ultrasonic
test data that have not been filtered out, wherein said filtering and updating
of data can be done a plurality of times in response to a plurality of display
location data produced by said input device.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Green (Green '835) 4,097,835 Jun. 27, 1978
Green et al. (Green '347) 4,141,347 Feb. 27, 1979
Additionally, the examiner relies on admitted prior art [APA], based on page
1 through line 7 of page 3 of the instant specification.
Claims 1-5, 7-18, 20-23, 25-29, 31-34, 36 and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as unpatentable over either one of Green ‘835 or Green ‘347 in view of APA and
“obvious duplication of displayed data.”
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
Each of independent claims 1, 9 and 20, in one form or another, requires the
selection, by an operator, of at least one location on a first display portion (the location
corresponding to a selection of ultrasonic test data as displayed within the first display
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