Ex parte RABENHORST - Page 10




                 Appeal No. 1996-3706                                                                                                                   
                 Application 07/854,921                                                                                                                 


                 that while Conrad uses combinations of colors, the use of                                                                              
                 colors to perform logical operations, and using the result of                                                                          
                 the logical operation to access the second presentation, is                                                                            
                 not disclosed or suggested by this reference.                                                                                          
                                   Finally, in regard to claims 23-25 Appellant argues                                                                  
                 that the use of a first presentation to create a new parameter                                                                         
                 value is not disclosed by Conrad.                                                                                                      
                                   The Examiner, in response to Appellant's assertion                                                                   
                 that Conrad fails to disclose subsidiary displays, points to                                                                           
                 Conrad  which states "in this display of multiple data fields11                                                                                                                          
                 ... the present invention is not limited to viewing data on a                                                                          
                 single screen, since there are instances when all the desired                                                                          
                 data may not fit on a single screen ...," and multiple screens                                                                         
                 may be used or linked for the simultaneous display of large                                                                            
                 amounts of data...."  In addition, the Examiner points  to                                       12                                    
                 Conrad at Figure 3, elements 0-5, for the disclosure of the                                                                            
                 screen being updated or changed in response to the data                                                                                
                 elements.                                                                                                                              


                          11Column 5, line 63 through column 6, line 7                                                                                  
                          12Supplemental Examiner's Answer, page 2                                                                                      
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