Appeal No. 1996-3706
Application 07/854,921
parameter data field and a region is created on that data
field. The created region is linked to all data events within
that region, and corresponding data events are then
delineated, identified or found on all other two-parameter
data fields on the screen. Thus, the presentations on the
secondary plural displays serve to
supplement the presentation on the first display operated upon
by the cursor, and are therefore subsidiary presentations.
We also agree with the Examiner in that Conrad
discloses the subsidiary presentations to be mutually coupled
as set forth on line 14 of claim 1. As stated in the
preceding paragraph, Conrad discloses that the cursor is
applied to any chosen two-parameter data field and a region is
created on that data field. The created region is linked to
all data events within that region, and corresponding data
events are then delineated, identified or found on all other
two-parameter data fields on the screen. Thus, the plural
displays of Conrad are joined and linked together, with
delineations of data fields on any screen appearing on all
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