Appeal No. 1997-3145 Page 9
Application No. 08/058,199
image display region) 23 of the partial image (enlargement
target region) 25 defined by the cursor. The full original
image 22 is displayed in reduced resolution, and the detailed
partial image 23 is displayed in higher resolution. The
images 22, 23 are displayed in discrete first and second
display areas (col. 5, lines 14 and 15), i.e., the images do
not overlap.
Berry discloses (page 1) that in the prior art, a help
screen can be presented in a window on the same screen from
which help was called. However, the help information is
displayed at a dedicated location of the screen, which often
results in pertinent information being blocked from view.
Alternatively, the help may be displayed on a separate screen
(page 3). Berry discloses dividing the screen into quadrants.
As shown in Fig. 1, a quadrant is sought having sufficient
blank space to position a minimum amount of meaningful help.
If no quadrant exists with enough blank space to position a
minimal amount of meaningful help, "a minimal amount of
meaningful help is written into and over a portion of the
information in the 4th quadrant" (page 6). Moreover, Berry
discloses (page 7) that "help is written over existing
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