Appeal No. 1997-3145 Page 10
Application No. 08/058,199
information which is not related to the operating point
[cursor], but as close as possible to the operating point."
In addition, Berry discloses (page 4) that "if the blank space
is large enough to contain more than a minimal amount of help,
the blank space can be filled with help." Berry further
discloses (page 6) that in determining which quadrant to
select, "[i]t is desirable not to have related information
overlayed or covered up with help." In addition, the user can
adjust the size and location of the help information.
Further, Berry discloses (page 7 and figure 3) that instead of
displaying help in a quadrant of the screen, the screen may be
divided vertically if the screen is small. However, although
the right half of the screen is available for help
information, the entire original image is not fully displayed.
As shown in figure 3, only information on the left side of the
screen is displayed.
With regard to Waller, the examiner is silent as to the
portion of Waller being relied upon. From our review of
Waller, we find that Waller is directed to a zoom operation
wherein a one-pixel width for each line of zoomed image can be
maintained regardless of the degree of magnification of the
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