Appeal No. 1998-2603
Application 08/483,641
With respect to claim 1, Appellants argue that
neither of the references teaches dynamic positioning of the
objects within a region. Appellants contend MsWin teaches a
static approach in which the user must invoke a command to
position an icon whenever one is added or a new window is
opened (brief-page 8). Also, Beard merely teaches tracking
the location of icons on the surface of a display, as opposed
to system initiated (i.e., dynamic) rather than user initiated
(i.e., static) positioning of the icons within a region.
We agree with the Examiner, the cited references
teach dynamic positioning of icons. In MsWin, Resizing Group
Windows, page 83, it states:
You can adjust the arrangement of the arrangement of
the program icons in two ways. Choose the Arrange
Icons command on Program Manager’s Window menu each
time you finish resizing a group window. Or select
the Auto Arrange command on Program Manager’s
Options menu before you resize a group window (a
checkmark beside Auto Arrange means it is active).
With either command, Program Manager rearranges the
program item icons to fit into the new group window
size. If all the icons can’t fit, a scroll bar is
provided. When selected, the Auto Arrange command
rearranges program item icons automatically every
time the size of the group window changes. [Emphasis
added.]
We find the arrangement of icons supra (i.e., positioning) to
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