Appeal No. 1998-2674
Application 08/329,724
cursor) with respect to a stationary object (the balloon).
The term "selected relative position" is definite and is not
broad enough to read on a stationary information portion and
a moving pointing portion. The balloon in Matthies (and
Inside Macintosh) stays anchored at its tip position once it
appears regardless of the position of the cursor within the
hot rectangle. Thus, Matthies does not disclose that the
"information portion . . . is displayed in a selected
relative position with respect to the pointing portion."
Accordingly, the anticipation rejection of claim 1 is
reversed. The obviousness rejection of claim 2 does not
supply any reasons which would cure the deficiency of
Matthies as to claim 1 and, thus, the rejection of claim 2
is reversed. Steele does not cure the deficiency of
Matthies as to claim 1, for the reasons discussed infra,
and, thus, the rejection of claims 2-9 over Matthies and
Steele is reversed.
The Examiner also stated (EA8):
Claim 1 does not require to display the cursor even
though the cursor is included as part of the objects.
The pointing portion or cursor is not shown on the
Figure, however, the cursor must be a part of the
information cursor because the balloon would only pop
up if the cursor was positioned over the object . . . .
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