Appeal No. 1998-2674
Application 08/329,724
(RBr5): "Because the appearance of the cursor in this state
exactly matches the appearance of the tool icon that was
already displayed in the tool icon palette, this feature of
the Steele patent does not disclose displaying within the
cursor presently undisplayed information relating to the
displayed visual element as recited by the amended claim."
The Examiner relies on two unrelated parts of Steele.
It is noted that the arrow next to the icon for pouring in
figure 13g is not a cursor, as stated by the Examiner, but
serves as a visual reminder that this icon can be animated
by clicking the arrow cursor on it (col. 12, lines 26-31).
The cursor is shown at the far right of the phrase window.
Nothing in figure 13g shows that previously undisplayed
information would be displayed "within the cursor" upon
selecting an icon. The icon changes, not the cursor.
We agree with Appellants that lines 10-13 of the
abstract refer to figures 4-6. Selecting a tool causes the
cursor to be activated and to take on the appearance of the
tool. The cursor tool is then used to perform a function.
For example, in figure 4, when the cursor is placed on an
icon (col. 5, lines 41-44): "The computer displays a phrase
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