Appeal No. 1999-1570
Application No. 08/673,184
The appellant's invention relates to a system for visualizing various degrees of
information in an information attribute. The invention employs various other information
variables coupled with an icon to convey information to the user. An understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1 which is reproduced below.
1. Apparatus for displaying information, comprising:
a. a computer
b. a display controller configured to control the display of icons so that each
displayed icon can simultaneously depict more than one independent information variable
corresponding to said each displayed icon, a level of each independent variable being
respectively depicted by at least one of frequency of blinking, degree of blinking and
degree of fill of the icon; and
c . a display connected to said computer by said display controller.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims are:
Pajak et al.(Pajak) 5,065,347 Nov.12, 1991
Alexander 5,257,349 Oct. 26, 1993
Bronson 5,305,435 Apr. 19, 1994
Torres 5,365,360 Nov.15, 1994
Microsoft Mail User’s Guide- Electronic Mail for PC Networks -Workstation Software for
Windows and Presentation Manager, Version 3.0, Microsoft Corporation, Chapter 1-
Overview of Mail and the Online Documentation, pp. 1-2 (1992).
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