Appeal No. 1999-2591
Application No. 08/628,995
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. Display control apparatus comprising:
a display screen,
a mouse having an X-Y motion sensor and control buttons, and
a processor coupled to the display screen and to the mouse
and operable under stored program control for controlling the
display screen to display thereon indicia including a first
indicium which is a cursor associated with the mouse,
said processor including means cooperating with the mouse to
define first and second operational modes for the mouse wherein
in the first mode the processor is responsive to movements of the
mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for effecting
corresponding movements of the cursor anywhere on the screen and
wherein in the second mode the processor is responsive to [either
of oppositely directed movements] any movement of the mouse
detected by the X-Y motion sensor in either of two opposite
directions while the cursor is on a second indicium to control a
condition of the second indicium without affecting the location
on the screen of either the cursor or the second indicium.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Barker et al. (Barker) 4,698,624 Oct. 06, 1987
Mandt et al. (Mandt) 5,039,937 Aug. 13, 1991
Robert Cowart, “Mastering Windows 3.1”, [Windows] 1993, p. 178.
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as
anticipated by Barker.
Claims 5-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103. As evidence
of obviousness, the examiner provides Barker and Windows with
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