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Appeal No. 2000-0358
Application No. 08/678,409
8. A machine readable medium having stored thereon data
representing sequences of instructions, which when executed by a
computer system, cause said computer system to perform the steps
of:
selecting a new access right represented by a first object,
said new access right representing a predefined right to interact
with another object; and
acquiring said new access right by said virtual input device
by causing the first object to interact with a second object that
represents current access rights of said virtual input device.
15. A computer system for associating access rights with a
virtual input device, said computer system comprising:
a display device;
a virtual input device;
a mechanism configured to cause a new access right to be
acquired by said virtual input device by causing a first object
representing a new access right to interact with a second object
that represents current access rights of said virtual input
device, said first and second objects being displayable on said
display device.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Bly et al. (Bly) 5,008,853 Apr. 16, 1991
Hullot 5,163,130 Nov. 10, 1992
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16 and 18-20 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Bly. Claims 3, 7,
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