Appeal No. 2000-0467
Application 08/511,645
dropped on that object’s icon.” See Berry, page 435, first
column, first, second and fourth full paragraphs. Therefore, we
find that Berry teaches both container objects and device
(service) objects and that each functions differently. Hence, we
find that Berry’s system needs to make a determination on the
type of the several objects of interest (i.e., container object
or device object) so that the appropriate processes can be
performed.
Next, we find that Berry clearly teaches the step of
“performing a service with respect to said first object if said
second object is a service object.” In particular, we find that
Berry teaches this limitation when disclosing that “[a] printer,
for example is a device object” (see page 435, second column,
first full paragraph of Berry) and that “[o]bjects that are
dragged to a printer are copied.” (Emphasis added). See page
435, second column, third full paragraph of Berry. More
specifically, we find that Berry teaches that, “[f]or example,
dragging the icon of a spreadsheet to the icon of a printer would
cause a view of the spreadsheet to be printed.” See page 449,
second column, fourth full paragraph of Berry. Therefore, we
find that Berry’s function of performing a service with respect
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