Appeal No. 2000-0467
Application 08/511,645
Upon careful review of Berry, and for the reasons set forth
supra in addressing claim 1, we find that Berry clearly teaches
“determining whether the said second object is a container
object.” Next, we find that Berry also clearly teaches
“detecting whether there is an indication of a user-initiated
modified operation.” In particular, we find that Berry discloses
this limitation when addressing the concept of drag-and-drop
based on container and device distinctions by stating that,
“[o]verrides should be available to allow users to explicitly
request useful alternative results.” See Berry page 450, first
column, fourth and fifth paragraphs. Further, we find that Berry
discloses, “[u]sers can override the impending result, shown by
the appearance of the source outline and pointer, to explicitly
cause a move, a copy, or a link.” See Berry page 450, second
column, fourth full paragraph. Therefore, since there is a user-
initiated modified operation performed when the override is
initiated, we find that Berry’s system would need to detect such
a user interaction so as to perform the appropriate action such
as a move, a copy, or a link.
Lastly, we find that Berry also clearly teaches “if said
second object is a container object, always performing a move
operation if there is no indication of a user-initiated modified
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