Ex parte LIVINGSTON - Page 3




          Appeal No. 2000-0772                                                        
          Application No. 09/018,931                                                  


          without opening a separate graphical window (column 4, lines                
          57-61).                                                                     
                                                                                     


          Grouping of Claims                                                          
          At page 3 of the brief, appellant provides the following                    
          grouping of claims:                                                         
               claims 1, 2, 7-9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19-21 and 23 stand or                
               fall together,                                                         
               claim 3 stands or falls alone,                                         
               claim 4 stands or falls alone,                                         
               claim 5 stands or falls alone,                                         
               claims 6 and 17 stand or fall together,                                
               claims 10, 15 and 22 stand or fall together, and                       
               claims 13 and 18 stand or fall together.                               
               The examiner acknowledges this grouping of claims in the               
          paragraph bridging pages 2 and 3 of the answer, and has                     
          responded to the arguments with respect to each group at pages              
          10-16 of the answer.                                                        
          The Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)                                      
          Claim 1                                                                     
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