Appeal No. 2000-1515 Page 6
Application No. 08/687,195
provides an image forming apparatus which intelligibly positions
the equivalents of words included in a document image, outputs an
image in an easy-to-see layout even when the equivalents
noticeably change the contents of the image, and promotes high
speed processing.” Id. at ll. 53-58. Because using Fujisawa’s
over-and-under layout to display Adachi’s translated sentence
under the latter’s original sentence would have provided
intelligible positioning of the sentences and an easy-to-see
layout and would have promoted high speed processing, we find
that the prior art as a whole would have suggested combining
teachings of the references.
Second, the examiner asserts, “Adachi discloses . . .
dividing sentences into word trains, in the abstract as dividing
into phrases. . . .” (Examiner’s Answer at 3.) He adds,
“Fujisawa discloses . . . vertical juxtaposition, in column 11
lines 17-19. . . .” (Id. at 4.) The appellants argue, “these
references do not disclose or suggest displaying a divided
original sentence and the divided translated sentence at
vertically juxtaposed positions.” (Reply Br. at 4.)
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