Appeal No. 2000-1531
Application No. 08/897,405
device if the hand drawn selection designator is present.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Endo et al. (Endo) 5,012,521 Apr. 30, 1991
Bloomberg et al. (Bloomberg) 5,201,011 Apr. 06, 1993
Hargrove 5,371,847 Dec. 06, 1994
(filed Sep. 22, 1992)
Claims 1-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner cites Bloomberg and Endo
with regard to claims 1-10, 12, 15-24 and 26, adding Hargrove
to this combination with regard to claims 11, 13, 14, 25, 27
and 28.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We REVERSE.
It is the examiner’s position that Bloomberg discloses a
hand drawn designator for initiating an action of a computing
device and an analysis of an electronic version of the hand
drawn designator to recognize the designator. However, the
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