Appeal No. 1998-3126 7
Application No. 08/479,569
dedicated help key with an application function as a way of
triggering help.” Appellants further assert (brief, page 7) that
“[n]one of the cited references discloses the claimed
functionality, i.e., a similar method for providing an
explanation of an application program's selectable functions
without the need to invoke a separate menu-driven help system.”
Appellants additionally assert (id.) that in contrast to Windows,
appellants’ invention allows audio information to be acquired
prior to activation of the user selectable function.
Appellants further assert (brief, page 9) that:
According to the invention, while the application
is operating, the help may be activated by the simple
simultaneous selection method. Multi-levels of help
menus need not be navigated, specific topics need not
be found, nor needless dialog boxes activated as in the
Microsoft® manual. Instead, a concise audio description
is reproduced, which need not interrupt the operation
of the video teleconferencing application.
We find that Microsoft discloses simultaneous selection of a
selectable function and a help key. Microsoft discloses five
methods of obtaining help. A user can press help key F1 and then
select a function such as "How to Use Help" (page 44). In
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