Appeal No. 1999-2605
Application No. 08/788,669
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A method of controlling a multi-state process in a
computer system comprising the steps of:
displaying a series of icons representing phases in a
build process;
displaying a main action message bar indicating an
action to be performed in response to activating the bar;
activating the bar to perform the action indicated; and
automatically pausing between each discrete action.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Bender et al. (Bender) 5,576,946 Nov. 19, 1996
QUE Corporation (QUE),“Adding, Deleting, and Creating Icons,”
1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows Quickstart, pp. 262-63 (1994).
Claims 1-11, 17, and 18 stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner
offers Bender alone with respect to claims 1-5, 7-10, 17, and 18,
and adds QUE to Bender with respect to claims 6 and 11.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief (Paper No. 8) and Answer
(Paper No. 9) for the respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejection advanced by the Examiner, and the evidence of
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