Appeal No. 2001-1135
Application 09/002,733
1984). Words in a claim are to be given their ordinary and
accustomed meanings unless the inventor chooses to be his own
lexicographer in the specification. In re Bass, slip op at 5,
citing Lantech, Inc. v. Keip Mach. Co., 32 F.3d 542, 31 USPQ2d
1666, 1670 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
We note that independent claim 1 recites
wherein the graphical user interface includes a basic field
for display in a consistent form regardless of the
selected source, wherein the consistent form comprises
a same displayed location and format of the basic field
regardless of the selected source.
We note that independent claim 7 recites similar language.
Finally, we note that independent claim 11 recites
channel banner includes a plurality of basic fields
updatable with the data set wherein the basic fields retain
a consistent form regardless of the selected input
component, wherein the consistent form comprises a same
displayed location and format of the basic fields regardless
of the selected input component.
We find that the specification defines basic fields as those
fields occurring across the various sources. In particular, the
channel banner 54 includes a plurality of fields such as
date/time field 58, current event field 60, and current channel
field 61. Such fields are presented in the embodiment as basic
fields 56 in that they contain information applicable to most, if
not all, of the source components 21. See Appellant’s
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