Appeal No. 2001-2688
Application No. 08/735,619
database containing selections with a geometric object where the
geometric object is virtual spaced delineated by logical
coordinates where the selection is classified into two categories
and where each selection is assigned to a set of logical
coordinates that correspond to the selections location on the
geometric object representing its classification. Appellants
argue that their invention is a computer database with a
geometric object involving mapping selections contained in a
computer database onto a geometric object for the purpose of
organizing the database in a fashion that is easy for a user to
visualize the database mentally. Appellants argue that Clanton
does not represent a computer database with a geometric object.
Appellants argue that Clanton merely visually displays certain
movie selections on a computer-generated background as graphical
items and Clanton does not represent the computer database as a
geometric object for organizational purposes. Appellants further
argue that Clanton uses a movie studio back lot metaphor solely
for aesthetic purposes where the use of the geometric object
metaphor in the present invention is for representing the
database in an organized way so as to render searching for
selections in a database much more intuitive to the user. See
pages 3 and 4 of Appellants' reply brief.
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