Appeal No. 2001-2688
Application No. 08/735,619
the logical coordinates are based upon two categories and each
selection in the database is assigned to a point on the logical
coordinates in accordance with its categories.
The Examiner's position is that Clanton does not teach
logical coordinates. See page 5 of the answer. The Examiner
relies on Grossman for the teaching of logical coordinates. In
particular, the Examiner argues that Grossman teaches video
display and control of a large number of icons and that it would
have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time
of the invention to have combined the Grossman teaching with
Clanton to use logical coordinates in the Clanton system. See
pages 5 and 6 of the answer. Later in the Examiner's answer in
response to Appellants' argument, the Examiner appears to argue
that Clanton inherently teaches logical coordinates. In
particular, the Examiner argues that Clanton teaches a touch
screen and such teaches logical coordinates. See pages 12 and 13
of the answer.
In response, Appellants argue that while it is possible, in
the process of displaying movie selections in the movie studio
back lot in Clanton, some form of coordinates may have been used
for purpose of a conventional graphical display, such
coordinates are not used for representing the content of the
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