Appeal No. 2001-2688
Application No. 08/735,619
Grossman and Williams, we note that the Examiner also relies on
the combination of Clanton and Grossman for the limitation
recited in claim 1. Therefore, we will not sustain the rejection
of claims 5 through 16 for the same reasons as above.
Turning to the rejection of claim 17, we note that claim 17
recites
[a] method of interactively accessing a remotely
located database of selections, each such selection
being classifiable into at least two categories . . .
comprising the steps of:
. . . representing at least a portion of the database
with a geometric object corresponding to a virtual
space having logical coordinates in at least two
dimensions, wherein each selection is assigned to a
point on the logical coordinates in accordance with its
categories.
As with claim 1, we find that the phrase "having logical
coordinates" is properly read as modifying the "database."
Thereby, we find that claim 17 requires a database having logical
coordinates in at least two dimensions wherein the selection is
assigned to a point on the logical coordinates in accordance with
its categories. Therefore, we will not sustain the rejection of
claims 17 through 23 for the same reasons as above.
Turning to the rejection of claims 38 through 55, we find
that these claims also have similar language which require a
database having logical coordinates in at least two dimensions
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