The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MIKE DU _____________ Appeal No. 2002-1258 Application No. 09/148,551 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 12-33. The invention is directed to the processing and display of geographical data. A computer display is partitioned into two display areas. One display area is used to display graphical representations of a geographic area and a second display area presents textual geographical information. A user controls the two display areas using a suitable input means, such as a mouse or a keyboard. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007