Appeal No. 2002-1258
Application No. 09/148,551
Representative independent claim 12 is reproduced as follows:
12. A computer based graphical system to display geographic
information comprising:
(a) a first display area for presentation of graphical representations
of geographic information;
(b) second display area for presentation of textual geographic
information;
(c) user input means; and
(d) means responsive to said user input means to control the
information presented by said first and second display areas.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Israni et al. (Israni) 5,968,109 Oct. 19, 1999
(filed Oct. 25, 1996)
Claims 12-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102 (e) as anticipated by Israni.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
Anticipation is established only when a single prior art reference discloses,
expressly or under the principles of inherency, each and every element of a claimed
invention as well as disclosing structure which is capable of performing the recited
functional limitations. RCA Corp. v. Applied Digital Data Sys., Inc., 730 F.2d 1440,
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