Appeal No. 2003-0724
Application 08/858,809
The invention is directed to graphic displays. In particular, a computer is caused
to display an individual explanation of a designated picture corresponding to a specific
program that can be activated. Further, in a method of drawing a graphic form in a user
drawable area on a computer, a drawing command is used to activate drawing
programs, with each drawing program having a function of interactively acquiring a
parameter value for drawing a graphic form by causing the computer to present an item
name to the user and to receive input by the user, and a function of creating graphic
data corresponding to the acquired parameter value.
Representative independent claim 41 is reproduced as follows:
41. A method of displaying explanation of a picture in a computer
implementing user interaction by using a pointing device and a display
screen, comprising the steps of:
detecting designation of a picture on said screen by said pointing device;
and
causing the computer to display an individual explanation of the
designated picture corresponding to a specific program that can be
activated, said explanation corresponding to said designated picture and
said specific program on a one-to-one basis, wherein said individual
explanation is displayed near the designated picture and said individual
explanation is surrounded with a predetermined-shaped area which
includes the explanation only.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Yoshida 4,747,074 May 24, 1988
Seki et al. (Seki) 5,006,977 Apr. 9, 1991
§ 102(e) date Jul. 14, 1989
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