Appeal No. 2003-0815
Application 09/160,744
connections. The examiner asserts, however, that the graphical
user interface (GUI) of Wallace suggests a need for displaying
functional relationships for tracking the flow of fluids. The
examiner Cites Rosa as teaching functional relationships
comprising electrical and fluid connections. The examiner finds
that the buttons on Rosa’s device are activated by electrical
signals which establish fluid connections. The examiner
concludes that it would have been obvious to the artisan to
combine the user friendly touchscreen of Wallace with the GUI
taught by Rosa [answer, pages 4-5].
Appellants argue that neither Wallace nor Rosa teaches
the display of any functional relationship between the components
of the medical apparatus. Appellants urge that the examiner has
missed the point of the claimed invention when he asserts that
the buttons in Rosa can be deemed a type of schematic for
depicting the relationships between fluid and electrical
connections. Thus, appellants argue that the GUIs of Wallace and
Rosa do not indicate any functional relationship between the
displayed components as recited in the claims on appeal [brief,
pages 5-10].
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