Appeal No. 2002-1868
Application 09/059,033
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to producing a macro file for use in
an application program by transferring user commands from a log
file containing a history of user commands to the macro file.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method of producing a macro file for use in an
application program comprising:
storing each of a plurality of user commands, applied
to a data file opened in the application program, into a log
file, the log file maintaining a real time sequential
history of each of said plurality of user commands; and
transferring under user control at least one of the
stored user commands from the log file to the macro file.
THE REFERENCES
The examiner relies on the following references:
Yuasa et al. (Yuasa) 5,448,736 September 5, 1995
Dwyer et al. (Dwyer) 5,706,457 January 6, 1998
Kurtenbach 5,867,163 February 2, 1999
(filed October 6, 1997)
Clark et al. (Clark) 5,970,064 October 19, 1999
(filed June 12, 1997)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-3 and 10-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Yuasa, Dwyer, and Clark.
Claims 4-9 and 15-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Yuasa, Dwyer, Clark, and Kurtenbach.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 14) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 20)
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