Appeal No. 2002-1868
Application 09/059,033
Claim 10
Claim 10 recites: "The method of claim 1, wherein applying
commands further comprises: storing information for the command
that is used to produce a macro corresponding to the command."
The examiner admits that Yuasa does not disclose this
limitation (FR6; EA7-8). The examiner finds that Dwyer teaches
this limitation because the transfer DAT tape to album icon 33d
calls a macro that performs the function (FR6; EA8) and concludes
that it would have been obvious to store information for the
command that is used to produce a macro in Yuasa because, "[b]y
doing so, the system would enhance and provide a friendly tool to
end users in terms of information storage while preforming [sic,
performing] another task" (FR7; EA8).
Appellant argues that the examiner admits that Yuasa does
not describe claim 10 and Dwyer's discussion pertains to a tool
that transfers images in digitized format to an album and "[t]his
does not suggest information used to form a macro" (Br8).
The examiner expands on the teachings of Dwyer (EA23-24),
but we do not consider this to address appellant's argument.
We do not understand the examiner's rationale or how the
macro in Dwyer corresponds to the claim limitation of storing
information that is used to produce a macro. The statement of
motivation does not provide motivation for the specific
modificaton, but is merely a general benefit to be achieved.
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