Appeal No. 2002-1971
Application 09/020,668
elements presented to the user in a three-dimensional workspace
(Br13). It is argued that Lucas deals only with the display of
documents within a three-dimensional workspace only after the
documents are inputted into the computer through other means,
such as scanning, and there is no teaching of the ability to
manipulate the content of any document via the three dimensional
workspace, much less receiving user input via user input elements
displayed in such a workspace (Br14).
The examiner responds by essentially repeating the reasoning
of the rejection (EA12). This is not persuasive since it does
not answer appellant's arguments. There is no dispute that Lucas
shows a three dimensional workspace. However, the examiner does
not identify "the first and second user input elements positioned
within a three dimensional workspace." Documents, such as 19a to
19e in Fig. 1 or 100a to 100e in Fig. 9, are screen objects that
are visual representations of documents--they do not allow input
of information. While the parent screen object 17, the find
tool, in Fig. 1 allows input of information, it is questionable
whether it is in the three-dimensional workspace because it is
not on the three-dimensional strand. In any case, two user input
elements are recited and the examiner does not rely on the find
tool. Claim 65 recites that information is received as user
input to the user input elements, where the user elements are
positioned within a three dimensional workspace. The input of
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